12 Mar 2019 By Brian G Reetz
YouTube helped bring Seung-Kyung Baek to the GKSOM
YouTube’s reach and wealth of information is truly mind-blowing. You can watch videos about anything including how to make your favorite food, view gamers actually playing your favorite video game and of course, listen to music.
YouTube is also what helped bring Seung-Kyung Baek to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music. What, you might say? How is that possible?
Here’s how:
11 Mar 2019
Saxophone Quartets performances combined into one night
LINCOLN, Neb.— The Glenn Korff School of Music’s Saxophone Quartets performances have been combined into one night, Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Recital Hall.
It was previously scheduled for both Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9.
For a full listing of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music events, visit music.unl.edu.
07 Mar 2019
Solo Competition winners in the spotlight at Symphony Orchestra recital
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Symphony Orchestra Student Soloist Night (featuring winners of the 2018-19 Undergraduate and Graduate Solo Competitions) will take place on Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
06 Mar 2019
2nd Annual Arts Advocacy Day is March 13
Lincoln, Neb.--The 2nd annual Arts Advocacy Day at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will take place on Wednesday, March 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lied Commons at 12th and R streets. The events is free and open to students, faculty, staff and community members.
The goal of the event is to celebrate student artwork, as well as expose the univeristy community to statewide arts advocacy efforts.
02 Mar 2019
UNL Opera Nebraska Tour performance in Ord canceled
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Opera Nebraska Tour performance, scheduled for tonight (Saturday, March 2) in Ord at the Golden Husk Theatre, has been canceled due to the weather.
For a full listing of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music events, visit music.unl.edu.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.