Matthew Boring, a junior music major, is a recipient of the Truman Scholarship. The Truman Scholarship is a $30,000 highly competitive, merit-based national scholarship awarded to undergraduate students for financial support to attend graduate or professional school in preparation for careers in government, the nonprofit sector or elsewhere in public service. The scholarship foundation received […]

From Paris to New York, from Prague to Chicago, classical pianist Nicole Narboni has performed in some of the most prestigious venues on the globe. Later this month, she’ll be adding Nebraska villages like Bridgeport, Lewellen and Morrill to the list. Narboni, a senior lecturer in piano at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music, […]

The School of Music will present a mix of musical selections and modern dance in its annual “Student Dance Project,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 in Mabel Lee Hall, room 304. The performances are in every sense a student project – with more than 30 students contributing in roles ranging from light and sound […]

The School of Music is breaking down the sounds of percussion. Drawing inspiration from primitive influences, the UNL Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at Kimball Recital Hall. The performance, “Primitive Echoes,” is directed by Anthony Falcone, director of the Cornhusker Marching Band, and Al Rometo, professor of percussion. The concert will […]

The School of Music’s Chamber Singers will present a series of four concerts at Sheldon Museum of Art this academic year. The first performance is at 2 p.m. Nov. 1. Other performances are 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4, 2 p.m. Feb. 14, and noon to 5 p.m. April 6. The April 6 performance will […]

Now in its 18th season, the Jazz in June concert series will present five Tuesday evenings of great jazz in the great outdoors on City Campus. Organized by the Sheldon Art Association, the Berman Music Foundation and the UNL School of Music, the 2009 free jazz series, presented by Baylor Evnen, kicks off June 2 […]

The UNL School of Music is providing a once-in-a-decade opportunity in Kimball Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9. “This is historically significant music that won’t be played in this area for decades, if ever again,” said Paul Haar, UNL assistant professor of saxophone and jazz studies. Haar said Jazz Ensemble 1 does a historical […]