26 Oct 2016 By Brian G. Reetz
Solo Competition Winners announced
The Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is pleased to announce the winners of the recent Solo Competition that took place over two nights in Westbrook Recital Hall.
The Graduate winners include Dimitra Kokkinopoulou, piano and Jennifer Reeves, clarinet with honorable mentions including Jennifer Son, cello and Ayaka Kondo, piano.
The Undergraduate winners include J.T. McLaughlin, euphonium and Alyssa Vrable, soprano with honorable mentions including Kate Johnson, soprano; Jonathan Vusich, piano and William White, alto trombone.
25 Oct 2016
UNL Percussion Ensemble wins International Percussion Ensemble Competition
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Percussion Ensemble is one of four university percussion ensembles to win the Percussive Arts Society’s International Percussion Ensemble Competition. They will perform in front of thousands of attendees during the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) Nov. 9-12 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
24 Oct 2016
Grad and Undergrad Jazz Combos take over Westbrook Recital Hall
LINCOLN, Neb.— The Graduate and Undergraduate Jazz Combos will be performing during the first few days of November in the Westbrook Recital Hall in the Glenn Korff School of Music.
24 Oct 2016
Faculty Jazz Ensemble performance coming in early November
LINCOLN, Neb.— At 7:30 p.m. on Monday, November 7 in the Westbrook Recital Hall, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Faculty Jazz Ensemble will present their fall recital. The performance is free and open to the public.
20 Oct 2016 By Brian G. Reetz
Viola Studio performance coming up in early November
Tune in or attend live for performances by violists in solos and groups, including a performance by NEBratsche, the viola ensemble of the Glenn Korff School of Music on Wednesday, November 2 at 5 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall.
The performance will be live Webcast. Visit music.unl.edu for the direct link the night of the performance. The event is free and open to the public.
18 Oct 2016 By Brian G. Reetz
NE-NATS Student Auditions Results
The Nebraska Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NE-NATS) 2016 Student Auditions took place recently at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Students were entered in solo singing auditions. Here are the Glenn Korff School of Music results:
First-year women – 2: Krista Benesch; 3: Skyler Nickles; finalists: Courtney Riedmann, Sarah Koch
First-year men – 1: Matthew Carter; 2: Ryan Savage; 3: Jacob Thomas; 3: Connor Husa; finalists: Dakota Mathew, Cooper Creal, Kyle Rojewski
14 Oct 2016
For Anderson, Dylan's magic rests in the lyrics
Lincoln, Neb.--Eighteen words.
That's all it took to put Scott Anderson onto a path to becoming a Bobsessive.
In spring 1987, Anderson was putting the finishing touches on a master's degree at Northwestern University and decided to use a few extra dollars to buy a turntable, amp and "really nice set" of speakers. The first album he played on that stereo was a newly purchased copy of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits.
11 Oct 2016
UNL Percussion Ensemble to present PASIC preview
LINCOLN, Neb.— The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Percussion Ensemble are winners of the 2016 Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition and will present a showcase concert at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis this November.
The group, under the direction of Dr. Dave Hall, will present a preview concert of their PASIC concert in Kimball Recital Hall on Tuesday, October 25 at 5 p.m.
11 Oct 2016
G.F. Handel selections to be featured in White performance
LINCOLN, Neb.— The Darryl White concert on Tuesday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Kimball Recital Hall will feature two selections of G.F. Handel. “Eternal Source of Light Divine,” a secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel to a libretto by Ambrose Philips and “Let the bright Seraphim” from the three-act oratorio Samson. He will be joined by soprano Natalie Campbell and organist/pianist David Schmidt. The performance is free and open to the public.
03 Oct 2016
Sturm to perform Rabbath works on Friday, October 14
LINCOLN, Neb.— University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Hans Sturm plans on performing a set of lesser known and rarely heard unaccompanied works for bass by legendary artist-teacher François Rabbath on Friday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall.