Music Department

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 (NWU) 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.

Tom Trenney, assistant professor of music, has been named the 2024 Nebraska Music Educator of the Year by the Nebraska Music Education Association. 

This prestigious honor recognizes his profound impact on music education, his exceptional leadership and his unwavering dedication to students. 

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. 

Joyce Besch still remembers singing and playing the piano as a child for anyone who would stand still long enough to hear her.

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.