The Nebraska Wind Symphony
The Nebraska Wind Symphony (NWS) is an adult community band serving Omaha and the surrounding areas. Approximately 85 musicians from a wide variety of vocational backgrounds perform in this ensemble. Each year NWS performs three formal concerts, a 4th of July outdoor concert, and a concert of small ensembles.
Upcoming Events:
Join us for our July 4th celebration concert at Chalco Hills Recreation Area on the southwest edge of the Omaha metro area. The concert begins at 6PM featuring music by the NWS Swingtones. The NWS Concert band begins at 7PM with a concert of patriotic and other band favorites.
Our 31st Formal Season concluded with Strike Up the Band on Sunday, April 13. This concert of band "classics" featured the music of Alfred Reed, Claude Smith, Leonard Bernstein, and Keith Davis.
Thanks to our Middle School Student All-Starts for making our Winter concert a big success. This concert was held on Sunday, February 17, and featured students on bass clarinet, bassoon, baritone saxophone, baritone horn, and bells.
NWS Memorial Scholarship:
Cameron Blazek is the recipient of the first NWS Memorial Scholarship. Cameron is currently a sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He graduated from Bellevue East at the top of his class of 365 and has been on the UNO Dean's list for the last two years. Cameron plays alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone as well as clarinet and basson. He has been a member of the UNO Marching Mavericks, Jazz II Ensemble, University Band, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and the UNO Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Congratulations Cameron!
Check out NWS News Briefs for these and other special announcements.
- NWS member, James Reed, receives Creative Writing Fellowship
- NWS appoints new music director, Janet Wright-McCaskill
Tony Snyder founded the organization in 1977 to provide local musicians who had partipated in school band programs in high school and college a place to play their instruments as adults. Succeeding Mr. Synder were Music Directors Larry MacTaggart, Dr. Timothy Yontz and Dr. Erica Neidlinger. Now entering their 31st Season, the group is under the leadership of Music Director, Janet Wright-McCaskill and Associate Director, Chris Tucker.
The mission of the Nebraska Wind Symphony is to perform fine concert band music for the enjoyment and enrichment of musicians and audiences in the greater 