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calendar icon15 Aug 2019    

Applications open for We Are Nebraska internship

Lincoln, Neb.--Applications are now open for a new internship opportunity for University of Nebraska–Lincoln students of all majors titled WE ARE NEBRASKA Interns.

WE ARE NEBRASKA is a revolutionary internship program that trains students who have shown a commitment to grow as Inclusive & Diverse leaders using a hybrid of APPLIED IMPROV and APPLIED THEATRE. 

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calendar icon12 Aug 2019    

Join thousands for Cornhusker Marching Band Exhibition Performance

LINCOLN, Neb.— The Cornhusker Marching Band Exhibition Performance will take place starting at 7 p.m., Friday, August 23 in Memorial Stadium.

You’ll see highlights of what the Cornhusker Marching Band has been working on during their pre-season Band Camp, including the famous “drill down,” a preview of the first halftime show and hear many more Husker favorites.

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calendar icon02 Aug 2019    

Piano Lessons for Adults!

Have you always wanted to play the piano? Or have you forgotten how to play piano since you were a child? Join Lincoln's Community Piano Experience, a group piano class offered with the help of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music Piano Pedagogy faculty and interns! Offering classes at beginning and intermediate levels! Date, time, location, and cost information can be found on our website https://sites.google.com/site/lincolncommunitypiano/.

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calendar icon02 Aug 2019    By Brian G Reetz

Welcome to our 125th Year!

We enthusiastically welcome you to a new year at the Glenn Korff School of Music, our 125^th year! As you page through this booklet and learn more about us, we want you to know that though we love sharing our artistic talents with you, we do so much more than performances and we have quite a history to back that up!  

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calendar icon21 May 2019    By Brian G Reetz

Koch named as Assistant Professor of Bassoon at the GKSOM

Dr. Nathan Koch is the newly-appointed Assistant Professor of Bassoon and Music Theory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music and the newest member of the resident faculty woodwind ensemble, the Moran Woodwind Quintet.

“I am incredibly excited and honored to join the wonderful faculty of the Glenn Korff School of Music,” Koch said, “and I look forward to working with the amazing young musicians within the program to help them reach their full potential.”

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calendar icon15 May 2019    

Hixson-Lied Faculty, Staff awards presented

Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied Faculty and Staff Awards were presented at the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Honors Day celebration on Saturday, April 27, 2019. These awards are made possible by the Hixson-Lied Endowment.

The following awards were presented:

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calendar icon03 May 2019    By Brian G Reetz

GKSOM faculty, students plan travel, collaborations in South Korea

Interdisciplinary and globally impactful collaborations can change mindsets, which brings understanding and creativity to audiences throughout the world. What started as a partnership with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music faculty members Karen Becker (cello) and Hye-Won Hwang (dance) will be taken to another level as they embark with a few GKSOM students to South Korea this month.

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calendar icon25 Apr 2019    

Claudia Holm named winner of Presser Scholarship at University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Claudia Holm has been named the winner of the Presser Scholarship given by The Presser Foundation.

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calendar icon25 Apr 2019    

Carter, Meyer awarded Glenn Korff Distinguished Artist/Scholar Awards

The Glenn Korff Distinguished Undergraduate and Graduate Artist/Scholar Awards were awarded as part of the Glenn Korff School of Music Honors Day Convocation in Westbrook Music Building on Thursday, April 25, 2019 on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.

Intended to recognize and reward excellence in performance and/or scholarship in the Glenn Korff School of Music, the winners of these prestigious awards for 2019-20 are – Undergraduate: Matthew Carter; Graduate: Trey Meyer. 

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calendar icon24 Apr 2019    

"Time and the River" features new work by Korff School alumnus, visual images from Platte Basin Timelapse project

Lincoln, Neb.--Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music will bring together science, photography, musical composition, performance and philanthropy when they present "Time and the River," on Saturday, April 27, under the baton of composer Kurt Knecht (D.M.A. 2009).

The performance is at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Hall. Tickets are $15 general and $5 students and are available in advance from the Lied Center Box Office at (402) 472-4747, online at www.liedcenter.org/events (enter "lfcm") or at the door.

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