Diana Nollen

Cedar Rapids

Arts and Entertainment Writer at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Arts and Entertainment writer at The Gazette

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Articles

Something old, something new

2 months ago | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Diana Nollen

A swing and a miss in 2016 sent the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra back to its Ottumwa dugout to hatch a new game plan. It seems a Masterworks concert was no match for the Chicago Cubs playing in the World Series finale. So a father-son duo on the orchestra’s Ottumwa Chapter board pitched a new program that would evolve into the annual Ruth P.
Something old, something new: SEISO Masterworks Concerts continue

2 months ago | southeastiowaunion.com | Diana Nollen

Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A swing and a miss in 2016 sent the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra back to its Ottumwa dugout to hatch a new game plan. It seems a Masterworks concert was no match for the Chicago Cubs playing in the World Series finale. So a father-son duo on the orchestra’s Ottumwa Chapter board pitched a new program that would evolve into the annual Ruth P.
Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra blending education, music in April concerts

2 months ago | ottumwacourier.com | Diana Nollen

A swing and a miss in 2016 sent the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra back to its Ottumwa dugout to hatch a new game plan. It seems a Masterworks concert was no match for the Chicago Cubs playing in the World Series finale. So a father-son duo on the orchestra's Ottumwa Chapter board pitched a new program that would evolve into the annual Ruth P.
Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra bridges communities, generations

Feb 28, 2025 | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Diana Nollen

WASHINGTON, Iowa — Robert McConnell has one foot in a hog barn and the other on a concert stage. As music director and conductor of the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra for 34 years, his job is to bridge worlds, bringing the joys of classical music, modern classics and new works to a largely rural area.
Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra bridges communities, generations

Feb 28, 2025 | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Diana Nollen

WASHINGTON, Iowa - Robert McConnell has one foot in a hog barn and the other on a concert stage. As music director and conductor of the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra for 34 years, his job is to bridge worlds, bringing the joys of classical music, modern classics and new works to a largely rural area.
Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra bridges communities, generations

Feb 28, 2025 | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Diana Nollen

WASHINGTON, Iowa — Robert McConnell has one foot in a hog barn and the other on a concert stage. As music director and conductor of the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra for 34 years, his job is to bridge worlds, bringing the joys of classical music, modern classics and new works to a largely rural area.
Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra bridges communities and generations

Feb 26, 2025 | southeastiowaunion.com | Diana Nollen

Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. WASHINGTON — Robert McConnell has one foot in a hog barn and the other on a concert stage. As music director and conductor of the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra for 34 years, his job is to bridge worlds, bringing the joys of classical music, modern classics and new works to a largely rural area.
‘Cinderella’ an opera for all ages

Jan 9, 2025 | thegazette.com | Diana Nollen

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Talk about a timeless tale. With origins dating back to ancient Greece, in which a slave girl marries the king of Egypt, “Cinderella” has been told and retold in about every way imaginable. And it continues to spark imaginations today, as a commoner charms a charming prince, trading her cinder-smudged rags for riches.
Ring in 2025 in style in Eastern Iowa | The Gazette

Dec 26, 2024 | thegazette.com | Diana Nollen

Options abound, from music, parties and galas to recreation and kids’ events
City Circle bringing ‘Anastasia’ to Coralville stage

Dec 5, 2024 | thegazette.com | Diana Nollen

The musical "Anastasia" probes the rumor that Anya, a street sweeper with amnesia, is actually Russia's Grand Duchess Anastasia, the only survivor when the rest of the ruling Romanov family was executed in 1918. Molly Owen of Iowa City stars in City Circle Theatre Company's production, onstage Dec. 6 to 15, 2024, at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. (Evan Hilsabeck) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced.