![VOILA, VIOLA — Barbara Rhyneer’s Chamber Ensemble students will be playing Michael Haydn’s “String Quintet in C Major,” which features two violas. Quintets are not a common happening in the world of strings, especially with two viola players.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_4993-638x900.jpg)
The year of the quintet
Andie Balenger
• April 3, 2023
![LIVE MUSIC — The NMU Jazz Band performing at the direction of Mark Flaherty, head of the department of music, at a previous NMU Jazz Ensembles concert. Both the NMU Jazz Band and three combos will be performing in their last concert of the fall semester this Wednesday.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jazz-band-reduced-e1668278667214-900x550.jpg)
Jazz Ensembles to perform in last concert of the semester
Andie Balenger
• November 14, 2022
![Invoke members
Karl Mitze, Geoff Manyin,
Zachariah Matteson and Nick Montopoli (left to right). The band is a contemporary string quartet that covers genres from jazz to bluegrass to fiddle tunes.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1dd4d7e2_Invoke19-PC-Nathan-Russell_0043-900x600.jpg)
Invoke string quartet covers wide variety of genres
Hannah Jenkins, Contributing writer
• March 21, 2022
![MUSIC MAJORS - The NMU department of music recently created a new major, music industry, to help students entering into the world of music administration and business. The idea for the major was inspired by student stories who graduated from NMU with a music major.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PXL_20210930_162735139-900x649.jpg)
New music major creates more opportunities for students
Joshua La Gorio, Contributing writer
• October 5, 2021
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