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5000 Saint Paul Avenue
Lincoln,Nebraska 68504-2794
402.465.2281
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Bachelor of Music in Music Performance

Minor in Music


Whether your love of music stems from a desire to sing, to play or teach, NWU Music is your ideal place to grow. You can earn a bachelor of arts degree or a bachelor of music degree in music education or performance. Study music theory, composition, history and world music. Then put your learning into performance in our 1,500-seat concert hall with full schedules in vocal and instrumental concerts as well as opera. Tour both nationally and globally as you grow as a performer. Recent U.S. tours have crisscrossed the South and Southwest.

Acceptance Rate:

Nebraska Wesleyan University (a liberal arts school) has a general acceptance rate of 79%


Faculty Info:

Jana Holzmeier, D.M.A., Boyd Bacon, M.M., Masako Bacon, D.M.A., Kathleen Benischek, Joyce Besch, M.M., Elizabeth Bobenhouse, M.M., Sheila Brunkhorst, Donna Carnes, M.M., Amy Guevara, Andrew Janak, Larry Jones, D.M.A., Richard K. Jones, Steven Kaup, D.M.A., Dawn Pawlewski Krogh, D.M.A., Mollie Manner, M.M., Brian Pfoltner, Richard Ricker, Robert Salistean, M.M., Amy Spears, Ph.D., John D. Spilker, Ph.D., Tom Trenney, Nancy Vogt, D.M.A., Cathi Wagner, Pance Zaev, D.M.A.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
The Prom
(4/18/24 - 4/28/24)
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The Good Doctor in Broadway The Good Doctor
(3/14/24 - 3/17/24)
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In Sorrow's Guise: An Immersive Medea in Broadway In Sorrow's Guise: An Immersive Medea
(5/12/22 - 5/15/22)
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Seussical in Broadway Seussical
(4/21/22 - 5/1/22)
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Three Sisters in Broadway Three Sisters
(3/24/22 - 4/3/22)
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Three Sisters (van Itallie)
(3/24/22 - 4/3/22)
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Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow in Broadway Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow
(3/25/22 - 4/2/22)
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Little Women in Broadway Little Women
(2/12/22 - 2/27/22)
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Bondagers in Broadway Bondagers
(1/27/22 - 2/6/22)
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A Christmas Carol in Broadway A Christmas Carol
(12/2/21 - 12/12/21)
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A Shayna Maidel in Broadway A Shayna Maidel
(11/11/21 - 11/21/21)
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Measure for Measure in Broadway Measure for Measure
(10/21/21 - 10/31/21)
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Hello, Dolly! in Broadway Hello, Dolly!
(9/30/21 - 10/10/21)
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Head Over Heels in Broadway Head Over Heels
(8/19/21 - 8/29/21)
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A Doll's House, Part 2
(10/1/20 - 10/11/20)
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The Book of Will
(3/26/20 - 4/5/20)
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Glengarry Glen Ross in Broadway Glengarry Glen Ross
(2/6/20 - 2/16/20)
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Now. Here. This.
(11/21/19 - 11/24/19)
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The Wolves in Broadway The Wolves
(10/31/19 - 11/10/19)
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NEWSIES in Broadway NEWSIES
(9/26/19 - 10/6/19)
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Gloria
(9/12/19 - 9/22/19)
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Footloose in Broadway Footloose
(8/15/19 - 8/25/19)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
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The Robber Bridegroom in Broadway The Robber Bridegroom
(4/25/19 - 5/5/19)
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in Broadway The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
(4/4/19 - 4/14/19)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
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Nell Gwynn in Broadway Nell Gwynn
(3/21/19 - 3/31/19)
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Applause! Applause! Reboot in Broadway Applause! Applause! Reboot
(2/28/19 - 3/3/19)
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One-Ham Manlet in Broadway One-Ham Manlet
(2/23/19 - 2/24/19)
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Xanadu in Broadway Xanadu
(2/7/19 - 2/17/19)
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Hamlet in Broadway Hamlet
(1/17/19 - 1/27/19)
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Mamma Mia! in Broadway Mamma Mia!
(11/29/18 - 12/9/18)
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A Christmas Carol in Broadway A Christmas Carol
(12/1/18 - 12/5/18)
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Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean in Broadway Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
(11/8/18 - 11/18/18)
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Julius Caesar in Broadway Julius Caesar
(10/25/18 - 11/4/18)
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The Drowsy Chaperone in Broadway The Drowsy Chaperone
(9/27/18 - 10/7/18)
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ALL SHOOK UP
(8/16/18 - 8/26/18)
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CABARET (1998 VERSION)
(4/19/18 - 4/29/18)
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(1/11/18 - 1/13/18)
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ILLYRIA
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South Pacific
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In the Heights in Broadway In the Heights
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Monty Python's Spamalot
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