11 Dec 2020 By Brian G Reetz
Graue’s artwork brings message of Hope to walls of Westbrook practice rooms
Over the Summer of 2020, with COVID-19 leaving all of us in search of Hope, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Sophomore Music Education Major Melissa Graue returned to her childhood hobby of painting since she had a lot of indoor, spare time on her hands.
“It didn't matter if I was good or not; it was a fun, calming, creative hobby I enjoyed,” Graue said. “And I knew that I had no use to keep all of my paintings for they would just take up space, so I was planning on giving them away to friends.”
10 Dec 2020 By Brian G Reetz
Stark, many other GKSOM students successful at NATS Regional
Forty University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music student-singers won recognitions as part of the 2020 West Central NATS Regional Student Auditions Online Competition October 22 – December 5. A record-breaking 481 students entered from across the region.
Paced by junior vocal performance major Maddy Stark winning the Music Theatre Singer of the Year Award, the recognitions included:
08 Dec 2020 By Brian G Reetz
Mašić wins First Prize at Charleston Romantic International Competition
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music graduate student Sanda Mašić was recently named a First Prize winner at the Charleston Romantic International Competition.
04 Dec 2020 By Brian G Reetz
Redd awarded first prize in third international competition
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music graduate student Jordan Redd recently won First Prize in the Charleston International Music Competition (CIMC). This is the third international competition of which Redd has been awarded first prize.
01 Dec 2020 By Brian G Reetz
Alumna Dykes undergrad honors thesis paper accepted for conference
Glenn Korff School of Music alumna Skyler Dykes recently learned that her undergraduate honors thesis paper "Civic Practice 101: A guide for the 21st-century opera professor" was accepted for online presentation at the National Opera Association annual conference.
The virtual conference is scheduled for January 4-6, 2021. Dykes will be submitting a short video summarizing her research and attendees will be able to view the video during any "poster presentation" session.
30 Nov 2020 By Kathe C. Andersen
Gilbert receives 2020 Nebraska Music Educator of the Year honors
Lincoln, Neb--Danni Gilbert, associate professor of practice in music education in the Glenn Korff School of Music, has received the 2020 Nebraska Music Educator of the Year Award from the Nebraska Music Educators Association (NMEA).
Recipients of the NMEA Music Educator of the Year Award display excellence in every facet of music teaching in Nebraska. Nominees must have completed at least seven years of teaching and are currently active teaching.
25 Nov 2020 By Brian G Reetz
Second full Korff Kast features dance student Duong
For the second full Korff Kast, we feature University of Nebraska-Lincoln dance student Thảo Dương.
Duong was born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and started receiving professional training through a-year-long involvement with the Urban Dance Group Vietnam (UDG Vietnam) Company when she was 17. She is now a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pursuing two Bachelors’ Degrees in Advertising & Public Relations and Dance, with a minor in Psychology.
25 Nov 2020 By Brian G Reetz
GKSOM’S Cheek becomes youngest appointed to Nebraska Arts Council
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Trombone Performance Major Zachary Cheek has officially been appointed to the Nebraska Arts Council board. At 20 years old, he is the youngest member in the history of the organization.
“Well, I've developed a passion for the arts over the past few years, and I wanted to get involved in the Arts Council to help offer my support to artists across the state,” Cheek said.
He’s been trying to find different ways to use his experiences to support the arts.
23 Nov 2020 By Kathe C. Andersen
Nebraska safely produces outdoor opera production of 'The Cunning Little Vixen'
Lincoln, Neb.--During the coronavirus pandemic, a number of theatre companies, opera companies and other musical performances have either canceled live productions or gone with remote performances. This fall, the Glenn Korff School of Music found a way to safely produce its opera “The Cunning Little Vixen” with live, outdoor performances on Oct. 3-4.
Leoš Janácek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” is a story about the one-ness of man and nature, and the eternal cyclical regeneration of life, love and hope.
23 Nov 2020 By Kathe C. Andersen
Cornhusker Marching Band plays on during pandemic
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 297-member Cornhusker Marching Band—The Pride of All Nebraska—adjusted to a unique season through the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s certainly been like no other season I’ve been a part of,” said Associate Director of Bands Tony Falcone, the director of the Cornhusker Marching Band.
Drum major Sarah Ernst, a senior music education major from Columbus, Nebraska, described the season as “challenging.”