The deadline for submitting applications for the Teacher-Collaborator program has been extended to June 30, 2009. For more information and to download an application, click here.

From the Top performer, Alan Nagel (Des Moines) was selected for the Johnston Community School Foundation’s Hall of Fame award – congratulations, Alan! Read more in the Des Moines Register.

ORCHESTRA IOWA PRESENTS LIVE TAPING OF NPR’S FROM THE TOP

MAY 19, 2009 AT SINCLAIR AUDITORIUM, CEDAR RAPIDS

From the Top, the preeminent showcase for young musicians hosted by acclaimed concert pianist Christopher O’Riley, comes to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday May 19 to
tape its hit NPR radio program heard weekly on Iowa Public Radio. The taping presented by Orchestra Iowa, will take place at Sinclair Auditorium at 7:30 pm and will feature performances and interviews by outstanding young musicians from across the country.

Chosen from a national pool, local talent for this concert taping includes 18-year-old vocalist Rhys Lloyd Talbot from Cedar Falls performing Handel’s “Honor and Arms” and 15-year-old harpist Katherine Siochi from Iowa City performing Impromptu-Caprice by Gabriel Pierné.

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Orchestra Iowa and From the Top will be working together again next year, thanks to a second round of grant funding from the US Department of Education. We look forward to working with students, teachers, musicians, and music lovers all over Iowa in 2009-10!

Orchestra Iowa and From the Top are pleased to announce the participants in the Peer Leadership program: Riddhiman (Shub) Moharar, Daniel Voss, John Wen, Kaisen Yao, Alyssa Adamec, Aishwarya Vijay, Isaac Behrens, Alexandra Bissell, Tracey Cook and Rebecca Krewer. This peer leadership program is generously sponsored by the US Department of Education, to bring the power, joy and excitement of classical music to Iowa youth and families. For more details, download the Press Release or read this article in the Press Citizen.

Three teenage classical musicians from the Des Moines and Iowa City areas will appear on an upcoming episode of From the Top. Broadcast from Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, IA, the show will air nationally and can be heard on Iowa Public Radio Saturday, February 14 at 4pm and again on Sunday, February 15 at 5 pm. For more details, download the Press Release.

Please note that the application deadlines for both the TEACHER-COLLABORATOR and PEER LEADERSHIP programs have been extended to February 2, 2009.

Watch and see what it’s all about. And don’t forget to check out the CONTEST and other cool activities (below).

Enter! The Iowa Makes Music CONTEST is now open to middle and high school students. Create an original, 2-4 minute multimedia piece based on the PBS series From the Top at Carnegie Hall. You could win a brand new FlipCam or iPod! More >>

The Iowa Makes Music PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM is now accepting applications. Ten teenage classical musicians from the Cultural Corridor area who are selected as Peer Leaders will receive training and support in completing a community service project in spring 2009. More >>

Iowa’s teachers can apply to become TEACHER-COLLABORATORS. Ten teachers will receive a $250 honorarium and eight hours of paid release time in return for working with us to develop learning activities based on the PBS television series, From the Top at Carnegie Hall! More >>