Upcoming Events

Orchestra Omaha - Young Artists Competition - ends January 15th, 2026
Orchestra Omaha is pleased to announce that the application period for the 2025-26 Young Artist Competition will open on November 15th, 2025! 


Once open, applications will be accepted until 11:59pm on January 15th, 2026.  The competition is open to all string, wind, brass, percussion, piano and harp students who reside in Nebraska and Iowa, as well as portions of South Dakota. String players ages 9-18 will compete in the Strings Division (ages 9-13 in Junior, and 14-18 in Senior); Wind, Brass, Percussion, Harp, and Piano players ages 13-18 will compete in the Orchestral Division. The winner of each division will be awarded a solo opportunity on Orchestra Omaha's April 18th, 2026 concert, along with a cash prize. In-person auditions are scheduled to take place in Omaha on Saturday, February 14th, 2026. Additional details can be found in the attached information packet.


If you have any other questions regarding this year's competition cycle, please feel free to contact me at the phone number or e-mail address listed below. Thank you.

Best Wishes,
Michelle Juon, M.A.
Young Artists Competition Chair
Orchestra Omaha
Phone/Text: 402.468.8264
[email protected]


Greenblatt & Seay Upcoming Events
The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line Crooked Tunes Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, mandolins, soprano recorders and alto recorders.
The workshop will explore tunes from our Crooked Tunes for Two publication.
Different tunes will be played at each session.   We will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these tunes. 
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, January 6, 7 PM, CT, Wednesday, January 7, 10 AM, CT,, and Friday January 9, 7 PM, CT.
Pre-registration is required.  The cost for each workshop is $15.00.  The cost of each optional book is $15.00 (includes shipping if ordered with workshop registration).   To view a sample tune from the collection, and to see a list of the tunes, click on the following link: https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://www.greenblattandseay.com/book_42_crooked.shtml___.YXAzOmtlYXJuZXljYXRzOmE6ZzpmZWRlZjg4ZDlmMjU2NTI3ZWM3M2MzY2FiMTJjMmUyOTo3OmFlMGY6NzY3NDNiMjZhODVjYWEzMzRiMzg3MzA4ZDJjMDgzNjk2MWEyMzBlZTUyYTVhZGQzMGJjZTlmY2FlMGIwMDA1Njp0OlQ6Tg


Nebraska ASTA Meet-Up - Save the Date! - January 10th, 2026 
Our next quarterly event will be a masterclass put on by one of our members, Anne Nagoski. She is a private studio teacher in the Omaha area and a member of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra. We are planning to have the masterclass on January 10th in the afternoon. Location and exact time will be available once we have details put together. Please put it on your calendar for you and potential students!

LINKS Orchestra Festival - Saturday, February 14th
Links Orchestra Festival is Saturday February 14th from 8am to 2pm. It is open to middle school and high school orchestras. It's $50 for each middle school orchestra, and $100 for each high school orchestra. Checks can be written out to "LHS" or "Lincoln High School." If anyone has questions they can email me at [email protected]
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Young Orchestra Festival - Saturday, May 9th, 2026
Mark your calendars for May 9th, 2026 for the Young Orchestra Festival happening in Millard! Brittany Rom will share more information as the event approaches. The Young Orchestra Festival is a solo/ensemble contest for students grades 6-9.