Winners of the 2013 John Shildneck
Young Artist Competition

Lincoln, NE - The Lincoln Municipal Band is pleased to announce the winners of the 20th Annual John Shildneck Young Artist Competition. Annaliese Saathoff, soprano, and Jess Watson, euphonium, were selected from a group of four finalists through a live audition held at Nebraska Wesleyan University's Emerson Recital Hall on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Both winners will receive a $400 prize and perform with the Lincoln Municipal Band at the John Shildneck Memorial Bandshell in Antelope Park on Sunday, July 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM and admission is FREE. The other finalists were Hannah Bell, clarinet, a high school senior from Lincoln Lutheran High School, and Emily Hoffman, piccolo, a high school senior from Beatrice High School.

Annaliese Saathoff, a Lincoln native is a junior at Lincoln Southwest High school. She will sing "Someone to Watch Over Me" by George Gershwin from Crazy for You, one of her favorite musicals. Annaliese has always loved to perform but discovered her vocal talent in the fourth grade when her elementary school music teacher, Mrs. Fusselman, nominated her for the Orff choir. Annaliese sings in her school choirs; Varsity and Chamber choir, as well as Varsity Show Choir, winning best soloist at the Hastings, Minnesota Show Choir competition this February. Annaliese has been a member of the Sheridan Lutheran Praise Choir and performed as a soloist on many occasions. Annaliese loves theatre, especially musical theatre. She has had roles in numerous musicals at Lincoln Southwest High School including: Judy Haynes in White Christmas; Polly Baker in Crazy for You; and, most recently, Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street; as well as multiple roles at the Lincoln Community Playhouse and Pinewood Bowl.

Jess Watson is currently a junior pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he studies euphonium with Craig Fuller. He will perform Carissima Mia by Helen Johnston. Jess graduated from Alliance High School in Alliance, Nebraska in May 2010 with an outstanding senior award in band, numerous superior ratings at district music contests for both solo euphonium and piano, and academic awards such as distinction, honor roll, student government, Who's Who and National Honors Society. Jess is currently a member of UNL's Wind Ensemble, Campus Band, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, Tuba/Euphonium Quartet and the Big Red Express Pep Band. In 2012, he had the honor of performing with the Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble at the Nebraska Music Educators Association conference in Lincoln. He is also involved with the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program (UCARE) at UNL, in which he arranges music for the Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. He has student taught and observed at local elementary and middle schools with his practicum group and looks forward to more teaching in the future.

Presenting: Peter Bouffard Jazz Quartet
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Lincoln Community Foundation Garden

Join The Peter Bouffard Jazz Quartet for the seventh concert of the 2013 Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Performance Series on Wednesday, June 5 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

The Peter Bouffard Jazz Quartet includes some of the region's most distinguished and prolific jazz performers including Peter Bouffard on guitar, John Carlini on piano, Andy Hall on double bass and bass guitar, and Chris Varga on drums and cymbals.

The Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Performance Series will be held every Wednesday, May 1 through August 28, 2013, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Community Foundation Garden at 1415 "N" Street in Lincoln. These free public concerts are a 28 year tradition and bring hundreds of audience members each week to enjoy their lunch hour with great entertainment, fresh air, free wifi, and relaxation in a lovely garden setting.

Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble: Trumpetings
with C. Richard Morris, organ

The Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble will present "Trumpetings!"Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Church of the Holy Trinity Episcopal, Lincoln, Nebraska.

On this concert, Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble musicians Deborah Bouffard, Dean Haist, and Barb Schmit will be joined by organist C. Richard Morris to perform several pieces of music for trumpets, piano, and organ. Pieces to be performed include Benjamin Britten's "Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury," "Cinq Bagatelles" by Pierre Max Dubois, Myron Roberts' "Prelude and Trumpetings," "Pie Jesu" by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leroy Anderson's "Bugler's Holiday," and more.

Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and students are admitted FREE.Tickets can be purchased at the door the day of the concert or by contacting the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble business office at (402) 477-7899.

C. Richard (Dick) Morris, a native of Philadelphia, was a full-time church musician for over 50 years and served a number of large churches throughout the United States. Between 1959 and 1972, he completed his B.M. Ed and M.M. degrees at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and served as Music Director at Cornerstone Church on the UN-L campus, Church of the Holy Trinity Episcopal and First-Plymouth Congregational Church. In 1972 he began his work serving churches elsewhere. After retiring in 2006, he and his wife, Nancy, decided to return to her hometown, Lincoln. Dick is an active member of the Lincoln Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the Lincoln Organ Showcase. He is a substitute organist and choir director and serves on a number of boards in the community. He is also a Sales Representative for the Bedient Pipe Organ Company. Dick and Nancy have one son, Rick, who lives with his wife Melissa in Seattle, Washington.

The Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble is a highly innovative musical ensemble, providing a unique outlet for trumpet ensemble music and commissioning new works. The mission of the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble is to provide unique, high-quality performances and educational outreach to the community. The Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble offers fun, audience-centered performances. Members of the group are active with numerous professional and performing groups including Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, Omaha's Symphony Orchestra, Lincoln Municipal Band, Nebraska Brass, Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, Omaha Brass Ensemble, Opera Omaha and Plymouth Brass.

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. In addition to performing with the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble, Deborah is a member of Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, the Plymouth Brass, the Nebraska Chamber Players, and the Lincoln Municipal Band.

Dean Haist received his bachelor and master of music degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has served on the faculty of Nebraska Wesleyan University since 1985, currently teaching trumpet, brass ensemble, jazz ensemble and jazz improvisation. Mr. Haist is a busy freelance trumpet player, performing with a wide variety of groups in Nebraska, and has toured the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, Australia and Japan. He serves as Executive Director of the Lincoln Municipal Band, Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble, Nebraska Brass, Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, Capital Jazz Society, as the Business Manager of the Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company and is currently President of the Association of Nonprofit Executives. His business, Arts Incorporated, provides management services for seven nonprofit organizations and contracts musicians for nearly 200 services each year including events at the Lied Center for Performing Arts such as The Nutcracker, and Broadway touring productions of South Pacific, Ragtime and Chicago. Mr. Haist can be heard on a number of record labels, including American Gramophone, Visual Music, Saddle Creek and American Music and is looking forward to performing at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Grand Rapids, MI, in a couple of weeks.

Barbara Schmit received Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She has performed with the Lincoln Municipal Band, Plymouth Brass, Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble, Monday Night Big Band, Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, and other organizations in the area. She was a public school teacher, college music instructor, and private trumpet teacher before becoming Research and Development Director at Arts Incorporated in 1998.

Brass Goes to School

Omaha, NE - The Nebraska Brass' 25th Anniversary season continued with a pair of educational outreach concerts titled Brass Goes to School, performed at Castelar Elementary School and Ashland Park-Robbins Elementary School. These concerts featured a variety of entertaining selections including Jim Henson's Muppet Show Theme Song arranged by Jack Gale, J. S. Bach's Contrapunctus IX, This Old Man March arranged by Robert Nagel, Anthony Plog's "The Rhino" from Animal Ditties, Duke Ellington's Prelude to a Kiss arranged by Jack Gale, "Jelly Roll" Morton's Dead Man Blues arranged by Jeffrey Piper, Frère Jacques arranged by John Iveson, and Joseph Horovitz's "Les Girls" from Music Hall Suite.

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 question.

As part of the educational outreach program for The Nebraska Brass, each student received a coupon for his or her entire family to attend one of the upcoming Nebraska Brass performances.

Presenting: The Rockerfellers

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Lincoln Community Foundation Garden

Join The Rockerfellers for the sixth concert of the 2013 Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Performance Series on Wednesday, May 29 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

The Rockerfellers have been playing classic rock and roll since its beginnings in the '60s and '70s. They play a mix of rock from the Beatles to ZZ Top, including all of the greatest bands from the era. The Rockerfellers love to play outdoor events because the size and sound of the band fits best in an outdoor setting.

The Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Performance Series will be held every Wednesday, May 1 through August 28, 2013, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Community Foundation Garden at 1415 "N" Street in Lincoln. These free public concerts are a 28 year tradition and bring hundreds of audience members each week to enjoy their lunch hour with great entertainment, fresh air, free wifi, and relaxation, in a lovely garden setting.

THE NEBRASKA TRUMPET ENSEMBLE ANNOUNCES "TRUMPETINGS!" - SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013 3:00 P.M.

Contact:
Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble
402-477-7899
nte@artsincorporated.org

LINCOLN, NE -The Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble will present "Trumpetings!"Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Lincoln, Nebraska.

On this concert, Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble musicians Deborah Bouffard, Dean Haist, and Barb Schmit will be joined by organist C. Richard Morris to perform several pieces of music for trumpets, piano, and organ. Pieces to be performed include Benjamin Britten's "Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury," "Cinq Bagatelles" by Pierre Max Dubois, Myron Roberts' "Prelude and Trumpetings," "Pie Jesu" by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leroy Anderson's "Bugler's Holiday," and more.

Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and students are admitted FREE. Tickets can be purchased at the door the day of the concert or by contacting the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble business office at (402) 477-7899.

C. Richard (Dick) Morris, a native of Philadelphia, was a full-time church musician for over 50 years and served a number of large churches throughout the United States. Between 1959 and 1972, he completed his B.M. Ed and M.M. degrees at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and served as Music Director at Cornerstone Church on the UN-L campus, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and First-Plymouth Congregational Church. In 1972 he began his work serving churches elsewhere. After retiring in 2006, he and his wife, Nancy, decided to return to her hometown, Lincoln. Dick is an active member of the Lincoln Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the Lincoln Organ Showcase. He is a substitute organist and choir director and serves on a number of boards in the community. He is also a Sales Representative for the Bedient Pipe Organ Company. Dick and Nancy have one son, Rick, who lives with his wife Melissa in Seattle, Washington.

The Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble is a highly innovative musical ensemble, providing a unique outlet for trumpet ensemble music and commissioning new works. The mission of the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble is to provide unique, high-quality performances and educational outreach to the community. The Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble offers fun, audience-centered performances. Members of the group are active with numerous professional and performing groups including Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, Omaha's Symphony Orchestra, Lincoln Municipal Band, Nebraska Brass, Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, Omaha Brass Ensemble, Opera Omaha and Plymouth Brass.

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. In addition to performing with the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble, Deborah is a member of Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, the Plymouth Brass, the Nebraska Chamber Players, and the Lincoln Municipal Band.

Dean Haist received his bachelor and master of music degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has served on the faculty of Nebraska Wesleyan University since 1985, currently teaching trumpet, brass ensemble, jazz ensemble and jazz improvisation. Mr. Haist is a busy freelance trumpet player, performing with a wide variety of groups in Nebraska, and has toured the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, Australia and Japan. He serves as Executive Director of the Lincoln Municipal Band, Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble, Nebraska Brass, Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, Capital Jazz Society, as the Business Manager of the Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company and is currently President of the Association of Nonprofit Executives. His business, Arts Incorporated, provides management services for seven nonprofit organizations and contracts musicians for nearly 200 services each year including events at the Lied Center for Performing Arts such as The Nutcracker, and Broadway touring productions of South Pacific, Ragtime and Chicago. Mr. Haist can be heard on a number of record labels, including American Gramophone, Visual Music, Saddle Creek and American Music and is looking forward to performing at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Grand Rapids, MI, in a couple of weeks.

Barbara Schmit received Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She has performed with the Lincoln Municipal Band, Plymouth Brass, Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble, Monday Night Big Band, Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, and other organizations in the area. She was a public school teacher, college music instructor, and private trumpet teacher before becoming Research and Development Director at Arts Incorporated in 1998.

PRESS RELEASE
April 2013
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Barb Schmit
fgps@artsincorporated.org
402-477-8008

Presenting: The Lightning Bugs

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Lincoln Community Foundation Garden

Join The Lightning Bugs for the first concert of the 2013 Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Performance Series on Wednesday, May 1 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

The Lightning Bugs will take you back in time--when the big bands were blowing, the dance floors were crowded and torch singers helped everyone fall in love. Smooth vocal harmonies in the Mills Brothers tradition are the hallmark of a Lightning Bug performance. They have been together almost three decades and their concert, club, radio and TV appearances have won them many friends and fans. The Lightning Bugs have several recordings including the critically acclaimed "Stretchin' Out," and their newest, "Glow." Take a hint from their theme song: "They'll jive your hive, man sakes alive, you'll love those Lightning Bugs."

The Lincoln Community Foundation Garden Performance Series will be held every Wednesday, May 1 through August 28, 2013, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Community Foundation Garden at 1415 "N" Street in Lincoln. These free public concerts are a 28 year tradition and bring hundreds of audience members each week to enjoy their lunch hour with great entertainment, fresh air, free wifi, and relaxation, in a lovely garden setting.

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NWU Brass & Trumpet Ensembles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, APRIL, 2013
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY BRASS AND TRUMPET ENSEMBLES CONCERT MAY 6, 2013


Contact:
Dean W. Haist
402-465-2287
dwh@nebrwesleyan.edu

Join the NWU Brass Quintet and the NWU Trumpet Ensemble for an evening of brass music on Monday, May 6, 2013 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 Ludwig Maurer's "Scherzo and Lied," "Variations on a Negro Folk Song" by William Schmidt, Jason Basoco's "Ice Journey" arranged for trumpet ensemble, Herbert Haufrecht's "Suite for Brass Quintet," "Summertime" by George Gershwin, and more!

NWU Brass Quintet:

Lauren Fletcher (Auburn) - trumpet
Jameson Bellairs (Clarinda, IA) - trumpet
Danny Layher (Springfield) - horn
Derek Vallis (Lincoln) - trombone
Robert Lighthall (Aurora, CO) - tuba
Assisted by:
Erich Hueber (Linz, Austria) - percussion

NWU Trumpet Ensemble:

Lauren Fletcher (Auburn)
Jameson Bellairs (Clarinda, IA)
Rachael Kirschenmann (Omaha)

Directed by Dean Haist

PRESS RELEASE
April 19, 2013

For Immediate Release
Contact:
Nebraska Brass
(402) 477-7899
Arts Incorporated

By Request

In addition to Dr. Walker's new work, the program includes: Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor arranged by Frederick Mills; Morley Calvert's Suite from the Monteregian Hills; Nolan Schmit's Prism: The Dance of Light; Duke Ellington's Mood Indigo, Leonard Bernstein's "America" from West Side Story and the Original Dixieland Band's Livery Stable Blues arranged by Jack Gale; Paquito D'Rivera's Vals Venezolano transcribed by J.D.C. Brownell; John Lennon and Paul McCartney's When I'm Sixty-Four arranged by Jeff Holmes; C. Luckyth Robert's The Junk Man Rag arranged by Arthur Frackenpohl; and The Galway Piper arranged by Keith Schnell. This program includes something for everyone and will surely delight audiences with a wide range of tastes!

Dr. Gwyneth Walker
Composer

Dr. Gwyneth Walker 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 to pursue a career as a full-time composer. She is the recipient of the Year 2000 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Vermont Arts Council as well as the 2008 Athenaeum Award for Achievement in the Arts and Humanities from the St. Johnsbury (VT) Athenaeum. In 2012, she was elected as a Fellow of the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Walker's catalog includes over 200 commissioned works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, chorus and solo voice. The music of Gwyneth Walker is published by E.C. Schirmer (choral/vocal music) and Lauren Keiser Music (orchestral/instrumental music).

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. This program places the Nebraska Brass in Lincoln and Omaha area schools, where it performs exciting and age-appropriate music, provide informative commentary about the music and field a variety of questions.

By Request concerts will be performed at the following locations:

Saturday, June 1, 7:30 PM - First Presbyterian Church, Grand Island, NE
Friday, June 7, 7:30 PM - Rialto II Theater, Geneva, NE
Saturday, June 8, 7:30 PM - Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE
Sunday, June 9, 3:00 PM - First Presbyterian Church, Lincoln, NE

Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors (65+) in Lincoln and Omaha. In Geneva and Grand Island, tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors. Students with ID are 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. Tickets are available through the Nebraska Brass business office at (402) 477-7899 or nb@artsincorporated.org.

NWU Jazz Ensemble

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, APRIL, 2013

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT APRIL 29 & MAY 8, 2013

Contact: Dean W. Haist
402-465-2287
dwh@nebrwesleyan.edu

Join the Nebraska Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble for its final concert of the semester Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 7:30 p.m. at O'Donnell Auditorium on the campus of Nebraska Wesleyan University. The ensemble will perform selections from its recent tour including Sammy Nestico's arrangements of "I Remember Clifford" and "Strike Up the Band," David Sharp's "Up for the Count" and his arrangement of Charles Mingus' "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love," "Blues for Kapp" by Marty Paich, and Peter Bouffard's arrangement of "Danny Boy."

The jazz ensemble will also perform as part of the Capital Jazz Society's spring season on Monday, April 29, 2013, 7:30 p.m. at Brewsky's Jazz Underground in the lower level of Brewsky's Food & Spirits in the Haymarket. Admission for this event is $6 for adults and $5 for students with valid I.D. Food and full beverage service is also available. At both events, the ensemble will perform selections from its tour and May 8, 2013 concert in addition to other jazz favorites.

Members of the NWU Jazz Ensemble:

Saxophones: Joey Schrotberger (Omaha), alto; Amanda Layher (Springfield), alto; Grace Pfingston (Lincoln), tenor; A.J. Farrand (Aurora), tenor; Liz Boschult (Scribner), baritone
Trumpets: Lauren Fletcher (Auburn), Jameson Bellairs (Clarinda, IA), Dan Haden (Aurora), Rachael Kirschenmann (Omaha), Hal Emas (Omaha)
Trombones: Chris Harroun (Lincoln), Sara Mach (Grand Island), Erin Kautz (Gering), Robert Lighthall (Aurora, CO)
Rhythm: Zach Weir (Omaha), piano; Dusty Hall (Torrington, WY), guitar; Danny Layher (Springfield), bass; Erich Hueber (Linz, Austria), percussion

NWU Jazz Ensemble
Directed by Dean Haist

Monday, April 29, 2013 • 7:30 p.m.
Brewsky's Jazz Underground • Brewsky's Food & Spirits
201 North 8th Street • Lincoln, NE
Adults: $6 • Students: $5

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 • 7:30 p.m.
O'Donnell Auditorium • Rogers Fine Arts Building
Nebraska Wesleyan University
50th & Huntington • Lincoln, NE

NO ADMISSION CHARGE