SUN · 7:30pm
UNO New Music Ensemble Concert
Strauss Performing Arts Center
TUE · 7:30pm
UNO Percussion Ensemble Concert
Tuesday, November 3 at Strauss Performing Arts Center, Omaha
About this event
Choose Your Own Ticket Price - $0 and up!! (For those choosing to pay more than $0, cash and checks will be accepted at the door.) PARKING: There is open parking (no permit required) after 7:00 p.m. across the Dodge Campus, including all surface lots and the East and West Garages. Click here for more details including a campus map. Please see Event Website for livestream link.
Who's playing
The UNO Percussion Ensemble is directed by Dr. Hannah Weaver and was founded in 2000 by Dr. Tomm Roland. Most members are percussion majors, though students from other majors can audition. The group has played the Percussive Arts Society International Convention and has toured in Nebraska, Japan and China.
What to expect
The ensemble's repertoire runs from classical percussion ensemble pieces to western popular music and non-western traditional music, so the sound changes a lot across a program. Expect a stage full of marimbas, vibraphones, drums and other instruments, with players moving between them. The Concert Hall seats 422 on two levels and is known for its acoustics.
Why go
This is a chance to hear a long-running university ensemble in a proper hall, at a price you set yourself. Percussion-only concerts are uncommon in Omaha, and watching the players work through the instruments is half the fun. The program is a good fit for music fans, families, and students curious about UNO's School of Music.
Where
Strauss Performing Arts Center · 6305 University Drive North · Omaha NEDirections
