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SUMMARY:Les Mis in Concert – SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Tickets are SOLD OUT! \nJoin us as we celebrate the 160th anniversary of the publication of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables with a concert of selections from the musical “Les Misérables” by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg. \nThe evening will feature Jessica Pray Patel\, soprano; and Thaddeus Ennen\, baritone; accompanied by\nDaniel Kleinknecht on piano. \nWith dramatic reading of passages from the novel by Tim Budd. \nMasks are required. Tickets are SOLD OUT! \nProgram Order\nLa Marseillaise (audience sing along)\nI Dreamed A Dream\nWho Am I?\nCastle on a Cloud\nStars\nIn My Life\nA Heart Full of Love\nBring Him Home\nOn My Own\nA Little Fall of Rain\nEmpty Chairs at Empty Tables\nDo You Hear the People Sing? (audience sing along) \nThaddeus Ennen\, baritone and Iowa native\, recently relocated to Cedar Rapids from Baton Rouge\, Louisiana\, to teach voice and music at Mount Mercy University and Coe College. He holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from University of Tennessee\, Knoxville\, and a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Simpson College. He is currently finalizing his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from Louisiana State University. \nPreviously\, Thaddeus could be found performing opera and concerts throughout the United States. Recent engagements include work with Des Moines Metro Opera\, Cedar Rapids Opera\, Central City Opera\, Opéra Louisiane\, Santa Fe Opera\, Pensacola Opera\, and Knoxville Opera. \nJessica Pray Patel\, soprano\, has been noted for her “exquisite control and warm vocal timbre”  (Jacksonville News) and her “indomitable spirit” and “sweet\, clear quality” (The Day). Jessica holds a Master of Music in Voice from the Yale School of Music\, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Iowa. Jessica has performed with the Jacksonville Symphony\, Eastern Connecticut Symphony\, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre\, Yale Symphony Orchestra\, and at Carnegie Hall. \nIn the 2021-2022 season Jessica performed in concert as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem (Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale)\, Handel’s Messiah (Orchestra Iowa)\, Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis (Iowa City Chamber Singers). \nTim Budd is an actor who performs frequently in productions at Riverside Theatre. He is also a clerk at Prairie Lights Books. \nTickets are free but are required. A ticket does not guarantee a seat. \nMasks are required.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/les-miz-in-concert/
LOCATION:Riverside Theatre\, 119 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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SUMMARY:Incognito Lounge: Celebrating the work of Denis Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Denis and Cindy Johnson\nFriends and admirers of the late Denis Johnson read from and discuss his work at this special event co-presented with FilmScene’s Refocus Film Festival and the University of Iowa Office for Writing and Communication. Participants include Chris Offutt\, Cindy Lee Johnson\, Will Patton\, Rachel Yoder\, Red Danielson\, and James Galvin.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/incognito-lounge-celebrating-the-work-of-denis-johnson/
LOCATION:Riverside Theatre\, 119 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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