Barney Sherman

“Bach is the father, we are the kids,” said Mozart, maybe. The quote was reported 40 years after Mozart’s death by someone known to make stuff up and…

For her farewell concert, Drake University choral director Aimee Beckmann-Collier commissioned five new works - and we’ve got a first listen to one of…

Week after week, choral singers across our state have been rehearsing diligently. Now, ’tis the season when we get to hear the results. Below is a…

As you're reading this, it's likely that someone in Iowa is practicing, memorizing, warming up or rehearsing for a choral concert in December. Iowans have…

Three Iowa Choirs Sing (Or Sign) American Originals

With concert-giving on hiatus, here’s another sampling of the rich variety of choral music in our state.This week’s batch of videos includes a motet from…

Even long-time Iowans might not realize how many composers our state has produced. Here are five videos of their music being played by other Iowans. Know…

Decorah composer Ben Hippen studied music at Harvard in the 1980s, then programmed music software, then went in the 1990s to work on a feature film in…

December is usually the biggest month for Iowa choirs. In the year of COVID, a few are giving concerts, mostly online.

2021 brought a bumper crop of Iowa classical recordings. Here are a few you should listen to.