01 Oct 2021
Flyover new music concert is Oct. 15
Lincoln, Neb.—The first Flyover new music concert will be held on Friday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Flyover New Music Series is the new music series presented by composition students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music. The series is administered and overseen by composition faculty and students.
30 Sep 2021
Glenn Korff School of Music presents two Evenings of Choir
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music will present an Evening of Choirs on Oct. 14 and 26.
The first Evening of Choirs performance will be held Thursday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Newman Center, 320 N. 16th St. in Lincoln. The concert is free and open to the public. This concert features performances by University Singers and the All-Collegiate Choir.
28 Sep 2021
Wind Ensemble concert is Oct. 8
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Wind Ensemble will perform Friday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
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.
28 Sep 2021
Anderson to present faculty recital Oct. 6
Lincoln, Neb.—Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Trombone Scott Anderson will present a faculty recital on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus.
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.
28 Sep 2021
Symphonic Band concert is Oct. 12
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Symphonic Band will perform Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
Tickets are $5 general admission and $3 students/seniors and available at the door. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Associate Director of Bands Tony Falcone, has the distinction of being the band program’s top symphonic ensemble.
28 Sep 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Jazz Singers, Jazz Orchestra to perform Oct. 5
Lincoln, Neb.--The UNL Jazz Singers and UNL Jazz Orchestra will perform Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
The Jazz Singers, under the direction of Dr. David von Kampen, is a small choir, open to all members of the University community by audition. Students are instructed in jazz style, ensemble singing, lyric delivery, solos, and improvisation. The ensemble performs arrangements of standard and contemporary jazz repertoire in collaboration with a rhythm section.
27 Sep 2021
University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra performs Oct. 10
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra will perform Sunday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcaststhe day of the performance for the link.
23 Sep 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Lefferts’ book ‘The Dorset Rotulus’ contextualizes the early English Motet
Lincoln, Neb.--Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Music History Peter Lefferts’ new book, “The Dorset Rotulus: Contextualizing and Reconstructing the Early English Motet,” was published recently by Boydell Press in London.
The book was researched and written by Lefferts; Margaret Bent, an emeritus fellow of All Souls College in Oxford; and Jared C. Hartt, associate professor of music theory at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.
16 Sep 2021 By Julie Kundhi, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
O’Connor returns to faculty after 10 years of success as dean
Lincoln, Neb.--Charles “Chuck” O’Connor has announced that he will step down Jan. 3, 2022 after serving for nearly a decade as dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. He plans to return to his full-time faculty role in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.
13 Sep 2021
Hanrahan receives Lake Academic Freedom Award
Lincoln, Neb.--Kevin Hanrahan, associate professor of voice and vocal pedagogy in the Glenn Korff School of Music and director of faculty development for the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Faculty Affairs team, received the James A. Lake Academic Freedom Award at the Faculty Senate meeting in September.