Performing double duty as musician and management, Dani Meier is VP of Artistic Administration and a section Double Bassist at the Omaha Symphony. She programs and coordinates repertoire, artists, and conductors during the day, and sits with the low strings in the evening – a combination that mak...

Born in Caldas, Colombia, Federico Montes started to play the trumpet when he was twelve years old at his high school in Villamaria. At the age of 15, Montes was invited to perform with Banda Municipal de Manizales and was offered a job with this institution after finishing high school a year la...

Nate Olson comes from a family of musicians. Originally from Bargersville, Indiana, Nate played several instruments as a child before finally reaching the double bass as his primary instrument. His primary teachers include Jack Budrow, Robert Goodlett, Lawrence Hurst, Peter Lloyd, and Kurt Muroki...

Scott Quackenbush is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Just as he was getting used to the cold climate, his parents moved the family to Houston, Texas when he was seven years old. He began playing the trumpet at age 11, choosing it for the same reasons that most preteen boys pick the trumpet – it’...

As a teenager, Bobby Scharmann originally found his love for the bass through transcribing the electric basslines of bassist Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Previously a student of piano and viola, Bobby quickly formed a number of rock bands, joined his high school jazz band and area youth o...

Jason Stromquist was born into a musical family in Powell River, British Columbia. Initially taught by his father, who was the local band director, he enjoyed success in local and provincial competitions. In 1998 Jason moved to Hood River, OR, where he completed high school and began studying wit...

Christi Zuniga has been Principal Keyboardist with the Omaha Symphony since 2000. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Clayton State College in Georgia and received a Master of Music degree in Chamber Music and Accompanying from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philad...