Events

Arcomusical returns to the DeKalb Public Library for its third year of favorite holiday arrangements, Arcomusical repertoire, and holiday fun!

Projeto Arcomusical members Greg Beyer, Tony Cable, and Ethan Martin will perform solos, duos, and trios from the Arcomusical repertoire in addition to giving introductory workshops on traditional capoeira music.

Projeto Arcomusical will participate in the Nebraska Day of Percussion. Activities include musical bow workshops in the afternoon and a featured performance in the evening.

Projeto Arcomusical is a world music sextet reimagining the Afro-Brazilian berimbau through unique and powerful chamber music. The berimbau is one member of a large family of musical bows that hail from southern Africa. Its worldwide renown comes through its association with the Afro-Brazilian traditional body game of capoeira which is practiced  in over 40 […]

With just under one month until summer’s return, Arcomusical performs a concert reflecting our patient countdown to summer! To mark the count, the group will couple an additive set of works – solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, and a few arrangements of popular tunes that celebrate the return of spring and summer. Playing exclusively on […]

Since the pandemic began, Arcomusical has been meeting regularly with five talented doctoral candidate composers from the University of California-Davis to develop exciting new works for our ensemble. Sarah Wald, Joseph Paterson, Jacob Lane, Paul Engle, and Orkun Akyol are each pursuing unique and compelling pathways for their creative works, and we are thrilled to […]

Join Arcomusical for a lunch hour of music here in DeKalb at the NIU School of Music Library's Courtyard! If weather doesn't permit, the NIU school of Music Concert Hall has been reserved as an indoor site. Bring your lawn chairs and let's enjoy some live music together!

Arcomusical is thrilled to announce the video premiere of the most ambitious work in our repertoire, "Emigre & Exile" by Chicago-based composer and jazz bassist, Matt Ulery. Joined by Mr. Ulery on this project, the rich sonorities of his double bass provide the perfect compliment to Arcomusical's group sound. The work traverses an incredible musical […]