News and information about the UNL Bands.
The Jack R. Snider Scholarship was awarded during the Band Alumni Reunion Weekend on Saturday, August 31, 2019. This year, the recipients are Madeline Kelly and Ashton Malcom. Madeline (Maddy) Kelly is a senior in Biochemistry. She is a 2019 Drum Major and plays mellophone. Maddy is from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Ashton Malcom is a (more…)
Reprinted with permission by Joan Barnes | University Libraries The Cornhusker Marching Band and the Archives and Special Collections of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries celebrated 140 years of tradition with the unveiling of a new website that highlights the evolution of the band program. The website [bandhistory.unl.edu] was revealed during an Aug. 30 open house. The (more…)
Congratulations to Morgan Dennhardt, is this year’s recipient of the Russ Swanson Outstanding Bandsman Award! She is a Music Education major from Grand Island, Nebraska. While being a part of the Nebraska Bands program, Morgan participated on many instruments in different ensembles. In the Cornhusker Marching Band and Big Red Express she played mellophone and (more…)
Reprinted with permission from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. Carolyn Barber, the Ron and Carol Cope Professor of Music and Director of Bands in the Glenn Korff School of Music, is the Newell Visiting Scholar this spring at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia. In addition to her musical training, Barber has developed (more…)
Reprinted with permission from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts On Charter Day, Feb. 15, 2019, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a monumental evening of live performance and multimedia entertainment titled, “A Celebration of Music and Milestone, N 150.” At this special event, host Jeff Zeleny, University of (more…)
