Concordia University, Nebraska

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'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.

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 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 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.

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.

Concordia senior and graphic designer Sydney van der Heijden recently designed and formatted a book commemorating Concordia University, Nebraska's 125th anniversary.

Four Christmas at Concordia concerts brought more than 3,000 guests, including Seward County residents, residents from Nebraska and other states, Concordia alumni, students, and others to St. John Lutheran Church near campus. The concerts featured the Women's Cantamus Choir, Male Chorus, Concordia Handbell Choir, University Brass Ensemble, University A Cappella Choir and University Symphonic Band.

The Concordia University, Nebraska Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra will hold their fall semester performance at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.

Concordia University, Nebraska's winter Jazzfest will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 at Hillcrest Evangelical Free Church in Seward.

The Concordia Handbell Choir and Handbell Choir II will perform at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 in the Music Center's Recital Hall on Concordia's campus. Additionally, the Handbell Choir will be participating in the Nebraska State Capitol's Tree Lighting at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9.

Concordia senior Austin Theriot recently received the 2018 Richard Hillert Award in Student Composition for his piece "Psalm 8."

Concordia University, Nebraska, will hold its Fall Composer Recital at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 6 and its Fall Honor Recital at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7 in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.