16 Apr 2019 By Kathe C. Andersen
Korff School graduate student wins North American Student Composer Competition
Lincoln, Neb.--Rubén Darió Gómez, a second-year Doctor of Musical Arts student in the Glenn Korff School of Music, has won the North American Student Composer Competition organized and sponsored by MetWinds, a Boston-area wind ensemble.
As the winner of the competition, he will receive a $1,000 commission to write a five- to eight-minute piece for the ensemble, which will premiere in November 2020 during the ensemble’s 50th anniversary celebration.
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15 Apr 2019
‘Gallery of Titans’ closes out UNLSO season
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Symphony Orchestra closes its 2018-19 season with “Gallery of Titans,” a celebration of works by Mozart, Bach, and Mahler on Sunday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
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15 Apr 2019
Come join Time Travelers, a Musical Theatre Revue
LINCOLN, Neb.— TIME TRAVELERS: A Musical Theatre Revue, directed by Alisa Belflower, will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 26 in the Westbrook Recital Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music.
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15 Apr 2019
College Alumni Board Awards announced
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Alumni Board has selected the recipients of this year’s Alumni Board Awards. The awards will be presented at the College’s Honors Day Dinner on Saturday, April 27. The dinner is by invitation only.
For a full list of Honors Day awards recipients, click HERE.
The Alumni Achievement Awards honor alumni from each academic area of the college who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and overall professional excellence.
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11 Apr 2019
Mayor’s Arts Awards May 9
Lincoln, Neb.--Associate Professor of Art Santiago Cal, Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts Tice Miller, and the “Celebration of Philip Glass” event at the Lied Center for Performing Arts last April are among the winners of the 2019 Mayor’s Arts Awards.
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11 Apr 2019
14th annual Evenings of Dance scheduled for Carson Studio Theater
LINCOLN, Neb.— A modern dance concert, directed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Associate Professor of Dance Susan Ourada, will take place on four consecutive days April 25-28 in the Lied Center’s Johnny Carson Studio Theater — it’s the 14th annual Evenings of Dance.
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11 Apr 2019
Copland, Maslanka music part of Campus Bands performance
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Campus Bands will perform a two-part concert featuring the music of Copland, De Falla, Giroux, Maslanka, Yagisawa, and many others on Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. The bands take the names of UNL Directors of Band Emeriti.
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10 Apr 2019
UNL Opera presenting Violet in Westbrook April 12 and 14
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Opera program will present Violet on Friday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. and then again on Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. in Room 130 of the Westbrook Music Building. Tickets for the performance are free and open to the public, but a limited number of tickets are available.
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10 Apr 2019
Flow with the Wind Ensemble during its final performance of the year
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Wind Ensemble concludes its season with a program titled, Flow, on Monday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
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10 Apr 2019
University Singers to perform Handel’s Messiah
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University Singers will present George Friderik Handel’s seminal choral work MESSIAH at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23 at the Newman Center (320 North 16th Street). The performance is free and open to the public.
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