20 Apr 2020    

COVID-19 (coronavirus) information

Lincoln, Neb.--With the information on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) developing daily in Nebraska, the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is committed to staying in communication with our faculty, students and audience members, whose health and safety are always our top priority.

For continued information from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, visit covid19.unl.edu.

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20 Apr 2020    

COVID-19 (coronavirus) -- GKSOM Response

IMPACTS OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND COVID-19 ON THE GKSOM

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Assistant Professors of Emerging Media Arts Ash Eliza Smith and Jesse Fleming meet inside the virtual Carson Center in Mozilla Hubs. Abby and Ally Hall’s Mozilla Hubs room is a virtual store where visitors can buy digital wearables with currency.

20 Apr 2020    

Open Studios event on May 1 to take place inside virtual Carson Center

Lincoln, Neb.--Students from the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts will share their work from the spring semester StoryLab and Visual Expression Studio classes in a virtual Open Studios event on Mozilla Hubs inside a 3D virtual model of the Carson Center on Friday, May 1 from 5-7 p.m. CST.

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Kiya Fife

16 Apr 2020    

Graduate student Fife wins two international online competitions

Glenn Korff School of Music graduate student Kiya Fife was recently announced as the winner of two international online competitions.

Pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance degree, Fife was searching for competitions and summer programs on YAP tracker and the Great Composers Competition came up as one of the results.

“I looked through the requirements and decided to apply for their Music of Europe conceptions,” she said. “There were two categories that I entered into -- The Music of Mediterranean Europe and The Music of Germany and Austria.”

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Paul Barnes

16 Apr 2020    

Barnes to perform April 24 in Lied Live Online series

Lincoln, Neb.--The Glenn Korff School of Music’s Marguerite Scribante Professor of Piano Paul Barnes will perform in the Lied Center for Performing Arts’ Lied Live Online concert series on April 24.

Barnes will present a unique, interactive program at 7:30 p.m. The event to benefit the Lied Center for Performing Arts, will be live-streamed on the Lied’s Facebook page at https://go.unl.edu/barneslied and at liedcenter.org.

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From top to bottom: Catherine Martinez, Christian Chesanek and Malachi Million.

10 Apr 2020    By Brian G Reetz

From halls to homes, COVID-19 causes change to student recitals

Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music are having quite a change to their student recital performances this semester due to COVID-19.

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"The Woman Who Loved Giraffes" is one of the movies available for streaming through The Ross.

07 Apr 2020    

Ross offers streaming movies during temporary closure

Lincoln, Neb.--Although The Ross is temporarily closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, they are still offering high quality movies—not on their screens but streaming from their website.  

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Left: David Tousley. Right: Some of the masks Tousley has sewn for New York City hospitals. Courtesy photos.

07 Apr 2020    By Kathe C. Andersen

Husker theatre alum helps sew masks for New York City hospitals

Lincoln, Neb.--Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film alumnus and New York City resident David Tousley (M.F.A. 2015) is using his theatre and sewing skills to help sew masks for hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Fifty-nine students from more than 40 high schools across the state were selected for the 2020 Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

03 Apr 2020    

Hixson-Lied College announces 2020 Nebraska Young Artist Awards recipients

Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 23rdannual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

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Left: The Amicitia Duo released their first CD, "Play Pretty." Right: Clockwise from upper left: Denise Gainey, Diane Barger and Mark Clinton.

03 Apr 2020    

Barger’s Amicitia Duo releases CD ‘Play Pretty’

Lincoln, Neb.--The Amicitia Duo, which includes Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Clarinet Diane Barger and University of Alabama at Birmingham Professor of Clarinet Denise Gainey, has released their first CD titled “Play Pretty.”

The CD is available from Potenza Music at https://go.unl.edu/pjdu.

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