Cedar Rapids Opera is gearing up for “Song of the Nightingale,” a contemporary opera by Lisa Despain and Melisa Tien. Here to tell us more about it is Zara Zemmels (Collector), Sophia Formella (Nightingale) & Simon Brea (Curator). This family friendly, short (by opera standards) production will be at Kirkwood’s Ballantyne Auditorium March 22 at …
Educator and singer Mary Jane Knight is releasing an album entitled “Rising Free” at a concert on March 23 at Riverside Theatre. Mary Jane says the album is a deeply personal collection of original mantras and musical pieces that have benefited her own life journey, but the album is designed for any listener looking for …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Charles Lloyd’s 87th Birthday Craig plays a wide variety of exciting gems from the lengthy career of reedman Charles Lloyd, which spans from 1959 to the present. We’ll hear from his Columbia releases, as well as many titles from Atlantic, ECM, Blue Note, and other jazz labels. …
On this episode the boys from the Singing Cowboy Studios discuss the history behind a collection of different blues tracks, covering both the artists and the environments that spawned them, as well as the restorative power of music as a whole. Songs featured in the episode: Savoy Brown – “Why Did You Hoodoo Me” Muddy …
Young Footliters Imagination Studio presents “Penguin Goes to Flight School,” a musical based on the children’s book Flight School by Lita Judge. Director Keegan Colletta Huckfeldt and cast members Ella Schmitz and Lucy Polyak are in the studio to fill us in on all the details. The show is suited for kids (and adults) ages …
Read about some of the people and events in our jazz family, and also dig in to the nuts and bolts of KCCK (if that’s your thing). Click on the image to read the entire report, or email us if you’d like a printed copy.
Under the direction of Dr. Gerry Kreitzer, the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale has been preparing for their upcoming performance of the Grammy-nominated three-part Oratorio by Craig Hella Johnson, Considering Matthew Shepard. The music celebrates and honors the life and legacy of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was brutally attacked and murdered in 1998. …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Mose Allison, Part 3 Craig continues his 4-part chronological series on the artistry of legendary pianist, poet, singer, and composer Mose Allison. We’ll listen to selections from his final three Atlantic releases, his two albums for Elektra Records, the first few Blue Note releases, and a …
