13 Jul 2022
College welcomes new faculty
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts welcomes the following new faculty this fall.
22 Jun 2022
Lied Center Piano Academy begins July 11
Lincoln, Neb.--The Lied Center for Performing Arts, Lied Center Piano Circle and Glenn Korff School of Music will host the fourth annual Lied Center Piano Academy July 11-15.
The academy is designed for students entering grades 9 through their first year of college. The artistic director is Paul Barnes, the Marguerite Scribante Professor of Piano in the Glenn Korff School of Music.
26 May 2022
Alumni award winners return to campus
Lincoln, Neb.--Tim Andersen (B.M.E. 1982) and Abby Miller (B.A. 2002) returned to campus in April as part of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Honors Day celebration.
Andersen received the Alumni Achievement Award in Music. He has combined a successful teaching and performing career in the Dallas/Fort Worth area over the past 38 years.
26 May 2022
UNL Choirs tour France
Lincoln, Neb.--The University Singers and Chamber Singers in the Glenn Korff School of Music are on a choral trip to France May 14-24.
They are performing at extraordinary concert venues including the Gothic Beauvais Cathedral, Rouen Gothic Cathedral, the American Cemetery at Normandy, Eglise Notre Dame l’Assomption, St. Michel, St. Vincent Cathedral, Le Mans Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral, and more. Their trip also includes a visit to Monet’s Gardens at Giverny.
23 May 2022
Rogers returns to Nebraska with Army's Old Fife and Drum Corps
Lincoln, Neb.--Staff Sergeant Katie Rice Rogers (M.M. 2017) is a fife instrumentalist with the Army's Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps stationed at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Virginia. A small team from her unit will be performing in Omaha May 26-28 as part of the patriotic events for Memorial Day weekend.
17 May 2022
Mattingly named interim director of Korff School
Lincoln, Neb.--Alan Mattingly, professor of horn and assistant director, has been named the interim director of the Glenn Korff School of Music. Mattingly’s appointment begins May 23 and continues until a new director is appointed.
11 May 2022 By National and International Fellowships
Brady earns Fulbright award
Lincoln, Neb.--Sarah Brady, a senior music and microbiology major at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has earned a Fulbright award to teach English in Poland.
29 Apr 2022
Undergraduate research award presented
Lincoln, Neb.—Glenn Korff School of Music senior Zachary Cheek received an award from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, Office of Research and Economic Development and Office of Undergraduate Research in conjunction with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Student Research Days in April.
Cheek won $250 for his presentation titled “The Impact of Afghan Opium Cultivation on the American Opioid Epidemic.”
27 Apr 2022
Hixson-Lied Faculty, Staff Awards announced
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the 2022 recipients of the Hixson-Lied Faculty and Staff awards.
This ongoing awards program for faculty and staff recognizes outstanding performance and accomplishments in the areas of teaching; research and creative activity; faculty service, outreach and engagement; outstanding lecturer; and staff service.
25 Apr 2022
Musical Theatre Cabaret is May 6-7
Lincoln, Neb.--The Glenn Korff School of Music presents A Musical Theatre Cabaret I and II on Friday and Saturday, May 6-7.
Musical theatre graduate and undergraduate students will be performing two cabarets each evening at 7:30 and 9 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119. The performances are free and open to the public.