27 Jan 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Potter presents faculty lecture-recital on Bach’s 6th Cello Suite on Viola
Lincoln, Neb.--Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Viola Clark Potter will present a faculty lecture-recital on Johann Sebastian Bach’s 6th Cello Suite on Viola.
“Playing Bach’s 6th Cello Suite on Viola: Fighting Through the Muck to Reach the Prize” will be Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and will be available via livestream with no in-person audience. Visit https:://music.unl.edu the day of the performance for the link.
27 Jan 2021
Glow Big Red begins Feb. 17
Lincoln, Neb.--Glow Big Red–24 Hours of Husker Giving—starts on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at noon and runs until Feb. 18 at noon.
The annual giving event encourages students, alumni, faculty, staff and the Husker community at large to come together to raise money for scholarships, colleges and programs, student groups and activities, inclusion, wellness and several other important causes.
27 Jan 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Two Nebraska ceramists selected for NCECA juried student exhibit
Lincoln, Neb.--A School of Art, Art History & Design graduate student and an alumnus were two of 40 student artists nationwide to have work accepted into the NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) Juried Student Show, the most prestigious and competitive juried exhibition held for students in the ceramics field.
27 Jan 2021
Korff School alumna named interim executive director of Nebraskans for the Arts
Lincoln, Neb.--Glenn Korff School of Music alumna Skyler Dykes (B.A. 2020) has been named interim executive director of Nebraskans for the Arts (NFTA). She replaces Doug Zbylut, who announced his retirement.
NFTA represents arts organizations and individual members across the state to advise policy makers, elected officials and community leaders on the importance of strong arts education in our schools, the economic impact of the arts in our communities and the benefits of pro-arts policies for Nebraska.
22 Jan 2021 By Brian G Reetz
43rd Army Band of the Nebraska National Guard includes many with GKSOM ties
The 43rd Army Band of the Nebraska National Guard will perform in concert at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St., at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31. The concert will include patriotic selections, marches and popular music performed by the 37-member concert band.
The 43rd Army Band includes numerous members who have a history with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music. Here's a list of members who have either graduated from the GKSOM, participated in ensembles at the GKSOM, or are currently attending the GKSOM:
19 Jan 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Williams creates ‘Stay Wild’ community art project
Lincoln, Neb.--Associate Professor of Art Sandra Williams worked with students last fall at Park Middle School in Lincoln to create the “Stay Wild” community art project.
“Community-based arts have always been, and always will be, part of my creative agenda,” Williams said. “Instead of a ‘top-down’ lecture, I prefer that the community explore the role arts play in creative placemaking, have the tactile experience of handling cut paper in the form of stencils and engage with the top of animals in a creative manner.”
19 Jan 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Students take watercolor course during three-week session
Lincoln, Neb.--Assistant Professor of Practice in Studio Art and Foundations Coordinator Byron Anway taught Beginning Watercolor I during the January three-week session. It is a course taught infrequently in the School of Art, Art History & Design, so it has proven to be popular with 40 students enrolling.
15 Jan 2021 By Brian G Reetz
Ollerich to have another work on NET's "What If...."
In 2018, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music student Meredith Ollerich heard that NET was looking for Nebraska composers to submit their works for a new show called “What If...”. She submitted one of her old concert band works, called “Flight”, and it premiered on the first season of the show in 2019.
12 Jan 2021
Nebraska’s Carson School names Ganser as Managing Marketing Director
Lincoln, Neb.-- The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film has named Timothy Ganser as Managing Marketing Director. Ganser began his duties part time on Jan. 5 and will begin full time in March.
08 Jan 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Emerging Media Arts student organizing online concert event
Lincoln, Neb.--Sydney Peters, a sophomore emerging media arts student in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, is organizing an online music event on Jan. 26, 2021.
The Citrusfest is a live, online experience event that will showcase undiscovered musical talent from across the country, in front of an online audience of fans, record labels, producers and leaders in the entertainment industry, to help kickstart an artist’s career. The event will take place between 7-9 p.m. CT.