2025 All-State Music Festival

From Hilton Coliseum in Ames Its the 2025 All-State Music Festival!

Tonight, well see performances by Iowas finest high school musicians who were selected to be part of the 2025 band, chorus and orchestra.

Funding for this program is provided by Friends, the Iowa PBS Foundation.

And by... Musco Lighting is honored to support Iowa PBS.

Were an Iowa company that light local schools, community fields and stadiums, arenas and venues in more than 125 countries.

While our reach is global, our commitment is local.

♪ ♪ O beautiful for spacious skies ♪ For amber waves of grain ♪ For purple mountain majesties ♪ Above the fruited plain!

♪ America!

America!

♪ God shed His grace on thee ♪ And crown thy good ♪ with brotherhood ♪ From sea to shining sea!

♪ ♪ O beautiful for pilgrim feet ♪ Whose stern impassioned stress ♪ A thoroughfare for freedom beat ♪ ♪ Across the wilderness!

♪ America!

America!

♪ God mend thine every flaw ♪ Confirm thy soul ♪ in self-control ♪ Thy liberty in law!

♪ ♪ O beautiful for patriot dream ♪ That sees beyond the years ♪ Thine alabaster cities gleam ♪ Undimmed by human tears ♪ America!

America!

♪ God shed His grace on thee ♪ And crown thy good ♪ with brotherhood ♪ From sea to shining sea!

♪ O beautiful!

O beautiful!

♪ America!

America!

♪ [applause] [Viquez] I am Dr Luís Viquez and I'm very happy and proud to serve as the 25 conductor of the Iowa All-State Orchestra.

I would say the greatest surprise that I got to see is how well prepared the students are for this concert.

And this is thanks to the diligent work of the music educators.

And I couldn't thank enough the music teachers here in the great state of Iowa, not only for their dedication, but if they if they really were not to love what they do, this concert would not be able to happen.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ [applause] [Viquez] Capriccio Italien is one of the most exciting compositions from the orchestral literature, It is an absolute challenge, and I can tell you that the level that the Iowa All-State Orchestra is having is very close to a professional orchestra, because this is repertoire that only very, very fine orchestras are able to put together because of the intricacy, the virtuosity and the great technical challenges.

And it's just it's a composition that will be a true delight for the audience.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ [applause] [Lamartine] My name is Dr.

Nicole Lamartine, I teach at Central Washington University, where I am the director of choirs, and I am here to conduct the Iowa All-State choir.

This is a piece by Haydn.

So it was written, you know, just under 200 years ago.

And it speaks to what we experience today.

It talks about how the, there are these, crazy thoughts in our brains, and they're chattering along all the time, and we can't get rid of them.

But if we just stop to be calm and look outward from ourselves, we can find the peace that we are seeking.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Insanae et vanae curae ♪ invadunt mentes nostras ♪ saepe furore replent corda ♪ privata spe ♪ Insanae et vanae curae ♪ invadunt mentes nostras ♪ Insanae et vanae curae ♪ invadunt mentes nostras ♪ saepe furore replent corda ♪ privata spe ♪ Insanae et vanae curae ♪ invadunt mentes nostras ♪ saepe furore replent corda ♪ privata spe ♪ saepe furore replent corda ♪ privata spe ♪ saepe furore replent corda ♪ privata spe ♪ privata spe ♪ ♪ ♪ Quid prodest O mortalis ♪ conari pro mundanis ♪ si coelos negligas ♪ si coelos negligas ♪ ♪ ♪ Sunt fausta tibi cuncta ♪ Sunt fausta tibi cuncta ♪ ♪ si Deus est pro te ♪ si Deus est pro te ♪ ♪ si Deus est pro te ♪ ♪ si Deus est pro te ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Insanae et vanae curae ♪ invadunt mentes nostras ♪ saepe furore replent corda ♪ privata spe ♪ Insanae et vanae curae ♪ invadunt mentes nostras ♪ saepe furore replent corda ♪ privata spe ♪ Insanae et vanae curae ♪ invadunt mentes nostras ♪ saepe furore replent corda ♪ privata spe ♪ saepe furore replent corda ♪ privata spe ♪ privata spe ♪ ♪ Quid prodest O mortalis ♪ conari pro mundanis ♪ si coelos negligas ♪ si coelos negligas ♪ ♪ ♪ Sunt fausta tibi cuncta ♪ si Deus est pro te ♪ si Deus est pro te ♪ ♪♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ Glad that I live am I ♪ ♪ That the sky is blue ♪ Glad for the country lanes ♪ And the fall of dew ♪ Glad that I live am I ♪ That the sky is blue ♪ Glad for the country lanes ♪ And the fall of dew ♪ After the sun the rain ♪ After the rain the sun ♪ This is the way of life ♪ Till the work be done ♪ After the sun the rain ♪ ♪ After the rain the sun ♪ This is the way of life ♪ Till the work be done ♪All that we need to do, Be we low or high, Is to see that we grow nearer the sky ♪ ♪ After the sun the rain ♪ ♪ After the rain the sun ♪ This is the way of life ♪ ♪ Till the work be done ♪ After the sun the rain ♪ After the rain the sun ♪ This is the way of life ♪ ♪ Till the work be done ♪ ♪ Glad that I live am I ♪ Glad that I live ♪ Glad that I live ♪ ♪ am I ♪ [applause] ♪ Nunc ♪ Nunc ♪ dimittis servum tuum ♪ Domine ♪ secundum verbum tuum in pace ♪ Quia viderunt oculi mei ♪ salutare tuum ♪ Quia viderunt oculi mei ♪ salutare tuum ♪ Quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum ♪ ♪ Lumen ad revelationem gentium ♪ Lumen ad revelationem gentium ♪ et gloriam plebis tuae ♪ Israel ♪ Gloria Patri, et Filio, ♪ et Spiritui Sancto ♪ Sicut erat in principio, et nu ♪ et in scula sculorum ♪ Amen.

♪ [applause] ♪ I am glad daylong for the gift of song ♪ ♪ I am glad ♪ glad daylong for the gift of song ♪ ♪ I am glad ♪ ♪ I am glad ♪ For time and change and sorrow ♪ ♪ For the sunset wings ♪ and the world-end things ♪ Which hang on the edge of to-morrow ♪ ♪ I am glad ♪ I am glad for my heart I am glad for my heart ♪ ♪ whose gates apart ♪ Are the entrance-place of wonders ♪ ♪ wonders ♪ Where dreams come in ♪ from the rush and din ♪ Like sheep from the rains and thunders ♪ ♪ I am glad ♪ I am glad ♪ I am glad ♪ I am glad ♪ glad daylong for the gift of song ♪ ♪ I am glad ♪ glad daylong for the gift of song ♪ ♪ I am glad ♪ I am glad ♪ [applause] [Lamartine] I am struck by how even when I taught here in early 2000s, that our singers here in Iowa, they grow up with a deep and rich tradition of choral singing and it allows them to really embrace it from a young age.

It's a gift that you have in Iowa to be able to provide these musical opportunities from a very young age all the way up through their All-State and college traditions ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yôtin (the wind) ♪ ♪ nîphtamak (carries to me) ♪ ♪ nikamona (songs) ♪ nikamona (songs) ♪ ♪ Yôtin (the wind) ♪ ♪ nîphtamak (carries to me) ♪ ♪ nikamona (songs) ♪ nikamona (songs) ♪ ♪ Kisemanito (Creator) nanâskamon (I am thankful) ♪ ♪ yôtin (the wind) ohci (for) ♪ ♪ Kisemanito (Creator) nanâskamon (I am thankful) ♪ ♪ yôtin (the wind) ohci (for) ♪ ♪ Yôtin (the wind) ♪ ♪ kîphtamak (carries to you) ♪ ♪ kîphtamak (carries to you) nitayamihâwin (my prayers) ♪ ♪ Yôtin (the wind) ♪ ♪ kîphtamak (carries to you) ♪ ♪ kîphtamak (carries to you) nitayamihâwin (my prayers) ♪ ♪ Kisemanito (Creator) nanâskamon (I am thankful) ♪ ♪ yôtin (the wind) ohci (for) ♪ ♪ Kisemanito (Creator) nanâskamon (I am thankful) ♪ ♪ yôtin (the wind) ohci (for) ♪ ♪ Yôtin (the wind) ♪ ♪ ♪♪ [applause] ♪ É-xe-te yá vri-sú-les, lón-gi, vu-ná, ra-xú-les.

É-xe-te yá vri-sú-les, lón-gi, vu-ná, ra-xú-les.

♪ É-xe yá ka-i-mé-ne kóz-me é-xe yá yli-kiá zo-í ♪ ♪ É-xe-te yá vri-sú-les lón-gi, vu-ná, ra-xú-les ♪ ♪ ♪ Ke sí thí-sti-xi pa-trí-tha é-xe yá pan-do-ti-ní ♪ ♪ É-xe-te yá vri-sú-les lón-gi, vu-ná, ra-xú-les ♪ ♪ ♪ É-xe yá ka-i-mé-ne kóz-me é-xe yá yli-kiá zo-í ♪ ♪ É-xe-te yá vri-sú-les lón-gi, vu-ná, ra-xú-les ♪ ♪ É-xe-te yá vri-sú-les lón-gi, vu-ná, ra-xú-les ♪ ♪ Ke sí thí-sti-xi pa-trí-tha é-xe yá pan-do-ti-ní ♪ ♪ É-xe-te yá vri-sú-les lón-gi, vu-ná, ra-xú-les ♪ ♪ É-xe-te yá vri-sú-les lón-gi, vu-ná, ra-xú-les ♪ [applause] [Lubaroff] I'm Dr.

Scott Lubaroff I'm the director of bands at the University of Central Florida in Orlando and I will be conducting this year's All- State band.

I grew up in Iowa City.

I taught in Williamsburg.

I have degrees from the University of Iowa.

So it's really been pretty spectacular to come back and have the pleasure of conducting the Iowa All-State Band.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ [applause] [Lubaroff] It's just been so magical to to spend this time with these students and see how they've committed themselves to each piece of music and brought their personality out through them.

The Song of Solace is something that they, you can tell they understand the beauty and the simplicity of it and the responsibility of it.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword His truth is marching on.

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

♪ I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps His day is marching on.

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

♪ In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free While God is marching on Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

Glory, Glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

Amen!

Amen!

[ applause ] Funding for this program is provided by Friends, the Iowa PBS Foundation.

And by... Musco Lighting is honored to support Iowa PBS.

Were an Iowa company that light local schools, community fields and stadiums, arenas and venues in more than 125 countries.

While our reach is global, our commitment is local.