28 Feb 2022
Glenn Korff School of Music presents two evenings of choir in March
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music will present two Evening of Choirs performances on March 8 and 10.
On March 8, the University Singers, Chamber Singers and University Chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Newman Center, 320 N 16th St. Admission is free and open to the public, but donations of any non-perishable foods or hygiene items are requested for the Husker Pantry, in conjunction with University Chorale’s performance of “Famine Song.”
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25 Feb 2022
Ora Paul Haar faculty recital March 7
Lincoln, Neb.—Glenn Korff School of Music Associate Professor of Saxophone Ora Paul Haar will present a faculty recital of French classical works written for saxophone on Monday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119.
The concert is free and open to the public. It will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
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24 Feb 2022 By Julie Kundhi, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
Finalists announced for fine and performing arts dean
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has named its finalists for the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts dean position.
Selected through a national search, the candidates will visit campus between Feb. 28 and March 10.
Candidates will participate in multiple-day interviews with a variety of college stakeholders. Public presentations, each at 3:30 p.m. in the Lied Center for Performing Arts’ Steinhart Room, will be offered in-person and via Zoom.
The finalists, listed by public presentation date, are:
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18 Feb 2022
Architectural firms announced for new music facilities
Lincoln, Neb.--The architecture firms who will design the new music building and renovate Kimball Hall have been selected.
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has received funding to begin design and construction of a new $75 million music facility and $15 million renovation of Kimball Recital Hall. Those funds were approved by the Nebraska Legislature last year.
While these will be two, separate projects with two separate teams, the planning and construction for both projects will happen concurrently.
The chosen firms are:
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18 Feb 2022
UNL Opera presents ‘She Loves Me’
Lincoln, Neb.--The Glenn Korff School of Music’s opera program presents the musical “She Loves Me.”
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 6 in Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets are $20 adults and $10 seniors/students, available in advance from the Lied Box Office at (402) 472-4747 or at the door.
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14 Feb 2022
‘Tangling with the Epic’ features Hanrahan
Lincoln, Neb.--The Glenn Korff School of Music presents “Tangling with the Epic” on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. The concert is free and open to the public.
Edgar “Yip” Harburg, an American lyricist known as “Broadway’s social conscience,” said, “Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.”
This recital features the world premiere of a new song cycle for tenor, baritone and piano that does just that.
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10 Feb 2022
Korff School faculty ensemble Una Corda performs Feb. 15
Lincoln, Neb.--Una Corda, translated as “one string” and/or “one voice,” will perform Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119.
The concert is free and open to the public. It will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
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03 Feb 2022
Flyover new music concert is Feb. 16
Lincoln, Neb.—The third Flyover new music concert will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119.
The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
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31 Jan 2022
White faculty recital is Feb. 13
Lincoln, Neb.--Tyler Goodrich White, Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Composition and Conducting and Director of Orchestras, presents a faculty recital titled “Across Five Decades: A Retrospective of Solo and Chamber Music by Tyler Goodrich White” on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
The concert is free and open to the public. It will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcaststhe day of the performance for the link.
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28 Jan 2022
Korff School welcomes guest artist, alumna Beacom
Lincoln, Neb.--Karen Hughes Beacom, the director of music at Little Stone Church and founder and artistic director of the Soo Opera Theatre and an alumna of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will be a guest artist in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music Feb. 9-12.
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