Cellobration coming up on September 27

calendar icon13 Sep 2019    

Glenn Korff School of Music cello professor, Dr. Karen Becker, welcomes distinguished guest cellist, Dr. David Littrell, Professor Emeritus at Kansas State University. The annual UNL Cellobration will be filled with exciting learning opportunities for all cellists! (Note: lunch will not be provided. We recommend bringing a sack lunch.)

FRIDAY, SEP. 27, 2019

Schedule for the day (all events will take place in Kimball Recital Hall)

9:00 Check in
9:30 Warm-ups & Cello Choir
10:30 Cello Masterclass with Dr. David Littrell
11:30 Clinic #1 with Dr. Becker — “Creating a Beautiful Cello Sound!”
12:30 Lunch (bring your own)
1:30 UNL Symphony Rehearsal
2:30 Clinic #2 with Dr. Littrell - “Sebastian Lee 40 Easy Etudes” **
3:45 Cello Choir Rehearsal
4:30 Final Performance (Cellobration Cello Choir, faculty and UNL student soloists)
5:30 Dinner (on your own)
7:30 Lincoln Symphony Orchestra concert at the Lied Center for Performing Arts — with guest artists Pinchas Zukerman (violin) and Amanda Forsyth (cello) playing the Brahms Double Concerto, and more! Student tickets are only $5! Visit the following link for more information: https://lincolnsymphony.com/superstar-strings/

** We highly recommend each participant purchase the Bärenreiter edition of the Sebastian Lee 40 Easy Etudes

Questions? Please email Dr. Karen Becker at kbecker2@unl.edu

Registration: go.unl.edu/cellobration