This one concert brings the festival’s full breadth of style and artistry in one thrilling evening. Artists include Dream Warriors, Authentic Light Orchestra, John Hadfield & Ron Blake Duo and Mixed Harmony. Artist interviews with Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall will take place throughout the showcase performance. This event is a part of the weeklong […]
The 2024 Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival will play host to a 5-day workshop bringing together hip-hop, classical, and indie music, together with visual and digital art that explores indigenous narratives. Come and get a sneak peak of the results of this 5-day creative process and hear the artists speak about their creative process, their motivations […]
The July edition of The Sheldon Art Museum's Family Day with Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival will feature a special children’s storytelling concert with Crossroads’ artists, an evocative performance by Nordic-folk duo iiS in the Museum’s Great Hall, and a hands-on, storytelling-through-poetry-workshop with the wryly perceptive and truly Nebraskan wordsmith and former Nebraska State Poet, Matt […]
Join internationally acclaimed composer Dinuk Wijeratne for a rare behind-the-scenes look into his creative process. Wijeratne shares personal insights, stories, and musical excerpts in this intimate conversation about inspiration, collaboration, and invention. Sri Lankan-born Canadian Dinuk Wijeratne is a JUNO and multi-award-winning composer, conductor, and pianist who has been described by the New York Times […]
Crossroads Music Festival joins forces with the The Joslyn for a day of creativity and connection for the whole family. Enjoy a fun-filled children’s concert, two performances by the enchanting Nordic-folk duo ííS, live poetry with Nebraska State Poets, current and former, Jewel Rodgers and Matt Mason, and an interactive storytelling-through-poetry workshop with Matt Mason. […]
Join this unique opportunity to hear music fresh out of the studio, when the Dream Warriors and producer Fredrik Serholt unpack the new music that they’ve just created during a four-day recording residency at the 2026 Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival. Listening Session and Q&A with the Hip Hop Collective Dream Warriors and Producer Fredrik Serholt. The Dream Warriors […]
ííS (Erik Higgins and Marie Sønderskov) returns to Crossroads for an evening of Nordic Soundscapes and folk melodies. Fresh from the release of their first single, Frozen Water and preparing for their debut full-length […]
La Folia Global is a transcontinental musical journey that brings together Baroque repertoire and instruments with world music traditions whose roots intersect in the cultural crossroads of Renaissance Venice. At its center is Valeri Tolstov’s brilliant reimagining of Vivaldi’s La Folia, moving seamlessly between Armenian folk music, Hindustani classical raga, and Vivaldi’s original score. Step […]
La Folia Global is a transcontinental musical journey that brings together Baroque repertoire and instruments with world music traditions whose roots intersect in the cultural crossroads of Renaissance Venice. At its center is Valeri Tolstov’s brilliant reimagining of Vivaldi’s La Folia, moving seamlessly between Armenian folk music, Hindustani classical raga, and Vivaldi’s original score. Step […]
Luminous Wings brings the Nebraska Crossroads Festival Orchestra back in 2026 for another year of deep collaboration, new music, and exhilarating performance. Inspired by birds, motion, and the bright creative energy […]
Luminous Wings brings the Nebraska Crossroads Festival Orchestra back in 2026 for another year of deep collaboration, new music, and exhilarating performance. Inspired by birds, motion, and the bright creative energy […]
Be the first to hear the fresh new sounds from Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers recording residency with Swedish producer Fredrik Serholt at this one-of-a-kind listening session following Rodger’s and Serholt’s multi-day recording residency at the 2026 Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival. Combining the worlds of deep synths, acoustic instruments and spoken word, Rodgers and Serholt […]