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| Press Release: Peter Bouffard Quartet at CJS tonight! (11/7/2012)
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Peter Bouffard Quartet
Join us tonight at Brewsky's Jazz Underground for the Peter Bouffard Quartet, and for two more jazz events this season!
All events are held at Brewsky's Jazz Underground, 201 North 8th Street, Lincoln, NE, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for students with valid ID, or $3 if you bring an instrument and sit in with the band (November 12 only). Food and full beverage service is available.
For more information please contact the business office of the Capital Jazz Society, 402-477-7899 or cjs@artsincorporated.org.
Jazz Dates:
Wednesday, November 7 - Peter Bouffard Quartet
Monday, November 12 - Monday Night Big Band - Bob Krueger, director
Monday, November 26 - Nebraska Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble |
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| Press Release: A Nebraska Brass Christmas (11/7/2012)
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PRESS RELEASE
November 7, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Nebraska Brass
402-477-7899
Arts Incorporated
A Nebraska Brass Christmas
Lincoln, NE - 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.
Now in its 25th Anniversary season, the Nebraska Brass includes members Dean Haist, trumpet; Brad Obbink, trumpet; Richard Ricker, horn; Mark Mendell, trombone; and Ken Kielniarz, tuba. In addition to performing five sets of concerts each season, the Nebraska Brass provides educational outreach to elementary school students through its Brass Goes to School program.
In celebration of their 25th Anniversary, the Nebraska Brass will release their fifth compact disc, entitled "Nebraska Brass 25." 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" will retail for $15 per copy.
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 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; Christmas Time Is Here by Vince Guaraldi arranged by Jay Pralle; and Jolly Old St. Nicholas, a traditional carol arranged by Gary Slechta.
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.
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| Press Release: Call for Auditions: Young Lions All-Star Band (11/2/2012)
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PRESS RELEASE
November 1, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Nebraska Jazz Orchestra
402-477-8446
NEBRASKA JAZZ ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES
2013 Young Lions All-Star Band Auditions
Lincoln, NE -The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra announces auditions for the 2013 Young Lions All-Star Band. Students selected for the band will perform in concert with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra and guest artist Jackie Allen on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, NE. This is an outstanding opportunity for students to perform with some of the greatest jazz musicians in the area.
Rules, Guidelines & Eligibility:
Open to musicians who have not reached their 22nd birthday on or before January 29, 2013.
Instrumentation: Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones; Trumpets, Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums
If selected, musicians must be available for the following:
REHEARSAL: Monday, January 21, 2013, 6:30-8:30 p.m., O'Donnell Auditorium, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln
REHEARSAL: Monday, January 28, 2013, 5:00-6:30 p.m., Lincoln Southeast High School, Lincoln
CONCERT: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 7:30 p.m. @ The Cornhusker Hotel, 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln
Selected musicians must furnish transportation and instruments, except piano.
For an application, contact the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra or:
Click here to Download Flyer & Application Form.
The postmark deadline for applications is Friday, November 23, 2012.
"Artistic, elegant, passionate and thoroughly engaging" describe vocalist Jackie Allen's performances.
One of Chicago's most influential and respected jazz educators, Jackie joined the faculty of Chicago Center for the Performing Arts in Fall 2005 and has taught many successful Chicago vocalists at Elmhurst College and at The Old Town School of Folk Music.
Jackie signed with Blue Note Records in April 2005 and has released several recordings to outstanding reviews. Her release Love Is Blue (A440 Music Group) reached number eight nationally in airplay and the top fifteen on the Billboard charts. Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times described the CD's original tunes as "Dazzling" and Doug Levine of Voice of America News called Allen "One of today's most distinctive recording artists." Kirk Silsbee, contributor to Down Beat, Jazziz, and Stereophile, calls her album Which?, "as close to a perfect vocalist album as we're likely to hear this year." All Music Guide describes her performance as, "striking... her voice takes on more shapes and forms than one has the right to expect from the human vocal cords..."
Jackie's talent has taken her across the globe. She has toured Morocco as part of a cultural goodwill tour, Brazil with her voice/bass duo, and China where she was the only jazz artist to headline at the Beijing Music Festival. She performs frequently in Europe having appeared twice at the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Mittenwald and Reutlingen Festivals in Germany, and the Edinburgh Fringe and Scottish Double Bass Festivals. |
For more information please see the NJO Home Page. |
| Press Release: Peter Erskine Concert and Jazz Master Classes (11/1/2012)
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UNO Presents:
Peter Erskine
Concert and Master Classes
The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Department of Music is teaming up with drummer, composer and all-around jazz musician Peter Erskine for a concert and pair of free master classes in November.
As an artist-in-residence, Erskine will be on campus from Monday, Nov. 12 to Wednesday, Nov. 14 with the master classes bookending a public concert in the Strauss Performing Arts Center Recital Hall at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
The Nov. 13 concert will also feature the UNO Jazz Ensembles and Metropolitan Area Youth Jazz Orchestra. Tickets for the event are $10 for the general public; $5 for students and seniors; and free for anyone with a MavCard.
On Monday, Nov. 12, Erskine will provide a master class on drums in Strauss Performing Arts Center 109 at 3 p.m. On Wednesday, Nov. 14, Erskine will provide a jazz master class, also in Strauss 109 at 3 p.m. Both master classes are free and open to the public. Peter Erskine has been at the forefront of world-class jazz ensembles for four decades. His first professional work was in the 1970s with the bands of Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson and Weather Report. Other acts Erskine has worked with include Steely Dan, the Brecker Brothers, the Yellowjackets, Chick Corea and many others.
For questions about any of these events, contact Pete Madsen, professor of music, at 402.554.2297 or by email at petermadsen@unomaha.edu. |
| Press Release: U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors come to Lincoln (10/26/2012)
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Free concert presented by
The Jazz Ambassadors
November 5
The internationally acclaimed U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, D.C., will continue its long history of presenting free public performances when it appears at Nebraska Wesleyan University's O'Donnell Auditorium on Monday, November 5, 7:30 p.m. The Jazz Ambassadors' concert in Lincoln is sponsored by Arts Incorporated, the Nebraska Wesleyan University Music Department, KFOR Radio, and the Lincoln Journal Star.
As the premier touring big band for the United States Army, the Jazz Ambassadors travels thousands of miles each year throughout the nation and abroad, keeping the will of the American people behind the members of the armed forces and supporting diplomatic efforts around the world. Since its formation in 1969, the Jazz Ambassadors have appeared in all 50 states and throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
The Jazz Ambassadors presents a diverse program of big band swing, Latin music, contemporary jazz, popular tunes, standards, Dixieland, and patriotic selections. Maestro Marvin Hamlisch, during a joint concert with the National Symphony Orchestra, exclaimed, "I can't think of better ambassadors for our country!"
Past performance highlights include the Montreux, North Sea, and Newport Jazz Festivals, World War II 50th anniversary commemorations in the United States and Europe, and performances in India and Japan. After performing with the Cincinnati Pops at Carnegie Hall, the Cincinnati Enquirer declared that "the musicianship was superb...The Jazz Ambassadors are polished and seamless virtuosos."
Members of the Jazz Ambassadors are selected by highly competitive audition and represent some of the finest musical talent in America. More than three decades of touring have earned them the title, "The Musical Ambassadors of the Army."
Please note: No tickets will be distributed for this free performance; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information about the Jazz Ambassadors' performance in Lincoln, call 402-477-8008.
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| Press Release: U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors come to Lincoln (10/19/2012)
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PRESS RELEASE
October 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Nebraska Jazz Orchestra
402-477-8446
Free concert presented by
The Jazz Ambassadors
Lincoln, NE - The internationally acclaimed U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, D.C., will continue its long history of presenting free public performances when it appears at Nebraska Wesleyan University's O'Donnell Auditorium on Monday, November 5, 7:30 p.m. The Jazz Ambassadors' concert in Lincoln is sponsored by Arts Incorporated, the Nebraska Wesleyan University Music Department, KFOR Radio, and the Lincoln Journal Star.
As the premier touring big band for the United States Army, the Jazz Ambassadors travels thousands of miles each year throughout the nation and abroad, keeping the will of the American people behind the members of the armed forces and supporting diplomatic efforts around the world. Since its formation in 1969, the Jazz Ambassadors have appeared in all 50 states and throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
The Jazz Ambassadors presents a diverse program of big band swing, Latin music, contemporary jazz, popular tunes, standards, Dixieland, and patriotic selections. Maestro Marvin Hamlisch, during a joint concert with the National Symphony Orchestra, exclaimed, "I can't think of better ambassadors for our country!"
Past performance highlights include the Montreux, North Sea, and Newport Jazz Festivals, World War II 50th anniversary commemorations in the United States and Europe, and performances in India and Japan. After performing with the Cincinnati Pops at Carnegie Hall, the Cincinnati Enquirer declared that "the musicianship was superb...The Jazz Ambassadors are polished and seamless virtuosos."
Members of the Jazz Ambassadors are selected by highly competitive audition and represent some of the finest musical talent in America. More than three decades of touring have earned them the title, "The Musical Ambassadors of the Army."
Please note: No tickets will be distributed for this free performance; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information about the Jazz Ambassadors' performance in Lincoln, call 402-477-8008. |
| Press Release: Brass Narrations (10/16/2012)
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Dear Friends of the Nebraska Brass,
For the inaugural performances of their 25th Anniversary, the Nebraska Brass presents its first set of 2012-13 concerts featuring popular musical selections by composers Eric Ewazen, Herbert Haufrecht, Jean-Baptiste Arban, Duke Ellington, and Claude Debussy. Audiences will be especially entertained by the narrative selections of Anthony Plog and Gwyneth Walker. Anthony Plog's Animal Ditties sets Ogden Nash's witty poetry about the wasp, the rhinoceros, the duck and the cuckoo to music, and Connecticut composer Gwyneth Walker's The Race retells Aesop's classic fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" in a contemporary setting. Guest artist Deborah Bouffard, trumpet, will join the Nebraska Brass for this set of performances.
The concerts will be performed at the following locations:
Friday, October 26, 7:30 PM - Trinity United Methodist Church, 8009 Q Street, Ralston, NE
Sunday, October 28, 3:00 PM - Saint Michael Lutheran Church, 13232 Blondo Street, Omaha, NE
Sunday, November 4, 3:00 PM - Grace Lutheran Church, 2225 Washington Street, Lincoln, NE
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors (65+) in Lincoln and Omaha. In Ralston, tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors. Students with ID admitted free everywhere.
Season passes with five admissions will also be available for $67.50 (adults) or $54 (seniors). These admissions can be used at any combination of concerts for one or more people and will also entitle the subscriber to free admission at our bonus concert "Brasstastic!" at Nebraska Wesleyan University's O'Donnell Auditorium on Sunday, February 17, 2013.
Tickets are available through the Nebraska Brass business office at (402) 477-7899, or nb@artsincorporated.org. |
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| Press Release: Brass Narrations (9/28/2012)
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PRESS RELEASE
September 28, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Nebraska Brass
(402) 477-7899
Arts Incorporated
Brass Narrations
Lincoln, NE - The Nebraska Brass presents its inaugural set of 25th Anniversary season concerts entitled "Brass Narrations." These concerts will feature a variety of selections including A Western Race by Eric Ewazen, Suite by Herbert Haufrecht, Variations on "Norma" by Jean-Baptiste Arban, Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me by Duke Ellington, and That's a Plenty by Benny Goodman. The program will also present brass quintet settings of popular classical favorites from Lincoln arrangers Peter Bouffard and Nolan E. Schmit. Mr. Schmit's arrangement of Claude Debussy's Claire de Lune and Dr. Bouffard's transcription of the traditional Irish favorite 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer will delight fans of popular classical music. Audiences will be especially entertained by the narrative selections of Anthony Plog and Gwyneth Walker. Anthony Plog's Animal Ditties sets Ogden Nash's witty poetry about the wasp, the rhinoceros, the duck and the cuckoo to music and Connecticut composer Gwyneth Walker's The Race retells Aesop's classic fable The Tortoise and the Hare in a contemporary setting. Guest artist Deborah Bouffard, trumpet, will join the Nebraska Brass for this set of performances.
Deborah Bouffard earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Maine and a Master of Music degree in trumpet performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is currently a member of the Lincoln Public Schools instrumental music faculty where she teaches beginning band at Pershing, Hartley, Saratoga and Eastridge Elementary Schools. Deborah performs with Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, the Lincoln Municipal Band, the Plymouth Brass, the Nebraska Chamber Players and the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble.
Now in its 25th season, the Nebraska Brass has reached audiences in dozens of communities in the state since 1987, presenting a five-concert series each season in multiple cities. The ensemble performs a variety of literature and commissions new works for brass quintet, preserving and promoting this valuable art form. Educating students is also a priority for the Nebraska Brass, and through the educational outreach program, Brass Goes to School, the ensemble has reached thousands of students for over a decade. This program places the Nebraska Brass in Lincoln and Omaha area schools, where they perform exciting and age-appropriate music, provide informative commentary about the music, and field a variety of questions.
The "Brass Narrations" concerts will be performed at the following locations:
Friday, October 26, 7:30 PM - Trinity United Methodist Church, Ralston, NE
Sunday, October 28, 3:00 PM - St. Michael Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE
Sunday, November 4, 3:00 PM - Grace Lutheran Church, Lincoln, NE
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors (65+) in Lincoln and Omaha. In Ralston, tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors. Students with ID are free everywhere. Season passes with five admissions will also be available for $67.50 (adults) or $54 (seniors). These admissions can be used at any combination of concerts for one or more people. Tickets are available through the Nebraska Brass business office at (402) 477-7899 or nb@artsincorporated.org.
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| Press Release: Tuesday: Nebraska Jazz Orchestra presents "Bernin' Drums!" (9/21/2012)
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Nebraska Jazz Orchestra presents
Bernin' Drums
Join the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra for the sizzling start to its 2012-2013 concert season, as it presents "Bernin' Drums," featuring guest artist Bernie Dresel. Percussive tour de force Bernie Dresel has played with Maynard Ferguson, David Byrne, Gordon Goodwin, Ringo Starr and Chaka Khan, and now he's joining the NJO for what's sure to be an unforgettable performance.
You can still purchase season tickets to enjoy all of our concerts this season at 10% off the door price! Plus, if you weren't a season ticket holder last year, you can take 50% 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.
"Bernin' Drums" will be held Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at the Cornhusker Hotel, 333 South 13th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. Featured music will be selected from "Strike up the Band," by George Gershwin, arr. Sammy Nestico; "Get in Line," "Samba del Gringo," and "Count Bubba," by Gordon Goodwin, "Love for Sale," by Cole Porter, arr. Pete Myers; "A Foggy Day," by George Gershwin, arr. Peter Bouffard, and " Don Lee," by Charlie Parker, arr. Mark Benson. 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.
Bernie Dresel Bernie Dresel, longtime drummer for the Brian Setzer Orchestra, has performed with a who's who of music legends.
Originally driven to a career in music when his grandmother bought him the Fab Four's American debut, "Meet The Beatles," Bernie began drumming at age 4. During his high school years Bernie supplied the backbeat to the wildly popular local band, Starbreaker. After high school Bernie headed to Rochester, NY to the Eastman School of Music where he studied classical percussion. Upon graduating in the spring of 1983 he moved to Los Angeles.
Bernie has done loads of session work and built quite a reputation as a reliable and brilliant musician. He's played with Maynard Ferguson, Talking Head David Byrne, The Rippingtons and Chaka Khan, in addition to doing a lot of session work. Bernie has also lent his considerable talents to television show scores like Dallas, Knots Landing, Deep Space Nine, Suddenly Susan and many cartoons including The Simpsons and Pinky and The Brain, as well as numerous movie scores. |
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| Press Release: Nebraska Brass Announces 25th Anniversary Concert Season (9/14/2012)
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PRESS RELEASE
September 14, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Nebraska Brass
402-477-7899
nb@artsincorporated.org
Nebraska Brass Announces
25th Anniversary Concert Season
Lincoln, NE - The Nebraska Brass announces its 25th anniversary concert season, with performances in 17 Nebraska communities. This season offers a varied repertoire for Nebraska's music lovers, from Baroque and Classical to 20th Century, jazz and popular music, plus a new composition for brass quintet by Connecticut composer Gwyneth Walker. Other season highlights include "A Nebraska Brass Christmas" and "Nebraska Brass and Friends," featuring percussionist Chris Varga and guitarist Peter Bouffard. In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the 2012-2013 season will include a special concert entitled "Brasstastic!" featuring works for large brass ensemble.
The Nebraska Brass offers a Season Brass Pass which entitles the subscriber to a total of five (5) admissions, which may be used to attend any concert in any city. Bring four friends with you to one concert, or use your five admissions to attend any combination of performances. The cost is $67.50 for adults and $54 for senior citizens (65+). Season Brass Passes are offered to new subscribers at 50% off the regular price. Purchase of a Season Brass Pass entitles the subscriber to free admission to our bonus concert, "Brasstastic!"
Single admission tickets may be purchased in advance by contacting the Nebraska Brass business office at (402) 477-7899. Tickets are also available for purchase at the door before each concert. Single ticket prices for Lincoln and Omaha are $15 for adults and $12 for senior citizens (65+). Single admission tickets in other communities are $12 for adults and $10 for senior citizens. Students are admitted free at all locations except Minden. All tickets to "A Nebraska Brass Christmas" at the Minden Opera House are $15 and are only available by contacting the Minden Opera House at (308) 832-0588.
Brass Narrations
music for brass quintet and narrator, with special guest Deborah Bouffard, trumpet
Deborah Bouffard earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Maine and a Master of Music degree in trumpet performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is currently a member of the Lincoln Public Schools instrumental music faculty where she teaches beginning band at Pershing, Hartley, Saratoga and Eastridge Elementary Schools. Deborah performs with Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, the Lincoln Municipal Band, the Plymouth Brass, the Nebraska Chamber Players and the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble.
Friday, October 26, 2012 · 7:30 p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church · Ralston, NE
Sunday, October 28, 2012 · 3:00 p.m.
Saint Michael Lutheran Church · Omaha, NE
Sunday, November 4, 2012 · 3:00 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church · Lincoln, NE
A Nebraska Brass Christmas
a musical feast of traditional holiday selections
Friday, November 30, 2012 · 7:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church · Auburn, NE
Saturday, December 1, 2012 · 7:30 p.m.
First Covenant Church · Omaha, NE
Sunday, December 2, 2012 · 7:30 p.m.
United Methodist Church · Fairbury, NE
Thursday, December 6, 2012 · 7:30 p.m.
First Lutheran Church · Blair, NE
Friday, December 7, 2012 · 7:30 p.m.
St. John Lutheran Church · Beatrice, NE
Saturday, December 8, 2012 · 7:30 p.m.
Minden Opera House · Minden, NE
Sunday, December 9, 2012 · 7:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church · Lincoln, NE
Thursday, December 13, 2012 · 7:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church · Hastings, NE
Friday, December 21, 2012 · 7:30 p.m.
Salem Lutheran Church · Fremont, NE
Nebraska Brass & Friends
with guest artists Peter Bouffard, guitar, and Chris Varga, percussion
A native of Vermont, Peter Bouffard is a guitarist, arranger, and educator living in Lincoln, NE. He holds a D.M.A. in Jazz Performance Studies from the New England Conservatory of Music, an M.M. in Jazz Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as well as an A.S. in Jazz and Contemporary Music and a B.M.Ed. from the University of Maine. Dr. Bouffard has been a member of the UNL School of Music faculty since 1990, a member of the Lincoln Public Schools instrumental music faculty since 1993, and Director of Jazz Activities for the University of Maine Summer Youth Music program for twenty-four years. He is an active guitarist in the region where he performs well over one hundred engagements per year; and has been an adjudicator, clinician, and/or musical director for a variety of musical events and organizations throughout the country. As a composer and arranger, his works have been commissioned for jazz ensemble, symphony orchestra, brass quintet, symphonic band, trumpet ensemble, and jazz vocalists.
Chris Varga's musical background is widely varied, ranging from jazz,
classical, church, rock, pop, 20th century avant-garde, trip-hop and other
unclassifiable genres. His formal education includes a BM in percussion from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an MM in jazz studies from DePaul
University in Chicago, Illinois, plus a few months at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied vibraphone with Victor Mendoza. His informal education includes freelancing on vibraphone and drums in the Chicago area, performing at the Montreaux Jazz Festival, the JVC Jazz Festival in Seoul, and the Singapore International Jazz Festival. Chris has released two self-produced albums as a leader, "Inertia" and "Dancer In", which include his original compositions and arrangements. He has also contributed as a sideman to numerous records and movie soundtracks, and has also performed with Peter Bernstein, Steve Slagle, Dave Stryker, Howard Levy, Ulf Wakenius, Darren Barrett and many others in the jazz music field.
Saturday, January 19, 2013 · 7:30 p.m.
First Congregational United Church of Christ · Crete, NE
Sunday, January 20, 2013 · 3:00 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral · Omaha, NE
Friday, January 25, 2013 · 7:30 p.m.
Broadway United Methodist Church · Council Bluffs, IA
Sunday, January 27, 2013 · 3:00 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church · Lincoln, NE
Brasstastic!
a 25th anniversary bonus concert featuring large brass ensemble
(free for Season Brass Pass holders)
Sunday, February 17, 2013 · 3:00 p.m.
O'Donnell Auditorium, Nebraska Wesleyan University · Lincoln, NE
Pops Goes the Brass
a crowd-pleasing pops performance
Friday, March 1, 2013 · 7:30 p.m.
Kearney First United Methodist Church · Kearney, NE
Sunday, March 3, 2013 · 3:00 p.m.
Immanuel Lutheran Church · Bellevue, NE
Saturday, March 9, 2013 ·7:30 p.m.
First Central Congregational United Church of Christ · Omaha, NE
Sunday, March 10, 2013 · 3:00 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church · Lincoln, NE
Saturday, March 16, 2013 ·7:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church · Lexington, NE
By Request
music chosen by members and audiences, plus a new work by composer Gwyneth Walker
Dr. Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947) is a graduate of Brown University and the Hartt School of Music. She holds B.A., M.M. and D.M.A. Degrees in Music Composition. A former faculty member of the Oberlin College Conservatory, she resigned from academic employment in 1982 in order |
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