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2006 Summer Music Institute:
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Two Lincoln students have been chosen to represent Nebraska at the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra's Summer Music Institute. Matthew Boring, trumpet, and Yvonne Lin, violin, will participate in the four-week festival of orchestral and chamber music for young people ages 14-21. In addition, Lauren Cook, a clarinetest and former Lincolnite, will represent Indiana.
The festival will take place at the Kennedy Center, where the students will present three evenings of music on the Millennium Stage. Musicians from 26 states and the District of Columbia are participating in the Institute, which consists of orchestral and chamber music coached by NSO musicians, conducting and master classes, private lessons with NSO musicians, and additional enrichment sessions.
The following is an article featured in the June 18, 2006 issue of the Omaha World-Herald:
"Anticipation builds for young virtuosos"
by Katie Backman, World-Herald staff writer
Two Nebraska students will pack their bags, but they also will be sure to grab their violin and trumpet before heading off to a music institute in Washington, D.C.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts offers a four-week summer music program for students 14 to 20 years old from nearly every state. Students will present three concerts and receive private lessons from members of the National Symphony Orchestra.
Yvonne Lin of Lux Middle School in Lincoln and Matthew Boring of Lincoln High School will represent Nebraska.
Lin and Boring filled out applications and submitted recorded solos to the National Symphony Orchestra. While most states have one musician participating, Nebraska has two because it recently hosted a visit by the orchestra.
In addition, Nebraska has a third tie in Lauren Cook, who graduated in 2005 from Lincoln Southwest. She attends Indiana University and plays the clarinet. She is representing Indiana.
Iowa does not have a student participating.
Boring, 17, who plays the trumpet, will leave June 28. He has been counting down the days.
He found out about the program right before the application deadline.
"I only had enough time during my lunch hour to record the songs on my first try," he said. "But I practiced the solos before and knew I would submit those."
Lin, 14, said she is honored to be accepted for the program. Lin plays the piano, violin and tenor saxophone, but she favors the violin.
"I'm glad I got it on the first try," she said. "When I get down there I will have a lot of things to learn, and I'm really just excited for it."
Raymond Lowther, supervisor of music for the Lincoln Public Schools, said it's refreshing to see a student as young as Lin so dedicated to music.
"Yvonne is one of our most talented students," he said. "Her performance ability is beyond her age."
Judy Bush, spokeswoman for the Nebraska Music Education Association, said the four weeks would be intense for the young musicians.
"Both kids are just amazing," she said.
Reprinted with permission from the Omaha World-Herald.
Youth Art Month:
The Nebraska Art Teachers Association's Youth Art Month celebration took place on March 11 at the State Capitol. As part of this ceremony, the Nebraska Alliance for Arts Education awarded the 2006 School Board for the Arts Award. For more information on Youth Art Month, visit the NATA website.
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Shirley Tyree, OPS School Board Vice President and Janelle Mullen,
OPS Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Learning
accept the 2006 Nebraska School Board for the Arts Award
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2006 Annual Meeting:
On January 31, 2006, the membership of the Nebraska Alliance for Arts Education met with the membership of Nebraskans for the Arts to discuss arts advocacy in Nebraska. A merger of these two organizations is currently in the works, and this partnership was discussed at length. To read the minutes of this meeting, click here.
2005 KCAAEN Annual Meeting:
In July of 2005, NAAE President Roberta Wilhelm, President-Elect Charles Bethea, and Administrative Director Nicole Palof attended the KCAAEN Annual Leadership Meeting in Washington DC, where they gathered resources, made connections, and were provided with a broader understanding of the KCAAEN network and how it can work with the NAAE
to promote arts education in Nebraska.
President-Elect Charles Bethea, President Roberta Wilhelm,
and Administrative Director Nicole Palof at the
KCAAEN Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
2005 Summer Music Institute:
In the spring of 2005, Alexander Lin, a student at Lincoln’s East High School, was selected as the Nebraska representative to the Kennedy Center’s National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute. Only one student per state is chosen to participate on scholarship for this prestigious summer program hosted by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
“To be selected for the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute is a wonderful opportunity and honor that I am incredibly fortunate to receive,” said Lin. “Music is such an important part of my life and I will try to get as much out of the experience as I can.”
The four-week program offers private lessons, rehearsals, coaching by National Symphony Orchestra members, classes and lectures. Lin, who plays violin and a little piano and clarinet, plans to use the experience to further develop his talent. “The collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra just lends so much professionalism to music, which I've always enjoyed for fun. I hope to develop my skill and also mature to become a more professional player.”
Lin, 16, graduated from East High School this year and now attends the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is double majoring in Music and Biochemistry. Previous honors and awards received by Lin include:
- 2004 Emerson Scholarship to Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan
- Member of the World Youth Festival String Solo Competition, 3 rd Place (2003),
2nd Place (2004) and 1st Place (2005)
- 2004 Nebraska All-State Orchestra Concertmaster
- Lincoln Youth Symphony Concertmaster
Lin’s participation in the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute is made possible in part by the Nebraska Music Educators Association and the Nebraska Alliance for Arts Education.
2005 NAAE Annual Meeting and Panel Discussion:
In January 2005, the NAAE held its annual meeting in Lincoln prior to the Nebraska Arts Council’s Legislative Lunch. Along with this meeting, the NAAE hosted a panel discussion on the state of arts education. NAAE President-Elect Charles Bethea chaired the discussion. Panelists included Donlynn Rice of the Nebraska Department of Education, Glenn Nierman of the Nebraska Music Educators Association, John Heineman of the Nebraska Speech Communication and Theater Association, and Angie Fischer, President of the Nebraska Art Teachers Association.
Glenn Nierman, Donlynn Rice, and Roberta Wilhelm, panelists.
SWAT Initiative:
The SWAT Project featured eight advocacy events throughout the state of Nebraska in 2004. The goal of these SWAT events was to create a statewide network to raise awareness and build support for arts education throughout Nebraska, both in and out of school.
“Cultivating the Arts in Nebraska,” March 15, 16 & 17, Wayne State College
A team of working artists and professors in the visual and performing arts shared the unique qualities that the arts transmit to the human spirit with the campus and extended community of Northeast Nebraska. Attractions included Drew Goerlitz, sculptor from Notre Dame, who created an art wall on campus; a tour back stage of Ramsey Theatre to see the making of the 46 th annual children’s play; various musical performances; student art exhibition in Nordstrom art gallery; and other poetry readings and media video performance. The site coordinator was Judith Berry of Wayne State College.
“Children’s Theatre—State Magic,” April 2, 16, 23, & 30, Hay Springs, Rushville, Crawford, Harrison, Hemingford, Alliance, and Chadron
A children’s theatre workshop was held to show how theatre productions are created and oriented to both entertain and educate. The workshop was presented by the Chadron State College Theatre Department and was attended by elementary children, their families, and teachers. The site coordinator was Loree MacNeill of Chadron State College.
Visionaries Reception, April 24, West Nebraska Arts Center, Scottsbluff
Visionaries is the annual regional student art show featuring young artists from grades 6-12 in all the schools in the seven county area of the Panhandle. The presentation event was at the culminating Visionaries Reception with an audience made up of student artists, teachers, families, and community. The site coordinators were Penny Businga, Gretchen Peters, and Susan Selvey of ESU 13.
“Toying with Science,” April 26-30, Ogallala Fairground and seven school sites
Presenter Garry Krinsky combined mime, original music, singing, and circus skills to investigate basic scientific information and delve into the imagination of scientists who explore the world. The audience was comprised of elementary students and teachers from the schools in a ten county area and culminated with a performance for the community at the Keith County Fairgrounds in Ogallala. The site coordinator was Freida Lange of ESU 16.
Native American Student Art Show, March 25, UmonHon Public School
Students from Santee Community School, Winnebago Public School, Walthill Public School and UmonHon Nation School (all public schools on Native American reservations) participated in the display of their personal artwork. Community artists served as presenters to the audience of students, community, families, and Tribal College members. The site coordinators were Jean Detlefsen, UNL, and David Friedli.
Kearney Student Art Show Opening Receptions, April 26 and May 3, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney
The annual student art show allows student art work from all Kearney area public and parochial schools to be exhibited in a museum setting with other exhibitions. The three opening receptions (one each for high school, middle school and elementary school) featured testimonials for the audience of students, parents, teachers, school administrators and the community. The site coordinator was Mark Foradori of the Museum of Nebraska Art.
Advocacy Reception for School Leaders, April 12, Omaha Community Playhouse
Six Omaha area school districts were represented by their policy-making school leaders at an arts advocacy reception. A panel of students provided testimonials on the impact of the arts on their lives and educational plans. Attendees heard first hand how participation in arts activities prepares students for carriers and success in post secondary studies. The site coordinator was Donalyn Heise of UNO.
“Broken Mirror,” September 16, Rose Theatre, Omaha
The video was shown in the lobby before the show, and Roberta Wilhelm, site coordinator, gave a curtain speech about the SWAT project, as well as the Nebraska Alliance for Arts Education as a whole.
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