IPR Music

What’s an “Operatini?" Great question. Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre is getting creative with their productions during the pandemic. Read this review of their latest from IPR’s Jacqueline Halboom.

Gamers are some of orchestral music's most dedicated listeners, and great game soundtracks tend to be one of the most overlooked genres of modern music composition.

On Fridays during the month of February, tune into IPR Classical at noon for broadcasts honoring Black voices.

Even after many months of social distancing, music continues to unite our community. These five collaborations between Iowa musicians from before and during the pandemic prove that we still make music better together than apart.

The Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre's free virtual revival of their 2010 production of "Salome," appears on January 14 at 7 pm as part of the CROT’s 2nd Thursday Series on YouTube and will be available to watch at cropera.org through August.

Loud guitars and incisive lyrics are what we need, especially right now.

Wednesday was a heavy day for our country. Here are our favorite songs to put on when we're just looking to sit back and tune out for a moment.

Due to the pandemic, all of Iowa’s major music festivals were cancelled in 2020. IPR’s Tony Dehner checked in to find out how organizers are planning for summer 2021.

Iowa artists released over a dozen albums online or on disc in 2020, with topics ranging from Bach to the Dust Bowl to a solar eclipse.

While most knew that Mary Fain loved and had incredible knowledge and passion for music, few knew about her amazing past. She died due to COVID-19 in Mansfield, OH on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. She was 88.