UNL Wind Ensemble

08 Apr 2015    

UNL Wind Ensemble to feature perspectives on jazz

LINCOLN, Neb.— The histories of the wind band and jazz are inextricably linked and the jazz idiom is a natural touchstone for contemporary composers in the concert band medium. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Wind Ensemble concert on April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall features four distinct perspectives on jazz. 

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Big Red Singers

08 Apr 2015    

Big Red Singers plan high-energy show for final concert of the year

LINCOLN, Neb.— In its final concert for the year on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall, the Big Red Singers will perform both a high-energy choreographed show as well as a choral surprise in the form of a performance of Bernstein’s thrilling Chichester Psalms: an exciting contemporary choral-orchestral work that showcases the incredible flexibility and range of the Big Red Singers and instrumentalists from the Glenn Korff School of Music. Tickets are General Admission $5; Student/Seniors $3

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07 Apr 2015    

Concert to showcase three Glenn Korff School of Music brass ensembles

LINCOLN, Neb.— The Large Brass Ensembles within the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 20 in the Westbrook Recital Hall.

The recital promises to have something for everyone, and will feature works by well-known composers such as Richard Wagner and Stephen Foster, but will also include pieces by UNL composers Anthony Burnham and Daniel Baldwin. There will even be movie music from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “Titanic.”

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07 Apr 2015    

Honors ChamberFest scheduled for April 19

LINCOLN, Neb.— On April 19, the top student chamber music groups of the UNL Glenn Korff School of Music will perform in two recitals at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall as part of Honors ChamberFest. The performances are free and open to the public.

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Dr. Liane Hentschke

07 Apr 2015    

Brazil’s Dr. Hentschke in residence this week in the Glenn Korff School of Music

Dr. Liane Hentschke from Porto Alegre, Brazil is in residence in the Glenn Korff School of Music Music Education program this week. Hentschke heads all graduate programs in music at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and is Past President of the International Society for Music Education.

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02 Apr 2015    

Saxophone Ensembles prepare for recital in Westbrook

LINCOLN, Neb.— The Saxophone Ensembles at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music will present their spring studio recital on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Recital Hall.

This concert will feature original works and transcriptions by Bach, Hartly, Shaut, Kastner, Mintzer and Tchaikovsky. This concert is free and open to the public and will be live webcast. Visit music.unl.edu the day of the performance for the direct link.

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Barbara Hendricks

01 Apr 2015    

Hendricks to host master class, Q&A in Westbrook Music Building

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music is excited to have Barbara Hendricks in the Westbrook Music Building later this week.

 

On Thursday afternoon, May 7, from 3:00-4:30 p.m., Ms. Hendricks will present a master class to UNL voice students in Room 119, Westbrook Music Building, with a light reception to follow.

 

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Moran Woodwind Quintet

31 Mar 2015    

Moran Woodwind Quintet to perform wide variety of styles of works

LINCOLN, Neb.— On Tuesday, April 14, the Moran Woodwind Quintet, the faculty quintet in residence in the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present a recital at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall on the UNL Campus.

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31 Mar 2015    

Be inspired with a performance from the UNL Trumpet Studio

LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Trumpet Studio concert on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Recital Hall will feature the inspiring music of Bruce Broughton, Ronald Lo Presti and several original compositions.

The concert will also feature Danny Boy, a ballad written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly and set to the Irish tune of the “Londonderry Air”.

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Chiara String Quartet Hattie Bestul

27 Mar 2015    

Chiara final 2014-15 series concert includes Play with the Chiaras winner

LINCOLN, Neb.— On Friday, April 10, 2015 at 7:30pm, the Chiara String Quartet (Rebecca Fischer and Hyeyung Julie Yoon, violins; Jonah Sirota, viola; Gregory Beaver, cello) will perform the final concert of the 2014-2015 Hixson-Lied Concert Series at University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Kimball Recital Hall (11th and R Streets), featuring clarinetist Hattie Bestul, winner of the “Play with the Chiaras” auditions. The program will feature Mendelssohn Quartet no. 1, Op. 12 in E-flat Major, Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 5, and Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet in B minor.

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