Darwyn “Tony” Snyder organized a group of 70 adult musicians in September 1977 creating the Nebraska Wind Symphony, Omaha’s Community Concert Band. Tony and others had long recognized the need for a performance outlet for adults who participated in high school and college band programs and wanted an organized group to continue playing. We celebrate the vision of these individuals that resulted in establishing the Nebraska Wind Symphony!
The Nebraska Wind Symphony is an adult community band of 70+ adults from a wide variety of vocational backgrounds. Each concert season, the NWS performs six concerts in various venues including two outdoor summer concerts. All of our concerts are free to the public.
The NWS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Our Mission: To provide amateur adult musicians the opportunity to perform music for wind band in a nurturing environment and share our music joyfully with the community.
Our Vision: The Nebraska Wind Symphony is a musical treasure and goodwill ambassador for the City of Omaha and State of Nebraska.
Our Core Values:
Quality – We are committed to creating a high quality experience for our members and audiences.
Responsibility – We will manage all aspects of our organization with the utmost care and integrity.
Improvement – We will continuously seek ways to make our organization better and enhance our impact in the community.
Collaboration – We will partner with music educators and other arts organizations to promote music as a lifelong avocation.
Fun – We are committed to having a good time making music together.
The NWS strives to provide high quality band concert performances of a variety of music programming that appeals to music enthusiasts and many segments of the community. The NWS continues to be a frequent recipient of program support from the Nebraska Arts Council (NAC), an active advocate of the arts.
NWS is an organization member of the Association of Concert Bands (ACB).
The ACB exists to encourage and foster adult concert community, municipal, and civic bands and to promote the performance of the highest quality traditional and contemporary literature for band.