Concordia University, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska's department of Art recently announced this year's awards and scholarship rceipients during the Annual Art Show on April 4. These awards and scholarships are given based on a student's artwork in the annual Student Art Show that was on display in the Marxhausen Gallery of Art from March 27 to April 12.

Concordia University Nebraska held its Spring Composers Recital on Tuesday, March 29 at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska. Included in the program were premiere performances of pieces written by ten Concordia student composers, comprised of a variety of music written for vocals, piano, winds and strings.

The Concordia theatre department performed four student directed performances each night from March 31 to April 2 in the Thom Auditorium for the annual One-Act Play Festival. This festival is the practical component of the Communication Theatre Arts Play Production class. The class takes the students through the process of analyzing their play from multiple perspectives, including design, technical and acting choices, so they are prepared to work with their peers to produce a complete performance.

Concordia music students performed in the annual Spring Honor Recital on March 30 that was livestreamed on the music department's Facebook page. The semiannual honor recital at Concordia showcases the vocal and instrumental talents of student musicians. Musicians are chosen to perform based on auditions judged by music department faculty. The recital is held twice a year, once each semester.

Concordia University, Nebraska music students performed in the semiannual honor recital Oct. 27 in front of a limited audience in attendance, while the performances were streamed on the music department's Facebook page.

This year's Spring Honor Recital looks a bit different for Concordia University, Nebraska music students. Typically, students would perform their pieces in front of a live audience in the Music Building's recital hall. For this spring's Honor Recital, each student recorded a video of themselves performing that was then compiled into a video and shared online.

Concordia University, Nebraska's department of art recently announced this year's scholarship recipients. These scholarships are typically awarded based on a student's artwork in the annual Student Art Show that takes place in April and judged by Concordia's full-time art faculty. This year's exhibition was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and instead, students applied for each scholarship and endowment.

The Concordia theatre department has been developing and performing radio plays as a way for actors and crew to continue honing their crafts despite being limited by public health safety measures.

Concordia University, Nebraska's speech team recently competed in the Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA) State Championship at the University of Nebraska, Omaha Feb. 15. The tournament field included all college and university speech programs in Nebraska. In order to place in the NIFA Team Championship, the team's preliminary and final round scores were assigned a point value and rated against other schools. As a result of their collective team effort, Concordia is now ranked No. 4 among all teams in Nebraska, improving upon last year's placement of No. 7.in the medium school (Division II) category. The team not only moved up in rank, but also switched to the open division for larger teams.

The University A Cappella Choir from Concordia University, Nebraska, will perform in Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Nevada during its annual spring tour March 6 through March 16. The choir will conclude the tour with two local-area concerts on Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m., at Christ Lincoln Church in Lincoln and at 7 p.m., at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward.

Christmas at Concordia weekend included three events as part of Concordia University, Nebraska's annual Christmas celebration: a community open house and Christmas tree lighting, four Christmas at Concordia concerts and the Scholarship Parade of Homes.

Concordia University theatre will perform its fall musical: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, based on a novel by Roy Horniman, Nov. 1-3 and 9-10 in Weller Auditorium on Concordia's campus. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7 p.m., and Sunday shows begin at 2 p.m.

Concordia University, Nebraska, will hold its Fall Honor Recital Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.

The University Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble of Concordia University, Nebraska, will perform its fall concert Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m., in the Cattle Conference Room, located in the Janzow Campus Center on Concordia's campus. The concert is free and open to the public. The Symphonic Band will perform "Chorale and Alleluia" by Howard Hanson, "Vesuvius" by Frank Ticheli, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" arranged by Peter J. Wilhousky and "The High School Cadets March" by John Philip Sousa. The Wind Ensemble will perform "Rushmore" by Alfred Reed, "Watermelon Club" by Jen Bodewalt Lampe and "The Boys of Wexford March" by Sammy Nestico.

Concordia University, Nebraska, Vocal Jazz Choir will travel to Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma for its performance tour May 5-12.

Concordia University, Nebraska's spring Jazzfest will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 26 at Hillcrest Evangelical Free Church in Seward. Additionally, Concordia's Handbell Choir and Handbell Choir II will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 in the Music Center's Recital Hall on Concordia's campus.

Ten seniors will showcase their work in the Bachelor of Fine Art Senior Thesis exhibition at Concordia University, Nebraska, April 14 through May 1 in the Marxhausen Gallery of Art.

Concordia University, Nebraska, will hold its Spring Composers Recital at 7 p.m., on Thursday, April 11 in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.

The Concordia University Symphonic Band will perform its spring concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, in the Cattle Conference Room in the Janzow Campus Center on Concordia's campus.

Concordia University, Nebraska's Cantamus Women's Choir and Concordia's Male Chorus will perform a joint spring concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 14 at St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward.

The best of Concordia University, Nebraska students' artwork, as judged by Concordia's full-time art faculty, are on display at the Marxhausen Gallery of Art from March 31 through April 11.

The Concordia University, Nebraska Chamber Orchestra will hold their spring semester performance at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.

Students of Concordia University, Nebraska, will be performing two one-act plays during the annual One-Act Play Festival, running April 4-6. The festival begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre in the Music Center on campus.

Concordia University, Nebraska's Vocal Jazz Choir is set to perform their annual spring concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 24 at Neutral Grounds located on Seward's downtown square.

The University A Cappella Choir from Concordia University, Nebraska, will travel to Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri for its annual spring tour March 27 through April 1. The choir will conclude the tour with two local-area concerts on Sunday, April 7 at 3 p.m. at First Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln and at 7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward.

Concordia University, Nebraska, will present "Harvey," by Mary Chase on Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24 at 2 p.m., at Olde Glory Theatre located at 348 Jackson Ave. in Seward.

Concordia University, Nebraska, will hold its Spring Honors Recital at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, March 19 in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.

The Concordia IMPROVables, a student improvisational theatre group, brought 24 hours of laughs to campus from 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Janzow Campus Center.

The Concordia University, Nebraska Wind Ensemble, a select 40-member concert band, will be touring March 1-10, 2019, with stops in Illinois, Indiana and Kansas.

Concordia University, Nebraska, will present an evening of comedy and laughs in the student production, "Where We Are" on Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m., all in the Studio Theater located in the Music Center on Concordia's campus.