Festival Schedule
Hosted by Kirkwood Community College,
6391 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids
Classes and rehearsals will be June 26-30 from 9:30 am-4 pm
Concerts will be June28 at 7 pm (faculty),
June 30 at 7 pm (faculty and students,
July 1 at 7 pm at Ellis Park - Music and dance and scene from Romeo and Juliet
performed by Five Seasons faculty (and some invited interns and students)
A Week of Music You Won't Believe!
9:30 am
Warm-up / Tune Up
Every morning, participants will arrive by 9:30 am to warm-up
10:00 am
Instrumental Technique Sessions
The faculty of festival will break participants into families of instruments
for learning technique Groups will play a variety of music styles and perform
their selection at the Friday or Saturday evening recital.
12 PM
Lunch
Participants can purchase lunches at Kirkwood or bring a sack lunch and enjoy socializing with
the other festival participants and staff. At the end of lunch hour, faculty will perform
an impromptu recital each day.
1 PM
Small Group Rehearsal
Early afternoon brings new opportunities to play in small to mid-sized ensembles.
Participants may also enjoy one-on-one break out sessions, as needed.
3:00 PM
Larger Ensemble Rehearsals
We close each day in larger ensembles of mixed instruments.
4 PM
Rehearsals will conclude promptly at 4:00 pm each day.