11 Oct 2017
Barnes to celebrate Franz Liszt’s birthday with Lisztomania
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Chapter of the American Liszt Society and the Glenn Korff School of Music are sponsoring Lisztomania to celebrate pianist and composer Franz Liszt’s 206th Birthday.
Lisztomania! A Birthday Celebration Franz Liszt as Poet, Pianist and Priest is Sunday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit music.unl.edu the day of the concert for the link.
10 Oct 2017
Chamber Singers to perform ‘Sing We and Chant It’
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Chamber Singers will perform “Sing We and Chant it” Masterworks from the Golden Age of Vocal Music on Sunday, October 22 at 3 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
10 Oct 2017
GKSOM success continues at Nebraska NATS
Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music once again had a tremendous amount of success at the Nebraska NATS (National Association of the Teachers of Singing) Student Auditions that took place at the University of Nebraska-Kearney on Friday, October 6.
GKSOM students won 63 percent of the collegiate prizes including 6 of the 10 first places; 6 of the 10 second places and 5 of the 7 third places.
09 Oct 2017
Rejoicing kicks off Evenings of Choirs performance in Kimball
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Evenings of Choirs concert (University Women’s Chorale, Varsity Men’s Chorus and All-Collegiate Choir) will start with a monumental and seminal choral work from the 20th-Century, Benjamin Britten’s amazing “Rejoice in the Lamb” on Thursday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
06 Oct 2017
Sturm, Allen combine for ‘Bass Meets Voice’ in Westbrook
LINCOLN, Neb.— Dr. Hans Sturm, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor of Double Bass, will perform a duo recital “Bass Meets Voice” with his wife, the award-winning jazz vocalist Jackie Allen on Friday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Recital Hall in the Glenn Korff School of Music.
05 Oct 2017
University Singers to perform ‘Light and Life’ at Newman Center
LINCOLN, Neb.— “Light and Life” will be the title of the University Singers fall performance that will take place in the magnificent new campus Newman Center at the corner of 16th and Q Streets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 12. It is free and open to the public.
04 Oct 2017
‘Heavenly Voices’ highlight second Chiara series concert
LINCOLN, Neb.— On Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., the Chiara String Quartet (Rebecca Fischer and Hyeyung Julie Yoon, violins; Jonah Sirota, viola; Gregory Beaver, cello) continue their performances on 2017-2018 Hixson-Lied Concert Series at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music in Kimball Recital Hall (11th and R Streets). Single tickets $20 for adults; $10 for seniors (62 and over) and $5 for students are available the night of the performance or call the Lied Center Box Office 402-472-4747.
29 Sep 2017
Kicking off 50 years of Jazz Ensembles at Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Paul Haar, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Big Band, under the direction of Andrew Janak will kick off the 50th year of jazz ensembles at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a concert on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
28 Sep 2017
‘Folk Influences’ show the way for Symphonic Band performance
LINCOLN, Neb.— The upcoming University of Nebraska-Lincoln Symphonic Band performance “Folk Influences” on Tuesday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. will include Pann’s The Wrangler; Grantham’s Shenandoah; Wood’s Mannin Veen; Milhaud’s Suite Francaise and Reed’s Armenian Dances Part 1.
27 Sep 2017
Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opener includes Flyover Country
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Symphony Orchestra’s season opener will feature faculty member Karen Becker on cello on Sunday, October 8 at 3 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. It will include Flyover Country by Tyler White, in honor of Nebraska’s sesquicentennial; Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major by Haydn and Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 by Sibelius.