Congratulations to Aleah Peters, a feature twirler for the Cornhusker Marching Band 2014, who was crowned Miss Nebraska 2016 on Saturday, June 11! Good luck, Aleah, as you represent Nebraska in the Miss America Pageant the week of Sept. 6 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
You can view the picture and names of the four runners-up on the MissNebraska.org website..
We’ll post answers to commonly asked questions and also open it up to you for any questions. #DougandTonyShow16 pic.twitter.com/tqCPjMLmpb
— UNL Band Program (@UNLBands) May 12, 2016
Roy Edward Cook, 76, formerly of Lincoln, passed away on February 15, 2016, in Hartford, Conn. Born April 24, 1939, in Center, to the late Joseph and Dena (Helmhout) Cook. He was raised in Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln High in 1957 and the University of Nebraska in 1962. At UNL he majored in architecture and marched in the Cornhusker Marching Band.
Read his full obituary at the Lincoln Journal Star. For online condolences please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.
UNL Bands was excited to have composer Dr. Kimberly Archer in residence the week of February 8-12. Along with sessions with the conducting and composition studios, she worked with the Wind Ensemble on her piece Common Threads, commissioned with help from the Donald A. Lentz Fund and Jack R. Snider Band Alumni Association Fund, in preparation for its World Premiere at the 2016 CBDNA/NBA North Central Division Conference, February 25-27 on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
If you would like to hear the world premiere of this piece, along with several others, you can attend the Glenn Korff School of Music Wind Ensemble performance on Sunday, February 28, at 3:00 pm in Kimball Recital Hall. If you are unable to attend in person, you can still watch and listen via webcast at http://arts.unl.edu/music/webcasts.
Thank you to all our alumni who have donated to our funds to make this possible. If you would like to contribute to the Donald A. Lentz Fund, you can donate online through the NU Foundation by clicking the link above or on our website. The Lentz Fund is used to commission new works for the UNL concert bands and to fund the appearance of guest artists with the UNL concert bands.
Kimberly K. Archer (b. 1973 in Mendota, IL) is currently serving as Associate Professor of Composition at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois. She teaches composition, music theory, analysis, counterpoint, 20th century music, and general education courses in music.
A specialist in music for winds and percussion, Dr. Archer’s compositions have been performed throughout the United States, including national conventions of the National Flute Association, regional conventions of CBDNA, and state conventions of the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association, Oklahoma Music Educators Association, and the National Band Association-Wisconsin.
For a full bio of Dr. Archer visit her website at http://kimberlyarcher.squarespace.com.
