The University of Nebraska at Kearney Wind Ensemble performed a concert Thursday night at the Fine Arts Recital Hall. The concert featured five pieces: "This Broad Earth" by Steven Bryant, "Ash" by Jennifer Jolley, "Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble" by Michael Mikulka, "Memento" by Travis Cross and "Sun Dance" by Frank Ticheli. Members of the UNK Wind Ensemble are: Flute/piccolo – Hayden Baldwin, Courtney Cox and Alisha Vavra Clarinet – Mychaela Fegter, Mali … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: Wind Ensemble performs at end-of-semester concert
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Kearney Symphony Orchestra presenting annual holiday concert Tuesday evening
KEARNEY – Kearney Symphony Orchestra will perform its annual holiday concert 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Fine Arts Recital Hall. This year’s program, “Classic Traditions,” features a number of well-known selections, along with a twist. The concert includes the iconic “March of the Toy Soldiers” from “Babes in Toyland,” Johann Strauss’ “Radetzky March” and “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” by Johann Sebastian Bach. There’s also a holiday carol … [Read more...] about Kearney Symphony Orchestra presenting annual holiday concert Tuesday evening
PHOTO GALLERY: Loper Opera performs ‘American Voices’
UNK's Loper Opera performed "American Voices," a pastiche of American opera, Saturday and Sunday at the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Musical excerpts were a compilation of newer and older works from American composers Aaron Copland, Ricky Ian Gordon, Jake Heggie, Jennifer Higdon and Kurt Weill. "The excerpts on this program reflect the diverse stories of Americans in urban and rural settings from the Civil War to contemporary times,” said Director Anne Foradori, a professor … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Loper Opera performs ‘American Voices’
Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet performing Friday at Fine Arts Recital Hall
KEARNEY – Pacifica Quartet, a Grammy Award-winning chamber ensemble, will perform a free public concert 7:30 p.m. Friday (Nov. 12) at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Fine Arts Recital Hall. The concert will feature three string quartet works: Florence Price’s “String Quartet No. 1 in G Major,” Sergei Prokofiev’s “String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92” and Antonin Dvorak’s “String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105.” The group will work with UNK’s … [Read more...] about Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet performing Friday at Fine Arts Recital Hall
Loper Opera presenting ‘American Voices’ Saturday and Sunday
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will showcase American opera during a pair of weekend performances. Loper Opera’s “American Voices” is a pastiche of both older and newer works from composers Kurt Weill, Aaron Copland, Ricky Ian Gordon, Jake Heggie and Jennifer Higdon. The scenes are produced in concert staging with large projections to evoke time, settings and sentiment. “There is a rich legacy of opera written by American composers that stretches … [Read more...] about Loper Opera presenting ‘American Voices’ Saturday and Sunday
