On this Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe is joined by Iowan author and illustrator Gary Kelley to talk about his latest graphic novel, Red, White, and Black. America’s Czech With Balance! centering around composer Antonin Dvorak and the time he spent in Iowa.
Then, Jason Weinberger of the Waterloo-Cedar Fall Symphony joins the show to discuss Dvorak's music, and the symphony's collaborative effort with Kelley titled “To The New World” which premiered in 2019.
Finally, we meet Napoleon Douglas, the new artistic director of the Pyramid Theatre Company in Des Moines.
Guests:
- Gary Kelley, Iowa illustrator and author
- Jason Weinberger, artistic director and conductor, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony
- Napoleon Douglas, artistic director, Pyramid Theatre Company
