On Wednesday, February 24th, Octave went with our students from Taylor Elementary to NPR's From the Top, Live with Host Christopher O'Riley at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. We met at Taylor Elementary, got into two fifteen passenger vans and cruised to Iowa City for the show. Our two contacts at Matthew 25, Courtney and Gabrielle, drove the vans. The tickets were at will call and we went in to enjoy the show.
A radio show on stage in an auditorium is a rather unique performance to witness. There were microphones and cords all over the stage. A grand piano was in the back, but no other real signs that a musical performance was going to take place. They did the introduction to the show and asked for everybody to silence themselves and their electronics. Then the real show started.
A bunch of Midwest musicians played music ranging from Mozart to Shostakovich to Simon Wills. It was quite the show. It made some of our music performance majors feel a bit inadequate to be honest. And although some of our students were a bit antsy in their seats, I think they enjoyed it too. It was a good experience for everybody.
