Our music and dance majors have opportunities to perform - in ensembles, with local companies and as part of competitions. Because of our Hixson-Lied endowment, we are able to provide several unique opportunities outside of class.
Education Abroad Opportunities Italy: Amalfi Coast Music Festival
Several Glenn Korff School of Music pianists studied with Hixson-Lied Professor of Piano Paul Barnes at the Amalfi Coast Music Festival in Amalfi, Italy.
![Hixson-Lied Professor of Piano Paul Barnes (center in back) with (left to right) Lauren Albin, Lei Bi, April Barnes, Travor Magness and Mark Germer in Maiori, Italy. Hixson-Lied Professor of Piano Paul Barnes (center in back) with (left to right) Lauren Albin, Lei Bi, April Barnes, Travor Magness and Mark Germer in Maiori, Italy.](https://arts.unl.edu/images/study-abroad/barnes_0.jpg)
![UCARE Undergraduate Research](images/department/ucare-music.jpg)
UCARE
As an undergraduate research assistant in the UCARE program, you’ll interact closely with a faculty adviser to conduct research on a topic you propose. Together, you and your faculty adviser will draft a research abstract, outlining the expectations the faculty adviser has of you while you hold the assistantship.