The Nebraska Wind Symphony, Omaha’s community concert band, will feature middle school All-Star Baritones and Tubas in our Spring Concert on February 18, 2024 at 3:00 pm in the UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center. These 7th and 8th grade instrumentalists will be performing an ensemble solo on “Pink Panther” and “Tiptoe Through the Tubas”. In addition to working with Dr. Joshua Kearney, Music Director for the Nebraska Wind Symphony, the students will work with a clinician in a sectional rehearsal on February 12, 2024 at St. Thomas Lutheran Church.
We are excited to provide this opportunity for young instrumentalists to grow in their music education and showcase their talents!
Student Participant Registration for Directors
Band Directors select the students to participate. Each student must make the commitment to attend both the scheduled rehearsal (Monday, Feb 12) and concert (Sunday, Feb 18). You can nominate one or two of your best students on each instrument. We ask that the students be ranked in the event we can only accept one student from each school.
Participant Registration Form (to be completed by Band Director)
Directors – Please complete one registration per student no later than January 12, 2024.
Solo Parts for Music to be performed:
Pink Panther – Baritone TC – Euphonium – Tuba
Tiptoe Through the Tubas – Baritone TC – Euphonium – Tuba
Rehearsal with NWS – Monday, Feb 12, 2024 – 6:30-8:00PM
St. Thomas Lutheran Church , 17007 Q Street – in the Community Life Center
Students should bring their music, pencil, and a music stand to the rehearsal.
The rehearsal night activities to include:
– Sectional rehearsal with our clinician
– Rehearsal of selections with Josh Kearney and the NE Wind Symphony
Concert with NWS – Sunday, Feb 18, 2024
UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center – 60th and Dodge
This concert is free for all attendees!
1:45PM – warm-up rehearsal in the performance hall
3:00PM – concert
Concert dress – white shirt/blouse and black/dark colored pants or skirt
To comply with UNO’s Youth Activity Policy, we request that a parent, guardian, and/or director accompany each student for the pre-concert rehearsal at UNO on February 18th.
This should be a fun and rewarding experience for each participating 7th and 8th grade student. We hope that their band directors will not only involve these players in this special performance, but will attend the rehearsal and performance as well.