America’s Mid-West Meets Southwark: A roof-raising concert by Iowa City music ensembles at Southwark Cathedral, London on Wednesday 15th March 2023

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

America’s Mid-West Meets Southwark

A roof-raising concert by Iowa City music ensembles

Add to my Calendar 15-03-2023 15:30 15-03-2023 17:30 36 America’s Mid-West Meets Southwark Iowa City Orchestra, Choir and Wind Band is an extraordinary group of more than 100 energetic young people who play wonderful music. Their training programme has been praised as one of the best in the USA by the Grammy Foundation, the same organization that gives out the coveted gold awards to music stars each year. They have performed all over the United States as well as touring overseas. This concert shows them at their best, with a glorious mix of British and American music in different genres, ranging from Vaughan Williams, Tchaikovsky and Holst to Sousa and Craig Hella Johnson, not forgetting Wilkousky's Battle Hymn of the Republic. Prepare to be surprised and delighted by the sheer skill and enthusiasm of these 14 to 19 year olds. A concert for everyone – and we particularly welcome young people, their schools and families. Iowa City Orchestra, Choir and Wind Band with Aaron Ottmar, Megan Stucky-Swanson and Tyler Hagy, conductors Tickets free, unreserved seating – retiring collection in aid of a youth charity (to be announced on the night) https://www.facebook.com/events/5630903870312106   Southwark Cathedral, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Southwark Cathedral
London Bridge
Southwark
London
SE1 9DA
England

Wednesday 15th March 2023
3:30 PM

Programme

Gustav Holst – Brook Green Suite, H.190
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Flourish for wind band
Peter Wilhousky – Battle Hymn of the Republic
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op.48
John Philip Sousa – The Washington Post
Craig Hella Johnson – Let the River Run

Performers

Iowa City Choir
Iowa City Orchestra
Iowa City Wind Band

Programme Note

Iowa City Orchestra, Choir and Wind Band is an extraordinary group of more than 100 energetic young people who play wonderful music. Their training programme has been praised as one of the best in the USA by the Grammy Foundation, the same organization that gives out the coveted gold awards to music stars each year. They have performed all over the United States as well as touring overseas.

This concert shows them at their best, with a glorious mix of British and American music in different genres, ranging from Vaughan Williams, Tchaikovsky and Holst to Sousa and Craig Hella Johnson, not forgetting Wilkousky's Battle Hymn of the Republic.

Prepare to be surprised and delighted by the sheer skill and enthusiasm of these 14 to 19 year olds.

A concert for everyone – and we particularly welcome young people, their schools and families.

Iowa City Orchestra, Choir and Wind Band

with Aaron Ottmar, Megan Stucky-Swanson and Tyler Hagy, conductors

Tickets free, unreserved seating – retiring collection in aid of a youth charity (to be announced on the night)

https://www.facebook.com/events/5630903870312106

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