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Current, former UNK band directors come together for unique concert
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...]
South Korean students Lee, Kim share musical talents at UNK
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Seungwon Lee and Seulji Kim have a lot in common. They’re both from South Korea. They’re both studying at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. And they’re both students of Jayoung Hong, a piano instructor and collaborative pianist at UNK. “They are exceptional talents and musicians, and their accomplishments will be a real credit to our music program and university as they continue to progress in their careers,” Hong said. “The level … [Read more...]
UNK production ‘Orphan Train: The Musical’ opens Wednesday
University Theatre at Kearney’s season-opening production of “Orphan Train: The Musical” is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Miriam Drake Theatre inside UNK’s Fine Arts Building. The University of Nebraska at Kearney show dramatizes the Orphan Train Movement that relocated an estimated 250,000 orphaned and homeless children during a 75-year period from 1854 to 1929. “Orphan Train: The Musical” features a 22-member cast playing 37 roles. About half the … [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...]
