2025 - 2026 Abendmusik Concert Season
St. Olaf Choir
Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
The St. Olaf Choir, conducted by Anton Armstrong, has set the gold standard for choral singing for more than a century, performing for millions around the world. Composed of 75 mixed voices, the St. Olaf Choir is hailed as one of the nation’s premier a cappella ensembles, renowned for its artistry and beauty of sound.
Freewill offering to benefit Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska.
Sponsored by Ray & Carolyn Zeisset, and co-sponsored by Joe & Jeanette Adams, Dan & Denise Cotton, and the Pearle Francis Finigan Foundation.
My Funny Valentine
An Abendmusik Fundraiser
Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Online only. Tickets required.
Won’t you be Abendmusik’s valentine? Join Tom Trenney for a nostalgic concert of favorites from the Great American Songbook and enjoy a gourmet meal-- all delivered to your home. Tickets available in January 2026.
Youth Masterworks Festival
at the Lied Center for Performing Arts
Monday, February 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
More than 300 high school students fill the Lied Center stage to perform Christopher Tin’s engaging and fun choral/orchestral masterpiece, The Drop That Contained the Sea. The massed choir, accompanied by the Lincoln Youth Symphony Orchestra will be directed by Cambodian-American conductor Darita Seth.
Freewill offering to benefit The Bay.
No livestream available.
Sponsored by Dr. John H. Casey and Dr. Pamela F. Starr with the support of the Lincoln Youth Symphony.
Sponsored in part by
J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor
Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
For the first time in its storied history, Abendmusik will offer a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B minor -- arguably the most transcendent music yet composed. Tom Trenney leads sounding light, the Plymouth Choir, soloists, and the Abendmusik Orchestra in this profoundly moving work.
Freewill offering to benefit Food Fort.
Co-sponsored by the Trenney Family, Jon & Joan Michelsen, and co-sponsored by Dr. Andrew F. & Elizabeth U. Thompson in memory of Reverend Larry Doerr and Donna Ruth Doerr, with the support of Mike & Diane Dinnel and Paul Levi Dunn.
Tonality: America Will Be
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
Led by Founding Artistic Director, Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake, Tonality features vocalists from the Greater Los Angeles Area who represent diverse cultures, ethnicities, and experiences. Their mission is to inspire, innovate, and spark social change through the power of diversity. In America Will Be, Tonality invites us to look toward a more perfect union for ourselves and future generations.
Freewill offering to benefit Lincoln’s Indian Center.
Sponsored by Dr. Jim and Betsy Bobenhouse, sponsored by Lowell & Jane Nickolaus celebrating their 40th Wedding Anniversary (April 12, 2026) and with the support of Susan Clifford and Jeff & Judy Greenwald.
Thanks to these generous sponsors, Abendmusik’s 2025-2026 concert season is offered free, as a gift to the community, both in-person at First-Plymouth Church and online.
John Weddel
Dr. John H. Casey
Lorraine Beadell Love
Dr. Pamela F. Starr
Matthew & Ann Finkner
Estate of Norma Somerheiser
Conant Family Fund
All Abendmusik programs, services, and activities are operated in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need a special accommodation as a result of a disability, please call The Abendmusik office at (402) 476-9933 at least 30 days prior to the event to assure that we can meet your needs.
Thanks to these generous season sponsors, Abendmusik’s 2023-24 concert season was offered free — as a gift to the community — both in person at First-Plymouth Church and online at abendmusik.org:
Special Abendmusik presentation of the May 2022 50th Anniversary Gala Concert.
Available Wednesday, August 2 at 7 PM