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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1994)
Nebntskan l For the weekend of Sept. 23 - 25 Give it a shot > Pavement — This alternative rock band will make a stop in Lincoln at The Hurricane, 1118 0 St., at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. The show will also feature bands Sideshow and Polevo. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. > Abendmusik — Abendmusik’s 1994-95 season kicks off tonight with a 7:30 performance at First Plymouth Congregational Church. Ti i i k i r m 11 i ill Former Iincolnite to play at lied celebration By Paula Uvigwt Senior Reporter Internationally known clarinetist Rich ard Stoltzman will return to his hometown Saturday as a featured guest at the UNL School of Music’s 100th anniversary cel ebration. Bom in Omaha, Stoltzman lived in Lin coln as a young boy. His performance will be part of the Centennial Concert at the Lied Center for Performing Arts this weekend. “I was very surprised and very happy that they wanted me to come and be a part of the celebration," Stoltzman said. The clarinetist is used to centennials. Last year, he played at the Yale School of Music’s 100th anniversary at Carnegie Hall. He’s also scheduled to perform at the 100th anniversary of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Stoltzman graduated from Ohio State University with a double major in music and mathematics. He earned his Master of Mu sic degree at Yale University and worked to earn his doctorate degree at Columbia Uni versity. Stoltzman was the first clarinetist to give recitals at both Carnegie Hall and the Hol lywood Bowl. He will play a solo, “Amaz ing Grace,” during his Lincoln perfor mance, and also will perform with the Uni versity Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble. “Of course it’s a great honor, but I think that the fact the School of Music was started 100 years ago is a wonderful tribute to the foresight and the determination of the people of Nebraska,” he said. One hundred years ago, a school of mu sic probably was not considered essential to life, Stoltzman said, except in such world cities as London, Rome or Vienna. The clarinetist said bringing communi cation to the individual was the importance of art in music. “The power of the audience is tremen dous,” he said. “I don’t think people real ize what they bring to the performance.” Stoltzman said it was a great opportu nity to share his talents. “You spend a lot of time practicing and many, many years preparing for your art, and you spend all those hours and always striving to be more sincere in your perfor mance and play more in tune with the composer’s intentions.” The Centennial Concert will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Lied Center for Per forming Arts. Tickets are $20 for adults and $8 for students. Ticket price includes hors d’oeuvres at 7 p.m. in the Lied lobby. Courtesy of Frank Salomon Associates will perform Saturday as part of tha UNL School of Music’s 100th vorsary calohratlon. Centennial Celebration Below is a list of this weekend's events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music. $ Today - Alumni and Friends Baitecue, 6 p.m., Westbrook lawn. ID Today - Faculty Series Sampler, 8 p.m., Kimball Recital Hall. Playing °/,at this free concert will be School of Music faculty: William Sltomos, baritone; Russell White, double bass; John Bailey, flute; Diane Caweln, clarinet; David Abbott, piano; and Craig Fuller, Tuba. Saturday - Lunch and Tailgate Party, 10:30 a.m., Westbrook lawn. ID Saturday — Pre-game warm-up. The Comhusker Marching Band and vo the Alumni Marching Band rehearse for their performance at the - Nebraska-Pacific football game. lr Saturday — Centennial Concert with Richard Stoltzman, 8 p.m., Lied 7) Center. Tickets arc $20 for adults, $8 for students, and arc available ' at the Lied box office. Price includes hors (Toeuvres at 7 p.m. In the Lied lobby. Also appearing win be the Wind Ensemble, University Stagers, University Orchestra, Moran Woodwind Quintet, Audan Ravnan, Jazz Band and Scarlet and Cream Stagers. IP Saturday - Centennial Celebration Party and Dance, 10 p.m., Nebraska Union Ballroom. DN graphic Musical tradition at UNL still alive after century By Paula Lavlgif Senior Reporter In 1894 the NU Board of Regents invited Willard Kimball to Lincoln and started a tra dition of musical excellence that has lasted a century. Kimball, founder of the music conserva tory at Grinnell College in Iowa, was the, first director of what is now known as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music. A history of the UNL School of Music was prepared by Marilyn J. Hammond in 1987. John W. Whiteman, School of Music special programs coordinator, updated the history in 1994. In 1894, Kimball purchased a site at I Ith and R streets for the original home of a mu sic conservatory. The conservatory, con structed at a cost of $30,000, was an impres sive four-floor structure for the 1890’s. With only a two-manual-pedal organ and a half-dozen claviers to its name, the con servatory welcomed its first 57 students and seven faculty members. The faculty performed its first concert at the beginning of the 1895-96 school year in the university chapel. As soon as 1910, the University School of Music achieved a national reputation. “The Musical Courier” published a review of the school in one of its issues. This national recognition brought on an attack by the competition, Lincoln Musical College. Through a series of legal maneu vers, the School of Music was stripped of any affiliation with the university. The University School of Music, as it was still named, retained its support of music education and advanced the quality of its programming. In 1912, UNL established the School of Fine Arts within the College of Arts and Sciences. The university provided music theory classes separate from those offered at the University School of Music. The two institutions merged in 1930 when UNL purchased the University School of Music for $100,000. During the depression, the university’s School of Fine Arts was closed due to financial difficulties. The uni versity allowed the School of Music, under Director Adrian Newens, to remain open. Not until 1939 did the school become an important offering at the university under the direction of Arthur Westbrook. Westbrook established a music degree pro gram and a comprehensive instructional pro / See HISTORY on 12