Hundreds of Nebraska high school students from across the state will perform in the 2026 Nebraska All-State Ensembles next week. The event is one of the “highest musical honors” attainable for students in the Cornhusker State.
The 729 students from 129 Nebraska schools will perform at the Lied Center for Performing Arts on Friday after two days rehearsing with nationally recognized conductors.
Call 402-472-4747 for information on tickets.
Firth-Norris
Band: Petra Van Cleave
Chorus: Layla Fisher, Lylah Krueger, Jayden Earnest, Ash Lau, Nick Hicks, Sean Buller, Connor King
Homeschool
Chorus: Naomi Wegner, Erica Scribner
Orchestra: Laura Tuns, Reese Thomas, Anna Roberts, Ariadne Ottoson, Rosalyn Johnson, Hanna Jones
Lincoln Christian
Jazz band: Samuel Grosse
Lincoln High
Band: Orion Welsch-Mixan
Chorus: Juliana Vazquez-Tapia, Kincey Wilson, Lin Parrott, Bryn Dickson
Orchestra: Sophia Stohs, Hugh Skretta, Henry Skretta, Eleanor Erickson, Colt Dillashaw
Lincoln East
Band: Tiffany Zhou, Julia Tully, Thea Christensen
Chorus: Emily Kumm, Ella Recker, Gibson Sayre, Zeke Kohl, Alex Duden, Britton Fast, Ace Lee
Orchestra: Luigi Forgione, Lauren Ham, Anisa Kholmurodzoda, Alex Ge, Alexandra Ham, Charlotte Fryda, Phoebe Stohs, Judah Wittenburg, Wensi Cui, Jade Xia, William Guo, Brooks Xia, Avery White, Liana Jacobsen, Cora Thompson
Lincoln Lutheran
Chorus: Alexa Castens, Owen Meyer
Lincoln Northeast
Band: Elizabeth Gosch
Lincoln Northwest
Band: Solee Thaw, Olivia Solodovnik, Harper Pryor
Chorus: Oliver Shively, Elayna Treasure, Alaina Hopp, Lindsey Morris, Davan Mercer, Nick Bousek
Lincoln Pius X
Band: Benjamin Unger
Chorus: Sydney Wesely, Derek Meyer, Charlie Matthes
Orchestra: Joy Morin
Lincoln Southeast
Band: Joslyn Morgan, Kaylei Wilhelm, Ellery Baer
Chorus: Lucia Mues, Ruthie Stokes, Carly Brittenham, Eloise Christensen, Rachel Andrews, Hanchan Ang, Ryan Hazen, Luke Peters, Charlotte Mar, Devin Miller, Porter Umberger
Orchestra: Baran Safa, Koen von Scheliha, Scott von Scheliha, Lida Prochaska, Miles Melang-Thoren, Thomas Brunero, Savannah Runyan
Jazz band: Mason Weyers
Lincoln Southwest
Chorus: Esther Robinson, Emily Ayres, Estes Stratman, Ella Wray, Hope Hansen, Jess Stelzer, Carson Rogers, Gage Thoming, Garytt Brown, Logan Lambrecht
Orchestra: Weili Wang, Lily Bohnart, Mikayla Knott, Kaylee James, Carol Cui
Jazz band: Cooper Redmond
Lincoln Standing Bear
Band: Norah Proffitt, Jacob Thimmesch
Chorus: Joelle Rehbein, Aubrey Schmit, Genevieve Wolf, Seona Clemens, Kenzie Schaefer, Hazel Spilker, Gus Rose, Evan Washburn, Graham Wilkinson
Orchestra: Sam Cooper, Hannah Baker
Malcolm
Chorus: Emalyn Beach
Seward
Orchestra: Samuel Kenney, Evangeline Rusnak
Waverly
Band: Anna Johnson, Luke White
Chorus: Mitchell Torrey
Orchestra: Emilie White
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