• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

UNK News

Be Blue, Be Gold, Be Bold

  • Home
  • News
  • Events
  • Photo Galleries
  • Athletics
  • Contact Us
  • New Frontiers
You are here: Home / Archives for Theatre and Dance

Theatre and Dance

Mick Johnson – UNK’s piano man – plays important part on campus

July 23, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A grand piano has roughly 12,000 individual parts. The vast majority of those pieces are tucked inside the cabinet, where a series of felt-covered hammers and tightly wound metal strings produce the instrument’s distinctive sound. It takes a skilled professional to keep such an elaborate apparatus in perfect harmony. “The more you learn about piano tuning, the more it unfolds in front of you,” Mick Johnson said. … [Read more...] about Mick Johnson – UNK’s piano man – plays important part on campus

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Blackberry Winter, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music, Fine Arts Building, Kearney, Mick Johnson, Piano Technicians Guild, Piano Tuning, Theatre and Dance, University of Nebraska, UNK, Wes Hird

PHOTO GALLERY: UNK Honor Band and Choral Clinic

January 28, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

More than 750 students from 101 high schools in Nebraska and Kansas participated in the annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of Music, Theatre and Dance. Students worked with UNK faculty and guest instructors before performing two public concerts Monday evening at the Health and Sports Center. The concerts also featured the UNK Wind Ensemble and Choraleers. Clinicians/conductors for the event were: Honor … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: UNK Honor Band and Choral Clinic

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Choral Clinic, Department of Music, Health and Sports Center, Honor Band, Kearney, Theatre and Dance, UNK

Katherine Shinn receives KUDOS award from NU Board of Regents

December 10, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

Katherine Shinn, office supervisor in the UNK Department of Music, Theatre and Dance, received the University of Nebraska Board of Regents KUDOS award on Thursday. KUDOS awards recognize university staff for their professional expertise, service and “superior dedication” to UNK and the University of Nebraska. It is the university’s top staff award. Shinn has been a member of the UNK staff since 2016. She received her Bachelor of Arts in music education from UNK in 2008 … [Read more...] about Katherine Shinn receives KUDOS award from NU Board of Regents

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: Board of Regents, Department of Music, Doug Kristensen, Katherine Shinn, Kearney, KUDOS Award, Noah Rogoff, Susan Fritz, Theatre and Dance, University of Nebraska, UNK

Footer

Social Media

UNK Campus Update Newsletter

UNK Campus Update

Admin Area

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Copyright © 2021 · Metro Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in