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Concert: Iowa State Singers
The Iowa State Singers is a 72-member mixed choral ensemble comprised of students who come from numerous areas of study at Iowa State. This select ensemble performs the finest literature from Renaissance to contemporary, including newly commissioned works.
ISU Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
This heartfelt Tony-Award winning musical follows a group of wonderfully unique and impassioned adolescents as they compete for the bee championship. Featuring a fun and feisty score, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a joyful night of comedy and quirk that celebrates the pursuit of victory and the gift of being true to oneself. Advisory: Adult content.
Concert: Treble Choirs
ISU's three treble choirs -- Cantamus, Lyrica, and the Iowa State Singers -- will perform.
ISU Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
This heartfelt Tony-Award winning musical follows a group of wonderfully unique and impassioned adolescents as they compete for the bee championship. Featuring a fun and feisty score, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a joyful night of comedy and quirk that celebrates the pursuit of victory and the gift of being true to oneself. Advisory: Adult content.
ISU Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
This heartfelt Tony-Award winning musical follows a group of wonderfully unique and impassioned adolescents as they compete for the bee championship. Featuring a fun and feisty score, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a joyful night of comedy and quirk that celebrates the pursuit of victory and the gift of being true to oneself. Advisory: Adult content.
Concert: Jazz Night
Performances by ISU's jazz ensembles. Tickets available at the door.
Concert: ISU Symphony Orchestra
Concerto winners will perform with the Symphony Orchestra, a full-size orchestra led by distinguished faculty, performing major symphonic, choral and operatic repertoire. This premiere ensemble is drawn entirely from the student body, and proudly includes representation from across the colleges.
Performing Arts Series: Ballet Des Moines
Ballet Des Moines presents "See the Music (Hear the Dance)," a mesmerizing performance featuring choreography by artistic director Tom Mattingly. The performance opens with a world premiere collaboration between Ballet Des Moines and the acclaimed Aizuri Quartet playing the haunting strains of Philip Glass' String Quartet No. 5. World-class artists bring the soaring piece to life with Mattingly's choreography.
Concert: Iowa Statesmen
The Iowa Statesmen, one of the region's leading men's choirs, is directed by James Rodde. The ensemble specializes in the performance of traditional and contemporary male chorus literature.
Concert: ISU Symphonic Band
The Symphonic Band, conducted by Michael Golemo, is an 80-member ensemble that explores traditional as well as contemporary works.
Performing Arts Series: Yamato Drummers of Japan
Yamato is a Japanese Taiko drumming group based in Asuka-mura Nara Prefecture which is well known by Japanese people as the hometown of Japan. On stage, they are standing with more than 40 Taiko drums and all of them have different characters. Yamato is sometimes intense, sometimes sad, sometimes comforting, and in the next moment comical on stage.
Youth Matinee Series: Yamato Drummers of Japan
Yamato is a Japanese Taiko drumming group based in Asuka-mura Nara Prefecture which is well known by Japanese people as the hometown of Japan. On stage, they are standing with more than 40 Taiko drums and all of them have different characters. Yamato is sometimes intense, sometimes sad, sometimes comforting, and in the next moment comical on stage.
Concert: Jazz Night
Performances by ISU's jazz ensembles. Tickets available at the door.
Concert: Town and Gown Musicale
A unique fundraiser featuring musical performances by talented performers from the community and Iowa State University. A buffet of gourmet delicacies and warm camaraderie follow the concert.
Youth Matinee Series: Hero, The Boy From Troy
Jayden is stuck in detention with a book about Congressman John Lewis, but he thinks that history has nothing to teach him. Together we go on a musical journey through the decades that shows how the heroes in the Civil Rights movement inspired John Lewis to protest injustice and get into 'good trouble.'
Youth Matinee Series: Hero, The Boy From Troy
Jayden is stuck in detention with a book about Congressman John Lewis, but he thinks that history has nothing to teach him. Together we go on a musical journey through the decades that shows how the heroes in the Civil Rights movement inspired John Lewis to protest injustice and get into 'good trouble.'
Performing Arts Series: Czech National Philharmonic of Moravia
The Czech National Philharmonic was founded in 1908, during which the orchestra performed its first concerts under the direction of Bohuslav Martinu. In 1945, it was reconstituted after the Second World War, and awarded the title of 'National' Philharmonic. The orchestra is famous for performing the works of Dvorak, Smetana, Martin?, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Schubert. The distinguished Maestro Pavel Snajdr will be the conductor for this tour
Performing Arts Series: Voces8
The 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble inspires people through music and shares the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertoire both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading orchestras, conductors and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble's performance and education ethos which is shared both online and in person.
Performance: Barjche
Orchesis I Dance Company presents "Barjch? 2025 Entanglement," a labyrinth of shared space. Experience the expressive beauty of Iowa State's annual modern dance performance with dances by students, guests and faculty as they explore stories past and present.
Performance: Barjche
Orchesis I Dance Company presents "Barjch? 2025 Entanglement," a labyrinth of shared space. Experience the expressive beauty of Iowa State's annual modern dance performance with dances by students, guests and faculty as they explore stories past and present.