The Ying siblings have quickly forged a name for themselves on the world's most prestigious stages, earning recognition for their brilliant concert performances, energy, intelligence and passion. The four siblings of the Naumburg Award-winning Ying Quartet are as much appreciated for their graceful, elegant interpretations of standard quartet literature as…

For three decades, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel have kept the pilot light on for Western swing. In the process, the band has earned seven Grammy Awards, the most recent one in February 2001, for best country performance by a duo or group with vocal.

Wynton Marsalis is the most accomplished and acclaimed jazz artist and composer of his generation. He has helped propel jazz to the forefront of American culture through his brilliant performances and recordings. Throughout his impressive career Marsalis has recorded more than 30 jazz and classical recordings, which have won him…

Become a part of the phenomenal Broadway musical. From the Pulitzer Prize to the Tony sweep, from the critical accolades to the nightly ovations, Jonathan Larson's musical has become an American icon. RENT is about being young in New York, being brave and being scared, being in love and being…

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will amaze you with their imaginative use of jazz, ballet and acrobatics as a rhythmically based dance that is impeccably performed and fast-paced. They have thrilled audiences with their artistry and spirit.

Acclaimed for their virtuoso performances throughout the world, the I Musici de Montreal will give an expressive concert of classical compositions at the Gallagher-Bluedorn. Featuring pianist, Anton Kuerti, I Musici will bring classical music to life. I Musici de Montreal has played the world's major concert halls, including New York's…

UNI School of Music and UNI's Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center come together to produce a stellar production of Mozart's The Magic Flute--featuring the best of UNI's vocal talent melded with professional production and guest performers.

A new holiday tradition featuring Ballet Internationale and children of the Cedar Valley. Tchaikovsky's traditional holiday classic debuts at the Gallagher-Bluedorn to entertain and delight the whole family. This enchanting ballet, complete with elaborate costumes, sets, and dancing, will offer all of the magic needed to bring alive this holiday…

Celtic Christmas recreates the joy and innocence of a night in a remote Irish farmhouse in the west of Ireland in the days before modern conveniences. Long before Riverdance, ordinary Irish men and women in hob-nailed boots knocked sparks off the flagstone floors of their cottages with their jigs, reels,…

The story of the crippled Porgy has become one of America's most significant musical compositions. With the seductive Bess, the menacing Crown and the slinky cocaine dealer Sportin' Life on Catfish Row in Charleston, South Carolina, Porgy and Bess comes to life on the stage of the Great Hall. Including…

The sweet sounds of Bourbon Street come to life at the GBPAC! The world famous gentlemen musicians of Preservation Hall transport us to another time - an era when Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton were kings of the jazz world. You can bet there will be foot-stomping, hand-clapping and…

There's no business like show business! And there's nothing like Annie Get Your Gun, the rip-roaring, sharp-shooting, heart-pounding musical story of romance and rivalry between Annie Oakley and Frank Butler. The glorious Irving Berlin score features some of the best songs ever written for the Broadway stage - "There's No…

Pumpkin coaches, handsome princes, glass slippers and fairy godmothers - experience the wonder of Cinderella!Imagine the Great Hall stage transformed into a grand skating paradise. Artistic Director Konstantin Rassadin, former principal dancer and choreographer of the Kirov Ballet, oversees a company of 35 champion ice dancers in a production of…

Driving rhythms…exhilarating dance…striking images…exquisite costumes and joy. The fascination of the National Song & Dance of Mozambique comes to the Gallagher-Bluedorn with their collection of traditional and contemporary dances that will wow you.

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, without exception, is one of the best chamber ensembles in the world. With over 500 recordings to its credit, ranging from baroque and classical to the romantic and 20th century, the Academy remains the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world. It has…

With its society balls and sumptuous dinners, its elegant ladies and coterie of eligible bachelors, this dazzling operetta epitomizes the intoxicating glamour of the end of the 19th century. The highly-acclaimed London City Opera presents waltzing rhythms and soft, dreamy melodies in a score that will make you want to…

Magic and mayhem on the stage of the Gallagher-Bluedorn. Penn & Teller are a couple of guys who have learned how to do a few cool things. Together since 1975, their award-winning theater show has been a long running hit on and off -Broadway.

This lively band debuts at the Gallagher-Bluedorn with their unique mix of traditional Irish music, original songs, and good humor. This band was chosen by James Cameron, director of the blockbuster Titanic, to be the "steerage party" band in the movie. Since that breakthrough, they have released two widely distributed…

She has collected 44 awards including a Grammy, and has won the acclaim of the world's most venerable musicians and critics, who must stretch their vocabularies to describe this "thrilling, hyperkinetic wild woman" and the "glorious ruckus she creates."   Evelyn Glennie is a force of nature, a gift of…

Debut of co-commissioned work. Come to the Gallagher-Bluedorn as we premiere the co-commissioned work, Eyes of the Soul. Founded in 1970, Ballet Hispanico is recognized around the world as the foremost dance interpreter of Hispanic culture in the United States. Described as "a great treasure in the dance world" (Buenos…

If you love Broadway, don't miss the best of Broadway and the best of the Cedar Valley ads the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra teams up with some of Broadway's brightest stars. Featuring Christiane Noll, Ron Raines and J. Mark McVey. Noll made her Broadway debut starring in Jekyll & Hyde,…