The NWS Swingtones Big Band was formed in 1983 by trumpeter, Mark Foster. It consists of 18 semi-professional musicians mostly from the Nebraska Wind Symphony (NWS), Omaha ’s community concert band. The Swingtones repertoire consists of big band arrangements in the style of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Wood Herman, Les Brown, and many others. The NWS Swingtones are currently led by Brian Lund, trombone. Kim Lomax is the featured vocalist for ensemble.
Upcoming Events
Great Adventure Ministries New Years Eve Dance
Saturday, December 31, 2011 – 10PM to Midnight
Swing Dance Lessons at 8:30PM
Great Adventure – 1314 Jones – Omaha
Florence Arts & Humanities
Thursday, January 26, 2012 – 7 to 8:15PM
Florence City Hall, 28th and State
Music in Catholic Schools Benefit Dance and Auction
Friday, February 3, 2012 – 7:30 to 10:30PM
St. Robert Bellarmine, Mainelli Parish Center, 119th and Pacific
Check out our full performance schedule for 2012.
See what we had scheduled in 2011.
Throughout the years, this big band has provided dancing and listening entertainment at private dinner parties, dances, fund-raising events and concerts in the Greater Nebraska/Iowa Area.
The NWS Swingtones music is particularly well suited to wedding reception dances, class reunions, military service reunions, anniversary celebrations, holiday events, fund-raising dances, corporate parties, church outreach programs, and senior citizen group functions. The band’s library consists of more than 230 musical selections that include ballads, fox trots, waltzes, polkas, beguines, and other Latin numbers. There are also 20 big band gospel tunes appropriate for concerts in the NWS Swingtones’ repertoire.
NWS Swingtones Booking
The NWS Swingtones are available for public and private events. For more information on rates for performances of 1 to 3 hours by contacting us at: mail@nebraskawindsymphony.com
Or call: Brian Lund (402-493-3721)
Paul Steege (402-991-0513)