ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University School of Fine Arts’ Percussion Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble will represent NSU at the South Dakota Music Educators Association Conference in Sioux Falls Oct. 26-28.

The 2017 SDMEA Conference is held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. It coincides with the All-State Choir and Orchestra event and provides music teachers professional development opportunities on a variety of topics of interest to K-12 music educators. NSU will be offering graduate credit through the Office of Continuing Education,… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – A Northern State University international student has advanced to the top 100 entrants in a worldwide video competition.

Eduardo Mendoza Reyes-Ortiz, a freshman music major from Bolivia, entered his video, “One Day Closer to My Dream,” in the International Student 2017 Travel Video Contest. The video shows Mendoza Reyes-Ortiz in clips across campus – practicing his saxophone in the Johnson Fine Arts Center, at a lesson with NSU music faculty member Fred Hemke and even… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Katie Appl, Megan Hanson and Paulo Daniel Jimenez will hold a senior recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, in the Northern State University Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater.

Appl, the daughter of Jim and Susan Appl, grew up in Aberdeen, graduating from Aberdeen Central High School in 2014.

Hanson, the daughter of Betty and Will Hanson, grew up in Pierre, graduating from T.F. Riggs High School in 2013.

Jimenez, the son of Ever Jimenez and Rocio Cossio, grew up in Cochabamba, Bolivia, graduating from high school in 2013.

Appl, a… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University has created a one-of-a-kind welcome video to show that NSU is a university unlike any other.

The new welcome video stars NSU President Dr. Timothy Downs, who explains why aspiring college students should attend Northern. And he’s not just telling them, he’s showing them – Downs is featured in a series of shots across campus, participating in activities from marching band to a chess match with Thunder, NSU’s mascot.

Downs said the video provided a chance for Northern to stand out for potential students and families… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Katrina Smith and Noelle Stubbe will hold a senior recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, in the Northern State University Krikac Auditorium.

Smith, the daughter of Vern and Nancy Smith, grew up in Gettysburg, graduating from Gettysburg High School in 2014.

Stubbe, the daughter of Larry and Geraldine Stubbe, grew up in Aberdeen, graduating from Aberdeen Central High School in 2014.

Smith, a vocal and instrumental music education major, plays the clarinet and is a soprano. She will perform “Fiskervise,” “Kveldsang for Blakken” and “Lok”… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University’s 19^th annual Northern Night will be held Saturday, Nov. 18 – and there’s a chance to win tickets to the scholarship gala.

The NSU Foundation is giving away two tickets. To enter, visit the Northern Night Ticket Giveaway page. The contest ends Friday, Oct. 20, with winners announced Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Northern Night begins at 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at Aberdeen’s Dakota Event Center with an hour of complimentary champagne and hors d’oeuvres. A silent auction and gourmet dinner will follow, with a live auction at… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Nyssa Duffield, Colton Schaefer and Lexi Becht will hold a senior recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, in the Northern State University Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater.

Duffield, the daughter of Dennis and Peggy Duffield, grew up in Browns Valley, Minn., graduating from Sisseton High School in 2014.

Schaefer, the son of Robert Schaefer and Marlys Schaefer, grew up in Wilmot, graduating from Wilmot High School in 2014.

Becht, the daughter of Doug and Myrna Becht, grew up in Clear Lake, graduating from Deuel High School in 2014.… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – On Oct. 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., in honor of Native American Day (Oct. 9), a free public viewing of “AWAKE, A Dream From Standing Rock,” will be held in Northern State University’s Krikac Auditorium.

This film is being sponsored by the NSU Native American Student Association and NSU Department of Student Affairs.

“AWAKE, A Dream from Standing Rock” captures the story of Native-led defiance that forever changed the fight for clean water, our environment and the future of our planet. The documentary premiered… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Department of Music will hold its 2017 Clarinet Day on Oct. 24 at the Johnson Fine Arts Center. 

More than 40 middle school, high school and community clarinetists from the region will participate in a full day of masterclasses, lectures, rehearsals and a culminating clarinet choir performance. This is the second year Northern has held a Clarinet Day, and attendance doubled from the first year.

Organized by NSU Assistant Professor of Clarinet/Music Dr. Audrey Miller, the event will feature guest artist… more