The Concordia Concert Band and Concordia Brass Ensemble perform a joint concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.

Two members of Concordia University, Nebraska's forensics team earned high places at the Dragon/Loper Rodeo Swing meet in Hutchinson, Kansas, on Nov. 1. Emily Kollbaum and Melonie Kotschwar placed third in Duo, and Kollbaum placed fifth in Program of Oral Interpretation.

Ten student musicians from Concordia University, Nebraska perform in the fall honor recital on Wednesday, Nov. 12. The audition-only annual fall recital features voice and instrument solos of classic to contemporary music.

Concordia will present an evening of music, suspense and theatre in the production of the musical "The Phantom of the Opera" on Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 9 at 2 p.m., Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 2 p.m., all in Weller Hall auditorium.

Concordia will hold a chamber music recital on Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall in the Music Center. The recital will feature a brass ensemble, vocal groups and a piano trio that will play on one piano.

The Concordia Symphonic Band and Chamber Band performed its first concert of the year on Friday, Oct. 10, at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward.

The Concordia Symphonic Band and Chamber Band performed its first concert of the year on Friday, Oct. 10, at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward.

The Nebraska Omega Lambda chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, a national theater honor society, inducted five new members this spring. The society recognizes student involvement in theater arts programs.

Bells will ring and the music will swing in three spring concerts at Concordia University, Nebraska: University Concert Band and Brass Ensemble, Spring JazzFest and Handbell Choir and Handbell Choir II.

The 11th annual O'Keefe Elevator Company Art Show features work by 23 Concordia University, Nebraska artists. The show, sponsored by the Nebraska Independent College Foundation, awards $2,000 in cash prizes to participating artists through funds given by the O'Keefe Elevator Company in Omaha.

Thirteen senior artists have work on display in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Thesis exhibition at Concordia University, Nebraska.

Music will fill the air this spring as four ensembles from Concordia University, Nebraska perform end-of-the-semester concerts: Male Chorus, Women's Chorale, University Concert Band and Brass Ensemble.

Twenty-two students in the Concordia University, Nebraska art department received scholarship endowments as part of Concordia's annual student art show.

A student-led drama, "The Gospel Mime," tells the Easter story through a theatrical production at Concordia University, Nebraska.

Six short plays are part of the annual One-Act Play Festival at Concordia University, Nebraska Thursday, April 10, through Saturday, April 12, in the Music Center's Studio Theater.

The 16-voice Chamber Choir from Concordia University, Nebraska embarks on a 10-day tour of the upper western United States May 10-19. Tour stops include churches and schools in Iowa, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.

Emotions rise as the Concordia University, Nebraska theater department presents "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams.

The University Symphonic Band performs seven concerts at churches and schools during its 2014 tour. The tour is throughout Missouri and Illinois April 3-6 and at St. John Lutheran Church in the band's hometown of Seward, Neb., April 13.

Audiences will enjoy 24 hours of laughs as Concordia University, Nebraska's IMPROVables comedy troupe takes the stage for its annual IMPROV-a-thon. The troupe recently released its cast list for the event, which will provide students and the community with 24 consecutive hours of improvisational comedy and serve as a clothing drive for the People's City Mission in Lincoln, Neb.

The semiannual honor recital at Concordia University, Nebraska will showcase the vocal and instrumental talents of 10 student musicians. Musicians are chosen to perform based on auditions judged by music department faculty.

The University A Cappella Choir will celebrate its 75th anniversary with an 11-day tour of the Southwest United States March 6-16. The choir will perform at 10 churches and schools in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California and Nevada and will then conclude its tour with two special concerts in Nebraska on March 23.

The Golden Age of Radio will return as the Concordia University, Nebraska theater department presents "Radio Suspense," a dessert theater production. The show will run Feb. 28 and March 1-2 in the Cattle Conference Room of the Janzow Campus Center.

Music students at Concordia University, Nebraska will collaborate for a recital inspired by George Frideric Handel beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, in the Music Center Recital Hall. The recital is free, and the public is invited to attend.

Organ and art students showcase talent at First Friday series in Lincoln

Concordia University, Nebraska students present Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale."

Concordia University, Nebraska's premiere concert band, the University Symphonic Band is deeply rooted in the more than one hundred year history of instrumental musical ensembles at Concordia.

A six-member contemporary worship band from Concordia University, Nebraska perform at the Lutheran Educators Association national convocation Oct. 24 and 25 in Milwaukee, Wis.

Concordia's Handbell Choir performed as part of the first-ever virtual handbell ensemble this fall along with 440 bell ringers from 26 states and six countries recorded sound clips of the composition "Misterium" by James Meredith. The clips were then merged into one performance.

Students were selected by audition for Concordia University, Nebraska's A Cappella Choir as it begins its 75th season

The Concordia University, Nebraska theater department's annual One Act Festival held April 18-20 showcased four student-directed plays that were performed in the Music Center's Studio Theater. Students have the opportunity to direct a play as part of Concordia's Play Production course, taught by Assistant Professor of Communication and Theater Bryan Moore. In the course, the students learn how to choose their material, manage a cast, set the stage and direct rehearsals. The class is meant to give students behind-the-scenes experience, since many have participated as actors in Concordia's theater program, but not as directors. The one acts also give other students an opportunity to participate in theater in a less demanding production than a full stage play. "Although there's a great amount of work that goes into the production, it's still rewarding in the end, when the shows are performed and the audiences are crying because they are laughing so hard," said senior Steven Whitney. "I learned a lot about how to work with actors," said senior Sarah Dinger. "Directing is really just teaching, and every actor learns differently. I also learned that the act of creating a vision is a really amazing thing. The show didn't turn out the way I imagined it would. It was better." Students from your area include: