Jacqueline Halbloom
Classical Music HostJacqueline Halbloom, now in her 20th year in classical public radio, currently serves as Iowa Public Radio’s producer and host of Symphonies of Iowa, Performance Iowa, The Steinway Café, and The Iowa Arts Showcase. In addition to her on-air duties, before taking on producer and host duties of IPR’s Steinway Café and IPR’s Iowa Arts Showcase, Jacqueline served on the Friends board of UNI’s Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. A true lover of music and public radio, Jacqueline tries to be a great advocate for the fine arts in Iowa.
She brings to her work a background both practical and theoretical: Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Music Education, which she used as a teacher of orchestra students. As a player, she performed in the viola section of the Eugene Symphony, the Des Moines Symphony, and the Cedar Rapids Symphony (now known as Orchestra Iowa). She is adequately familiar with the numerous slanders against the viola versus the violin. (Why is a viola more useful than a violin? Being larger, it burns longer). Even after many bad jokes, Jacqueline remains positive about music and public radio’s ability to enrich the lives of all who listen. You can contact Jacqueline at jhalbloom@iowapublicradio.org.
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IPR’s Virtual Steinway Café heads to Western Iowa at noon on Friday, Sept. 25 for a livestream featuring sounds and genres from around the globe with Brazilian, film, fusion, and American folk songs all performed by pianist Richard Steinbach.
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Nathan Carterette performed "Poets of the Piano: Heroes and Icons" on IPR's Virtual Steinway Cafe Tuesday, Aug. 18 at noon.
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IPR's Steinway Café returns with a performance by pianist Marian Lee.
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With the upcoming arts seasons in limbo, the Des Moines Symphony has re-imagined their 2020-2021 concert lineup.
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The Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival is going virtual for 2020.
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Saturday on IPR Classical, you have a chance to hear John Holiday, a renowned countertenor, perform in the Des Moines Metro Opera’s rendition of “Flight.”
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For close to 50 summers, the Des Moines Metro Opera has been presenting knock-your-socks-off performances in Indianola. The DMMO, considered one of the…
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Orchestra Iowa, situated in Cedar Rapids and under the direction of Tim Hankewich, has announced its 2020-2021 season, which includes a yearlong…
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Remember that old recorder, band or orchestra instrument tucked away in the closet? Now is your chance to dust off your talents, get lessons, and dive…
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Music buffs usually associate the “Three B’s” as the trio of the classical geniuses Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. This Friday, IPR’s Steinway Cafe is…