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...]
PHOTO GALLERY: All-State high school vocal camp at UNK
Thornton String Quartet presents Saturday concert at Frank Museum
EVENT: “Thornton String Quartet in Concert - 300 Years of Classical Music Through String Quartet” SHOW DETAILS: The Thornton String Quartet - a select scholarship student ensemble at University of Nebraska at Kearney - will present six works from the late 17th century to the 20th century, representing stylistic periods from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic to the contemporary era. The audience will experience the evolution and development of the classical music from the works featured in this … [Read more...]
New York City-based music ensembles to perform at UNK
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Two New York City-based music ensembles are performing at the University of Nebraska at Kearney as part of the New Music Series performances. LONGLEASH, a piano trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday (April 17) in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. The trio extends a love of classical chamber musicianship to the interpretation of contemporary music. Their performances are both dynamic and refined. LONGLEASH will perform … [Read more...]
Jan Harriott to retire from UNK Music after 15 ‘rewarding and challenging’ years
Name: Jan Harriott Job Title: Associate Professor Music Education; Early Childhood/Elementary Music Specialist Years at UNK: 15 Family: Husband, Art, 71; Son, Art II, 45; Daughter, Angie, 42. Both children are married and live in Texas. Seven grandchildren, ages 23 to 8. Career Path: Harriott is a native of Peoria, Illinois. She has taught music to students of all ages across the U.S. and in parts of Europe, which includes 17 years of public school elementary general music teaching in … [Read more...]
