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Omaha Symphony Orchestra

August 29, 2023

The Omaha Symphony is a professional orchestra performing more than 200 concerts and presentations annually in Omaha, Nebraska and throughout the orchestra's home region. The orchestra was established in 1921. It is considered a major American orchestra, classified under "Group 2" among the League of American Orchestras, which ranks symphony orchestras by annual budget, with Group 1 the largest and Group 8 the smallest. Its annual budget in 2012 was approximately $7 million. The symphony has a $30 million endowment.[1][2] The orchestra's home and principal venue is the 2,005-seat Holland Performing Arts Center, the $100 million purpose-built facility designed by Polshek Partnership that opened in October 2005. In a review, The Dallas Morning News called the Holland "one of the country's best-sounding" symphony halls.[3][4]

The Omaha Symphony
Orchestra
Founded1921
LocationOmaha, NE
Concert hallHolland Performing Arts Center
Music directorAnkush Kumar Bahl
Websitehttps://www.omahasymphony.org/

Its music director from 2005-2021 was Thomas Wilkins. Wilkins lives in Omaha. He also is principal guest conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra,[5] which is under the auspices of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Wilkins also is the Germeshausen Family and Youth Concerts Conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2011; the Boston Globe named him among the "Best People and Ideas of 2011."[6] Before his Omaha post, Wilkins was resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Since the 1992/93 season, Ernest Richardson has served as the Omaha Symphony's resident conductor. Prior to coming to Omaha, Richardson was a violist with the Phoenix Symphony.[7]

In 2002, under the baton of then-Music Director Victor Yampolsky, the orchestra performed the world premiere of Philip Glass's Piano Concerto No. 2 (After Lewis and Clark).[8] It regularly performs with some of the world's most highly regarded musicians, including Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Joshua Bell and Renee Fleming, whose 1990 performance of Maria Padilla with Opera Omaha, for which the Omaha Symphony is the resident orchestra, is considered a major debut and a springboard for her noted career.[9]

About Edit

The Omaha Symphony presents more than 200 live performances from September through June. Its season series includes: Masterworks, Pops, Joslyn, Family, Movies, Rocks and a series of special concerts. The orchestra reaches an estimated audience of 300,000 annually; its concerts also are broadcast on radio in Omaha and throughout the region.[10] The full orchestra includes 92 musicians.

The symphony also performs a six-concert chamber orchestra series at the Joslyn Art Museum.

The orchestra also performs dozens of outreach and school concerts through its Mission: Imagination!, Concerts for Youth, Music Alive!, and Celebrate Creativity programs, reaching more than 40,000 students and preschoolers, among others.[11] Through its participation in the Carnegie Hall Link Up program, the Omaha Symphony reaches an additional 5,000 area youth. The symphony orchestra in 2010 won the Leonard Bernstein Award for Educational Programming, a national honor given by Ascap, or the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. The award is given to an orchestra that focuses on introducing new audiences to new works.[12]

New Music Edit

On March 17, 2023, the Omaha Symphony performed a world premiere of Grammy award-nominated composer Andy Akiho’s composition written to honor visual artist and Omaha icon Jun Kaneko.

Commissioned by the Omaha Symphony, the work incorporated Kaneko’s sculptures on stage, which Akiho played as percussive instruments.

The orchestra commissioned and performed the world premiere of the Grammy award-winning composer Michael Daugherty's Trail of Tears Flute Concerto. Flautist Amy Porter performed the work with the Omaha orchestra at its premiere on March 26, 2010.[13]

The orchestra commissioned the 2005 Joan Tower work Purple Rhapsody, which the Omaha Symphony also performed in a world premiere in Columbus, Ohio.[14]

In 1978, the orchestra performed the U.S. premiere of Henry Cowell's 1928 Piano Concerto under the baton of then-Music Director Thomas Briccetti.[15]

The symphony each year sponsors the Omaha Symphony New Music Symposium, an international call for new works. In 2012, Pulitzer Prize and Grammy-winning composer William Bolcom judged new works and offered master classes for those selected to participate. The Omaha Symphony Guild sponsors the symposium, and pays the expenses of those chosen to participate. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner also has mentored the participating new music composers. The top prize comes with a $3,000 stipend and a recorded performance with the Omaha Symphony's Chamber Orchestra.[16]

The orchestra each year also plays host to the Omaha Symphony Conductors Symposium, which exposes young conductors from around the world to masters of the craft.

Guild Edit

The Omaha Symphony Guild, made of community volunteers and which exists to support the symphony orchestra, has a mission to, "promote the growth and development of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra for the pleasure and education of residents of Greater Omaha and the States of Nebraska and Iowa." With a history extending since 1956, the Guild has had a hand in organizing a youth symphony, community outreach events and study circles on music, among other activities throughout the region.

Leadership Edit

The music directors of the Omaha Symphony:

  1. Henry Cox (1921-1924)
  2. Sandor Harmati (1925-1929)
  3. Joseph Littau[17](1930-1932)[18]
  4. Rudolph Ganz (1936-1941)
  5. Richard Duncan (1940-1943, 1947-1952, 1954-1958)[18]
  6. Emil Wishnow (1952-1954)[18]
  7. Joseph Levine[19][20](1959-1969)[18]
  8. Yuri Krasnapolsky (1970-1974)[18]
  9. Thomas Briccetti[21](1975-1984)[18]
  10. Bruce Hangen[22](1984-1995)[18]
  11. Victor Yampolsky (1995-2004)[18]
  12. Thomas Wilkins (2005–2021)
  13. Ankush Kumar Bahl (2021-Present)[23]

History Edit

In 1949, trombone player Helen Jones Woods joined the Omaha Symphony but was dismissed after her father picked her up from a performance, tipping off the orchestra that she was not white.[24]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Nonprofit Report for OMAHA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION". guidestar.org.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Holland Performing Arts Center". hdrinc.com.
  4. ^ "Fisher Dachs Associates - News - Making Some Noise: Omaha's Concert Hall - Modern and Masculine". fda-online.com.
  5. ^ . hollywoodbowl.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  6. ^ . bso.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  7. ^ . www.omahasymphony.org. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012.
  8. ^ "MATA » Philip Glass". matafestival.org.
  9. ^ "From the Archives: Opera Comes Alive Behind the Scenes at Opera Omaha Staging of Donizetti's 'Maria Padilla' Starring Rene Fleming - Leo Adam Biga's Blog". Leo Adam Biga's Blog. 26 September 2011.
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-07-03. accessdate = 2008-07-03
  11. ^ (nd) "Omaha Symphony," Charity Navigator Rating. Retrieved 7/13/07.
  12. ^ www.omahasymphony.org (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Michael Daugherty - Trail of Tears". boosey.com.
  14. ^ . allthingsstrings.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12.
  15. ^ "Piano Concerto". Bibliocommons. 30 October 1978.
  16. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  17. ^ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1977/10/02/461158202.pdf[dead link]
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h "Omaha Symphony Program, Omaha, Douglas County, NE, USA" (1, September 18, 2015 - February 21, 2016). December 14, 2015: 18–19. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ . The New York Times. 1994-03-26. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  20. ^ "Joseph Levine Collection". umd.edu.
  21. ^ "Thomas Briccetti—Biography". thomasbriccetti.com.
  22. ^ "Bruce Hangen". bostonconservatory.edu.
  23. ^ "Ankush Kumar Bahl Music Director". omahasymphony.org. Retrieved 2023-07-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ Leland, John (4 August 2020). "Helen Jones Woods, Member of an All-Female Jazz Group, Dies at 96". The New York Times.

External links Edit

  • Omaha Symphony Orchestra
  • Omaha Symphony Blog
  • Omaha Symphony Facebook

August 29, 2023
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The Omaha Symphony is a professional orchestra performing more than 200 concerts and presentations annually in Omaha Nebraska and throughout the orchestra s home region The orchestra was established in 1921 It is considered a major American orchestra classified under Group 2 among the League of American Orchestras which ranks symphony orchestras by annual budget with Group 1 the largest and Group 8 the smallest Its annual budget in 2012 was approximately 7 million The symphony has a 30 million endowment 1 2 The orchestra s home and principal venue is the 2 005 seat Holland Performing Arts Center the 100 million purpose built facility designed by Polshek Partnership that opened in October 2005 In a review The Dallas Morning News called the Holland one of the country s best sounding symphony halls 3 4 The Omaha SymphonyOrchestraFounded1921LocationOmaha NEConcert hallHolland Performing Arts CenterMusic directorAnkush Kumar BahlWebsitehttps www omahasymphony org Its music director from 2005 2021 was Thomas Wilkins Wilkins lives in Omaha He also is principal guest conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra 5 which is under the auspices of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Wilkins also is the Germeshausen Family and Youth Concerts Conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2011 the Boston Globe named him among the Best People and Ideas of 2011 6 Before his Omaha post Wilkins was resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Since the 1992 93 season Ernest Richardson has served as the Omaha Symphony s resident conductor Prior to coming to Omaha Richardson was a violist with the Phoenix Symphony 7 In 2002 under the baton of then Music Director Victor Yampolsky the orchestra performed the world premiere of Philip Glass s Piano Concerto No 2 After Lewis and Clark 8 It regularly performs with some of the world s most highly regarded musicians including Itzhak Perlman Pinchas Zukerman Joshua Bell and Renee Fleming whose 1990 performance of Maria Padilla with Opera Omaha for which the Omaha Symphony is the resident orchestra is considered a major debut and a springboard for her noted career 9 Contents 1 About 2 New Music 3 Guild 4 Leadership 5 History 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksAbout EditThe Omaha Symphony presents more than 200 live performances from September through June Its season series includes Masterworks Pops Joslyn Family Movies Rocks and a series of special concerts The orchestra reaches an estimated audience of 300 000 annually its concerts also are broadcast on radio in Omaha and throughout the region 10 The full orchestra includes 92 musicians The symphony also performs a six concert chamber orchestra series at the Joslyn Art Museum The orchestra also performs dozens of outreach and school concerts through its Mission Imagination Concerts for Youth Music Alive and Celebrate Creativity programs reaching more than 40 000 students and preschoolers among others 11 Through its participation in the Carnegie Hall Link Up program the Omaha Symphony reaches an additional 5 000 area youth The symphony orchestra in 2010 won the Leonard Bernstein Award for Educational Programming a national honor given by Ascap or the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers The award is given to an orchestra that focuses on introducing new audiences to new works 12 New Music EditOn March 17 2023 the Omaha Symphony performed a world premiere of Grammy award nominated composer Andy Akiho s composition written to honor visual artist and Omaha icon Jun Kaneko Commissioned by the Omaha Symphony the work incorporated Kaneko s sculptures on stage which Akiho played as percussive instruments The orchestra commissioned and performed the world premiere of the Grammy award winning composer Michael Daugherty s Trail of Tears Flute Concerto Flautist Amy Porter performed the work with the Omaha orchestra at its premiere on March 26 2010 13 The orchestra commissioned the 2005 Joan Tower work Purple Rhapsody which the Omaha Symphony also performed in a world premiere in Columbus Ohio 14 In 1978 the orchestra performed the U S premiere of Henry Cowell s 1928 Piano Concerto under the baton of then Music Director Thomas Briccetti 15 The symphony each year sponsors the Omaha Symphony New Music Symposium an international call for new works In 2012 Pulitzer Prize and Grammy winning composer William Bolcom judged new works and offered master classes for those selected to participate The Omaha Symphony Guild sponsors the symposium and pays the expenses of those chosen to participate Pulitzer Prize winning composer Joseph Schwantner also has mentored the participating new music composers The top prize comes with a 3 000 stipend and a recorded performance with the Omaha Symphony s Chamber Orchestra 16 The orchestra each year also plays host to the Omaha Symphony Conductors Symposium which exposes young conductors from around the world to masters of the craft Guild EditThe Omaha Symphony Guild made of community volunteers and which exists to support the symphony orchestra has a mission to promote the growth and development of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra for the pleasure and education of residents of Greater Omaha and the States of Nebraska and Iowa With a history extending since 1956 the Guild has had a hand in organizing a youth symphony community outreach events and study circles on music among other activities throughout the region Leadership EditThe music directors of the Omaha Symphony Henry Cox 1921 1924 Sandor Harmati 1925 1929 Joseph Littau 17 1930 1932 18 Rudolph Ganz 1936 1941 Richard Duncan 1940 1943 1947 1952 1954 1958 18 Emil Wishnow 1952 1954 18 Joseph Levine 19 20 1959 1969 18 Yuri Krasnapolsky 1970 1974 18 Thomas Briccetti 21 1975 1984 18 Bruce Hangen 22 1984 1995 18 Victor Yampolsky 1995 2004 18 Thomas Wilkins 2005 2021 Ankush Kumar Bahl 2021 Present 23 History EditIn 1949 trombone player Helen Jones Woods joined the Omaha Symphony but was dismissed after her father picked her up from a performance tipping off the orchestra that she was not white 24 See also EditCulture in Omaha Music in OmahaReferences Edit Nonprofit Report for OMAHA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION guidestar org Search Organization Directory Archived from the original on March 25 2013 Retrieved July 6 2013 Holland Performing Arts Center hdrinc com Fisher Dachs Associates News Making Some Noise Omaha s Concert Hall Modern and Masculine fda online com Thomas Wilkins hollywoodbowl com Archived from the original on 2012 08 25 Retrieved 2013 08 01 Germeshausen Youth and Family Concerts Conductor endowed in perpetuity bso org Archived from the original on 2012 08 13 Retrieved 2013 08 01 Resident Conductor Omaha Symphony www omahasymphony org Archived from the original on December 11 2012 MATA Philip Glass matafestival org From the Archives Opera Comes Alive Behind the Scenes at Opera Omaha Staging of Donizetti s Maria Padilla Starring Rene Fleming Leo Adam Biga s Blog Leo Adam Biga s Blog 26 September 2011 Omaha Symphony The Orchestra Archived from the original on 2008 08 17 Retrieved 2008 07 03 accessdate 2008 07 03 nd Omaha Symphony Charity Navigator Rating Retrieved 7 13 07 www omahasymphony org PDF https web archive org web 20131112075415 http www omahasymphony org post news PR 206 21 20ASCAP 20Bernstein 20award pdf Archived from the original PDF on November 12 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Michael Daugherty Trail of Tears boosey com Joan Tower s Purple Rhapsody allthingsstrings com Archived from the original on 2013 11 12 Piano Concerto Bibliocommons 30 October 1978 Scholarship Search Archived from the original on 2013 11 12 Retrieved 2013 08 01 https timesmachine nytimes com timesmachine 1977 10 02 461158202 pdf dead link a b c d e f g h Omaha Symphony Program Omaha Douglas County NE USA 1 September 18 2015 February 21 2016 December 14 2015 18 19 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Joseph Levine 83 Conductor and Pianist The New York Times 1994 03 26 Archived from the original on April 2 2015 Retrieved October 6 2013 Joseph Levine Collection umd edu Thomas Briccetti Biography thomasbriccetti com Bruce Hangen bostonconservatory edu Ankush Kumar Bahl Music Director omahasymphony org Retrieved 2023 07 25 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Leland John 4 August 2020 Helen Jones Woods Member of an All Female Jazz Group Dies at 96 The New York Times External links EditOmaha Symphony Orchestra Omaha Symphony Guild Omaha Symphony Blog Omaha Symphony Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Omaha Symphony Orchestra amp oldid 1167249085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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