08 Jan 2015
Glenn Korff School of Music faculty combine for night of music
LINCOLN, Neb.— University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music faculty Diane Barger, Mark Clinton and Jeff McCray will combine to present a night of music in Kimball Recital Hall on January 21 at 7:30 p.m.
This recital program features two “bookends” of works originally composed for clarinet, bassoon, and piano (Hurlstone’s Variations in G minor and Douglas’s Trio #2) and two compositions written for clarinet, piano, and a string instrument (viola – Bruch’s Acht Stücke, op. 83; and cello – Muczynski’s Fantasy Trio, op. 26).
07 Jan 2015
Becker to perform world premiere at upcoming recital
LINCOLN, Neb.— Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Cello Karen Becker and guest pianist Jay Mauchley will perform the world premiere of Laurence Sherr’s Sonata for Cello and Piano: Mir zaynen do! as part of her recital on Thursday, January 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
09 Dec 2014
Bolcom coming to UNL as first-ever Bybee Endowed Visiting Professor of Opera
LINCOLN, Neb.— William Bolcom, who was named 2007 Composer of the Year by Musical America and honored with multiple Grammy Awards for his ground-breaking setting of Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience, will be in residence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music late January as the inaugural appointee to the Ariel Bybee Endowed Visiting Professor of Opera.
02 Dec 2014
A night of Musical Theatre not to be missed!
LINCOLN, Neb.— If you love musical theatre, the Musical Theatre Showcase night on Friday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. is not to be missed.
Nine scenes from both classic and more contemporary musicals will be performed in a 50-minute, free performance by UNL’s award-winning musical theatre students in the Glenn Korff School of Music Westbrook Recital Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
02 Dec 2014
UNL Jazz Orchestra, UNL Big Band take center stage at Kimball
LINCOLN, Neb.— On Friday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. the Glenn Korff School of Music’s UNL Jazz Orchestra and the UNL Big Band will take center stage in Kimball Recital Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
02 Dec 2014
UNLSO prepares for all-Beethoven program
LINCOLN, Neb.— David Neely, violin, Karen Becker, cello, and Ann Chang, piano, join with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto on an all-Beethoven program, featuring the composer’s Wellington’s Victory and his Symphony No. 7 in A major on December 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
The event is General Admission $5; Student/Seniors $3. The performance will also be live webcast. For the link the night of the event, visit music.unl.edu.
02 Dec 2014
ChamberFest concerts coming up in December
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music ChamberFest concerts will run over three days in December on the UNL campus. All of the performances are free and open to the public.
01 Dec 2014
Eklund receives NCDA's Outstanding Choral Director Award
Lincoln, Neb.--University of Nebraska–Lincoln Professor and Director of Choral Activities Peter Eklund received the Nebraska Choral Directors Association’s Outstanding Choral Director Award on Nov. 21 during the Nebraska Music Educators Association’s fall conference.
01 Dec 2014
Lied Center to host rare Yo-Yo Ma Lecture Dec. 5
Lincoln, Neb.--On Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m., the Lied Center for Performing Arts will present world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a very rare lecture as part of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. Tickets for the lecture are $34 and available now at liedcenter.org, at the Box Office at 12th and R Streets, or 402.472.4747. UNL students can obtain free tickets to the lecture at marketplace.unl.edu/liedcenter.
26 Nov 2014
Big Red Singers, Vocal Jazz ready to energize
LINCOLN, Neb.— The Big Red Singers and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble will each take to the Kimball Recital Hall stage on December 10 at 7:30 pm. as part of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music performance.
The Big Red Singers will take the stage to present an electrifying performance of energizing and uplifting music. The show will include the music of Cher, Justin Timberlake, and many others, as well as featuring outstanding student-soloists, a fantastic show band, and the world-premiere of an arrangement of Kevin Rudolf’s “Welcome To The World.”