EVANSTON, Ill. --- The Northwestern University School of Music’s Summer 2007 music highlights will include performances by Swedish guest vibraphonist and composer Anders Astrand and Northwestern percussion Professor Michael Burritt (July 16). Burritt also will perform with guest Polish percussion virtuoso Marta Klimasara, winner of the 1999 World Marimba Competition and the 2001 Munich Solo Competition and the Northwestern University Percussion Ensemble (July 19).

Beginning in late June the National High School Music Institute (NHSMI), an integral part of the School of Music, will offer students interested in music careers the opportunity to work with Northwestern University music faculty. These outstanding young musicians will perform throughout the summer as soloists and in large and small ensembles. More information on the NHSMI summer events is featured below.

The following music events will be held on Northwestern’s Evanston campus at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive; Regenstein Recital Hall, 60 Arts Circle Drive; and Lutkin Hall, 700 University Place, as noted below.

For more information, call the Pick-Staiger Concert Office at (847) 491-5441 or visit the Pick-Staiger Web site at <www.pickstaiger.com>. To order tickets by phone, call the Pick-Staiger Ticket Office at (847) 467-4000.

JUNE 2007

Illinois Brass Band, 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Ryan Nelson will be conducting an evening of brass band music. Tickets are $6 for the general public; $4 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3 for students.

NHSMI Faculty Musicale, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Admission is free.

JULY 2007

Northwestern University Summer Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 6, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Robert G. Hasty will conduct the Northwestern University Summer Orchestra in a classical concert. Featuring violinist Tracy Figard and violist Kristin Figard, the program will include Carl Stamitz’s “Sinfonia Concertante in D Major” and Jean Sibelius’ “Symphony No. 1 in E Minor.” Tickets are $6 for the general public; $4 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3 for students.

NHSMI Guitar Recital, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 6, Lutkin Hall. Admission is free.

NHSMI Choir, Wind Ensemble and Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Mary Alice Stollak, Daniel J. Farris, and Phil Peters will conduct NHSMI’s choir, wind ensemble and orchestra. Choral works will include W.A. Mozart’s “Regina Coeli,” Gabriel Fauré’s “Cantique de Jean Racine” and Samuel Barber’s “Sure on This Shining Night.” The wind ensemble will perform Eric Whitacre’s “Sleep” and Fisher Tull’s “Sketches on a Tudor Psalm.” The orchestra will perform George Bizet’s “Carmen Suite No. 1” and Antonin Dvo?ák’s “Romance.” Admission is free.

NHSMI Solo and Chamber Music Recital, 3 p.m. Sunday, July 8, Lutkin Hall. Admission is free.

NHSMI String Faculty Recital, 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 9, Lutkin Hall. This event will showcase the string faculty of NHSMI. The program will feature pianist Kuang-Hao Huang, violinist Blair Milton and cellist Jonathan Pegis. Musical works will include Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Piano Trio in B-flat Major” (“Archduke”) and other works. Admission is free.

Summer Band, 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Daniel J. Farris and Ryan Nelson will conduct this band concert. Tickets are $6 for the general public; $4 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3 for students.

NHSMI Honors Solo and Chamber Music Recital, 7:30 p.m. Saturday July 14, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Admission is free.

NHSMI Solo and Chamber Music Recital, 3 p.m. Sunday, July 15, Lutkin Hall. Admission is free.

Michael Burritt, percussion, 7 p.m. Monday, July 16, Regenstein Recital Hall. Assisted by Swedish guest vibraphonist and composer Anders Astrand, Northwestern University percussion Professor Michael Burritt will perform compositions of his own as well as music by Astrand, Bach and Vinao. Admission is free.

NHSMI Ravinia Steans Institute Chamber Concert, 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, Lutkin Hall. Each summer the Ravinia Festival’s Steans Institute invites young artists from around the world to study with its stellar faculty. In cooperation with Northwestern’s National High School Music Institute, the Steans Institute brings several of these budding virtuosos to perform at Northwestern. Admission is free.

North Shore Concert Band, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Daniel J. Farris will conduct the North Shore Concert Band during an evening of band classics and march favorites. Tickets are $6 for the general public; $4 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3 for students.

Michael Burritt, percussion and Marta Klimasara, marimba, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, Regenstein Recital Hall. Polish percussion virtuoso Marta Klimasara, winner of the 1999 World Marimba Competition and the 2001 Munich Solo Competition, will join Northwestern University faculty percussionist Michael Burritt and the Northwestern University Percussion Ensemble in a program featuring music by Miki, Sammut and Xenakis. Admission is free.

Northwestern University Summer Jazz Ensemble and NHSMI Jazz Combos, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Joel Spencer will conduct a program featuring the Summer Jazz Ensemble performing music by Count Basie and Thad Jones. The concert will feature NHSMI jazz combos and tenor saxophonist John Wojciechowski of the Northwestern jazz faculty. Tickets are $6 for the general public; $4 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3 for students.

NHSMI Honors Chamber and Wind Ensembles, 7:30 p.m. Saturday July 21, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. This program will include Malcolm Arnold’s “Four Scottish Dances” and Donald Grantham’s “Baron Cimetière’s Mambo.” Admission is free.

NHSMI Solo and Chamber Music Recital, 1 p.m. Sunday, July 22, Lutkin Hall. Admission is free.

NHSMI Honors Solo Recital, 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 23, Lutkin Hall. Admission is free.

Charles Vernon, bass trombone, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, Regenstein Recital Hall. Northwestern trombone Professor Charles Vernon will play the alto, tenor and bass trombones with piano accompaniment by Eric Ewazen, Robert Spillman, Gunnar de Frumerie, Jon Sandstrom, Christian Lindberg and others. Admission is free.

Northwestern University Summer Orchestra and Summer Chorus, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Robert G. Hasty and Robert A. Harris will conduct the orchestra in a performance of Weber’s “Euryanthe Overature” and Hindemith’s “Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber.” The chorus will celebrate American choral music with a retrospective of 20th century classics and newer works. Tickets are $6 for the general public; $4 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3 for students.

NHSMI Evening of Strings, 7:30 Tuesday, July 24, Lutkin Hall. Admission is free.

NHSMI Voice Recital, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, Lutkin Hall. Admission is free.

Summer Band, 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Mallory Thompson will conduct a program featuring saxophonist Kelli Pence. Works will include Travis J. Cross’ “Short Essay,” Gordon Jacob’s “William Byrd Suite,” Aaron Copland’s “Down a Country Lane,” Charles Ives’ “Old Home Days,” Eric Whitacre’s “Sleep,” Samuel Barber’s “Commando March,” the United States Armed Forces “Salute” and E.E. Bagley’s “National Emblem March.” Tickets are $6 for the general public; $4 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $3 for students.

NHSMI Piano Recital, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, Lutkin Hall. Admission is free.

NHSMI Composition Recital, 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Admission is free.

NHSMI Jazz Combos, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Admission is free.

NHSMI Gala Finale, 2 p.m. Friday, July 27, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Mary Alice Stollak, Daniel J. Farris, and Phil Peters will conduct the NHSMI participants in an evening of choral, wind and orchestral music. The choir will perform Gallus Zeiler’s “Magnificat,” Johannes Brahms’ “May Night” and David Dickau’s “If Music Be the Food of Love.” The wind ensemble will perform Michael Daugherty’s “Niagara Falls,” and the orchestra will perform Jean Sibelius’ Finale from Symphony No. 2. Admission is free.