Archetypes
This unique blending of musical voices will take the stories and characters that recur throughout the world’s disparate myths and legends as a jumping off point for an expansive musical journey that is at once idiosyncratic and universal.
Layale Chaker, violin/composer
In this performance created for Hancher, Chaker and her ensemble will perform music from her critically acclaimed Inner Rhyme album as well as new music from the forthcoming Bards project, performed here for the first time.
Pacifica Quartet and Anthony McGill, clarinet
Renowned for its brilliant combination of virtuosity and exuberance, the Pacifica Quartet has a topflight musician in every chair. Joined by Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, the quartet will perform a concert recorded specifically for the Hancher audience.
Think Outside the Drum
This free, family-friendly show introduces a wide array of percussion instruments and the sounds they make. Through interactive activities and musical demonstrations, Third Coast Percussion invites everyone to play with the building blocks of music.
ONLINE EVENT: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis
Led by trumpeter/composer Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet's performance of The Sound of Democracy aims to entertain, inspire, and uplift audiences with the full vigor, vision, and depth of America’s music.
An Evening of Music & Literature
With Rosanne Cash, A. M. Homes, Lan Samantha Chang, Tameka Cage Conley and John Leventhal
Limited Availability!
Join us for An Evening of Music & Literature featuring singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, her husband and guitarist, John Leventhal, and three exceptional authors with ties to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
University of Iowa Combined Choirs and Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Timothy Stalter, Conductor; Gyehyun Jung and Ericka Barloon, Sopranos; Colin Wilson, Tenor; Grant Lyons, Bass. Program: “Great” Mass in C Minor, K. 427 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; completed and edited by Robert D. Levin
Science on Tap
Part of the Science on Tap series
Family Fun Night
No matter your age or musical ability, we have something for everyone! Ignite your passion for music and join us to make music on a wide variety of instruments in this open-house style event.
♦ Instrument Petting Zoo
♦ Ukulele Lessons
Danish String Quartet
Perhaps the most in-demand string quartet in the world today, the Danish String Quartet stand out “not because they’re shinier or plusher or pushier than the rest,” raves The Guardian, “but because of their nimble charisma, stylish repertoire, and the way their light and grainy shading can turn on a dime.”