OMAHA – Without disagreeing, during the pandemic health workers have worked in the middle of exhaustion and exasperation. The Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors identifies November 22 as Public Health Thank You Day.
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony welcomes guest conductor Maestra JoAnn Falletta, and guest violinist, Blake Pouliot, for a performance this weekend in homage to Rome. Maestra Falletta, the only female conductor of a top 40 orchestra, will lead the orchestra in the works of Berlioz and Respighi.
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony returns this weekend with a diverse repertoire. The orchestra welcomes back Bulgarian conductor and Music Director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Stilian Kirov. The concert will feature mostly American composers, including Eric Ewazen, Walter Piston, and William Grant Still, but also Haydn.
Featuring Guest Conductor Stilian Kirov and Principal Pianist Christi ZunigaRead More
The Bemis Center opened their new LOW END performance space
not too long before the spread of COVID-19, but that’s not stopping the show.
Performances are continuing virtually, and this week, Dustin Bushon will
perform, going by FXTHR^. He will be working with visual artist, Alex Myers.
Coming from a heavy metal background, Bushon has an affection for loud noise.
Omaha, NE—Nebraskans are still recovering from flooding earlier this year, and as the water recedes, many people are ready to rebuild and move forward. This weekend’s Freemont Strong Festival gives audiences a chance to support those in need while enjoying two full days of live music, comedy and more in one of the state’s most heavily affected communities.
Featuring Chris Marsh, Ken Phares, and Ty IngramRead More
Omaha, NE—With the new season comes Nebraska Wind Symphony’s next concert at Elkhorn South High School this Sunday. For the 80-member volunteer ensemble, this weekend is all about women in music—performers composers, and community leaders.
“I was always writing my own music. Whether or not I showed it to anybody didn’t really matter to me, just that I was creating it. I felt this urge. When everyone else was going out to a party I was sneaking off to a practice room to sing and write” – Dryden Thomas. Local […]
Omaha, NE—Vesper Concert’s performance season continues into the new year, beginning with solo pianist, Kate Campbell. For over 30 years, Vesper Concerts has hosted some of the most notable contemporary performers, featuring every period of music from the most modern to the medieval. Campbell has received glowing praise from Bay Area publications and has worked with the likes of UC Berkely and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, but there’s another reason she’s a special guest of Vesper Concerts. She was born and raised in Omaha and the first to perform at Vesper as part of their new Nebraska’s Own series.