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NIU Steelband, All University Steelband to play concert featuring steelpan...
Victor Provost The NIU Steelband and All University Steelband present its 2010 fall concert under the direction of Cliff Alexis and Liam Teague at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, in the Boutell Memorial...
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NIU Steelband to perform at Dixon Theatre
Members of the NIU Steelband perform in August at the Huskies SEE DeKalb event. If you’ve had enough of winter and want to get into a tropical mood without he expense of a plane ticket, join the Dixon...
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Miami U. of Ohio joins Steelband for concert
The NIU Steelband will present its 2011 spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17, under the direction of Liam Teague and Cliff Alexis. The concert, which takes place at School of Music’s Boutell...
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NIU Steel Band welcomes Trinidad ambassador for Nov. 20 concert, exploration...
Cliff Alexis and Liam Teague His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan, ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States, will attend this weekend’s concert of the NIU Steel Band. Parsan,...
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Percussionist Robert Chappell plans final recital
Robert Chappell Before he retires this year, NIU music professor Robert Chappell will put together one more recital that promises to be funny, sentimental and, as usual, unforgettably entertaining. All...
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Steel Band to perform spring concert April 22
The NIU Steel Band, under the direction of Liam Teague and Cliff Alexis, will present its spring 2012 concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the Music Building....
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Music’s Liam Teague wins homeland honors
Liam Teague Liam Teague, NIU’s “Paganini of the Steelpan,” was named today as a winner of a silver Hummingbird Medal from his native Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. An associate professor of steelpan...
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Steelbands to perform spring concert April 7
The NIU Steelband, under the direction of Liam Teague and Cliff Alexis, and the All University Steelband, conducted by graduate students Josanne Francis, Barry Mannette, Khion De Las and Khan Cordice,...
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CSA Steelband to perform May 6
The CSA Steelband will perform at 8 p.m. Monday, May 6, in the Recital Hall of the NIU Music Building. This free event is open to the public. The group will perform a variety of tunes that members have...
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CSA Sinfonia Reunion Concert planned Dec. 22
Liam Teague More than 100 players will fill the NIU Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall stage at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, for the CSA Sinfonia Reunion Concert. Alumni from the 15-year history...
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Pan ambassador
Liam Teague Liam Teague, head of steelpan studies and an associate professor in the NIU School of Music, has been named the 2014 Laureate in Arts and Letters by the Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards For...
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Steelband to perform spring concert April 13
NIU School of Music Graciela Núñez returns as special guest artistCliff Alexis and Liam Teague The NIU Steelband, under the direction of Liam Teague and Cliff Alexis, will presents its spring 2014...
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Teague: ‘We have just begun to scratch the surface’ of steelpan’s potential
Liam Teague, Karen de Souza and Richard Robertson Liam Teague, head of steelpan studies and an associate professor in the NIU School of Music, was named the 2014 Laureate in Arts and Letters by the...
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NIU Steelband plans busy spring of energizing audiences
Liam Teague The NIU Steelband often conjures up fast-paced rhythmic songs that make the audience want to dance. “While what we do is extremely demanding and requires a great deal of discipline,...
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NIU Steel Band welcomes Trinidad ambassador for Nov. 20 concert, exploration...
Cliff Alexis and Liam Teague His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan, ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States, will attend this weekend’s concert of the NIU Steel Band. Parsan,...
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The beat goes on: Faculty steelpan recital
When it comes to percussion, Liam Teague doesn’t just talk the talk, he gets his groove on. The internationally acclaimed steelpan musician and professor of music at Northern Illinois University will...
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Steelpan in ‘The Last Jedi’ influenced by NIU’s Liam Teague
A distinctive part of the soundtrack for Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the steel drum on the music that played during the movie’s scenes on the planet of Canto Bight. That influence, it turns out, can...
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Percussionist Robert Chappell plans final recital
Robert Chappell Before he retires this year, NIU music professor Robert Chappell will put together one more recital that promises to be funny, sentimental and, as usual, unforgettably entertaining. All...
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Steel Band to perform spring concert April 22
The NIU Steel Band, under the direction of Liam Teague and Cliff Alexis, will present its spring 2012 concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the Music Building....
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Music’s Liam Teague wins homeland honors
Liam Teague Liam Teague, NIU’s “Paganini of the Steelpan,” was named today as a winner of a silver Hummingbird Medal from his native Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. An associate professor of steelpan...
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