Celebrating 50 Years of Music
Our 2026-2027 season will be a special one as we celebrate a half century of enriching our community through the power of wind band music.
For 50 years, our mission has remained the same, to bring people together through great music.
Season Schedule
Sunday, October 18, 2026 – 7:30PM – UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center
Sunday, December 6 – 3:00PM – UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center
Saturday, February 27, 2027 – UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center
Sunday, April 25, 2027 – 7:30PM – UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center
2027 Summer Concerts
Sunday, June 6 2027 – St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church – time TBD
Saturday, July 3, 2027 – location and time TBD
Find out more on our 50th Anniversary Page.
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You Make It Possible!
Our concerts are supported by generous area businesses, our playing members, and many friends like you. Thank you for helping to bring great concert band music to the Omaha area!
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NWS Scholarship Program
The 2026 NWS Memorial Scholarship Competition has been completed.
See our scholarship page for more information about the competition.
Congratulations to these students who have been awarded scholarships in 2026:
$1500 – Gianna Sampson, Flute – sophomore at University of NE at Omaha
$1000 – Kade Duering, F Horn – sophomore at University of NE at Omaha
Read more about these and past Scholarship Recipients.
Your financial support continues to help us to provide financial resources to young people who participate in post college/university music programs. To support our scholarships, make a gift to NWS in honor of or in memory of a loved one or special friend. On our giving platform, select NWS Scholarship Fund and indicate who you would like to honor or remember with this donation. Or just make a donation to this fund because you like to help the development of young musicians.
Thank You! for Supporting NWS!
NWS relies on financial support from its playing members, concert patrons, and businesses and individuals from around the Omaha metropolitan area. These gifts help us to pay for rehearsal and concert venues, music director and other part-time staff salaries, new music purchase and rental, performance rights, insurance, replacement equipment, and so many other things.
Find out more about these ways to provide your financial support to NWS:
Direct Donation – Sponsor a Concert – Purchase a Program Advertisement – ShareOmaha Giving Events – Participate in a Giving Program and fund us through your normal purchases
Thanks to the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment for their grant support of concerts during our 2025-2026 season.
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