Home

Winter Concert – Sunday, Feb 18 – 3PM

The Nebraska Wind Symphony features middle school All-Star Tubas and Euphoniums in our Winter Concert on February 18, 2024 at 3:00 pm in the UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center.  These band director nominated instrumentalists will be playing the Theme from Pink Panther as arranged by Paul Cook and Tiptoe Through the Tubas by Jerry Brubaker.
Our guest conductors this concert are Dr. Michael Beard from St. Albert’s in Council Bluffs, and Professor Sarah Aymond from Iowa Western Community College.
This concert features some outstanding repertoire including Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare by Richard Strauss, The Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed, D’un matin de printemps by Lili Boulanger, and Stillwater by Keluah Dunton.
We celebrate the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with guest pianist, Tammy Miller of the Omaha Conservatory of Music .
Get the Flyer for this concert.
Listen to a KVNO promotional interview about our Middle School All-Star program and this upcoming concert.
There is no admission charged for this concert. Free-will donations accepted.
Come and enjoy the music!

Omaha Steaks has generously provided NWS with a $150 Gift Card. There will be a drawing for this gift card during this concert. Your cash or credit card donation gets you one entry ticket for the drawing. You must make your donation at the concert and be present to win. Thanks to Omaha Steaks and our generous patrons for helping support concert band music in the greater Omaha area!


Applications for the 2024 NWS Memorial Scholarship Competition  are now being accepted through March 31, 2024.
Scholarships of $1,000 and $500 will be awarded. See our scholarship page for additional details about the scholarship and how to apply.
Congratulations to 2023 scholarship winners;  Dayton LInhardt, clarinet and Colton Harris, alto saxophone!  
Read more about our scholarship winners  by visiting our scholarship recipients page.


NWS Hosts ACB Regional Connection
April 26-27, 2024 – UNO Strauss PAC


The Association of Concert Bands (ACB) Regional Event provides an opportunity for adult instrumentalists in community bands in the midwest area to gather, share ideas and some great concert band music.
Evening and afternoon concerts are free and open to the public as part of this gathering of concert bands at UNO’s Strauss Performing Arts Center, 60th and Dodge.

We thank Dietze Music for sponsoring this event.

Read more about this event and the ACB at the ACB Regional Event page.


NWS Concerts Are Free This Season!

There is no admission charged for any of this season’s NWS concerts.
We rely on the generous donations of businesses and our friends throughout the Omaha area.
Check out the Support Us page for the ways you can help us financially, or make a donation using the link below.
Thank you for supporting NWS and our concerts this season and helping us continue to provide free concerts!

Don’t miss another exciting concert!
Become a fan
 and receive information and reminders about our upcoming events.


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 space, music director and other staff salaries, new music purchase and rental, performance rights, insurance, replacement equipment, and so many other things.
Consider providing your financial support of NWS through one or more of these methods:
Direct Donation – Sponsor a ConcertPurchase a Program Advertisement – – Giving Programs can fund us through your purchases –  ShareOmaha Events


Giving Tuesday
Metro Area Opportunities to Support Great Causes

SHARE Omaha’s Mission is to help nonprofits achieve their missions by inspiring support and serving. Their goal is to change the giving culture of the metro area.

#GivingEveryTuesday is a series of weekly opportunities to come together to give and support causes across the greater Omaha metro. March 19 focuses on giving to Music organizations. Find out more about #GivingEveryTuesday events.

The next metro area Giving Tuesday is April 23, 2024. This is part of Do Goods in Omaha.
Join in with many other residents of the Greater Omaha area in supporting many deserving nonprofits, including the Nebraska Wind Symphony! To support NWS see our SHARE Omaha page

NWS participated in SHARE Omaha’s Giving Tuesday, 24 hours of giving, on November 28, 2023. Through the generous gifts of playing members and friends throughout Omaha we exceeded our $3,000 goal and raised $4,150!
Thank you for your generous support of the Nebraska Wind Symphony, Omaha’s Community Concert Band.


2023-24 Our 47th Concert Season

Concert Series Schedule
Fall Concert  – Sunday, October 15, 2023 – 3PM – Bennington High School
Holiday Concert – Sunday, December 10, 2023 – 3PM – UNO Strauss PAC 
Winter Concert – Sunday, February 18, 2024 – 3PM –  UNO Strauss PAC
Spring Concert – Saturday, April 27, 2024 – 7:30PM – UNO Strauss PAC 
Summer Concert Schedule
Summer Concert – Sunday, June 9, 2024 – 6:00PM – TBD
July 4th Concert – Sunday, July 7, 2024 – 6:00PM – TBD
For more information see our Season 47 page.



Thanks to the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment for supporting our Winter Middle School All-Star concert during our 2022-2023 concert season. 



Have you liked us on Facebook?
Get the latest updates on concerts, plus much more…
Like-us-on-Facebook

Check us out on InstaGram too!


acblogo
namlogo_proudmember

with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment

Scroll to Top