By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Brian Alber uses the word tradition when describing the University of Nebraska at Kearney bands. That tradition, he said, was established by a long line of dedicated directors and is carried on each year by a group of talented students representing the school. It will be on display 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 1) during a unique event in the UNK Fine Arts Building Recital Hall. The UNK Wind Ensemble will perform a special concert … [Read more...]
Pride of the Plains Marching Band includes 92 members; Season opens Aug. 30
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins with UNK’s Aug. 30 football game against Missouri Southern State. In addition to performing at all Loper home football games, Pride of the Plains performs in the annual UNK Band Day Parade and Bearcat Marching Festival Sept. 22. The parade begins at 10 a.m. Other scheduled performances include the Sept. 15 homecoming parade and Oct. 20 at the Nebraska State … [Read more...]
Inspired by eclipse, UNK alumnus Jonathan Jaworski writes song featured at commencement
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Music inspired by a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle will be performed at Friday’s University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement ceremony. UNK alumnus Jonathan Jaworski wrote the song “ECLIPSE” to express his excitement for last year’s “Great American Eclipse” – a total solar eclipse stretching from coast to coast that was visible along a 70-mile-wide path across Nebraska. “I actually wrote the piece beforehand,” said Jaworski, who read about … [Read more...]
Pride of The Plains Marching Band opens season Aug. 31
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins with UNK’s Aug. 31 football game against Missouri Western. In addition to performing at all Loper home football games, the Pride of the Plains performs in the annual UNK Band Day Parade and Bearcat Marching Festival Sept 23. The parade begins at 10 a.m. Other scheduled performances include the Sept. 7 away football game at Emporia State, the Sept.16 Homecoming … [Read more...]
UNK honor band, choral concert features 114 high schools, 667 students
WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Honor Band and Choral Clinic and Concert PERFORMERS: More than 650 students from 114 high schools in Nebraska and Kansas are participating. A full day of rehearsals with UNK faculty and other teachers and conductors from across the region ends with two concerts. HOSTED BY: Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at UNK DATE: Monday, Jan. 23 BAND CONCERT: 5:30 p.m. performance features UNK Wind Ensemble with Festival and Honor Bands CHORAL … [Read more...]
