the Niskas
THE NISKAS
Lorie, Kurt, and Terry Niska have spent 27 years touring as members of Five By Design. Since their 1994 debut with the Milwaukee Symphony, the vocalists’ big band productions have appeared with hundreds of symphony orchestra, including the Minnesota Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Boston Pops.
Today, The Niskas have evolved into a threesome specializing in pop folk covers and originals blended with their signature vocals. To assist orchestras in promoting their symphony pops performances, The Niskas have filmed more than 20 music videos. Website: www.TheNiskas.com
CHRISTMAS WITH THE NISKAS
The Niska’s cover of “That's Christmas To Me” is a YouTube music video located on the right column of the page. Press the triangular arrow to watch the video. The Niskas completed filming a music video of “Silent Night” at the Lakewood Chapel featuring guest artist Manny Laureano, principal trumpet with the Minnesota Orchestra.
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEARS EVE?”
Or if you are looking for entertainment for your New Years Eve gala concert, The Niska's ask the musical question... “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? Check out the video and discover the answer!
POPS COVERS CONCERT
The Niskas have taken the music of Simon & Garfunkel, Phillip Phillips, Passenger, Leonard Cohen, and James Bay, and arranged the “folk pop covers” with their signature vocal harmonies. For more information regarding the 2018-19 season, contact Alton Accola or Midge Swedberg @harmony@theniskas.com
MUSIC VIDEOS... Marketing Tools
In order to provide orchestras with the best promotional materials, The Niska's have spent the past couple of years filming music videos in order to market their appearances. The videos were filmed with studio-quality audio in a variety of venues including a county fair, a Minneapolis chapel with ten million mosaic tiles, a turn of the century court house, and on top of a waterfall. The music videos may be embedded on the orchestra’s website, in television commercials, or on television screens in your lobby to promote The Niska's appearances
MUSIC VIDEOS
“That's Christmas To Me”
“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve”
“Hold Back The River”
CONTACT
Alton Accola, artist liaison
THE NISKAS
Website: www.TheNiskas.com
651.335.5466
WILLIS DELONY (orchestrator)
After 24 seasons of touring with symphony orchestras, The Niskas are fully aware of the quality of orchestrations. Lorie, Kurt, and Terry continue to work with Willis Delony as their chief orchestrator. Delony is the head of jazz studies at LSU—Baton Rouge and also serves as the artist’s pianist for pops performances.
ORCHESTRA TOURING HISTORY
As the core members of Five By Design, Lorie, Kurt, and Terry Niska have toured with hundreds of symphony orchestras since 1994 including the following...
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Anderson Symphony
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Asheville Symphony
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Augusta Symphony Orchestra
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony
Baton Rouge Symphony
Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra
Beloit Janesville Symphony
Binghamton Philharmonic
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
Boston Pops
Buffalo Philharmonic
Calgary Philharmonic Society
Charlotte Symphony
Chattanooga Symphony
Colorado Springs Philharmonic
Colorado Symphony
Columbus Symphony
Danville Symphony Orchestra
Dayton Philharmonic
Dearborn Symphony
Des Moines Symphony
Detroit Symphony
Dubuque Symphony
Duluth Superior Symphony
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Erie Philharmonic
Florida Orchestra
Florida Sunshine Pops
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Fort Worth Symphony
Fox Valley Symphony
Fresno Philharmonic
Grand Rapids Symphony
Great Falls Symphony
Spartanburg Philharmonic
Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Houston Symphony
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Kamloops Symphony
Kansas City Symphony
Las Cruces Symphony
Long Beach Symphony
Long Island Philharmonic
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Louisville Orchestra
Mankato Symphony
Mansfield Symphony
Maryland Symphony
Midland-Odessa Symphony
Millikin - Decatur Symphony
Milwaukee Symphony
Minnesota Orchestra
Mississippi Symphony
Missouri Symphony Society
Monroe Symphony
Naples Philharmonic Orchestra
Nashville Symphony
National Arts Centre Orchestra
National Symphony
NE Pennsylvania Philharmonic
Northwest Indiana Symphony
Ocean City Pops
Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Omaha Symphony
Orchestra Iowa
Oregon Symphony
Orlando Philharmonic
Pacific Symphony
Phoenix Symphony
Pittsburgh Symphony
Portland Symphony
Racine Symphony
Reading Symphony
Regina Symphony
Rochester Philharmonic
San Angelo Symphony
San Antonio Symphony
San Diego Symphony
Santa Rosa Symphony
Sheboygan Symphony
Shreveport Symphony
South Bend Symphony South
Carolina Philharmonic
Spokane Symphony
St. Louis Symphony
Terre Haute Symphony
The Symphony At Western
Kentucky University
Toledo Symphony
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Tulsa Symphony
Utah Symphony
Vancouver Symphony
Waterbury Symphony
Westmoreland Symphony
Wheeling Symphony
Wichita Symphony
Windsor Symphony
Winnipeg Symphony
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
Youngstown Symphony Society