The Friday Night Concert Series returns to a normal schedule post-pandemic, kicking off the summer music season May 13. Lisa Barnes from Summer of the Arts says not only will concerts will be held at the Ped Mall in downtown Iowa City, but also in the Northside neighborhood, on Linn Street. Tribute bands to Prince, …
Cedar Rapids Opera presents “La Voix Humaine” (The Human Voice), May 13 on the CRST 4th Floor Balcony. Director Haley Stamats says the one-woman show consists entirely of one side of a telephone conversation between a woman and man after the end of their relationship. Which presents some interesting requirements in staging, blocking, and singing. …
Iowa City’s inter-generational choir, Family Folk Machine, is in concert at the Englert, Sunday afternoon, May 14. The program includes an original song by a composer in the Family Folk Machine’s young songwriters program, which will be set to an original puppet show, created with the help of Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre’s Monica Leo. Plus, a …
A big year for the Linn Mar music programs, with an appearance in the Iowa Jazz Championship finals and an undefeated show choir season, in which Maddie Nuss had the lead. The concert band capped the year with a performance at the Iowa Bandmasters convention. Moosa Hamad made Jazz All State, and the morning of …
2022 was a big year for Anamosa Jazz I. They welcomed a new director, Gerardo Gomez, had a much-improved competition season, and also participated in the Corridor Jazz Project for the very first time! Evie Breitbach, Madeline Broghammer, and Lili Fischer broke it down for us, and also brought an excellent selection of songs. Evie, …
Gabe Hinman, Ethan McLaughlin, and Lauren Roskopf from the Solon Jazz Orchestra join us for an hour of music and band stories, including a cameo appearance by their Corridor Jazz guest artist this year, our own Saul Lubaroff! Gabe, Ethan, and Lauren’s playlist.
Two of Iowa’s leading jazz educators, Jim Dreier, Latin Jazz guru at the University of Iowa, and Rich Medd, longtime director at Iowa City West High School, retire this spring from full-time classroom teaching. Jim and Rich talk with KCCK’s Dennis Green about their time together in bands such as Orquesta Alto Maiz, teaching highlights, …
Orchestra Iowa brings back one of its most popular “rock” shows May 7, with “One Vision – The Music of Queen.” The orchestra will back four musicians who’ll bring the music of that classic band to live, including all your Queen favorites, such as “Killer Queen,” “We Are The Champions,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and Tim’s favorite …
