KEARNEY – The Nebraska Music Teachers Association is sponsoring a free piano workshop May 18 at Kearney First Baptist Church, 3610 Sixth Ave. The event, open to youths ages 7-18, features master classes and presentations led by University of Nebraska at Kearney music faculty Jayoung Hong and Beth Mattingly and piano instructor Bella Hoppens of Yandas Music. The workshop runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., with a concert concluding the activities. Participants can … [Read more...] about Free piano workshop May 18 at Kearney First Baptist Church
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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,” … [Read more...] about South Korean students Lee, Kim share musical talents at UNK
UNK faculty, students performing Sunday at ‘Piano Extravaganza’
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty and students will be joined by the Atlantic Piano Duo during the upcoming “Piano Extravaganza.” The concert scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday (April 22) in the Fine Arts Building recital hall features UNK collaborative pianist Jayoung Hong, assistant music professor Beth Mattingly and piano students Seungwon Lee and Kangyoung Ban. The Atlantic Piano Duo is comprised of University of Nebraska at Omaha assistant professor … [Read more...] about UNK faculty, students performing Sunday at ‘Piano Extravaganza’
Salon Miniature chamber concert Saturday at UNK’s Frank Museum
KEARNEY – A group of five Kearney musicians will perform a Salon Miniature chamber concert at 5 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 9) at UNK’s G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture. The event includes poetry reading by Seth Yoonsoo Choi, an eighth-grade student at Kearney’s Horizon Middle School. Choi sang in the National Middle School Choral festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2014 and has portrayed characters in two short films in South Korea and Oklahoma. In 2015, he … [Read more...] about Salon Miniature chamber concert Saturday at UNK’s Frank Museum
