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calendar icon27 Mar 2020    

GKSOM Honors Convocation moves to online event

This year’s Honors Convocation, a combined Undergraduate and Graduate event for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music, will be a virtual event. The event will still take place at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, but will be done by video. The event includes the announcing of a number of awards and honors for students in the GKSOM. 

We will have more information to come but for now join the event on the GKSOM Facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/214378033133072/

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calendar icon27 Mar 2020    

Svoboda named 2020 Alumni Master for Hixson-Lied College

Lincoln, Neb.--University of Nebraska–Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music alumnus Richard Svoboda (B.M.E. 1978) is one of nine alumni named to the 2020 class of Alumni Masters by the Nebraska Alumni Association. 

The Alumni Masters were to be recognized on campus during Alumni Masters Week from April 1-3 and at the Nebraska Medallion Dinner on April 3; however, both events have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alumni Masters will be given the chance to accept their honors when the events are rescheduled. 

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calendar icon20 Mar 2020    

Q&A - GKSOM COVID-19

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calendar icon06 Mar 2020    

GKSOM student Watanabe’s recital to be live webcast

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music has added a Student Showcase Recital to the webcast schedule. On Sunday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. live from Kimball Recital Hall, Composer and Conductor Susumu Watanabe will present the world premiere performance of his dissertation piece, “Concertante for Sho and Jazz Orchestra,” featuring internationally renowned sho soloist Naoyuki Manabe and a 16-piece jazz orchestra. The Gagaku Ensemble will also perform as part of the recital.

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calendar icon02 Mar 2020    

UNL Harp Studio recital coming up on March 15

 The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Harp Studio presents a recital on March 15 at 5:30 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall.  Please join the UNL Harp Studio to enjoy beautiful harp music, discover the fascinating history of the harp, and experience some of the many sound colors and effects possible on this glorious instrument.  

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calendar icon27 Feb 2020    

Next Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Singers performance includes Guest Artist Rezek

The Glenn Korff School of Music continues the 2019-2020 jazz season with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Jazz Orchestra and UNL’s Jazz Singers featuring guest artist Dave Rezek on March 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. Jazz Singers will perform music by Darmon Meader and Rosana Eckert, two prolific contemporary vocal jazz arrangers. The Jazz Orchestra will feature Dave Rezek on a variety of classic and contemporary big band literature, including charts by Javier Arau, Bob Brookmeyer, and Thad Jones.

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calendar icon26 Feb 2020    

UNL Wind Ensemble presents ‘Indispensable’

The repertoire of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Wind Ensemble’s March 11 performance focuses on the tectonic shifting of American society from the 1930s to the 1950s and its resonance among the Silent Generation. The “Indispensable” performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.

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