North Central College Department of Music

What an amazing night celebrating the retirement of Dr. Van Oyen and his 33-year career at the college! Thank you to President GP, Senator Ellman, the Alumni Engagement Office, all music students in Concert Winds, and everyone who came to the concert and the reception.

Spring Choral Finale tonight 7pm Concert Hall. https://northcentral.vbotickets.com/event/Spring_Choral_Finale_Concert/164256

Dr. Van Oyen’s retirement concert this Saturday 4/11 at 7pm with a reception afterwards. We would love to see all of you there!

ticket: https://northcentral.vbotickets.com/event/Concert_Winds_Spring_Concert/164257

We need your help to reach $5000! Please consider donating to NCC Department of Music. https://give.northcentralcollege.edu/schools/NorthCentralCollege/day-of-giving-2026/pages/music-department

Tomorrow, the Cardinal Marching Band will be heading to DIII Championship Game - Stagg Bowl - to support in Canton, OH with and 🏈

Explore the Sound. 7pm tonight, Wentz Concert Hall.

Sonata & Sonatina Festival 2025 – Opening Today!

Join us this afternoon for a masterclass with Dr. Jooeun Pak, Associate Professor of Piano at Metropolitan State University of Denver, featuring performances by Rowan Brando, Aidan Callahan, and Samuel Phipps. The session also includes a short presentation exploring the connection between hip hop dancing and piano.

Tomorrow night, don’t miss Dr. Pak’s recital, featuring works by Beethoven, Haydn, and Schubert.

Then on Sunday, experience Dr. Jun-Hee Han, North Central College faculty, in a fortepiano demonstration and performance on a historical instrument.

Don’t miss these inspiring musical events!

Concert tonight 7:30pm Concert Hall
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We are pleased to continue the NCC Faculty Recital Series with the Wentz Concert Hall debut of tenor Dr. Aaron Short, who joined our voice faculty last year. Dr. Short joins piano faculty Susan Chou for Schubert’s “Die schöne Müllerin,” the song cycle that follows a young miller as he wanders along a sparkling river, dreams of love with a miller’s daughter, experiences joy and longing, and ultimately confronts heartbreak. This recital offers an evening of music that brings Schubert’s storytelling and the miller’s emotional journey vividly to life, marking Dr. Short’s first appearance in the series. Link in bio.

Homecoming 2025 (part 2)
Saturday was also an amazing day for our department! The Concert Choir sang beautifully at the dedication of the Hal and Benna Wilde Res/Rec Center. Later that day, the Marching Band put on a great halftime show filled with energy and spirit, and we were thrilled to see so many marching band alumni back with us! Congratulations to on the big win against Wheaton College 🙂

Homecoming 2025 (Part 1)
Thank you to everyone who came out to our Homecoming Concert on Friday night! Our students performed beautifully, and we’re so proud of their hard work and musicianship. It was wonderful to see so many alumni and familiar faces in the audience—your support means so much to us!