Applications for the Nebraska Young Artist Awards are due Dec. 7.

24 Sep 2018    

Nebraska high school juniors invited to apply for Nebraska Young Artist Awards

Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is seeking applications for the 22nd annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

The Nebraska Young Artist Awards annually recognize 11th grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented in the areas of visual art, dance, music, theatre, and emerging media arts. These students exemplify the pinnacles of creativity in one of the fine and performing arts.
    

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Symphony Orchestra

24 Sep 2018    

Symphony blockbusters coming to Kimball on Sunday, October 7

LINCOLN, Neb.— On Sunday, October 7 at 3 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music ‘s Symphony Orchestra will present the opening concert of its 2018-2019 season. Under the direction of Dr. Tyler Goodrich White, the program will open with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved Symphony No. 40 in G minor and will close with Dmitri Shostakovich’s powerful Symphony No.

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Andy Cavatorta (left) and Behnaz Farahi will present keynote lectures at the Mid-American College Art Association Conference in Lincoln Oct. 4-5. The MACAA Conference theme is "Techne Expanding: Tensions, Terrains and Tools" and will explore wide-ranging interpretations of technology and its use and impact on the teaching, making and performing of art, as well as the broader human experience.

21 Sep 2018    

Two cutting-edge artists to present keynote lectures at 2018 Mid-America College Art Association Conference

Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design is hosting the 2018 Mid-America College Art Association Conference Oct. 4-5.

The conference theme is “Techne Expanding: Tensions, Terrains and Tools,” and will explore wide-ranging interpretations of technology and its use and impact on the teaching, making and performing of art, as well as the broader human experience.

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Jonathan Scales Fourchestra

21 Sep 2018    

Acclaimed Jonathan Scales Fourchestra coming to Kimball Recital Hall

LINCOLN, Neb.— Jonathan Scales is one of the most innovative steel pannists on the planet, and is redefining and challenging traditional expectations of his signature instrument. The Jonathan Scales Fourchestra will be performing at 7:30 p.m. on October 2 in Kimball Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

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Wind Ensemble

19 Sep 2018    

UNL Wind Ensemble opens season with ‘Catharsis’

LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Wind Ensemble opens its 2018-2019 concert season on October 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall with a program colored indelibly by Brook’s philosophy, expressed in 1968, as it resonates in contemporary American society. 

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The Nebraska Repertory Theatre opens its season with "An Act of God."

18 Sep 2018    

David Javerbaum’s “An Act of God” opens Nebraska Repertory Theatre’s 50th anniversary year season

Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Nebraska’s Actors’ Equity Association professional regional theatre, begins its 50th Anniversary year season on Sept. 26-27 with two preview performances of the laugh-out-loud comedy “An Act of God,” by God, adapted by David Javerbaum. Opening night is Friday, Sept. 28 with additional performances Oct. 2-6 and 9-13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 30 and Oct. 6, 7 and 14 at 2 p.m. at the Lied Center’s Johnny Carson Theater.

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TCB Saxophone Quartet

17 Sep 2018    

TCB Saxophone Quartet to perform in Westbrook

LINCOLN, Neb.— Paul Haar (soprano saxophone), Nicholas May (alto saxophone), Wade Howles (tenor saxophone) and Bob Fuson (baritone saxophone), collectively known to enthusiastic audiences as the TCB Saxophone Quartet, bring the sounds of Latin America to the Glenn Korff School of Music. This featured recital will take place on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 3:00 P.M. in the Westbrook Recital Hall of the Glenn Korff School of Music on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

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"Almost Disney" was built with 270 gold mylar balloons attached to the floor by fishing line so they appared to float waist-high, along with projection and sound inside a hallway. Participants at the TEDxYouth@Lincoln event interact with "Almost Disney." Photo by Michael Reinmiller.

17 Sep 2018    

Immersive art installation created for TEDx Youth Event in Lincoln

Lincoln, Neb.--Christopher Irvin, a lecturer in the School of Art, Art History & Design and Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, led the creation of an immersive art installation titled “Almost Disney” for a TEDxYouth@Lincoln event on Aug. 11 at Lincoln High School.

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13 Sep 2018    

‘Moods and Dreams’ opens Flyover New Music Series season

LINCOLN, Neb.— Last year, the Glenn Korff School of Music launched the Flyover New Music Series with the belief that the music written and performed by students in the Glenn Korff School of Music could create a community of musicians and listeners who come together to achieve new heights of humanity and togetherness. 

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Scott Anderson

12 Sep 2018    

‘These my thoughts’ presented by GKSOM Trombone Professor Anderson

LINCOLN, Neb.— Scott Anderson, Professor of Trombone at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music, will present a faculty recital on Wednesday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.

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