Eight UNK students are performing with Chicago Dance Crash as part of a special collaboration with the award-winning hip-hop/contemporary dance company. After working with artistic director Jessica Deahr to learn the routine, UNK students Shelby Haney, Maria Klingelhoefer, Emma D. Newman, Hannah Petersen, Rebekah Petersen, Amana Reed, Morgan Rutledge and Mary Joyce Storm will perform with Chicago Dance Crash on Thursday and Friday. The piece will also be part of UNK … [Read more...] about UNK students performing with award-winning Chicago dance company
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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
John Petzet focused on promoting, growing UNK vocal music program
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – John Petzet knew he had big shoes to fill. The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s new director of choral activities was replacing David Bauer, a highly respected vocal music instructor who held the position for 35 years before retiring last May. Petzet, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, native with 18 years of experience at the postsecondary level, was up for the challenge. UNK’s vocal music program hasn’t missed a beat since he took … [Read more...] about John Petzet focused on promoting, growing UNK vocal music program
PHOTO GALLERY: UNK choirs celebrate holiday season
University of Nebraska at Kearney choir members celebrated the holiday season last weekend with a pair of performances. On Friday, the Choraleers shared the stage with Christian music icon Sandi Patty during her “Christmas in Kearney” concert at the Merryman Performing Arts Center. The Choraleers sang backup vocals for the five-time Grammy Award winner during “Wonderful Child” and “O Holy Night.” On Sunday, the Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus, Collegium and Choraleers … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: UNK choirs celebrate holiday season
UNK Choraleers performing Friday with Christian music icon Sandi Patty
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney students will share the stage with a Christian music legend while celebrating the holiday season. Members of the Choraleers were invited to sing backup vocals for gospel icon Sandi Patty during her “Christmas in Kearney” concert 7 p.m. Friday at the Merryman Performing Arts Center, 225 W. 22nd St., in Kearney. The UNK choir will perform “Wonderful Child” and “O Holy Night” with Patty, a five-time Grammy Award winner and 2004 … [Read more...] about UNK Choraleers performing Friday with Christian music icon Sandi Patty
