Omaha Symphony appoints VP of Development (6/16/2008) Omaha, Neb. – The Omaha Symphony announces that Kathy Katt has been appointed vice president of development, effective July 7. Katt has more than 14 years of experience in planning, directing, and implementing comprehensive development programs. Her position with the Omaha Symphony will entail leadership of the organization’s development department in relation to fundraising and long-range strategy. Omaha Symphony ends 2007/08 MasterWorks season with a Piano Extravaganza! (5/20/2008) Omaha, Neb. – The Omaha Symphony will close its 2007/08 MasterWorks season with a concert featuring three amazing piano concertos performed by three dynamic pianists on one program. Under the direction of Maestro Thomas Wilkins, the orchestra and guest artists will take the stage for Piano Extravaganza, Friday and Saturday, May 30 and 31, at 8 p.m. at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Omaha Symphony will refund Aretha Franklin concert tickets (4/29/2008) Omaha, Neb – The Omaha Symphony has decided to refund all remaining tickets to the Aretha Franklin concert originally scheduled for October 2007. The symphony has been working unsuccessfully with Miss Franklin’s management to find a new date since last fall. Rock icon Dennis DeYoung to join the Omaha Symphony for Special Concert (4/21/2008) Omaha, Neb. – The Holland Performing Arts Center will be rocking on Saturday, May 3, at 8 p.m. when rock icon Dennis DeYoung takes the stage with the musicians of the Omaha Symphony. More than 3200 students to play recorders with the Omaha Symphony (4/14/2008) Omaha, NE - What do 3,200 singing and recorder-playing students and the Omaha Symphony have in common? On the morning of April 16 they’ll all share the spotlight at the Holland Performing Arts Center for a special concert presentation. The concert is the culmination of the Carnegie Hall Communities LINKUP! program. Omaha Symphony welcomes three of Broadway's best for Symphony Pops concert (4/7/2008) Omaha, Neb. – Three of Broadway’s best – Debbie Gravitte, Anne Runolfsson, and Jan Horvath – will light up the stage of the Peter Kiewit Concert Hall when they join the Omaha Symphony for Three Broadway Divas, the next concert in the Omaha Symphony’s Symphony Pops Series. The concert will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 18 – 20, at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Omaha Symphony welcomes young composers for New Music Symposium (3/25/2008) Omaha, Neb. – Fresh, new music takes center stage with the inaugural Omaha Symphony New Music Symposium, April 8-10, 2008. Sponsored by the Omaha Symphony Guild, the event was created from Omaha Symphony Music Director Thomas Wilkins’s desire to provide vital enrichment experiences for young composers to test their skills in a real-life laboratory setting. Omaha Symphony announces powerful line-up for 2008/09 season (3/24/2008) Omaha, Neb – Music Director Thomas Wilkins and the Omaha Symphony present the power of classical music, sunny vocal harmonies, lush masterworks, a Greek sensation, an R & B superstar, trips to exotic locales, and the Music of the Mouse with the 2008/09 season. Omaha Symphony celebrates Vienna with upcoming MasterWorks concert (3/18/2008) Omaha, Neb. – The Omaha Symphony, under the direction of Maestro Thomas Wilkins, and violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti will join forces to celebrate Vienna’s cultural heritage and greatest composers with A Night in Old Vienna – the next concert in the Omaha Symphony’s MasterWorks Series. The concert will take place Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, at 8 p.m. at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Thomas Wilkins named Principal Guest Conductor for the Hollywood Bowl (3/17/2008) Omaha, Neb – Hollywood has come calling for Omaha Symphony Music Director Thomas Wilkins. Today, the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced that Wilkins has been named Principal Guest Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. He will officially assume his role with the orchestra’s opening concert on June 20, and will lead the orchestra a total of four weeks during the summer. Wilkins will serve in his new role in conjunction with his roles as music director of the Omaha Symphony and resident conductor for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Omaha Symphony presents Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (2/20/2008) Omaha, Neb. – The Omaha Symphony, vocalists Alyson Cambridge and Leonard Rowe, and the Omaha Symphonic Chorus under the direction of chorusmaster David Batter, will join forces to present highlights from Gershwin’s great American masterwork, Porgy and Bess – the next concert in the Omaha Symphony’s MasterWorks Series. The concert will take place Friday and Saturday, February 29 and March 1, at 8 p.m. at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Concerts for Youth takes center stage with 10,000 area students (2/14/2008) Omaha, Neb – Join the Omaha Symphony and over 10,000 area elementary students as they participate in Concerts for Youth, February 20, 21, and 22 at the Holland Performing Arts Center. The Omaha Symphony Margre Durham Concerts for Youth performances feature exciting repertoire and interactive activities throughout the concert created to engage the students and follow this year’s theme, “The Composer’s Craft.” Omaha Symphony reschedules BBVD concert (2/13/2008) Omaha, Neb – The Omaha Symphony’s upcoming concert featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has been rescheduled to the 2008/09 Season. Originally slated for Saturday, June 7, at the Holland Performing Arts Center, the concert will now take place on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. The 8 p.m. time for the performance will remain the same. Omaha Symphony & Musicians' Association reach agreement (2/8/2008) Omaha, Neb – The Omaha Symphony Association (OSA) and the Omaha Symphony Musicians’ Association, represented by Local No. 70-558 of the American Federation of Musicians, are pleased to announce they have reached an agreement in their contract negotiations. Omaha Symphony & Musicians reach tentative agreement (2/6/2008) Omaha, Neb – The Omaha Symphony Association (OSA) and the Omaha Symphony Musicians, represented by Union – Local 70-558 of the American Federation of Musicians, are pleased to announce they have reached a tentative agreement in their contract negotiations. Omaha Symphony announces additional Special Concert for 2007/08 (2/1/2008) Omaha, Neb – Join the Omaha Symphony and Jeans ‘N Classics Inc. for a musical tribute to the Fab Four with The Music of the Beatles, Saturday, March 8, at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Omaha Symphony reschedules two 2007/08 season concerts (1/21/2008) Omaha, Neb – The Omaha Symphony’s upcoming concerts featuring Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy have been rescheduled. Conflicts with Mr. Valli’s schedule prevented the original dates. Artists’ management for both groups worked collaboratively on this issue to accommodate Omaha Symphony patrons. Omaha Symphony presents the glitz & glamour of Las Vegas in Omaha (1/15/2008) Omaha, Neb – The glitz and glamour of Las Vegas comes to Omaha when the Omaha Symphony presents Symphony Pops Goes Vegas at the Holland Performing Arts Center, January 25 – 27. MEDIA ADVISORY Omaha Symphony Chamber & Discovery concerts this weekend (1/10/2008) The Chamber concert, A Jazz Symphony, will showcase the orchestra in several configurations under the direction of Maestro Thomas Wilkins. Featured selections include Gounod’s Petite symphonie, Ward’s Symphony No. 3, and Antheil’s A Jazz Symphony.