UNO School of Music

09/03/2026

As a graduate assistant with the UNO School of Music, you receive an annual stipend, full graduate tuition remission, and you are eligible for subsidized health insurance.

Learn more here:
https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-communication-fine-arts-and-media/music/graduate-programs/graduate-assistantships.php

08/25/2026

The UNO School of Music is thrilled to welcome students to the first day of classes! Photo credit: Isaac Baker

08/24/2026

Please register to join us for Music Major for a Day 2026! Open to all high school juniors and seniors! More info can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-communication-fine-arts-and-media/music/music-major-for-a-day/music-major-for-a-day.php

08/17/2026

UNO Flute Studio Selected to Perform at the 2026 FNMC New Music Festival in Oklahoma City

The UNO Flute Studio has been competitively selected to perform at the third bi-annual Flute New Music Consortium (FNMC) New Music Festival, to be held in Oklahoma City, OK from October 23-25, 2026. Conducted by UNO's Professor of Flute, Dr. Christine Beard, the studio's program will include "Ascension" (2026) for flute ensemble by Christian Glascock, and "Pixels" (2021) by Kevin Day, scored for solo marimba and flute ensemble, featuring UNO's Professor of Percussion, Dr....

The UNO Flute Studio has been competitively selected to perform at the third bi-annual Flute New Music Consortium (FNMC) New Music Festival, to be held in Oklahoma City, OK from October 23-25, 2026…

07/22/2026

From Omaha to Italy: UNO Piano Students Shine at InterHarmony

This summer, two University of Nebraska at Omaha piano students represented the School of Music on the international stage at the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Acqui Terme, Italy. Bennett Lambelet, a freshman piano performance major, and J.T. McLaughlin, a master's student in piano performance, spent two weeks immersed in intensive musical study alongside talented performers from around the world. Their experience included private lessons, chamber music coachings, and masterclasses with internationally renowned guest artists....

This summer, two University of Nebraska at Omaha piano students represented the School of Music on the international stage at the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Acqui Terme, Italy. Be…

06/14/2026

UNO Faculty Serves as Guest Conducting Lecturer

During the spring semester of 2026, Dr. Matthew Brooks, Associate Professor and Director of Orchestral Activities in Music & Medicine at UNO, served as a Guest Conducting Lecturer at James Madison University (JMU). Invited by JMU Director of Orchestras Dr. Kira Omelchenko, Brooks worked with Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts conducting students in their orchestral conducting studio and conducting pedagogy courses, mentoring graduate orchestral and choral conductors in rehearsal technique, teaching and leadership practices, career preparation, and professional and academic marketability....

During the spring semester of 2026, Dr. Matthew Brooks, Associate Professor and Director of Orchestral Activities in Music & Medicine at UNO, served as a Guest Conducting Lecturer at James Madi…

06/09/2026

UNO’s Flute Professor Teaches in Hungary and Latvia

While on faculty development leave (sabbatical) during the spring 2026 semester, UNO's Professor of Flute, Dr. Christine Beard was invited to teach guest flute and piccolo classes in Hungary and Latvia. In May, Beard taught two flute and piccolo masterclasses for students in the Béla Bartók Faculty of Arts at the University of Szeged in Hungary. The invitation came from faculty member Szabolcs Szilágyi, who also serves as second flutist with Concerto Budapest (formerly the Hungarian Symphony Orchestra)....

While on faculty development leave (sabbatical) during the spring 2026 semester, UNO’s Professor of Flute, Dr. Christine Beard was invited to teach guest flute and piccolo classes in Hungary …

06/09/2026

UNO Flute Student Wins Nebraska Wind Symphony Scholarship

UNO sophomore flute performance major Gianna Sampson has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Nebraska Wind Symphony Memorial Scholarship, a competitive award recognizing outstanding collegiate wind and percussion musicians from Nebraska and Iowa. The scholarship is open to college-bound and current undergraduate or graduate students who are Nebraska or Iowa residents, enrolled full-time at a Nebraska institution of higher education, and active participants in a collegiate music ensemble....

UNO sophomore flute performance major Gianna Sampson has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Nebraska Wind Symphony Memorial Scholarship, a competitive award recognizing outstanding collegia…

06/09/2026

Flutist and UNO Alumna Featured by Omaha Magazine

Flutist Claire Noelle James (MM '24 UNO) had an unusual idea for her first masters degree recital: Using research on how sound affects the perception of taste, Claire proposed to create a unique culinary experience for the audience by blending both music and food, with the food being specifically prepared to enhance the flavors of each dish. Supported by her flute professor, Dr....

Flutist Claire Noelle James (MM ’24 UNO) had an unusual idea for her first masters degree recital: Using research on how sound affects the perception of taste, Claire proposed to create a uni…

06/01/2026

XY Duo Awarded UNO Center for Collaboration Science Fellowship

XY Duo, the flute and percussion ensemble comprised of UNO School of Music faculty members Dr. Christine Beard and Dr. Hannah Weaver, has been selected as one of five recipients of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Center for Collaboration Science Fellowship Funding for the 2026–2027 academic year. Their project, Forging Collaboration: Interdisciplinary Team Dynamics in Wrought Iron by Andrea Reinkemeyer, will investigate the collaborative processes involved in preparing and recording Wrought Iron (2012) for flute and percussion....

XY Duo, the flute and percussion ensemble comprised of UNO School of Music faculty members Dr. Christine Beard and Dr. Hannah Weaver, has been selected as one of five recipients of the University o…