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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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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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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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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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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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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12 Sep 2018
God answers our questions about 'An Act of God'
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre opens its season on Sept. 26 with “An Act of God.” The One with the first and last word on everything has finally arrived to set the record straight. After many millennia, and in just 90 minutes, God (assisted by devoted angels) answers some of the deepest questions that have plagued humanity since Creation.
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11 Sep 2018
Alum May returns for guest artist performance
LINCOLN, Neb.— Saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer/arranger Nicholas May has been recognized as an outstanding musician from a young age, picking up the saxophone at age 10 and soon performing with honor groups. May will perform as a guest artist on Tuesday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall.
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11 Sep 2018
Sculptor Baskin presents the next HIxson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture Sept. 26
Lincoln, Neb.—Sculptor David Baskin will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 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.
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