For Immediate Release
Nebraska Public Media Will Televise Third Omaha Symphony Concert
LINCOLN, Neb. (May 30, 2024) – A partnership between Nebraska Public Media and the Omaha Symphony will bring another of the symphony’s concerts to television viewers across the state this summer.
“Omaha Symphony in Concert: A Choral Collaborative,” premieres at 8 p.m. CT, Thursday, June 13, on Nebraska Public Media.
The Omaha Symphony’s Choral Collaborative program brings more than 300 high school vocal students and the symphony together for a unique concert experience.
The Choral Collaborative gives students the opportunity to perform a world-class repertoire, work with professional soloists and participate in an intense learning and rehearsal process.
“The schools invited to participate in this experience change each year so that many students have the opportunity to learn and perform,” said Liz Kendall Weisser, the symphony’s director of education and community engagement.
Omaha-area schools taking part in the 2024 broadcast of the Choral Collaborative performance of Brahms’ “German Requiem” include Abraham Lincoln (Council Bluffs, Iowa), Bellevue West, Bennington, Creighton Prep, Millard South and Omaha North.
The Omaha Symphony concerts on Nebraska Public Media are being brought to television in part by generous donors from both organizations.
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About Nebraska Public Media
Nebraska Public Media has connected citizens with news, sports, education and entertainment since 1954. Providing global and compelling stories from PBS and NPR, the statewide public media network also produces award-winning local content. Its programs and services reach Nebraskans on television, radio, online, social media and mobile apps. Visit NebraskaPublicMedia.org for more information.
About Omaha Symphony
The Omaha Symphony is a non-profit organization that serves over 225,000 people through more than 150 live orchestral performances and digital initiatives. In addition to Masterworks, Symphony Pops, Symphony Rocks, Movies, Symphony Joslyn, and Family series concerts, the Omaha Symphony’s nationally recognized education and community engagement programs touch the lives of more than 40,000 people (about twice the seating capacity of Madison Square Garden) and over 300 schools each year. We are focused on creating a welcoming space and nurturing connections to ensure the Omaha community experiences and participates in music in a way that serves, reflects, uplifts, and entertains.