Classical music

Saturday night at 7 p.m., Orchestra Iowa returns to the front lawn of Brucemore Mansion in Cedar Rapids, under their music director and conductor Tim Hankewich.

On the last Friday of the month IPR Classical plays requests. Here are a few of our favorites that have been recommended by our audience.

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.

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

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.

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.

The Des Moines Metro Opera’s 2013 production of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors starring Pierce Mansfield will be broadcast Thursday afternoon, December 24 at 3 p.m. on IPR Classical. We checked in with Mansfield about how he's doing now. He was only 13 when he appeared in the opera as "Amahl."

As 2020 wraps up, it’s a great time to look back at the music that moved listeners through this difficult year.

December is usually the biggest month for Iowa choirs. In the year of COVID, a few are giving concerts, mostly online.