The Nebraska Lectures, the Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker Series, presents “Nebraska Songbook” on Friday, Nov. 8 at 3:30 p.m. at Sheldon Museum of Art, Auditorium.
“Nebraska Songbook” is an original composition for soprano and piano by Glenn Korff School of Music Assistant Professor of Composition Greg Simon and will be performed by Jamie Reimer, Associate Professor of Voice, and Brenda Wristen, Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy. Simon will open the lecture with a discussion of the meaning and inspiration behind the piece.
Wristen originally commissioned Simon for the work on behalf of the Nebraska Music Teachers Association’s 2018 conference.
“’Nebraska Songbook’ is an evocative setting of Nebraska texts that will resonate with anyone who has a connection to this state,” Wristen said. “This project was commissioned by the Nebraska Music Teachers Association, was composed by a UNL professor based on texts by Nebraska poets and will be performed by two UNL professors. The origins, concept and execution of this piece are entirely Nebraskan. For this reason, we are thrilled to share this work at an event that both celebrates research and creativity and marks the 150th year of the university.”
More details at: https://arts.unl.edu/music/news/nebraska-lectures-feature-simon%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98nebraska-songbook%E2%80%99