# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Sparks: A journey from Renaissance fire to contemporary brilliance
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: CSIC's 54th season opens bridging Renaissance drama and contemporary expression across four centuries of choral artistry. The centerpiece, Monteverdi's Il Lamento d'Arianna, is a fragment from his only surviving opera and one of the earliest examples of opera's emotional power. Its grieving lines offer a vivid glimpse into early seventeenth‑century expressive style, where text and music intertwine to heighten pathos. Morley's spirited Fire, Fire provides another Renaissance counterpoint, while works by Jake Runestad and Elaine Hagenberg carry that same intensity into modern choral language. The program's backbone features three majestic works for choir and organ: Charles Wood's radiant O Thou the Central Orb, Edward Bairstow's triumphant Blessed City, Heavenly Salem, and Benjamin Britten's imaginative Rejoice in the Lamb, which sets Christopher Smart's mystical poetry with brilliant choral writing and kaleidoscopic musical imagery. Shawn Kirchner's expressive arrangement of the Appalachian folk song Bright Morning Stars rounds out the evening, letting audiences hear how choral expression has evolved and flourished across four centuries of musical innovation.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/iowa-city/sparks-a-journey-from-renaissance-fire-to-contemporary-brilliance/200028932127443
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, performances, music, live-music, theatre, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 49

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Iowa City
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Voxman Music Building
- **lat**: 41.657567460396
- **long**: -91.535117988981
- **full address**: Voxman Music Building, 93 E. Burlington St.,Iowa City,IA,United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Sparks: A journey from Renaissance fire to contemporary brilliance being held?
  - **A:** Sparks: A journey from Renaissance fire to contemporary brilliance takes place on Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm at Voxman Music Building, 93 E. Burlington St.,Iowa City,IA,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Sparks: A journey from Renaissance fire to contemporary brilliance?
  - **A:** Sparks: A journey from Renaissance fire to contemporary brilliance is organized by Chamber Singers of Iowa City.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Sparks: A journey from Renaissance fire to contemporary brilliance is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Iowa City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Sparks: A journey from Renaissance fire to contemporary brilliance sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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