Percussion Ensemble

16 Nov 2017    

UNL Percussion Ensemble presents “Van Gogh from Space”

LINCOLN, Neb.— The Glenn Korff School of Music’s Percussion Ensemble will perform a concert, “Van Gogh from Space,” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28 in Kimball Recital Hall.

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Bowl, Iran, Nishapur, 950-1100 C.E. Earthenware, polychrome decoration under transparent glaze. 9.2cm high x 20cm width. Original in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Reproduced by Patrick Hargraves. Shakōki Dogū Figure, Japan, Jomon Period. Ebisuda Site in Tajira, Miyagi Prefecture, 1000- 400 B.C.E. Earthenware, 34.2cm high. Reproduced by Connor Harter.

14 Nov 2017    

'Making History' exhibition showcases ceramic work at Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb.--“Making History,” an exhibition that showcases the work of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design’s “Making History” ceramics class, will be on display Nov. 20-Dec. 1 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.

A First Friday closing reception will be held on Friday, Dec. 1 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.

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The University of Nebraska Brass Quintet

14 Nov 2017    

University of Nebraska Brass Quintet to perform rock music

LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska Brass Quintet has performed most of the great repertoire for the genre. For the past decade, the group has dedicated itself to showcasing original repertoire. Admittedly some of the repertoire is esoteric. That’s never a problem as our audience has always come back and we think and hope that they have appreciated it. With that said, we discussed a comment made by our late, great colleague Jack Snider.

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10 Nov 2017    

UNL’s Large Brass Ensembles will present ‘Brasstastic’

LINCOLN, Neb.— The Large Brass Ensembles at the Glenn Korff School of Music will present their fall concert “Brasstastic” on Monday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.

The Large Brass Ensembles include the Husker Horn Choir, the Nebraska Trombone Ensemble and the Nebraska Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. The Husker Horn choir, directed by Alan Mattingly, will present works by Beethoven and Janezic. The Nebraska Trombone Ensemble, directed by Scott Anderson, will present Beatlemania! The

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Linda Lopez, “Start/Never Ending,” 2016. Ceramic, custom XYZ Coop rug, ink and gouache on paper, frame, cotton gloves. 27” h x 22.5” w x 58” d. Cristina Córdova, Untitled, 2015, ceramic, resin, pigments, steel.

08 Nov 2017    

Two ceramic artists present Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lectures Nov. 14

Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students.

The final lectures in the series this fall will be presented by ceramic artists Linda Lopez and Cristina Córdova on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. Their lectures are free and open to the public and are also sponsored by the Clay Club.

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08 Nov 2017    

TCB Saxophone Quartet offers “An Afternoon of Resonance”

LINCOLN, Neb.— The TCB Saxophone Quartet will present a featured recital on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

 

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Art historian Wescoat will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture Nov. 8.

07 Nov 2017    

Art historian Wescoat to present Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture Nov. 8

Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students.

The next lecture in the series will be presented by Art Historian Bonna Wescoat on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. Wescoat’s lecture is free and open to the public.

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Eddie Dominguez, “Cholla,” woodcut, 2016, 22.5” x 30”. Francisco Souto, “What About Us II” (From Venezuelan Series), graphite and colored pencils on paper, 2017, 24” x 31”.

07 Nov 2017    

MEDICI hosts annual fund-raiser Nov. 9

Lincoln, Neb.--The annual MEDICI exhibition will be on display Nov. 3-8 at the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall, culminating in their annual fund-raiser Nov. 9.

The exhibition previews the works available for the art sale and silent auction at the fund-raising event. Art by Nebraska-educated and supporting artists will be sold to purchase new equipment and improve facilities in the School of Art, Art History & Design.

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Peter and Inge Worth. Photos courtesy of University Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.

07 Nov 2017    

$1 Million-plus endowment from Worths will support arts at Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb.—A newly established, permanent endowment on behalf of a late University of Nebraska–Lincoln professor and his family will mean increased access and opportunity for students seeking education in the arts at Nebraska, as well as key support for research and professional growth in the university’s Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.

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06 Nov 2017    

Strong showing by GKSOM at West Central NATS

LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music had a strong showing at the West Central National Association of the Teachings of Singing Student Auditions this past weekend at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.

 

They were rewarded with 24 percent of the collegiate awards:

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