Lincoln Nebraska
July 18 2023,
Lied Center for Performing Arts
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
The Lied Center for Performing Arts (frequently shortened to Lied Center) is a multi-venue performing arts facility in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It opened in 1990 on the southwest edge of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's City Campus. The main stage at the Lied Center has a seating capacity of 2,258 and is primarily used for orchestra, theatre, and speaking events.
This is me, who just took a whole night and morning's travel from a performance at LA, was performing with my friend at the Lied Center in Lincoln Nebraska 2023. I looked still refreshed, is it? This experience let me respect the professional performers more who travel globally to bring music to people. I am so proud to have such a wonderful experience and has this opportunity to spend time with professors at the Lied Center Piano Academy. There are only 16 students selected from the entire country.
ME, friends with dr. paul BARNES
Dr. Barnes is the Marguerite Scribante Professor of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music and has been a part of the Academy since it’s inception. From Dr. Barnes:
The artistic collaboration that I have enjoyed with the Lied Center for Performing Arts has been a professional highlight of my 25 years at the Glenn Korff School of Music. Whether presenting a Philip Glass premiere or a CD release performance with Brooklyn Rider, the Lied Center has been at the leading edge of my musical world. It is with great joy that I accept the position of Artistic Director of the Lied Center Piano Academy. I have been passionately dedicated to inspiring young pianists in reaching their full human and musical potential and the LCPA fulfills that aspiration perfectly. My vision for the Academy includes creating an exhilarating and inspiring environment where high school pianists from all over the country can be challenged to explore every aspect of their musicianship. Using the world renowned faculty of the Glenn Korff School of Music, I want to inspire young pianists to think in very new ways about music that will make them a force for good in the world. Academy fellows will engage the rich tradition of piano music but also explore improvisation and the exciting world of contemporary piano music.I’m thrilled to put my creative, artistic, and pedagogical energy into the Lied Center Piano Academy and look forward to welcoming many young pianists to our campus this July.
