18 Mar 2019
Brass Ensembles prepare for night in Kimball
LINCOLN, Neb.— The Brass Ensembles within the Glenn Korff School of Music will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 1 in Kimball Recital Hall. This concert will span a great deal of music history, featuring something old by Heinrich Isaac and W. A. Mozart, something new with two premiere works by current UNL students Sam Babe and Alaina Blaker, and several pieces in between. This concert promises to have something for everyone.
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18 Mar 2019
Newcomers join U. of Nebraska Brass Quintet for performance
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska Brass Quintet will perform a variety of classic brass and stage music on their upcoming concert, which will take place Monday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
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12 Mar 2019
2019 Nebraska Young Artist Award winners announced
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 22nd annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.
Seventy-three students from more than 40 high schools across the state have been selected to participate in the special day of activities on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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12 Mar 2019
Lazzi finishes 2nd at College Improv Tournament Heartland Regionals
Lincoln, Neb.--Lazzi, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln recognized student organization that specializes in short-form improvisation, placed 2nd at the College Improv Tournament (CIT) Heartland Regionals on Feb. 9 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The CIT describes itself as “a celebration of collegiate improv disguised as a competition” on its website. It includes 12 regionals and culminates with a Nationals competition in Chicago.
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12 Mar 2019 By Brian G Reetz
YouTube helped bring Seung-Kyung Baek to the GKSOM
YouTube’s reach and wealth of information is truly mind-blowing. You can watch videos about anything including how to make your favorite food, view gamers actually playing your favorite video game and of course, listen to music.
YouTube is also what helped bring Seung-Kyung Baek to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music. What, you might say? How is that possible?
Here’s how:
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11 Mar 2019
Saxophone Quartets performances combined into one night
LINCOLN, Neb.— The Glenn Korff School of Music’s Saxophone Quartets performances have been combined into one night, Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Recital Hall.
It was previously scheduled for both Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9.
For a full listing of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music events, visit music.unl.edu.
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07 Mar 2019
Solo Competition winners in the spotlight at Symphony Orchestra recital
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Symphony Orchestra Student Soloist Night (featuring winners of the 2018-19 Undergraduate and Graduate Solo Competitions) will take place on Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
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06 Mar 2019
2nd Annual Arts Advocacy Day is March 13
Lincoln, Neb.--The 2nd annual Arts Advocacy Day at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will take place on Wednesday, March 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lied Commons at 12th and R streets. The events is free and open to students, faculty, staff and community members.
The goal of the event is to celebrate student artwork, as well as expose the univeristy community to statewide arts advocacy efforts.
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04 Mar 2019 By Mekita Rivas for the Nebraska Alumni Association
Blue returns for Alumni Masters Week
Lincoln, Neb.--Last May, Anthony Blue (B.F.A. 2011) nearly missed the opportunity of a lifetime.
“I was taking a nap, woke up to check my email, and got this message asking if I could do this shoot and be there in 40 minutes,” recalled Blue, a freelance photographer and multimedia artist based in New York City. “I felt bad because I was napping and not even prepared. I had to stop at a camera place and rent some more batteries because my camera wasn’t charged.”
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02 Mar 2019
UNL Opera Nebraska Tour performance in Ord canceled
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Opera Nebraska Tour performance, scheduled for tonight (Saturday, March 2) in Ord at the Golden Husk Theatre, has been canceled due to the weather.
For a full listing of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music events, visit music.unl.edu.
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