This past weekend the 2023 Band Awards Reception was held at Memorial Stadium. As a part of the event, the Russ Swanson Outstanding Band Person was awarded to Steffani Nolda. Steffani is a super senior music education major from North Platte, Nebraska. While at UNL, Nolda studied saxophone and was a member of the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Saxophone Choir. She was also a 5-year member of the Cornhusker Marching Band and is honored to have served as Drum Major for two seasons. Nolda is currently applying to be a music educator in the Lincoln area and plans to continue the Nebraska Band Tradition through the Alumni Association. Congratulations, Steffani!
Thank you our alum, Nathan Nelson with Rooted Woodworking, for the design and creation of our award.
Our sixth Glow Big Red begins Wednesday from noon to noon on Feb. 14 to Feb. 15. You We wanted to follow up with you to share ways your support can go even further to benefit our students.
Scott Washburn is challenging you with a Dollar-for-Dollar Match for UNL Band Alumni Association. Thanks to Scott Washburn, all gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000.
Make your gift at glowbigred.unl.edu by noon on Feb. 15. You can find the challenge information on our donation page.
Show us your love during Glow Big Red when you:
❤️ GIVE: Make a gift of $5 or more to support the Lentz/Snider Band Hall. Your contribution will help build a large new rehearsal space with cutting-edge technology for the Nebraska Bands program.
❤️ SHARE: Show your Valentine’s Day love by spreading the word on social media using the hashtag #GlowBigRed.
❤️ GLOW: Show others how your HEART GLOWS big for UNL by lighting up your room, home, or business!
Make a gift of $65 or more and the NU Foundation will send you a complementary Husker stocking hat to show our gratitude for your Husker love.
Love and generosity are in the air! Glow Big Red — 24 Hours of Husker Giving is Feb. 14-15 from noon to noon, and we’re counting on you. Will you be our Valentine?
Show us your love during Glow Big Red when you:
Give: Make a gift of $5 or more to support the Lentz/Snider Band Hall! Your contribution will help build a large new rehearsal space with cutting-edge technology for the Nebraska Bands program.
SHARE: Show your Valentine’s Day love by spreading the word on social media using the hashtag #GlowBigRed.
GLOW: Show others how your HEART GLOWS big for UNL by lighting up your room, home, or business!
This is our sixth Glow Big Red, and we know you’ll help us make Glow Big Red bigger and better than ever. Make your gift at glowbigred.unl.edu by noon on Feb. 15.
Let’s Glow All In for Glow Big Red, Huskers!
P.S. Make a gift of $65 or more and we’ll send you a complementary Husker stocking hat to show our gratitude for your Husker love. We love you right back, Huskers!
The Band Alumni Association Board of Directors/Officers present you with a unique challenge- read below for more exciting details!
With the rebuilding of Westbrook Music Building starting, there is a wonderful opportunity to create a state-of-the-art band rehearsal hall. Jack and Mary Alice Snider left a sizeable amount at the University of Nebraska Foundation earmarked for “costs associated with constructing and equipping the ‘Lentz-Snider’ Hall, Glenn Korff School of Music, Hixson Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.”
An excavator and bulldozer move earth at the corner of 10th and Q streets, where parking lots are being cleared to make way for the new Westbrook Music Building.
After a meeting with the dean of Fine Arts, the band staff, and the Foundation, the Snider family came up with the following:
The Nebraska Bands Program has been at the forefront of performance and pedagogy for more than 140 years. We look forward to a new rehearsal space with technology that will enable us to:
Link sections of the Cornhusker Marching Band who are now rehearsing in various spaces to enable full ensemble preparation while indoors.
Share cutting edge rehearsal techniques from our Ensemble Performance Lab with partner ensembles nationwide.
Engage in virtual side-by-side coaching with young bands that cannot afford a trip to the Lincoln campus.
Collaborate with composers worldwide to prepare and premiere new works.
Engage guest artists remotely to share their expertise with our students.
Capture the work of conducting students and enable concurrent voice-over coaching on video.
…and even more applications we’re only just beginning to imagine.
It is estimated that only $12,000 more is needed to make all this happen. The Band Alumni Association presents you all with an opportunity- we will match all contributions up to $6000! We are hoping that you all will help us reach our goal over the next few months!
