Orchestra Festival is Tuesday, March 11th at 7pm.
The Parent Info is a document that is filled with important information for families, students, and faculty pertaining to the event. Please take a moment to review this document in advance of the performance. We are looking forward to a wonderful night of music. To view the chronology click here: Orchestra Festival 2025 Parent Info
There are still several opportunities to experience performances to celebrate Preucil School’s 50th Anniversary. Each performance is free and open to the public.
Please mark your calendars and make an effort to attend some or all of these events.
1) A continuation of the Alumni & Friends Concert Series, Preucil Alum and pianist, Orion Weiss takes the stage at The Englert Theatre, Saturday, March 8 at 7:30pm. The New York Times calls him a “brilliant pianist”. Orion Weiss has performed with all the major orchestras of North America, and dazzled audiences worldwide as a recitalist and chamber musician. This is a performance you will not want to miss.
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2) Preucil School of Music’s Orchestra Festival showcases six orchestras of students aged seven through eighteen. The concert is free and open to the public. Please join us at City High’s Opstad Auditorium on Tuesday, March 11 for this special evening of music!
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3) Winter Chamber Concert is the culmination or our 10-14 week Winter Chamber Program, featuring chamber groups with intermediate to advanced highschool players. For fans of chamber music this will be a delightful performance at 4:30 pm at Wilson Auditorium at Preucil Main Campus
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4) Our Junior and Senior Cello Choirs will have their final performance of the school year at their Spring Concert Saturday, April 12th at 1:30pm in Walder Hall at Preucil North Campus.
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5) Finally, a BONUS 50th Anniversary Alumni and Friends Concert will feature Preucil violin alum Oriana Ross & Friends. Join us for an evening of swing and jazz. Saturday, June 7 at 7pm. Wilson Auditorium, Preucil Main Campus
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We are offering one final round of 50th Anniversary Department T-shirts.
If you are a new family or missed the order the first time around, now is your chance to order a shirt. Show your Preucil pride and get shirts for the whole family!
The ordering window will be from Monday, February 17th- Saturday March 1st. The cost of the shirts are $12.00 with $5.95 shipping per order. (We will not have a pick up option.)
Order your Preucil 50th apparel today!
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**Shirts are available in both adult and youth sizes- keep scrolling in the drop down menu to access youth sizes.
** Shipping is per order- whether it is 1 shirt or 3, shipping is $5.95
You are invited to the 49th Annual String Concert and 50th Celebration held at Hancher Auditorium on Sunday, February 2 at 2:00 pm. This will be a momentous occasion as we celebrate the 50 year impact Preucil School of Music has made in the Iowa City Community. Alumni from all over the country will be in attendance, including over 75 playing alongside the Preucil School String Orchestra (P.S.S.O.) on a piece commissioned specifically for this event. This event is free and open to the public, so mark your calendars and come and join us for this special day.
December is a busy month at Preucil School of Music. Please make sure to check out some, if not all of these performances, that are free and open to the public.
Sunday, December 15th:
24th Annual Multiple Piano Festival featuring multiple piano groups from the PSM Piano Department.
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Cello Choir Winter Concert featuring performances by the Junior and Senior Cello Choirs
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Saturday, December 21st:
Cello Alumni Recital part of the 50th Anniversary Alumni & Friends concert series, featuring recent alums Adam Zeithamel and Adrian Bostian, with collaborative pianist René Lecuona, and Preucil Cello Faculty Laura Shaw, Kate Vos, and Amy Phelps.
A continuation of Preucil School of Music’s 50th Anniversary “Alumni & Friends” Concert series with a performance by The Dolphins Quartet at The Englert Theater. A premier Juilliard string quartet committed to adventure, excellence, and accessibility.|
The quartet features: Isaac Park & Luke Henderson, violins; James Preucil, viola Ian Maloney, cello
Preucil School of Music is celebrating its 50th Anniversary during the entire 2024-25 academic year, beginning August 1, 2024. In celebration of this milestone, the school will be highlighting its students in many performances around the community. In addition, the school is planning a series of special “Alumni and Friends” concerts. Founding director, Doris Preucil, calls this a “time to re-inspire the excitement of our beginnings and remind our community that we are here for them.
We are excited for this opportunity to celebrate our amazing past, present, and future with our friends, families and community. We hope to reconnect with alumni, show our appreciation to the Preucil’s for their vision for a community music school, finally extend a hearfelt thank you to those who have supported the school over the years.
