Capitol Concert Series

Each year, the NMEA coordinates the Capitol Concert Series as part of "Music In Our Schools Month®" (MIOSM). MIOSM is officially designated by NAfME to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children and to remind citizens that schools are where all children should have access to music. Ensembles across the state are selected to perform in the Rotunda of the State Capitol in Lincoln where State Senators, along with the public, are invited to attend.

2025 CAPITOL CONCERT SERIES SELECTED PERFORMERS

DATE	TIME	ENSEMBLE	DIRECTOR
Wed, January 15	12:00-12:30 PM	Seward Wind Ensemble	Amanda Kenney
Wed, January 15	12:30-1:00 PM	Elkhorn South High School Mixed Choir	Molly Gonring & Cal Cross
Wed, February 19 (Arts Advocacy Hill Day)	12:00-12:30 PM	Kearney High School Clarinet Choir & Freshmen String Quartet	Rick Mitchell & Sadie Uhing
Wed, February 19 (Arts Advocacy Hill Day)	12:30-1:00 PM	Norfolk 8th Grade Jazz Band	Carrie Jensen
Mon, March 24 (Music Education Week at the Capitol)	12:00-12:30 PM	Plainview Pirate Band	Wynter Fulsaas
Mon, March 24 (Music Education Week at the Capitol)	12:30-1:00 PM	Hastings High School Chamber Orchestra	David Bernard-Stevens
Tues, March 25 (Music Education Week at the Capitol)	12:00-12:30 PM	DC West Honor Choir	Dawn Beyl
Tues, March 25 (Music Education Week at the Capitol)	12:30-1:00 PM	Schoo Middle School Orchestra	Rob Salistean
Wed, March 26 (Music Education Week at the Capitol)	12:00-12:30 PM	Cambridge 5th & 6th Grade Choir	Sarah Witt
Wed, March 26 (Music Education Week at the Capitol)	12:30-1:00 PM	Thayer Central Concert Choir	Erin VanderSchaaf
Thurs, March 27 (Music Education Week at the Capitol)	12:00-12:30 PM	Central High School A Cappella Choir, Omaha	Sara Cowan
Thurs, March 27 (Music Education Week at the Capitol)	12:30-1:00 PM	Baker's Dozen & Neptune's Angels from Columbus High School	Jacob Ritter
Mon, March 31 (Collegiate Hill Day)	12:00-1:00 PM	Nebraska Wesleyan University Gold Standard Singers	Eric Wyler
Wed, April 9	12:00-12:30 PM	Omaha North Chamber Orchestra	Rose Rydberg
Wed, April 9	12:30-1:00 PM	Liberty Middle School 8th Grade Chorus, Papillion	Lauren Ballou