One of the first classes to meet on Aug. 26 in the Carson Center was Games, Play and Performance with Lecturer Julie Uribe. Photo by Justin Mohling. The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts opened Aug. 26. Photo by Justin Mohling.

26 Aug 2019    

Nebraska's 'transformative' emerging media arts program opens

Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will welcome the “wizards and pirates and magicians of the world” when it opens the doors on its new Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts on Aug. 26.

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 In honor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 150th anniversary this year, all Cornhusker Marching Band halftime shows will carry themes related to “In Our Grit, Our Glory.”  Photo by Justin Mohling.

26 Aug 2019    

Cornhusker Marching Band makes debut Aug. 31

Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's 299-member Cornhusker Marching Band makes its 2019 debut Aug. 31 at Memorial Stadium with pregame and halftime performances during the football season opener against South Alabama.

In honor of the university’s 150th anniversary this year, all halftime shows will carry themes related to “In Our Grit, Our Glory.”

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15 Aug 2019    

Applications open for We Are Nebraska internship

Lincoln, Neb.--Applications are now open for a new internship opportunity for University of Nebraska–Lincoln students of all majors titled WE ARE NEBRASKA Interns.

WE ARE NEBRASKA is a revolutionary internship program that trains students who have shown a commitment to grow as Inclusive & Diverse leaders using a hybrid of APPLIED IMPROV and APPLIED THEATRE. 

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Sophia Kallas of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is held aloft by fellow Cornhusker Marching Band members after winning the “drill down” competition during the 2018 exhibition. The 2019 event is 7 p.m. Aug. 23. Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication.

13 Aug 2019    

Marching band exhibition, freshman tunnel walk are Aug. 23

Lincoln, Neb.--The Cornhusker Marching Band's annual exhibition performance is 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at Memorial Stadium.

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Eighteen students from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film studied at London’s Globe Theatre this summer. Courtesy photo. Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film students perform on the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse stage at the Globe Theatre in London. Photo by Michael Zavodny.

12 Aug 2019    By Kathe C. Andersen

Carson School students study at Shakespeare’s Globe in London

Lincoln, Neb.--Eighteen students from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film studied internationally this summer at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England, thanks to support from the Hixson-Lied Endowment. They were accompanied by Assistant Professor of Practice Wesley Broulik.
    
Alejandro Alarcon, a junior performance major from Sutton, Nebraska, was one of the students on the trip.
    

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02 Aug 2019    

Piano Lessons for Adults!

Have you always wanted to play the piano? Or have you forgotten how to play piano since you were a child? Join Lincoln's Community Piano Experience, a group piano class offered with the help of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music Piano Pedagogy faculty and interns! Offering classes at beginning and intermediate levels! Date, time, location, and cost information can be found on our website https://sites.google.com/site/lincolncommunitypiano/.

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Members of Alvin Ailey’s American Dance Theater conducting a masterclass to students in the dance program of the Glenn Korff School of Music prior to their performance at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

22 May 2019    

Lied Center masterclasses offer students access to world-class performers

Students in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts enjoy world-class guest artist experiences each year thanks to a partnership with the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

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Nathan Koch

21 May 2019    By Brian G Reetz

Koch named as Assistant Professor of Bassoon at the GKSOM

Dr. Nathan Koch is the newly-appointed Assistant Professor of Bassoon and Music Theory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music and the newest member of the resident faculty woodwind ensemble, the Moran Woodwind Quintet.

“I am incredibly excited and honored to join the wonderful faculty of the Glenn Korff School of Music,” Koch said, “and I look forward to working with the amazing young musicians within the program to help them reach their full potential.”

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Carol Rustad, “Return to Quiet,” gouache and pastel on paper, 29.5” x 41.5” (unframed), 1998. Todd Peterson, “But Who Will Remember the Buxton Wonders,” screenprint, 28” x 22” (unframed), 2007.

15 May 2019    

Annual Nebraska alumni artists exhibition on display this summer

Lincoln, Neb.--Alumni from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design will show their work this summer in the exhibition “Nebraska Alumni Artists 1989-1992” in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.

The exhibition opens May 20 and continues through Aug. 2 in the gallery, which is located on the first floor of Richards Hall. Visitors can call or stop by the art office in room 120 of Richards Hall, Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., for access to the exhibition.

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Back row, left to right: Kathe Andersen, Sandra Williams, Jacqueline Mattingly, Meghan Stratman, Dean Chuck O’Connor and Allison Casey. Front row, left to right: Chris Irvin, David von Kampen and Walker Pickering. Not pictured: Colleen Syron and Hans Sturm. Photo by Justin Mohling.

15 May 2019    

Hixson-Lied Faculty, Staff awards presented

Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied Faculty and Staff Awards were presented at the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Honors Day celebration on Saturday, April 27, 2019. These awards are made possible by the Hixson-Lied Endowment.

The following awards were presented:

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