Iowa Music

My name is Simon Estes, and I was born in Centerville, Iowa. I could write a whole book about classical music and the reasons why I feel it’s so important. I just want to encourage you to get involved in classical music.

Watch a virtual performance by pianist Dmitri Vorobiev including all three movements of the famous work known by many as the "Moonlight Sonata."

Earlier this month, Iowa City musicians ADE and Jim Swim released their new EP, Michelin Astronomy. The four-track release features impressive DIY production, rap-along lyrics and effortless flow, all in less than ten minutes.

Witching Hour 2020 will strive to explore what’s going right and what’s going wrong on October 30 and 31. The festival will also exclusively feature artists who are Black, indigeous and queer, and will include homemade recordings submitted by the community.

If there has ever been a year screaming out for the blues, it’s 2020, and Iowa bluesman Kevin Burt has risen to the occasion.

For over a century and a half St. Mary Catholic Church has been a landmark on the corner of Fillmore and West 6th Streets in Davenport. Its 135-foot-spire has been known as the symbol of a place to grow one's faith, to help those in need, and an institution dedicated to making the community stronger. In its 153-year history, the church membership has changed, and now supports a large Hispanic congregation. Today, the church celebrates four Spanish, Latin and bilingual Sunday masses every week. For generations of families that have grown up at St. Mary Church, this is a bittersweet ending.

During the twenty-seven years she served as a Supreme Court Justice, RBG was known for her passionate dissents, fierce advocacy for women’s rights and her deep appreciation for the art of opera.

The Maximum Ames Music Festival is hosting a 10-hour livestream on Saturday, Oct. 10 starting at noon featuring Iowa artists.

As election hype ramps up and leaves fall, IPR’s Opera in October series explores IPR’s amazing treasure trove of performances produced and recorded before the COVID-19 virus squelched, but not silenced, Iowa’s opera venues.

For most of Iowa’s symphonies, music is in the air. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch and support local music organizations as they continue to find creative ways to bring orchestral music to Iowans. Whether it’s making virtual concerts easily accessible, returning to the concert hall, or both, most of Iowa’s orchestras have a game plan and are making a comeback.