20 Sep 2015
Chiara String Quartet’s opening concert set for September 25
LINCOLN, Neb.— On Friday, September 25, 2015 at 7:30pm, the Chiara String Quartet will be performing the first concert of the 2015-2016 Hixson-Lied Concert Series at Kimball Recital Hall (11th and R Streets). The program, titled Brahms by Heart, will include Brahms’ String Quartet Op. 51, No. 1 in C minor; his String Quartet Op. 51, No. 1 in A minor; and his String Quartet Op. 67 in B-flat Major played entirely from memory.
19 Sep 2015
Collaboration key in upcoming vocal recital
LINCOLN, Neb.— University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Jamie Reimer, soprano, and Kevin Hanrahan, tenor, will collaborate with guest pianist Matthew Larson in a vocal recital of German Lieder by Robert and Clara Schumann on Thursday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
These composers (husband and wife) are pillars in the solo vocal repertoire tradition. Repertoire includes Dichterliebe, Liebst du um Schönheit, and the Op. 78 duets.
01 Sep 2015
Cornhusker Marching Band makes debut this Saturday
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 299-member Cornhusker Marching Band makes its 2015 debut September 5 at Memorial Stadium with pregame and halftime performances at Nebraska's football season opener against Brigham Young University.
01 Sep 2015
Clinton to present Three Musical Postcards from Vienna
LINCOLN, Neb.— University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Hixson-Lied Professor of Piano Mark Clinton will present Three Musical Postcards from Vienna during his faculty recital Thursday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
“The recital represents three very distinct musical “snapshots” from Vienna (Schubert in 1823, Brahms in 1861, and Schoenberg in 1909),” Clinton said. “Each of the three works holds an important place in the canon that we call the standard piano repertoire.”
01 Sep 2015
Anderson’s recital to showcase versatility of the trombone
LINCOLN, Neb.— University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Koff School of Music Hixson-Lied Professor of Trombone Scott Anderson will host his faculty recital on Wednesday, September 16 in the Kimball Recital Hall starting at 7:30 p.m.
28 Aug 2015
McCray’s faculty performance will be his birthday celebration
LINCOLN, Neb.— University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Associate Professor of Bassoon Jeffrey McCray will have his faculty performance on Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
25 Aug 2015
Glenn Korff School of Music receives major gift from James and Rhonda Seacrest for Nebraska opera outreach
Lincoln, Neb.—The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts announced a major gift from James and Rhonda Seacrest, of Lincoln, Nebraska, during a freshman student recital at the Glenn Korff School of Music on Aug. 24.
The Seacrests have made a contribution to the University of Nebraska Foundation for the Glenn Korff School of Music to create the James C. and Rhonda Seacrest Tour Nebraska Opera Fund.
18 Aug 2015
Create, perform, achieve at the Glenn Korff School of Music
LINCOLN, Neb.— Highlighted by Mozart’s opera, Don Giovanni, two performances in the Hixson-Lied Concert Series of the Chiara String Quartet, and the Cornhusker Marching Band Highlights Show at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music is excited to announce its Fall 2015 season.
14 Aug 2015
Marks releases CD featuring the organ music of Seth Bingham
Lincoln, Neb.--Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Organ Christopher Marks has released his latest CD, “Organ Music of Seth Bingham, Vol. 3 ‘Cathedral Strains’” on the Raven label.
13 Aug 2015