17 Jul 2014
Four Glenn Korff School of Music Students Receive Recognition at NATS National Conference
Four students from the University of Nebraska–LIncoln's Glenn Korff School of Music received recognition at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Conference in Boston July 4-5:
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07 Jul 2014
White a finalist for The American Prize in Composition
Tyler White, professor of composition and conducting and Director of Orchestras in the Glenn Korff School of Music, is one of eight finalists for The American Prize (TAP) in Composition in opera/theater/film in 2014 for his opera, “O Pioneers!”
Winners for the prize will be selected in July or August.
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24 Jun 2014
UNL's Marks receives two grants for recording music of Seth Bingham
Associate Professor of Organ Christopher Marks has received two grants to support the recording of his third CD of the music of Seth Bingham.
Last spring, he received a $10,000 Arts and Humanities research grant from the UNL Office of Research and Economic Development. And in June he was awarded a $2,200 grant from the San Francisco Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Bingham (1882-1972) was an American organist and a prolific composer. His compositions include works for organ, choral, orchestral and chamber music, though most of his compositions were for organ.
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11 Jun 2014
Jazz isn't only in June
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music has jazz performances throughout the year. Here is the current group schedule for the Fall Semester:
UNL Jazz Orchestra and UNL Big Band, October 28, 7:30 p.m., Kimball Recital Hall
Jazz Combos, November 18, 7:30 p.m., Westbrook Music Building
Faculty Jazz Ensemble, December 8, 7:30 p.m., Kimball Recital Hall
UNL Jazz Orchestra and UNL Big Band, December 12, 7:30 p.m., Kimball Recital Hall
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19 May 2014 By Brian Reetz
China Trip
Honored. Blessed. Jaw dropping. Just a few of the adjectives a group of undergraduate students from the Glenn Korff School of Music used to describe their emotions when finding out they would be traveling to China to perform and represent the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.View Article
08 May 2014
Glenn Korff School of Music awards announced at annual Honors Convocation
The Glenn Korff School of Music hosted its annual Honors Convocation on Thursday afternoon (May 1) in the Kimball Recital Hall.
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07 May 2014
UNL Graduate Jazz Composer Wins Downbeat Magazine Award
Masayoshi Ishikawa, who is pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in jazz composition in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Glenn Korff School of Music, has won a 2014 Downbeat Student Music Award in Graduate Composition for Small Ensemble.
His composition, “Hotaru,” was selected as the award-winning work. He wrote the piece for the UNL Graduate Jazz Combo, and it was premiered at their concert in October 2013.
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29 Apr 2014
May event performances put cap on Spring semester
The month of May concludes classes at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as well as the Spring performance slate at the Glenn Korff School of Music.
There are four more student events upcoming:
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24 Apr 2014
UNL Faculty to present a Holocaust Remembrance Recital
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24 Apr 2014
Nteractions concert features campus band, live tweeting
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Campus Bands will present an evening of wind music in a concert entitled Nteractions, Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kimball Recital Hall, but in a switch from the norm, live tweeting will be allowed at the event.
Normally all cell phones are asked to be shut off during the performance but on this special night, tweets will be projected onto a big screen above the performers on the Kimball stage using the hashtag -- #unlbandsconcert
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