Meadowlark Music Festival

Bringing a world of music to Nebraska

Join us in celebrating Meadowlark's 25th Anniversary!

Meadowlark's summer season will feature world class critically acclaimed genre-bending artists!

July 9th-11th, 2026

Kansas City's celebrated ensemble with a cheeky name, Sax & Violins, performs in Lincoln for the first time. Sax and Violins, an octet combining a string quartet with a jazz quartet, performs an incredibly wide range of music, melding classical music with jazz, pop, and rock in an exciting and dramatic melange.

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Described by the Chicago Tribune as "the lyrical genius of the trumpet," Brad Goode is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who performs on trumpet, bass and drums, Brad Goode is recognized as a unique stylist with a highly creative approach to improvisation. He has recorded on dozens of jazz albums, including 18 as a leader for the Delmark, Sunlight, SteepleChase and Origin labels.

*In the case of rain the David von Kampen concert will take place at the Prairie Creek Inn: 2400 S. 148th St. Walton, NE 68461.

Award-winning arranger and composer, David von Kampen brings two jazz choirs to the magical Prairie Pines Nature Preserve to perform his sophisticated arrangements featuring rich harmonies and intricate rhythms.

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A throw-back to Meadowlark in May 2025: a lovely time was had by all – it was a perfect evening of gumbo, red beans & rice, muffulata salad, king cake and music! Classic New Orleans tunes were provided by vocalists Susie Thorne & Jackie Allen with trumpeter Darryl White and friends!

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Meadowlark presented the Amina Figarova Sextet with the Martsiko World Orphan Choir!

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In November, 2024, Meadowlark presented a free concert featuring acclaimed jazz composer and pianist, Amina Figarova, in collaboration with the internationally renowned Matsiko World Orphan Choir. They gave an exceptional performance of music that has thrilled audiences across the United States in over 40 performances from New Orleans to Buffalo and Nashville to Chicago. Her sextet and the choir came together in March of 2024 to create a recording entitled Suite for Africa, and toured across the US from April through November.

Meadowlark was thrilled to be able to present this special concert as one of the last stops on their 2024 tour before the choir returns to Libera, Africa.

The 18 albums Amina Figarova released to date have made her one of the most admired composers in jazz. … The voices (of the Matsiko World Orphan Choir) are neither sweet nor soothing, they are clamorous and jubilant …. It sounds like love becomes music.
Thomas Conrad, Stereophile Magazine, September, 2024

Special thanks to our 2025-26 season sponsors and supporters including:

Nebraska Arts Council
Cooper Foundation
Woods Foundation
Farmers Mutual of Nebraska
Rhonda Seacrest Foundation
Ameritas
Chateau Development
Pittenger & Anderson
Annabell Gardens
Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
Glenn Korff School of Music & Dance
Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
Meadowlark's Lark Society and you!

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Donations are greatly appreciated!

  • Meadowlark Gallery

  • Pablo Aslan Tango Ensemble
    Pablo Aslan Tango Ensemble
  • SYBARITE5 reception
    SYBARITE5 reception
  • Meadowlark volunteers
    Meadowlark volunteers
  • Winery concert
    Winery concert
  • Bass trio
    Bass trio
  • Gourmet Meadowlark picnic
    Gourmet Meadowlark picnic
  • Portable Masterpieces
    Portable Masterpieces
  • Ellen Jewett
    Ellen Jewett
  • Gala final bow
    Gala final bow
  • Frank Proto Duo at Grand Manse
    Frank Proto Duo at Grand Manse
  • Grapes at sunset with Meadowlark
    Grapes at sunset with Meadowlark
  • Meadowlark board and volunteers
    Meadowlark board and volunteers
  • World premiere of Our Fathers
    World premiere of Our Fathers
  • 15 piece Trinkle Brass Works
    15 piece Trinkle Brass Works
  • Red Hats at Deer Creek
    Red Hats at Deer Creek

Join Us for the Sounds of Surprise

Come to a concert and hear something special…

Tango from Argentina
Radiohead played by a string quintet
Fireworks accompanied by 15 brass players
Beatles and Brahms performed by a cello quartet
Appalachian Folk Music with African percussion

Volunteer, donate, be a part of the Meadowlark Family and help us to continue the legacy of Nebraska's premiere summer chamber series, presenting artists from around the world in your backyard.

"The crowd stood and cheered at concert’s end as the sunset cast warm glows through the stained-glass windows
of St. Paul church. It was a grand conclusion for one of the best Meadowlark festivals in recent years." Lincoln Journal Star