Every four years the School of Music and Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film collaborate to put on a musical theatre production sponsored by the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. This year, it is a new adaptation of Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” rewritten by Mary Zimmerman. Continue reading…
The Lied Center for Performing Arts has announced a musical theatre festival to seek out new musical theatre works from across the United States with the potential to be developed and produced into full-scale productions. Continue reading…
Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film senior Benito Sanchez, of Lincoln, Neb., had the opportunity to work on Alexander Payne’s latest film, “Nebraska,” last semester, working as a camera production assistant and serving as the personal assistant to Cinematographer Phedon Papamichael. Continue reading…
Architectural Historian Hilary Lewis will present the next Geske Lecture titled “Philip Johnson: The Art of Architecture” on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in Sheldon Museum of Art’s Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
In their first collaboration, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Fine Art Photo Club and Metropolitan Community College of Omaha’s Metro Photo Club present “PhotoClub2,” an exhibition of 56 photographs from the student photo clubs from both institutions. Continue reading…
T.J. Edwards, a second-year graduate student in ceramics at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has had his work accepted into two national juried exhibitions. Continue reading…
Freshman music major Hattie Bestul was the division winner in the Music Teacher National Association Senior Performance Woodwind Competition in Lawrence, Kan., on Jan. 12. Continue reading…
Associate Professor of Music Theory Stanley Kleppinger was recently elected to a four-year term as secretary of the Society for Music Theory (SMT) after being nominated by its Executive Board. Continue reading…
The Berman Music Foundation has donated thousands of CDs, LPs and DVDs of jazz and rock music to UNL's Music Library. The collection will benefit UNL students, including those enrolled in the School of Music's two new advanced degree programs in jazz studies. Continue reading…
School of Music graduate student Kayla Wilkens finished as one of eight finalists in the National Opera Association’s 2013 Vocal Competition in the scholarship division. The finals were conducted Jan. 5, 2013, in Portland, Ore. Continue reading…
For a full listing of upcoming events, please visit our website at http://www.unl.edu/finearts. Continue reading…