Terry R. Rush has been the Director of Instrumental Music at Lincoln
High School for twenty four years. During this period his groups have
grown in size and quality. The Marching Band has grown to over 200
members and has become a consistent winner of Superior Ratings, known
for it's progressive style and musical quality. The Marching Band has
traveled to Florida to march in the King Orange Jamboree Parade where
it was invited to lead the 1994 Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom
Christmas Pageant Parade. The London Parade New Years Day in London
England, the Culigan-Holiday Bowl and Parade in San Diego, Ca. where
the Lincoln High School Jazz Band won the Jazz Division and the
Marching Band won the Grand Championship in the field competition and
the Grand Championship as the Best Overall Music Ensemble which enabled them to perform their show at the bowl game. The only high school in the United States to perform their show at a major college bowl game that year. The band then traveled to Anaheim, Ca. where they were invited to lead the Disneyland Christmas Pageant Parade. In 2003 the Lincoln HIgh School Marching Band once again traveled to London,England and performed in the prestigious London New Years Day Parade.
Under Mr. Rush's direction Lincoln High Symphonic Band has been
nationally recognized being the only band from Nebraska to have been
selected and compete in the National Adjudicators Invitational Concert
Band Contest where they place third from bands across the nation. They
are consistent winners of Superior Ratings at the Lincoln Publics
Schools Symphonic Band Contest and at the Worlds of Fun Festival of
Bands where the have also won Division and Grand Championship several
times. In the spring of 2002 the Symphonic Band traveled to Branson,
Missouri to participate in a 14 state competition finishing as runner
up in the two day elimination contest. The Symphonic Band has been an
honor band at the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association State
Convention numerous times.
In April of 2006 the entire Instrumental Music Department traveled to Chicago to compete in the Windy City Classic with groups from nine states. The Concert Band finish first in the Open Class Division, the Orchestra finished second in the Orchestra Division, the Varsity Jazz Band finished first in the Division III Class Jazz Bands and was Grand Champion of the Jazz Band division. The Symphonic Band finished first in the Class III Division, was Grand Champion of the Concert Band division and was Grand Champion of the entire event.
The Lincoln High Orchestra has received Superior Ratings at Worlds of
Fun Festival of Music as well as Music in the Parks contests in
Minneapolis and at St. Louis where they where they also were awarded
the Grand Championship. The Orchestra perform as a honor group at the
Nebraska Music Educators Convention. The Lincoln High Jazz Bands have
received consistent Superior Ratings and first place and Grand
Championship awards in contests throughout the Midwest having several
students being honored with jazz soloist awards.
Prior to teaching at Lincoln High School Mr. Rush taught at Pius X High School for five years. He has been a member of the Lincoln Symphony for 32 seasons and the Lincoln Municipal Band for 34 years serving as principal trombone as well as guest soloist. In 2001 Mr. Rush was appointed Assistant Director of the Lincoln Municipal Band.
Mr. Rush serves as a low brass, jazz, marching and concert band clinician, has directed several conference honor bands as well as an adjudicator and guest soloist throughout the Midwest and has adjudicated for the Youth Music of the World International Band, Jazz Band and Orchestra Festival in Maastricht Holland in April of 1999. Mr. Rush was recently appointed by Youth Music of the World as Executive Director of the Nebraska All Star Band for the annual Paris and Chantilly Parades in France and Executive Director of the Nebraska Honor Chamber Orchestra to participate in the annual London New Years Day Parade and Music Festival. Mr. Rush is a past officer on the board of the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association.
Mr. Rush is the Assistant Director of the Lincoln Municipal Band and Assistant Director of the Lincoln Youth Symphony. Mr. Rush is a member of the Nebraska Music Educators Association, Nebraska State Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu National Band Fraternity, Music Educators National Conference and is a former officer of N.S.B.A.
Mr. Rush was named the 2006 winner of the Donald A. Lentz Award Outstanding Bandmaster Award presented by the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association.
Mr. Rush is a recent recipient of the prestigious Legion of Honor Award presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation
Mr. Rush and his wife Jacqueline, also a band director with Lincoln
Public Schools, have three children, Ben 27, a Computer Programmer that owns his own successful business,Stacey 25, is a Sergeant the 8th Army Band in Fort Louis, WA. and Robby 21 who is enrolled in Southeast Community College. Mr. Rush is an avid cyclist, having raced for several years and is a Second Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.
