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calendar icon22 Oct 2020    

Chamber Singers to present eclectic mix, virtual audience participation

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Chamber Singers will present an eclectic mix including cathedral-inspired music and contemporary work by composers from underrepresented communities in choral music on November 5 at 7:30 p.m. from Kimball Recital Hall.

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Faculty Jazz Ensemble

calendar icon19 Oct 2020    

GKSOM Faculty Jazz Ensemble to perform at the Lied

The Glenn Korff School of Music Faculty Jazz Ensemble will be presenting an evening of traditional mainstream jazz, with original arrangements from composers such as Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Richard Rodgers, and Wayne Shorter on October 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center for Performing Arts. 

Members of the group include: Peter Bouffard, guitar; Dave Hall, drums; Paul Haar, saxophones; Tom Larson, piano; Greg Simon, trumpet; Hans Sturm, bass; and Darryl White, trumpet.

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calendar icon13 Oct 2020    

Anderson recital scheduled for October 26 canceled

Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Music, Trombone, Scott Anderson, has canceled his October 26 recital, which was scheduled to take place in the Kimball Recital Hall and virtual via webcast.

For a full listing of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music events, visit music.unl.edu.

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Scott Anderson

calendar icon12 Oct 2020    

GKSOM’S Anderson is ‘Getting Sentimental’ in upcoming performance

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Music, Trombone Scott Anderson and GKSOM Pianist Michael Cotton will perform a concert of music “Getting Sentimental” that is part of their personal history on October 26 at 7:30 p.m. from Kimball Recital Hall.

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calendar icon09 Oct 2020    

Important update: Spring 2021 auditions for incoming fall 2021 applicants

We wanted to give you an important update. To help protect the health and safety of our music and dance community, spring 2021 auditions for all incoming fall 2021 undergraduate and graduate applicants to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music will be held remotely.

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calendar icon09 Oct 2020    

Three GKSOM Day Camps, all virtual, coming soon; free registration

Three day camps (Cellobration, Viola Bash, and Bass Day) at the Glenn Korff School of Music will be taking place soon. All will be done virtually so you can take part wherever you are, and all are free to attend.

First on Saturday, October 17, both Cellobration and Viola Bash will take place.

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Korff Kast and Jordan Redd

calendar icon08 Oct 2020    By Brian G Reetz

First Korff Kast, featuring student Jordan Redd, released

The first Korff Kast, the podcast of the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is being released today and features graduate student Jordan Redd.

Redd shares his thoughts about what brought him to UNL, how competitions have been different during this pandemic as well as some great personal news!

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Students in a modern dance class led by Susan Ourada practice on the green space south of Love Library on Sept. 17. Support from donors has helped remove the university’s dance program from a list of proposed budget reductions. Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication.

calendar icon07 Oct 2020    

Donor commitments preserve dance program

Lincoln, Neb.--Unwavering support from multiple donors has helped protect the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s undergraduate dance program from a proposed budget reduction.

The program — the only one of its kind in Nebraska — will now be supported annually through a $180,000 realignment of endowments in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.

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Applications are now being accepted for the Nebraska Young Artist Awards, which recognizes 11th grade students in Nebraska talented in the arts. The application deadline is Dec. 4.

calendar icon01 Oct 2020    

Hixson-Lied College seeks apps for Nebraska Young Artist Awards

Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is seeking applications for the 24th 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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The Cunning Little Vixen

calendar icon30 Sep 2020    

The Cunning Little Vixen Webcast Date change

We've made a bit of a change in when we will be live webcasting the UNL Opera performance of The Cunning Little Vixen. The live webcast will now be shown at 5 p.m. on Friday (October 2) with no live webcast on Saturday as previously announced. The public, in-person audiences for the opera are on Saturday and Sunday. 

Here is the link to the webcast: 

https://go.unl.edu/cunninglittlevixen

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