KEARNEY – Kearney Symphony Orchestra will open its 116th season with a Halloween-themed concert, “Heroes and Villains.” The performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 12) in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. “Heroes and Villains” features works from Beethoven, Edvard Grieg, Adam Wesolowski and Ennio Morricone. Robert Benton, an associate professor of low brass and music theory at UNK, will play the euphonium for … [Read more...] about Kearney Symphony Orchestra opens season with Tuesday night concert
Alison Gaines
Kearney Symphony Orchestra performing in-person concert Tuesday evening
KEARNEY – Kearney Symphony Orchestra will present “Love Stories Old and New” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Merryman Performing Arts Center, 225 W. 22nd St. The concert features the UNK Brass and Percussion Ensemble, as well as the full orchestra, and includes works by George Gershwin, Felix Mendelssohn, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and UNK associate music professor Anthony Donofrio. Tickets for the in-person performance are $10 for adults and free for UNK students and … [Read more...] about Kearney Symphony Orchestra performing in-person concert Tuesday evening
Kearney Symphony Orchestra concert celebrates American music
KEARNEY – Kearney Symphony Orchestra will present a livestream performance, “From Sea to Shining Sea: Celebrating American Music in the Heartland,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The free concert features the orchestra’s brass and percussion, woodwind and string ensembles and a special performance by University of Nebraska at Kearney sophomore Jacob Cahill. It will be livestreamed at unk.edu/music. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, there won’t be an in-person audience. The … [Read more...] about Kearney Symphony Orchestra concert celebrates American music
Kearney Symphony Orchestra performing virtual holiday concert
KEARNEY – Kearney Symphony Orchestra will perform its “Holiday Kickoff Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday for an online audience. The concert, which features the orchestra’s brass and percussion, woodwind and string ensembles, will be livestreamed at unk.edu/music. It’s free and available to the public. There won’t be an in-person audience. Alison Gaines, the orchestra’s conductor and director, is excited about the virtual performance. “The challenges of rehearsing … [Read more...] about Kearney Symphony Orchestra performing virtual holiday concert
Kearney Symphony Orchestra performing outdoor concert Saturday at Frank Museum
KEARNEY – More than 30 years have passed since Kearney Symphony Orchestra last performed an outdoor concert. So, you definitely don’t want to miss this weekend’s show. The orchestra comprised of University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty and students, as well as instrumentalists from communities across the region, will present “The Great Outdoors” at 3 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 3) on the lawn outside the G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture on the UNK campus. The … [Read more...] about Kearney Symphony Orchestra performing outdoor concert Saturday at Frank Museum
