When you think of the Omaha Symphony, what comes to mind – A massive violin section with booming membranophones and a wonderful plethora of perfectly placed wind instrumentation? ME TOO! I was fortunate enough to get hooked on classical music with field trips to the Orpheum while I was in grade school. As I got older, I was overjoyed by their accompaniment at local operas and musicals. But if you look closer, there is so much more to this organization.
The Omaha Symphony is a non-profit organization which oversees many of the events held at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha as well as the new, state-of-the-art, Holland Performing Arts Center. This amazing cncert hall, which opened late 2005 became an instant hit because of its methodical seating arrangement and, more importantly its ‘perfect’ acoustics. Because it is so awesome, why not bring in acts like, The Beach Boys, Roberta Flack, Englebert Humperdink, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to rock it out live!
Besides the events and the managing of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, they also have a great program for local kids. Their site explains, ”The Omaha Symphony is dedicated to and invested in creating and maintaining accessible musical opportunities for every classroom in our community.” This alone gives us locals a reason to start paying more attention to the Omaha Symphony.
So, I say you should visit their site and buy some season tickets!! If you’re too busy for that, you can simply give a charitable donation to make sure they can afford to keep bringing all of this wonderful-ness to Omaha. Also, be sure to get out there and support your other favorite local performers around town. There is still a lot of summer left and no reason to stop getting out there and having a good time right here in our hometown!
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