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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ben Folds to play with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra in fall visit
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter Ben Folds will be playing with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra for a performance this fall. The special performance will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. Morningside University receives $1.5M for track and field renovation Ben Folds has made music for years, including pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and other collaborative records. Last fall, he recorded a live album with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, which is set to be released this year. Tickets for the event go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. They can be bought at the Primebank Box Office at the Tyson Events Center or on the Orpheum's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hunt Elementary students compose music with Sioux City Symphony
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Musicians from the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra gave a special concert Wednesday. The music they played was not from a well-known movie or musical, but was instead composed by students from Hunt A+ Arts Elementary School in Sioux City. The concert was the final event for the 'Composers in the Classroom' program that paired fifth graders with musicians to learn how to put together a piece of music. This was the program's inaugural year, and the aim is not only to give students hands-on experience, but also to show the importance of arts and music in school. Big Brothers Big Sisters participate in 10th annual Earth Day clean up 'Sometimes it's easy to just check a box and say 'yeah, arts are important'. This goes deeper,' Sioux City Symphony Director Ryan Haskins said. 'This brings to the front a significant conversation that should be had every single year. This is what changes lives. This is what impacts young people to grow up to be incredible human beings.' The professional musicians also got to learn from the students and experience music in a new way. 'Seeing them sit back, close their eyes, seeing what they can create through music without having to study formally (through) 20 years of conservatory, being able to create from their heart and from their soul, and hearing those creations come to life is what it's all about,' Haskins said. The event closed with an awards ceremony to recognize the students with certificates and medals. Family members and school staff were invited to attend. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
