28 Sep 2017
‘Folk Influences’ show the way for Symphonic Band performance
LINCOLN, Neb.— The upcoming University of Nebraska-Lincoln Symphonic Band performance “Folk Influences” on Tuesday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. will include Pann’s The Wrangler; Grantham’s Shenandoah; Wood’s Mannin Veen; Milhaud’s Suite Francaise and Reed’s Armenian Dances Part 1.
27 Sep 2017
Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opener includes Flyover Country
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Symphony Orchestra’s season opener will feature faculty member Karen Becker on cello on Sunday, October 8 at 3 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. It will include Flyover Country by Tyler White, in honor of Nebraska’s sesquicentennial; Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major by Haydn and Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 by Sibelius.
27 Sep 2017
Barnes to celebrate Franz Liszt’s birthday with Lisztomania
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Chapter of the American Liszt Society and the Glenn Korff School of Music are sponsoring Lisztomania to celebrate pianist and composer Franz Liszt’s 206th Birthday.
Lisztomania! A Birthday Celebration Franz Liszt as Poet, Pianist and Priest is Sunday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit music.unl.edu the day of the concert for the link.
27 Sep 2017 By Kathe C. Andersen
Carson School alumnus Flick is level designer for Sonic Mania videogame
Lincoln, Neb.--Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Alumnus Brad Flick (B.F.A. 2010) worked on the creative team as a level designer for the new Sonic Mania video game released in August by SEGA.
Christian Whitehead, Headcannon and PagodaWest Games, who were all chosen for their work in the Sonic community, developed the game in collaboration with SEGA of America. Sonic Mania celebrates the series’ 25th anniversary and features the best of Classic Sonic, while pushing the envelope forward with 60 frames-per-second gameplay and pixel-perfect physics.
25 Sep 2017 By Kathe C. Andersen
Glenn Korff School of Music Opera ‘The Ballad of Baby Doe’ travels to North Platte
Lincoln, Neb.--The Glenn Korff School of Music’s opera program will take its touring production of “The Ballad of Baby Doe” to North Platte, Nebraska, in October thanks to the generosity of the James C. and Rhonda Seacrest Tour Nebraska Opera Fund.
25 Sep 2017
Flyover New Music Series debuts its first concert October 5
LINCOLN, Neb.— The Flyover New Music Series is the new music series from the composition studio at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music. The series is administered and overseen by composition faculty and students.
The debut Flyover New Music Concert will feature six stunning new works by composers in the Glenn Korff School of Music, including three students new in the fall 2017 term. The performance will take place in Westbrook Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 5.
21 Sep 2017 By Kathe C. Andersen
'Tea Time Movie' skit actress Teresa Ganzel is next Carson Lecturer
Lincoln, Neb.— Teresa Ganzel, a comedic actress and recurring cast member of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson who starred as the Tea Time Lady and other characters in many other popular skits on the show, will present the next Carson Lecture on Friday, Oct. 6 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.
21 Sep 2017
Art critic Mahoney will present next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture Oct. 4
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.
Art critic Robert Mahoney will present the next lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. Mahoney’s lecture is free and open to the public.
20 Sep 2017
World-renowned Alloy Orchestra returns to the Ross
Lincoln, Neb.--The world-renowned Alloy Orchestra returns to The Ross on Saturday, Sept. 30 for two performances, providing live, original accompaniment for the silent films "The Lost World" (1925) at 3 p.m. and "A Page of Madness" (1926) at 7 p.m.
20 Sep 2017
Wind Ensemble to open its season with festive musical array
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Wind Ensemble in the Glenn Korff School of Music opens the season with a festive musical array inspired by William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel Vanity Fair, or Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society on Wednesday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.