Performance Today features live concerts by famous artists in concert halls around the globe and from the American Public Media studios as well as interviews, news and features. Listeners to Performance Today, on any given day, may hear from performances in the great concert halls of New York, Prague, London, Berlin and Paris.
Tune in Thursday at 1PM - or be part of the studio audience - when the Boston String Quartet brings its "daring approach to music entertainment" to IPR's Studio One in Cedar Falls for a live broadcast. The Boston String Quartet is a high-energy ensemble with an unconventional emphasis on rhythm and beats. Since its formation in 2004, the Quartet has been a creative leader in fusing contemporary music with classical tradition, and the Boston Globe credits them with continually "exploring different ways of sparking musical interest." IPR's studios are located on the third floor of the Communication Arts Center, on the UNI campus in Cedar Falls. (Click here for campus map.)
Iowa Public Radio’s opening Symphonies of Iowa concert for our 2011-2012 season features the Des Moines Symphony’s debut concert called Ode to Joy which showcased Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Ode to Joy was recorded on September 18th and 19th of 2011 at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. Enjoy guest artist interviews with 3 of the 4 vocalists who performed on the DMSO’s programs. Iowa Public Radio was able to chat with Soprano Carrie Ellen Giunta; Tenor Eduardo Villa; and Bass Kevin Deas about their singing careers and garner a bit of insider information about the music they performed.