LSO Season Finale Features Jay Wise, Trombone

LINCOLN — Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra ends its 2008-09 season with a concert featuring LSO Principal Trombonist Jay Wise at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 8 at Kimball Recital Hall.

 

Wise will play Tomasi’s Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, a virtuosic piece that reminds the listener of the trombone’s prominence in the jazz medium. The concert closes with Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, a climactic ending to the season with its lush romanticism and grand sweeping gestures.

 

“What better way to end the season than with one of the most compelling and beautiful romantic pieces ever written,” said Edward Polochick, LSO Music Director. “Jay is extremely talented and we are very fortunate to have someone with his talents be part of our LSO family, and be featured at the season finale. The audience will enjoy the evening from beginning to end.”

 

Concert co-sponsors are First National Bank and Woods & Aitken, LLP, with generous support from the Nebraska Arts Council. Accommodations are provided by The Cornhusker - A Marriott Hotel. 

 

Jay Wise has been the principal trombonist of Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra since 2004, and has been the bass trombonist of the Omaha Symphony since 1987. He also performs on tenor and alto trombones and euphonium. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s of music from Northern Arizona University, and his doctorate from the University of Iowa.

As a free-lance musician, he has performed with Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Lou Rawls, The Temptations, Natalie Cole, The Four Freshmen, Frank Sinatra Jr., Joel Gray, Pam Tillis and many other entertainers, and has recorded with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra and various American Gramophone artists. The past two summers, he has participated in Hal France’s innovative “Blue Barn” Festival.

 

The pre-concert chat will be held from 6:45-7:15 p.m. in the lower level of Kimball Recital Hall. Join William Stibor, music director of NET Radio, and LSO Music Director Edward Polochick and learn more about the evening’s music and composers.

 

During intermission, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra will announce the winners of the 2009 Golden Baton Awards for an individual, musician, and corporate donor. The winners will be recognized from stage. The awards, now in their third year, honor members of our community who have shown support for LSO.

 

Tickets are $25-$45 for adults and $15-$27 for students, and may be purchased by calling (402) 476-2211 or visiting www.lincolnsymphony.com.