On this episode, we feature four songs from The Iowa Composers Forum, a group for Iowa's classical composers. Each song was picked by the director, Brooke Joyce. He chose four songs he felt represented the range of styles that our classical composers use.



Brooke and I hope that you will enjoy this exploration into Iowa's classical music. If you do, then you might want to check out some of the shows that The Iowa Composers Forum puts on regularly. The latest, Winter Festival of New Music, will be at The University of Iowa School of Music, in Iowa City, on Feb 10th. More information and links are listed below!



Before I go, I just thought I'd let you know that you can listen to and/or get the score for many classical pieces by Iowa composers on their website! Just hit where it says "Catalog"! Here's the link - www.iowacomposers.org?page_id=112











Information on The Iowa Composers Forum:



The Iowa Composers Forum (ICF) was founded in March of 1987 in Des Moines by seven composers who wished to create an environment for the performance and dissemination of music composed by Iowans. Over the intervening years, the ICF has presented more than 100 concerts and tour recitals of works by member composers. These concerts have featured the performances of over 800 works of new music, including works by student composers from the elementary, middle, high school and collegiate level. The ICF has commissioned many new works, both unilaterally and in partnership with other organizations such as the Iowa Music Teachers Association and the Iowa Choral Directors Association. The ICF sponsors its own annual student composition competition, open to students studying at the collegiate level and earlier.



Each year, we offer:

- a concert series in the fall

- a multi-concert new music festival in the winter or spring. These are almost always held on Iowa college campuses. Recent festival sites have included the University of Northern Iowa, Luther College, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa

- a student composition competition, open to students studying at the elementary through collegiate level. Winners receive premiere performances and prize money

- a quarterly newsletter for our members, containing member news, concert reviews, calls for scores, and other professional opportunities



Information on their upcoming festival in February:



The Iowa Composers Forum will host a one-day Winter Festival of New Music in Iowa City on Saturday, February 10. Two concerts will be offered at 3 pm and 7:30 pm in the Concert Hall of the Voxman Music Building on the UI campus. These two concerts will feature new music by composers from across Iowa and the environs, including two young composers commissioned specifically for this festival. Performers include UI faculty, students, and the CNM ensemble.





The Iowa Composers Forum's home page:

www.iowacomposers.org



The Iowa Composers Forum on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/IowaComposersForum/



Other IMSC posts featuring classical music:

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/classical%20music



Other IMSC posts featuring piano music:

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/piano%20music



Other IMSC posts featuring the Iowa Music Showcase podcast epsiodes:

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/podcast%20episodes



To download the podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":

archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode60/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2060_.mp3





TRACK LISTING:

For more information on each track and the artists, click on the link below the track.



Opening - Iowa Music Showcase Theme (classical version) by Jess Vee (Jessica Villegas)

(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2017/06/opening-and-closing-iowa-music-showcase.html)



Song 1 - "Charlottesville" written and performed by Brooke Joyce

(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2018/01/ep-06-song-1-charlottesville-written.html)



Song 2 - "In the Dragon’s Mouth" written and performed by Eric McIntyre

(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2018/01/ep-60-song-2-in-dragons-mouth-written.html)



Song 3 - "The Shriek of Silence" written by Logan Larson and performed by Lisa Neher and Abbie Corrine

(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2018/01/ep-60-song-3-shriek-of-silence-written.html)



Song 4 - "Aus tiefer Not" written by Jeremy Maas and performed by Gregory Peterson

(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2018/01/ep-60-song-4-aus-tiefer-not-written-by.html)



Closing - Iowa Music Showcase Halloween Theme 2 by Jess Vee (Jessica Villegas)

(iowamusicshowcasesongs.blogspot.com/2016/10/ep-34-iowa-music-showcase-halloween.html)





All songs, artwork, and photography are copyrighted by the performers, composers, artists, and photographers, and used by their kind permission.



Next episode: Um, actually I'm not entirely sure, but it will probably be one of our shows featuring one certain genre! (Sorry, the original plans for the February podcast fell through!)





PREVIOUSLY ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE:



FESTER RAGE VIDEOS: A Testament of Youth (ATOY) in Des Moines at The House of Bricks on July 20, 2007 and at The Vaudeville Mews on Sep 23, 2007

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/fester-rage-videos-testament-of-youth.html



JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS: Drumline at Ankeny High School on October 23, 2012

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/jazzman-joe-videos-drumline-at-ankeny.html



PLAYLIST: Net Neutrality (and Information on How to Continue the Fight)

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/playlist-net-neutrality-and-information.html



JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS - Ankeny Community Chorus performs for The Epiphany at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Church in Ankeny on Jan 6, 2018

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/jazzman-joe-videos-ankeny-community.html



CULTURE MYTH - Day 1: Des Moines

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/culture-myth-day-1-des-moines.html





Two weeks ago...

EPISODE 59: Favorites of 2017 (and The State of The Website Speech) -

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/episode-59-favorites-of-2017-and-state.html



Three weeks ago...

YOUR OWN PRIVATE IOWA - Episode 13: Michaela Thompson -

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/01/your-own-private-iowa-episode-13.html





One month ago...

JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS: Sounds of the Season with Soprano Chelsea Smith at Our Lady's Immaculate Church in Ankeny, Iowa, on Dec 10, 2017 -

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/12/jazzman-joe-videos-sounds-of-season.html

Three months ago...

EPISODE 54: Happy Hawkeye Halloween 2017, Part 3 of 4 - The Van Meter Visitor and Other Iowa Dragons -

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/10/episode-54-happy-hawkeye-halloween-2017.html



Six months ago...

EPISODE 49: Iowa Rock Music -

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/07/episode-49-iowa-rock-music.html



One year ago...

PLAYLISTS: Random Iowa Music YouTube Playlist 1 -

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/01/playlists-random-iowa-music-youtube.html



Two years ago...

Episode 25 - Caucus! The Musical -

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2016/01/episode-25-caucus-musical.html



Three years ago...

Episode 2: My Board of Trustees -

iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/01/episode-2-my-board-of-trustees.html





OTHER IMSC WEBSITES AND LINKS:

Feed:

feeds.feedburner.com/IowaMusicShowcase

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-Music-Showcase/364796883703114

Twitter:

twitter.com/iamusicshowcase

Instagram:

instagram.com/iowamusicshowcase