27 Feb 2019
Moran Woodwind Quintet to perform ‘Modern American Masterworks’
LINCOLN, Neb.— On Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Kimball Recital Hall, the Moran Woodwind Quintet presents a recital titled “Modern American Masterworks”, with works by American composers Alec Wilder, Amanda Harberg, and John Steinmetz. Steinmetz’s work, titled What’s Going On, written in 2018, explores layering of simple musical lines, based on the melodic interval of a third.
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27 Feb 2019
Wristen named the Outstanding Music Alumna for 2019 by Lubbock Christian University
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy Brenda Wristen, Ph.D., was recently named the Outstanding Music Alumna for 2019 by Lubbock Christian University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music degree.
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26 Feb 2019
Flyover offers up ‘Below the Surface’
LINCOLN, Neb.— The Flyover New Music Series presents Below the Surface, featuring world premieres of five new pieces by student composers at the Glenn Korff School of Music on Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Recital Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
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22 Feb 2019
UNL Jazz Ensembles prep for upcoming performance, webcast
LINCOLN, Neb.— The UNL Jazz Ensembles will present their first concert of the 2019 year on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Kimball Recital Hall. This concert will feature classics for jazz ensembles including works by McCoy Tyner, Louis Prima, Oliver Nelson, Thad Jones, Sammy Nestico and more.
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22 Feb 2019
UNL Wind Ensemble performs ‘Imaginary Ballet’, features Oshiro
LINCOLN, Neb.— Join the Wind Ensemble, conducted by Prof. Tony Falcone, for their program titled, Imaginary Ballet on Wednesday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. The concert features Dreamcatcher by Walter Mays and the Frank Pappajohn transcription of Percy Aldridge Grainger’s ambitious large-scale work, The Warriors. Also, Daniel Oshiro will perform the Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra by Ingolf Dahl as winner of the UNL Concerto Competition.
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20 Feb 2019
Come join in the ‘Motion’ with the UNL Symphonic Band
LINCOLN, Neb.— The UNL Symphonic Band presents the program titled “Motion” on Tuesday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. Under the baton of Graduate Conductor Rubén D. Gómez, the concert features different ways in which composers have used motion as a way of inspiration.
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19 Feb 2019
Love, Death and Resurrection performed by Barnes
LINCOLN, Neb.— Glenn Korff School of Music’s Marguerite Scribante Professor of Music Paul Barnes will perform Love, Death, and Resurrection in the Musical Vision of Glass, Bond, Liszt, and Byzantine Chant on Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
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19 Feb 2019
UNL Chamber Singers bring ‘Miracles’ to campus
LINCOLN, Neb.— The Glenn Korff School of Music’s Chamber Singers will present a concert featuring living composers on Sunday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s on the Campus. The concert is titled “Miracles,” text by Walt Whitman, after the song composed by senior music education student Drew Firkins (’19) for the choir.
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12 Feb 2019
University Singers named semi-finalists by The American Prize
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s University Singers ensemble has just been selected as a semi-finalist in the college/university division of The American Prize national non-profit competitions in the performing arts. The American Prize will be announcing finalists in the division soon.
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08 Feb 2019
UNL Opera presenting The Tender Land on the last weekend of February
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Opera program will present The Tender Land on Friday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. and then again on Sunday, February 24 at 3 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
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