Nebraska Wesleyan University is proud to welcome Professor Zach Cheever as the new director of bands. Cheever brings a dynamic blend of artistry, conducting experience and a strong passion for student mentorship to NWU’s music program.
At Nebraska Wesleyan University, two pianists are making a big impact, both in the classroom and on stage. Feifei Jiang and her husband Peter, piano faculty members at the University, are not just colleagues but also an inspiring musical duo, blending their shared love for music and education.
Nebraska Wesleyan University is hosting NWU Piano Day, a dynamic two-day event designed for piano students aged 11 to 17 and NWU piano students. The event offers young musicians an invaluable opportunity to immerse themselves in high-level piano instruction, masterclasses, and performance opportunities, all under the guidance of expert faculty and renowned guest artists.
The Nebraska Wesleyan Honors Festival hosts the region’s most promising high school singers and instrumental performers during its annual concerts this month.
Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) will host one of the most celebrated choirs from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) tradition, the Aeolians from Oakwood University. Led by their esteemed director, Jeremy Sovoy Jordan, the Aeolians will be on campus on Saturday, November 2, for a choir clinic and performance series open to the public.
Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Shannon Engel has found herself in two very different worlds over the past two summers—bustling New York City and the quiet, charming town of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
The Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir and Jazz Choir will culminate their 2023-24 season with a concert tour inspired by civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Nebraska Wesleyan Honors Festival will draw the region’s most promising high school singers and instrumental performers during its annual concerts next month.
A Nebraska Wesleyan University student is hoping that her passion for family and music could one-day provide breakthrough research for Alzheimer’s patients.
The Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre has sold out all performances of Elf the Musical marking the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that it’s reached the milestone.
Lilly Frields was selected as a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipient to study abroad.
Frields will spend nearly a month in Rwanda completing research with the guidance of Amy Spears, associate professor of music. Their project seeks to better understand how Rwandan music teachers are integrating music into the healing process of individuals living with HIV.
On Monday, March 28, children from the Nebraska Academy of Vocal Arts will join Nebraska Wesleyan's choral ensembles and spring opera soloists to take part in a community concert and fundraiser for Ukraine.
Nebraska Wesleyan University’s symphonic band will be joined by the NWU Theatre Department and CSIT to share in a concert experience entitled Messages From Mother Earth. Proceeding the event will be a reception with Nebraska State Climatologist Dr. Martha Shulski.
Nebraska Wesleyan’s University Choir and Chamber Singers will be joined by the Lincoln Boys Choir's Concert Choir and Lincoln Southeast High School's Court Choir to celebrate the music and message of the season in Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Christmas With Wesleyan.
William “Doc” Wyman can point to many life experiences over his 44 years at Nebraska Wesleyan University. So, it’s only appropriate that he has chosen “Make Our Garden Grow” as the last piece he’ll conduct for the University Choir.
Nebraska Wesleyan University’s award-winning University Choir will head south in January for its annual winter tour that will take them to four states and eight cities.
William Wyman’s music students have put in plenty of practice in preparation for their May 26th performance at one of the world’s most prestigious concert venues.
