30 Aug 2019
Hub New Music to perform in Kimball Recital Hall after day-long residency
LINCOLN, Neb.— Hub New Music will cap off a one-day residency at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music with a 7:30 p.m. concert in Kimball Recital Hall on Wednesday, September 11. The performance is free and open to the public.
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30 Aug 2019
Cornhusker Marching Band to perform at Nebraska State Fair
LINCOLN, Neb.— The full Cornhusker Marching Band will be making an appearance at the Nebraska State Fair on Sunday, September 1 in Grand Island.
The Cornhusker Marching Band will perform sets at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. The full band will perform parades at 1:30 and 3:30, while combined Friday Night Bands will perform at 2:30 at a Pep Rally on the CHI Health Stage.
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29 Aug 2019
Elliott is featured speaker at premiere IGNITE colloquium
Megan Elliott, the founding director of the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, will be the featured speaker at the premier IGNITE colloquium on Friday, Aug. 30 from 12:30-1:50 p.m. in CEMA 101. The event is free and open to the public.
IGNITE is a weekly colloquium for all Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts students, which will involve guest lectures, workshops and seminars around creative development and professional development. The colloquiums are open to the entire university community, as well as the public.
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29 Aug 2019
Glenn Korff School of Music celebrates 125th anniversary
LINCOLN, Neb.— This fall the Glenn Korff School of Music (GKSOM) will be celebrating its 125th year as the School of Music at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
The GKSOM will be highlighting the history of the School of Music with an anniversary celebration and public convocation on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 3:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
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29 Aug 2019
Railyard becomes new home one of UNL’s Friday Pep Bands
The Hail Varsity Railyard Band will have its first appearance on Friday, August 30
The Railyard will be a new home for one of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Friday night Pep Bands this season.
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28 Aug 2019
UNL Opera to premiere The Gambler’s Son in Cozad
UNL Opera in the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is delighted to announce the premiere of a new opera, The Gambler’s Son, by Tyler Goodrich White (composer) and Laura White (librettist). The Gambler’s Son is adapted from Mari Sandoz’s 1960 novel, Son of the Gamblin’ Man, which tells the true story of the founding of Cozad, Nebraska, of its larger-than-life founder, John J. Cozad, and of Cozad’s son, the illustrious American painter, Robert Henri.
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28 Aug 2019
Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist series begins with visual, performance artist German on Sept. 4
Lincoln, Neb.--Eight artists will be presenting Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lectures this fall in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design.
The 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.
Each lecture takes place at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lectures are free and open to the public.
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28 Aug 2019
FRESH! Exhibition open Sept. 6 at Eisentrager-Howard Gallery
Lincoln, Neb.—The Eisentrager-Howard Gallery will open its 2019-2020 exhibition season with a show titled “FRESH!” Curated by the director of the gallery, Patricia Davis, this exhibition showcases the creative energies of 19 local School of Art, Art History & Design alumni who graduated between 2010-2019 with Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees in studio art or graphic design.
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28 Aug 2019 By Kathe C. Andersen
From the Howell Theatre to the Broadway stage: Tebo earns supporting role in revival of 'Oklahoma'
Lincoln, Neb.--Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film alumnus Mitch Tebo (B.F.A. 1972) is playing the supporting role of Andrew Carnes in the revival of , now playing on Broadway and winner of this year’s Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
“It has been great,” Tebo said. “I am part of an ensemble in a supporting role. It is the ensemble nature of this production that has been the most satisfying aspect. It is a wonderful and talented cast, many of whom I’ve worked with since the first production of the show at Bard College SummerScape in 2015.”
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28 Aug 2019 By Kathe C. Andersen
Amicitia Duo performs ‘Play Pretty’ on Sept. 12
Lincoln, Neb.--A birthday, an anniversary and more than 30 years of friendship will be celebrated when the Amicitia Duo performs a recital titled Play Pretty on Sept. 12.
The Amicitia Duo includes Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Clarinet Diane Barger and University of Alabama at Birmingham Professor of Clarinet Denise Gainey. The duo will be joined by Hixson-Lied Professor of Piano Mark Clinton.
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