| Press Release: Nebraska Jazz Orchestra presents "High Intensity," December 20 (12/10/2012)
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Nebraska Jazz Orchestra presents
High Intensity
Join the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra as its 2012-2013 concert season heats up with "High Intensity," featuring guest artists Willie Murillo, trumpet, and Becky Martin, vocals. Willie Murillo's powerhouse trumpet skills and Becky Martin's sizzling vocals will join the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra's outstanding musicianship for what is sure to be an unforgettable performance. Selections will include "What A Little Moonlight Can Do" by Harry M. Woods, arr. Gordon Goodwin; "Sway," arranged by Willie Murillo; "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," by Johnny Marks, arr. Willie Murillo; "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," by Andy Williams, arr. Willie Murillo; "Be Bop," by Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Gordon Goodwin; "Cheek to Cheek," by Irving Berlin, arr. Gordon Goodwin; "Cool Yule," by Steve Allen & Eric Kornfeld, arr. Willie Murillo; "And the Melody Still Lingers On," arranged by Arif Mardin & Gordon Goodwin.
"High Intensity" will be held Thursday, December 20 at the Cornhusker Hotel, 333 South 13th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. Priority seating for season ticket holders and Jazz Club members is at 7:00 p.m., with general admission seating beginning at 7:15 p.m. Single admission tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for students. Prorated season tickets are also available, $67.50 for adults and $33.75 for students, and new subscribers can take 50% off the price of season tickets. Season tickets and concert tickets may be purchased by contacting the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra business office at (402) 477-8446 or njo@artsincorporated.org.
Willie Murillo Willie Murillo can be heard on countless albums, motion picture soundtracks, and television recordings.
He has performed and/or recorded with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, James Brown, Josh Groban, Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Kelly Clarkson, Rosemary Clooney, Maynard Ferguson, Brian Setzer and Julie Andrews, and can currently be heard performing in the orchestra pit of the live stage show Wicked at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Murillo has participated in music education at over 400 schools, often volunteering his time and performing pro bono. As a highly sought after educator, clinician, and guest artist, he has also participated in jazz festivals around the world. Murillo's global renown as a leading music educator has also opened doors for him to teach in Europe, Asia, and all over North America.
Murillo is proud to have written and produced music for numerous commercially successful avenues, such as Nip Tuck, Disney, Robin McKelle (the current no. 1 selling jazz artist in Europe), Grammy Award Winner The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Grammy Award Winner Aimee Mann, Tim Timmons, and the Seattle Symphony. He has also written and produced for numerous national advertising campaigns.
Becky Martin Becky Martin is an in-demand singer in Los Angeles. Becky regularly performs with the Gordon Goodwin and Arturo Sandoval Big Bands. She will be singing "Cool Yule," "Cheek to Cheek," and more festive selections with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra. |
For more information please see the NJO Home Page. |
| Press Release: "A Nebraska Brass Christmas" in Lincoln: Sunday, December 9 at 3 PM! (12/7/2012)
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A Nebraska Brass Christmas
Dear Friends of the Nebraska Brass:
Our Lincoln concert on Sunday, December 9 is at 3:00 pm at First United Methodist Church, not 7:30 PM.
Be sure to celebrate the holiday season with music at "A Nebraska Brass Christmas!" At its most popular event of the year, the Nebraska Brass will perform traditional and contemporary settings of holiday favorites sure to renew each and every audience member's spirit for the holiday season.
There are still 5 opportunities to experience this festive program!
Friday, December 7, 7:30 PM - St. John Lutheran Church, Beatrice, NE
Saturday, December 8, 7:30 PM - Minden Opera House, Minden, NE
Sunday, December 9, 3:00 PM - First United Methodist Church, Lincoln, NE
Thursday, December 13, 7:30 PM - First United Methodist Church, Hastings, NE
Friday, December 21, 7:30 PM - Salem Lutheran Church, Fremont, NE
Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors (65+) in Lincoln and Omaha. In Auburn, Beatrice, Blair, Fairbury, Hastings, and Fremont, tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors. Students with ID gain free admission. All tickets to the concert in Minden are $15 and only available through the Minden Opera House at (308) 832-0588.
Season passes with five admissions will also be available for $67.50 (adults) or $54 (seniors). These admissions may be used for any combination of concerts. Advance tickets may be purchased through the Nebraska Brass business office at (402) 477-7899, or nb@artsincorporated.org.
In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Nebraska Brass will release its fifth compact disc, entitled Nebraska Brass 25. This much anticipated volume will be available for purchase at each performance of "A Nebraska Brass Christmas." This collection of transcriptions and original works for brass quintet includes traditional repertoire by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Claude Debussy, Léo Delibes, Charles Gounod, Joseph Horovitz, Claude Le Jeune, Scott Joplin, Anton du Preez and Sergei Prokofiev, as well as contemporary favorites by Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Nebraska Brass 25 will retail for $15 per copy.
The following organizations share resources, including Constant Contact e-mail service, to reduce expenses:
Association of Nonprofit Executives, Capital Jazz Society, Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Performance Series, Lincoln Municipal Band, Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company, Monday Night Big Band, Nebraska Brass, Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble, Nebraska Wesleyan University Faculty Brass Trio, Nebraska Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble, Nebraska Wesleyan University Brass Ensemble |
For more information please see the NB Home Page. |
| Press Release: NJO presents Nebraska Jazz Camp! (12/4/2012)
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Nebraska Jazz Camp
July 15-19, 2013, Nebraska Wesleyan University
The 2013 Nebraska Jazz Camp will be held July 15-19, 2013 on the campus of Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln. We are excited to offer another excellent musical experience for student musicians! The Nebraska Jazz Camp is open to all musicians seventh grade and up, and it is an excellent opportunity for students to improve jazz skills and experience outstanding music education in a fun atmosphere.
We hope that you will share this email with students and young musicians, or their parents, and let them know about jazz camp coming up next summer!
NJO Jazz Camp
Camp faculty will serve as clinicians, instructors and performers throughout the week. Students will take part in five days of intensive master classes in a variety of subjects including Jazz Improvisation and Theory and Standard Jazz Literature. They will also participate in big bands, combos and jam sessions, and will attend local jazz performances and social events off-campus.
Full details and registration form are included in the attached brochure. Download the brochure and sign up for camp today! And please forward this to everyone you know who might be interested in Jazz Camp.
Like us on Facebook We also invite you to visit our Facebook page to connect with Nebraska Jazz Camp students and faculty.
Contact the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra with any questions or for more information.
Nebraska Jazz Camp
(402) 477-8446
njo@artsincorporated.org |
For more information please see the NJO Home Page. |
| Press Release: NWU Brass Ensemble Concert (11/30/2012)
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Join the NWU Brass Ensembles for their first concert of the semester:
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 ? 7:30 p.m.
O'Donnell Auditorium ? Rogers Fine Arts Building
Nebraska Wesleyan University
50th & Huntington - Lincoln, NE
NO ADMISSION CHARGE
Join the NWU Brass Quintet, Low Brass Ensemble, and Trumpet Ensemble for an evening of brass music on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at O'Donnell Auditorium on the campus of Nebraska Wesleyan University.
This concert is FREE and open to the public.
The ensembles will be performing a variety of musical styles and genres arranged for brass, including Scott Anderson's arrangement of "Early One Morning," Haydn's "Achieved in this Glorious Work" arranged by Donald Miller, Robert Elkjer's arrangement of Guy Hall's "The Johnson Rag," "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" arranged by Jack Gale, and many more!
NWU Brass Quintet:
Lauren Fletcher - trumpet
Jameson Bellairs - trumpet
Danny Layher - horn
Derek Vallis - trombone & euphonium
Robert Lighthall - tuba
Assisted by:
Erich Hueber - percussion
Morgan Cowell - piano
Directed by Dean Haist
NWU Low Brass Ensemble:
Derek Vallis, trombone
Kurtis Johnson, trombone
Natalie Kammerer, trombone
Andrew Sachs, tuba
Directed by Dr. Nancy Vogt
NWU Trumpet Ensemble:
Lauren Fletcher
Rachael Kirschenmann
Hal Emas
Dean Haist
Assisted by:
Erich Hueber - percussion
Directed by Dean Haist
The following organizations share resources, including Constant Contact e-mail service, to reduce expenses:
Association of Nonprofit Executives, Capital Jazz Society, Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Performance Series, Lincoln Municipal Band, Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company, Monday Night Big Band, Nebraska Brass, Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble, Nebraska Wesleyan University Faculty Brass Trio, Nebraska Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble, Nebraska Wesleyan University Brass Ensemble |
| Press Release: Photo Opportunity: Nutcracker dancers in costume at local events (11/29/2012)
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PRESS RELEASE
November 29, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact:
LMBC, (402) 477-8446 lmbc@artsincorporated.org
lincolnmidwestballetcompany.org
Lincoln Neb.- The Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company Nutcracker dancers will be in costume at several events this weekend and at dress rehearsal on Friday, Dec. 14.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Pyrtle Elementary School, 721 Cottonwood Drive.
Backstage at the Ballet Performance
Performance: 9:30 AM
Nutcracker dancers have been at Pyrtle all week teaching them about dance, costuming and performance. The Backstage at the Ballet performance culminates with a performance with Nutcracker dancers in costume and the elementary children joining in.
Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
"Holiday Spectacular & Family Funtacular"
Lincoln Children's Museum, 1420 P Street
Nutcracker characters will appear on each level of the museum in costume and will read the Nutcracker story.
Sunday Dec. 2, 2012
"Deck the Halls" with Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra
Lied Center for the Performing Arts
Nutcracker dancers perform at about 6:40 p.m.
Friday, December 14
Dress rehearsal
Lied Center for the Performing Arts
5 p.m. Act I and Act II without symphony
7:30 p.m. Act I and Act II with live symphony
Special permission is needed from Shari True, artistic director to enter dress rehearsal. Call Shari at 402-304-9999 to be put on the security list to enter the Lied Center for this rehearsal.
The Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company will present its 28th Anniversary production of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, at the Lied Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, December 15, at 2 p.m.and 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 16 at 2 p.m. The Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company's Nutcracker features nearly 200 student dancers from southeastern Nebraska in a performance that also features a live orchestra and nationally-known guest artists. The classic story of the Nutcracker comes to life with the finest choreography, costumes, and scenery, making this production a treasured Lincoln tradition.
Performances:
Saturday, December 15, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 16, 2 p.m.
Lied Center for Performing Arts
301 North 12th Street, Lincoln
Ticket Information:
Adult ticket prices are $47, $34 and $27. Student tickets available for $34, $22 and $17. Tickets are on sale at the Lied Center box office (402) 472-4747 and online http://www.liedcenter.org/ticketoffice |
For more information please see the LMBC Home Page. |
| Press Release: Tuesday: Clay Jenkins in Concert with the UNL Jazz Orchestra and UNL Big Band (11/29/2012)
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Clay Jenkins in Concert
with the UNL Jazz Orchestra and UNL Big Band
Clay Jenkins is an esteemed jazz artist and professor at the University of Rochester's prestigious Eastman School of Music. In addition to his teaching duties, Clay is one of the most sought after jazz trumpeters in the country today.
More information about Clay Jenkins is available at his personal website: http://www.clayjenkins.net/
Through the generous support of the John and Laurie Tavlin Guest Artist Residency Program, Clay will be working with the UNL Jazz Studies Program from Monday, December 3 through Wednesday, December 5 conducting master classes and seminars.
In the capstone event of his residency, he will be the featured soloist at the final UNL Jazz Ensembles concert of the Fall 2012 semester. The concert will feature the premiere of a new work composed by Dave Stamps, Director of the UNL Big Band and Othmer Fellow at the UNL School of Music. Dave's new piece will feature Clay and Dr. Darryl White, associate professor of trumpet at UNL.
The performance will take place on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 7:30 pm in Kimball Recital Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
General admission $5, student/senior $3.
Tickets will be available at the door one hour before the performance.
This concert will be a memorable evening of creative music!
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Eric Richards, Director - UNL Jazz Orchestra: eric.richards@unl.edu
Dr. Paul Haar, Coordinator of Jazz Studies @ UNL: phaar2@unl.edu |
| Press Release: Nebraska Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble Concert December 5 (11/26/2012)
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NWU Jazz Ensemble
Join the Nebraska Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble for its final concert of the semester Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m. at O'Donnell Auditorium on the campus of Nebraska Wesleyan University. The ensemble will perform selections including "I've Got You Under my Skin" by Cole Porter, "Red Clay," by Freddie Hubbard, "Summertime" by George Gershwin, "The Jitterbug Waltz,"by Thomas "Fats" Waller, "Miss Missouri," by Benny Carter, "Manteca," by7 Gillespie/Fuller/Gonzales, and the traditional "Danny Boy." The concert is FREE and open to the public.
Members of the NWU Jazz Ensemble:
Saxophones: Joey Schrotberger (Lincoln), alto; Amanda Layher (Springfield), alto; Grace Pfingston (Fremont), tenor; A.J. Farrand (Aurora), tenor; Liz Boschult (Scribner), baritone
Trumpets: Lauren Fletcher (Auburn), Jameson Bellairs (Clarinda, IA), Dan Haden (Aurora), Erin Kautz (Gering), Hal Emas (Omaha)
Trombones: Derek Vallis (Lincoln), Paul Dorenbach (Lincoln), Andrew Sachs (Council Bluffs, IA)
Rhythm: Morgan Cowell (Beatrice), piano; Danny Layher (Springfield), bass; Erich Hueber (Austria), percussion; Dusty Hall (Torrington, WY), percussion
NWU Jazz Ensemble
directed by Dean Haist
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 7:30 p.m.
O'Donnell Auditorium - Rogers Fine Arts Building
Nebraska Wesleyan University
50th & Huntington - Lincoln, NE
NO ADMISSION CHARGE |
| Press Release: CD Release: Nebraska Brass 25 (11/26/2012)
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CD Release: Nebraska Brass 25
In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Nebraska Brass will release its fifth compact disc, entitled Nebraska Brass 25, on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. This much anticipated volume will be available for purchase at each performance of "A Nebraska Brass Christmas," just in time for the holidays. This disc of transcriptions and original works for brass quintet includes traditional repertoire by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Claude Debussy, Léo Delibes, Charles Gounod, Joseph Horovitz, Claude Le Jeune, Scott Joplin, Anton du Preez and Sergei Prokofiev, as well as contemporary favorites by Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Nebraska Brass 25 retails for $15 per copy. Orders may be paid by credit card or check through the Nebraska Brass business office. Cash orders may be processed at the ticket desk at one of our concerts or in person at the Nebraska Brass business office:
Nebraska Brass
315 South 9th Street
Suite 110
Lincoln, NE 68508
nb@artsincorporated.org
402-477-7899
For the first time, Nebraska Brass will release its recording project on a global scale through online retailers for both streaming and download. Be sure to look for Nebraska Brass 25 on Rhapsody, Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Medianet and 7Digital.
Nebraska Brass 25
The following organizations share resources, including Constant Contact e-mail service, to reduce expenses:
Association of Nonprofit Executives, Capital Jazz Society, Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Performance Series, Lincoln Municipal Band, Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company, Monday Night Big Band, Nebraska Brass, Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble, Nebraska Wesleyan University Faculty Brass Trio, Nebraska Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble, Nebraska Wesleyan University Brass Ensemble |
For more information please see the NB Home Page. |
| Press Release: A Nebraska Brass Christmas (11/26/2012)
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Dear Friends of the Nebraska Brass:
Celebrate the holiday season with music at "A Nebraska Brass Christmas," the second concert series in the 2012-2013 Nebraska Brass season! At its most popular event of the year, the Nebraska Brass will perform traditional and contemporary settings of holiday favorites sure to renew each and every audience member's spirit for the holiday season.
Music selections for these festive concerts will include Sleigh Ride and I Saw Three Ships; popular holiday favorites arranged by Keith Snell; settings of Hark, the Herald Angels Sing and We Three Kings by Dr. Gwyneth Walker; Huron Carol; a traditional Canadian hymn arranged by Christopher Morrison and Don Schulz; O Come All Ye Faithful by Chuck Marohnic arranged by Sam Pilafian; Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, and Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; seasonal classics arranged by Robert Elkjer; Carol of the Bells by Mykola Leontovych transcribed by Richard Ricker; Sussex Carol; a popular British carol arranged by Roger Harvey; and Christmas Time Is Here by Vince Guaraldi arranged by Jay Pralle.
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Friday, November 30, 7:30 PM - First United Methodist Church, Auburn, NE
- Saturday, December 1, 7:30 PM - First Covenant Church, Omaha, NE
- Sunday, December 2, 3:00 PM - United Methodist Church, Fairbury, NE
- Thursday, December 6, 7:00 PM - First Lutheran Church, Blair, NE
- Friday, December 7, 7:30 PM - St. John Lutheran Church, Beatrice, NE
- Saturday, December 8, 7:30 PM - Minden Opera House, Minden, NE
- Sunday, December 9, 3:00 PM - First United Methodist Church, Lincoln, NE
- Thursday, December 13, 7:30 PM - First United Methodist Church, Hastings, NE
- Friday, December 21, 7:30 PM - Salem Lutheran Church, Fremont, NE
Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors (65+) in Lincoln and Omaha. In Auburn, Beatrice, Blair, Fairbury, Hastings, and Fremont, tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors. Students with ID gain free admission. All tickets to the concert in Minden are $15 and only available through the Minden Opera House at (308) 832-0588.
Season passes with five admissions will also be available for $67.50 (adults) or $54 (seniors). These admissions may be used for any combination of concerts. Advance tickets may be purchased through the Nebraska Brass business office at (402) 477-7899, or nb@artsincorporated.org.
In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Nebraska Brass will release its fifth compact disc, entitled Nebraska Brass 25. This much anticipated volume will be available for purchase at each performance of "A Nebraska Brass Christmas." This collection of transcriptions and original works for brass quintet includes traditional repertoire by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Claude Debussy, Léo Delibes, Charles Gounod, Joseph Horovitz, Claude Le Jeune, Scott Joplin, Anton du Preez and Sergei Prokofiev, as well as contemporary favorites by Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Nebraska Brass 25 will retail for $15 per copy. |
For more information please see the NB Home Page. |
| Press Release: 2012 Nutcracker Guest Artists Announced (11/21/2012)
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PRESS RELEASE
November 21, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact:
LMBC, (402) 477-8446 lmbc@artsincorporated.org
lincolnmidwestballetcompany.org
Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company
Announces Guest Artists for 28th Anniversary Nutcracker at the Lied
Lincoln Neb.- The Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company will present its 28th Anniversary production of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, at the Lied Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, December 15, at 2 p.m.and 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 16 at 2 p.m. The Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company's Nutcracker features nearly 200 student dancers from southeastern Nebraska in a performance that also features a live orchestra and nationally-known guest artists. The classic story of the Nutcracker comes to life with the finest choreography, costumes, and scenery, making this production a treasured Lincoln tradition.
The cast of the Nutcracker is comprised of local dance students who are selected by audition. This year, the role of Clara will be danced by Emily Maldavs, a senior at Lincoln Southeast High School.
Guest artists include: Allison DeBona and Adrian Fry as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier, Billy Blanken as the Snow King, J. Ryan Carroll as the Nutcracker Prince and Renato DeLeon as Marzipan.
The Artistic Director of the Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company's Nutcracker production is Shari True. The Nebraska Symphony Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Herbert E. Dregalla, Jr., will provide Tchaikovsky's classic score.
Allison DeBona -Sugar Plum Fairy
DeBona joined Ballet West in 2007 and was promoted to Demi-Soloist in 2011. She trained with the Parou Ballet Company under Debbie Parou, followed by the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet under Jean Gedeon. DeBona has performed leading roles in the works of Susan Shields, Michael Smuin, Mark Morris, Stanton Welch, Michel Fokine, Nicolo Fonte, Jiri Kylian, and George Balanchine. Before becoming a professional dancer, DeBona earned a bachelor of science degree in ballet from Indiana University and also spent one year with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's graduate program. DeBona was a featured dancer in the CW's reality television show "Breaking Pointe" which aired in the summer of 2012.
Adrian Fry - Cavalier
Fry returns to Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company for a second time this year. He danced the part of the Prince in the March 2012 LMBC production of "Cinderella." Originally from Elkhorn, NE, Fry joined the corps de ballet of Salt Lake City's Ballet West in 2010 before being promoted to soloist in 2012. He trained under Robin Welch at the Omaha Theater Ballet School with additional training at the School of American Ballet in New York and Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle. Prior to joining Ballet West, Fry danced for four seasons at Oregon Ballet Theatre in Portland. He's toured both nationally and internationally, most recently dancing at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and last summer performing at the Chicago Dancing Festival.
J. Ryan Carroll - Nutcracker Prince
The culmination of Carroll's training came while working with his great teachers and mentors: Dame Sonia Arova, David Howard, Hilary Cartwright, Graciela Kozak, Peter Schabel, and Diana Laurenson. He apprenticed with Laura Alonso's Cuballet in Havana, Cuba and went on to dance with Wes Chapman's Alabama Ballet as a company member, American Repertory Ballet dancing soloist and principal roles and as a principal soloist with Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico. The Ministry of Culture of Puerto Rico invited him to be the premiere guest artist at the 2010 International Dance Festival in San Juan where he danced the Rose in Fokine's famous "Le Spectre de la Rose" and the Young Man in Roland Petit's "Le Jeune Homme et la Mort" in the Festival's Gala performance.
Billy Blanken - Snow King
After graduating from Ball State University in Acting and Dance and then finishing his two year study on scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC, Blanken danced with Amy Marshal Dance Company and internationally with Les Grand Ballets Grandiva. He has been a guest artist with dance companies across the country including Mobile Ballet, Dances Patrelle, Atlantic City Ballet, Ballet Mink Colbert, and Project in Motion to name a few. As a model, Billy has appeared in numerous works by Lois Greenfield and in Men's "Italian Vogue." Blanken has been teaching and choreographing for the past seven years.
Renato De Leon- Marzipan
DeLeon, 17, is originally from El Paso, Texas. He mastered martial arts at the age of six and went on to earn first and second degree black belts in Karate Do. From 2009 to 2010 he excelled in seven theater productions at Kids-n-Co. Theater. In January 2010, he joined the Ballet Centre of El Paso, where he began his career as a ballet dancer. In 2011, he was awarded a full scholarship to the the Boston Ballet summer intensive as well as an invitation to the American Ballet Theater's summer intensive. He continued his formal education and study of ballet at the Main Central Institute and the Bossov Ballet Theatre where he danced the part of the Prince in "The Nutcracker," the main part of the Clown in the presentation of "Circus" and the Master of the Court in "Cinderella." In September 2012, he was awarded a full scholarship to Idlywild Arts Academy in California where he continues his formal education with an emphasis on classical ballet.
The Nutcracker Icon and Nutcracker at the Lied logos are available here:
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Performances:
Saturday, December 15, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 16, 2 p.m.
Lied Center for Performing Arts
301 North 12th Street, Lincoln
Ticket Information:
Adult ticket prices are $47, $34 and $27. Student tickets available for $34, $22 and $17. Tickets are on sale at the Lied Center box office (402) 472-4747 and online http://www.liedcenter.org/ticketoffice |
For more information please see the LMBC Home Page. |
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