Arias in April 2018
The warmer air and budding trees can only mean one thing: April is arriving, and with it comes Iowa Public Radio’s Arias in April series! For five weeks, listeners can tune in to enjoy opera...
View ArticleArias in April Returns with DMMO’s “Turandot”
The Des Moines Metro Opera opens Iowa Public Radio’s 2018 Arias in April with performances from their 45th Festival Season. IPR’s first DMMO broadcast features Puccini’s Turandot on Saturday, April 7th...
View ArticleArias in April Continues with DMMO's "A Little Night Music"
“A summer night smiles three times," Madame Armfeldt tells her granddaughter. "On the young, the fools, and the old.” Sondheim’s tour de force musical comedy whisks us away for a weekend in the country...
View ArticlePerformance Iowa Presents: An Evening with Joshua Bell
“Joshua Bell doesn’t stand in anyone’s shadow.” - New York Times This Thursday, May 3 rd at 7 p.m., Iowa Public Radio’s Performance Iowa presents a live broadcast of the Quad City Symphony’s upcoming...
View ArticlePerformance Iowa: Ying Quartet with Hunter Capoccioni
On Thursday, May 17 th at noon, IPR’s Performance Iowa will bring you a performance by the prolific Ying Quartet, live from Studio One! Cedar Valley Chamber Music’s Artistic Director and Founder,...
View ArticleIowa's own Michael Gilbertson visits Studio One
With summer of 2018 comes ChamberFest Dubuque’s 10 th annual festival! As part of the Northeast Iowa School of Music (NISOM), ChamberFest Dubuque features a workshop and a concert. The group performing...
View ArticleMagical Marimbas invade Studio One
On Wednesday, June 13 th at noon, Matthew Coley and the Heartland Marimba Ensemble will bring their marimba music to IPR’s Studio One! They will perform a “fun and festive selection of music from...
View ArticleIPR Waves its Stars and Stripes on Flag Day
Iowa Public Radio will wave its stars and stripes on Flag Day with a broadcast of the Des Moines Symphony’s 24 th Annual Yankee Doodle Pops Concert. The show kicks off with the “Oh Say, Can You Sing?”...
View ArticleDMSO's 25th Annual Yankee Doodle Pops Presents "Simon Sings America"
The Des Moines Symphony’s Yankee Doodle Pops concert once again rings in Independence Day celebrations. On Monday, July 2 nd , DMSO will perform on the West Terrace of the Iowa State Capitol for its 25...
View ArticleCedar Valley Chamber Music Festival visits IPR's Studios
On Monday, July 16th at noon, IPR’s Performance Iowa will bring you a taste of this year’s Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival, live from IPR’s Studios! Join us to hear Jacqueline talk with Artistic...
View ArticleGorgeous Setting, Picnic Baskets, and Fabulous Music Translates Into...
Cicadas and classical music – it doesn’t get much better than that. On Saturday, September 15, Orchestra Iowa presents Brucemorchestra XI “The American Rhapsody.” Maestro Timothy Hankewich speaks to...
View ArticleGet Ready to "Dance the Night Away" with Opera in October!
Kicking off the broadcasts is a performance by the Des Moines Metro Opera’s 2018 production of Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus. Die Fledermaus is described as an “effervescent and sparkling...
View ArticleBe Careful What You Wish For...
Dvořák’s gripping opera, Rusalka, often compared to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, ushers his heroine, Rusalka, through the joys of falling in love, coupled with the heartbreak of broken...
View ArticleGershwin and Gravy
Cicadas and classical music – it doesn’t get much better than that – except for maybe turkey and classical music. On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, at 3 p.m., Iowa Public Radio will be...
View ArticleHoliday Special
Celebrate the holidays with Iowa Public Radio and the wcfsymphony chamber music group on December 22 nd and 23 rd performing the music of J.S. Bach. The program, “A Baroque Holiday”, features music...
View ArticleRing in the New Year with Joshua Bell
This New Year’s Day at noon, Iowa Public Radio’s Performance Iowa in collaboration with WVIK, presents a broadcast of the Quad City Symphony’s concert recorded on May 3rd of 2018 with world-renowned...
View ArticleOrchestra Iowa's "An American Rhapsody"
What’s more exciting than a new year with classical music? On New Year’s Day, Tuesday, January 1 st , at 2 p.m., Iowa Public Radio will be broadcasting Orchestra Iowa’s “The American Rhapsody” concert...
View ArticleThe Threepenny Opera
The Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre opens up their 21 st season with Brecht’s and Weill’s The Threepenny Opera . As part of their performance season, The CROT will present a sneak peek in Iowa Public...
View ArticleCelebrate Black History Month with UNI Jazz Trombones
It’s time to celebrate people like Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Langston Hughes, Ella Fitzgerald, Oliver Nelson, Thelonious Monk, Cole Porter, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and...
View ArticleVolante Winds Live in IPR's Studios
IPR’s Studios will be experiencing some wind on Thursday – Volante Winds! On Thursday, February 21, nationally recognized chamber music group, the Volante Winds, will be performing live in IPR’s...
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