18 Nov 2019
GKSOM Faculty Jazz Ensemble to perform in Westbrook
The Glenn Korff School of Music Faculty Jazz Ensemble will perform in concert on December 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall. The concert will feature new music by DMA Jazz Studies student Seth Fromal, as well as band members Greg Simon, Darryl White, and Tom Larson, as well as jazz standards. The concert is free and open to the public. Members of the group are Peter Bouffard, guitar; Dave Hall, drums; Tom Larson, piano; Greg Simon, trumpet; Hans Sturm, bass; Darryl White, trumpet.
18 Nov 2019
Come ‘To Sing and Dance’ with UNL Campus Orchestra
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Campus Orchestra presents “To Sing and Dance”, an evening celebrating music of lyrical beauty and rhythmic vitality on Monday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
Works will include Peter Warlock’s Capriol Suite, Edward Elgar’s Sospiri, and Leonard Bernstein’s Mambo (from West Side Story), featuring members of the UNL percussion program. Escola de Samba by Dr. Tyler White along with the American premiere of Arco Iris by DMA graduate student Rubén Gómez, will also be performed.
15 Nov 2019 By Kathe C. Andersen
Pinnell gains inspiration from residency in Berlin
Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design Professor of Art Peter Pinnell spent four weeks in residence this summer at the Zentrum für Keramik (The Center for Ceramics) in Berlin, Germany. His residency was supported with a grant from the Hixson-Lied Endowment.
The center is located in Pankow, part of the former East Berlin. Residents are provided with a studio space and private bedroom.
Pinnell said he took advantage of the residency’s proximity to the many museums in Berlin.
13 Nov 2019
Souto wins the Lorenzo il Magnifico award at Florence Biennale
Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design Director Francisco Souto was presented the Lorenzo il Magnifico Award for works on paper at the XIIth edition of the Florence Biennale in October.
Souto was one of 480 artists from 76 countries and four continents represented at the Florence Biennale, a major contemporary art exhibition in Florence, Italy, which is regarded as an outstanding showcase of the international contemporary art production.
12 Nov 2019
Theatrix presents 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress'
Lincoln, Neb.--Theatrix, the student-run theatre company within the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, continues its 2019-2020 season with Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, written by Alan Ball and directed by University of Nebraska student, Hilda Esther Rey.
Performances are November 21-23 at 7:30 PM, and November 24 at 2:00 PM. All performances take place in the Lab Theatre in the Temple Building at 12th and R Streets.
11 Nov 2019
UNL/LPS String Project hosts its fall performance at Park Middle School
The UNL & LPS String Project will present its fall concert on Monday, November 25th, 2019 at 6PM in the Park Middle School Auditorium (Rm. 118). Students from all over Lincoln will perform in the concert which will be led and conducted by Master Teacher Dottie Ladman and the following String Project Teachers who are string students in the Glenn Korff School of Music: Jonah Bennett, Jestin Cam, India Enter, Jacob Hardy, Tori Hartley, Aaron Jaapar, and Patrick Knowles. The concert is free and open to the public.
04 Nov 2019
Conversations with Mary Zimmerman Nov. 14
Lincoln, Neb.--The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents “Conversations with Mary Zimmerman” on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 3:30 p.m. at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center at 13th and R streets.
Zimmerman joins us for a presentation and Q&A about her work. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
04 Nov 2019
Open Studios event Nov. 8
Lincoln, Neb.--Graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design will be hosting an Open Studios event on Friday, Nov. 8 from 5-7 p.m. in Woods Art Building and Richards Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
01 Nov 2019
Korff School junior wins Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition
Lincoln, Neb.—Jonah Payne, a junior percussion performance major in the Glenn Korff School of Music from Lincoln, Neb., was selected as the winner of Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra Young Artist competition for the 2019-2020 season.
25 Oct 2019
Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist series presents book artist Langworthy Nov. 6
Lincoln, Neb.—Book artist Sara Langworthy will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design. Her lecture is on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.