Students and faculty from the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts had the opportunity to tour Disney Imagineering with Mikhael Tara Garver as part of their trip to Los Angeles to attend the Infinity Festival-Hollywood. Courtesy photo. Emerging Media Arts students find Johnny Carson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Courtesy photo.

18 Nov 2022    

Carson Center students network in Los Angeles

Lincoln, Neb.--Twenty-one students and three faculty and staff in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, along with Johnny Carson Endowed Director in Emerging Media Arts Megan Elliott, and Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Dean Andy Belser, attended the Infinity Festival-Hollywood Nov. 2-5.

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Five traditional choirs from the Glenn Korff School of Music will present Welcome All Wonders: A Family Yuletide Festival of Choirs on Dec. 4.

18 Nov 2022    

Welcome All Wonders holiday choral concert is Dec. 4

Lincoln, Neb.—Welcome All Wonders: A Family Yuletide Festival of Choirs is Sunday, Dec. 4 at 3 and 7:30 p.m. in the Newman Center, located at 320 N. 16th St. in Lincoln. The concerts are free and open to the public.

Five traditional choirs from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music will combine to sing holiday favorites, traditional carols and other separate and combined works in their annual massed, surround-sound event.

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The Cornhusker Marching Band will present their 2022 halftime shows at the annual Highlights Concert on Dec. 6 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

18 Nov 2022    

Cornhusker Marching Band Highlights concert is Dec. 6

Lincoln, Neb.--It’s showtime as the Cornhusker Marching Band Highlights Concert is presented at the Lied Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20 regular or $10 for students, youth and seniors and are available from the Lied Center Box Office at (402) 472-4747 or online at https://tickets.liedcenter.org/2854.

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Hye-Won Hwang (far right) with the 22 choreographers presenting work at the Student Dance Project on Dec. 2-3. Photo by Daniel Ikpeama.

18 Nov 2022    By Kathe C. Andersen

Student Dance Project presents original student choreography Dec. 2-3

Lincoln, Neb.--The 19th annual Student Dance Project, directed by Associate Professor of Practice in Dance Hye-Won Hwang, will be Dec. 2-3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Temple Building’s Howell Theatre.

The annual Student Dance Project is a program of original work by student choreographers in the Glenn Korff School of Music’s dance program. 

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The Wind Ensemble presents a program titled “New(er) Kids on the Block” on Nov. 30 in Kimball Recital Hall.

16 Nov 2022    

Wind Ensemble in concert Nov. 30

Lincoln, Neb.--The Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Ron and Carol Cope Professor of Music and Director of Bands Carolyn Barber, presents a concert titled “New(er) Kids on the Block” on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.

The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

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The Symphonic Band performs Nov. 29 in Kimball Recital Hall.

16 Nov 2022    

Symphonic Band in concert Nov. 29

Lincoln, Neb.--The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Senior Lecturer and Associate Director of Bands Tony Falcone, will perform on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.

The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

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A rendering of the new Westbrook Music Building. The project is scheduled to be completed in spring 2025. Image courtesy of Sinclair Hille Architects and BNIM.

16 Nov 2022    By Kateri Hartman, University Communication and Marketing

Westbrook Music Building construction to begin Dec. 19

Lincoln, Neb.--Construction on the highly anticipated Westbrook Music Building is scheduled to begin Dec. 19.

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The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is seeking applications for the Nebraska Young Artist Awards, which recognize 11th grade students in Nebraska who are talented in the arts. Applications are due Dec. 2.

14 Nov 2022    

Applications sought for Nebraska Young Artist Awards

Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is seeking applications for the 26th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

The awards recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska who are talented in visual art, dance, music, theater, and film and emerging media arts (which includes film, 3D models, interactive art, sound design and video games). These students exemplify the pinnacles of creativity in one of the fine and performing arts.

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Aaron Spangler, “The Band Played the Night of the Johnstown Flood” (2022), carved and painted Basswood with a touch of graphite, 72”x 124” x 5”. Aaron Spangler

14 Nov 2022    

Sculptor Spangler is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist lecturer

Lincoln, Neb.—Aaron Spangler, a sculptor and printmaker best known for monumental carved wooden sculptures and for contemporizing the traditional art of bas relief, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15.

The lecture is free and open to the public. 

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The Moran Woodwind Quartet includes (clockwise from upper left) John Bailey, Diane Barger, Nathan Koch and William McMullen.

14 Nov 2022    

Moran Quartet performs Nov. 20

Lincoln, Neb.--The Moran Woodwind Quartet (four woodwinds, no horn) makes its official Glenn Korff School of Music debut on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119.

The concert is free and open to the public. It will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

Their program is titled “Range of Motion” and features a recent work by American composer Alyssa Morris called “Motion,” a fun, rhythmic, challenging work in four movements.

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