Jackson Concert Series 2024-2025 Upcoming Season Schedule
All concerts are held at Wesley Methodist Church in Muscatine and are free and open to the public - no tickets required. Doors open at 6:00pm for evenings concerts. The handicapped accessible entrance is on Iowa Ave (the exact opposite side than the main entrance on W 4th St). See picture below the season schedule.
Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 7pm - Big Fun Jazz Band
Friday, October 18, 2024 @ 7pm - Mirari Brass Quintet
Friday, November 1, 2024, @ 7pm - Robert Nicholls, organ improvisation during silent movie Nosferatu
Thursday, January 9, 2025, @ 7pm - Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir & Jazz Choir
Friday, March 21, 2025 @ 7pm - Stephen Hamilton Organ Recital
Saturday, April 26, 2025 @ 7pm - UNI Concert Chorale & Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Late Summer 2025, Date TBA - Josh Duffee
Elevator entrance
Big Fun Jazz Band
This 6-piece band, which plays funk, soul, and jazz fusion from the ‘60s, ’70s, and beyond, has several members on the faculties of both the University of Iowa and UNI.
Mirari Brass Quintet
Engaging and eclectic, the Mirari Brass Quintet performs music spanning many centuries and genres, balancing intensity with levity and refined virtuosity with pure fun.
Robert Nicholls presents Nosferatu
This renowned organist returns for another silent night at the movies. Robert will be accompanying F.W. Murnau’s gothic legend “Nosferatu” (1922), which is the first version of Count Dracula.
Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir & Jazz Choir
These Nebraska Wesleyan University Choirs will present a concert titled ‘My Heart Be Brave.’ They spread a message of love, courage, resilience, and hope, offering an expansive and expressive program of music from many cultures and eras.
Stephen Hamilton
Stephen Hamilton, whose name has long been synonymous with “concert touring organist,” has been prominent on the American organ scene for over forty years. His international playing has included Notre Dame in Paris and Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
UNI Concert Chorale & Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra
These 2 UNI ensembles will join in performing Mozart’s Requiem. Concert Chorale is the flagship choral ensemble at the University of Northern Iowa. Besides full and chamber orchestra concerts, the Symphony Orchestra is involved with full-scale music theatre and opera productions. Dr. John Wiles is Director of Choral Activities, and Dr. Erik Rohde is Director of Orchestral Activities.
Josh Duffee
Late Summer 2025 - Date TBA
