Ballet Quad Cities holds auditions for the student dancers in early September, then they begin rehearsing in October. The professional dancers begin preparations in early November, then the various groups that have been rehearsing around work and school hours merge to put it all together before bringing the 50 cast members to Cedar Rapids.
Orchestra Iowa opens season with world premiere, internationally renown violinist
Maestro Timothy Hankewich offers his views at start of centennial season
Orchestra Iowa, Broadway’s Errico bring theatrical legacy to Brucemore’s front lawn
From the Old World creatures of “Jurassic Park” to Dvorak’s “New World Symphony,” Bernstein to the Beatles and Sondheim to Stravinsky, Orchestra Iowa is pulling out all the stops for its 2022-23 celebration.
Orchestra Iowa weaves social commentary from different centuries in “Voices of Change,” presenting Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, in concert Saturday at the Paramount in Cedar Rapids and Sunday at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City.
Orchestra Iowa woodwind ensemble teaches, entertains at Iowa City Public Library
Grammy-nominated pianist and Juilliard graduate Joyce Yang saw her career soar in 2005 when she won the silver medal at the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano competition — the youngest contestant at age 19. Yang, born in South Korea and now living in Atlanta, will perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, with Orchestra Iowa on April 2 and 3.
Pianist Stewart Goodyear was to perform Sunday at Voxman Concert Hall in Iowa City and Tuesday at the Opus Concert Cafe in Cedar Rapids.
Orchestra Iowa, guest pianist lacing up for a musical marathon with two-fifths of German composer’s popular works.
Orchestra Iowa returns in all its glory, with Broadway and local stars under the stars for Saturday’s night’s Brucemorchestra extravaganza on the front lawn at Brucemore mansion in Cedar Rapids.
Orchestra Iowa, Revival Theatre, Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale team up for Brucemorchestra’s Rodgers & Hammerstein extravaganza Sept. 18, 2021.
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