wcfsymphony tickets and events

PAST EVENTS & Performances

  • March 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm at Brown Derby Ballroom

    Concert: Appalachian Spring meets OK Factor

    A candlelight concert at Brown Derby Ballroom featuring the intimate instrumentation of Appalachian Spring paired with new work by alt-classical band OK Factor. This is the 7pm performance.

  • March 2, 2024 at 4:00 pm at Brown Derby Ballroom

    Concert: Appalachian Spring meets OK Factor

    A candlelight concert at Brown Derby Ballroom featuring the intimate instrumentation of Appalachian Spring paired with new work by alt-classical band OK Factor. This is the 4pm performance.

  • Sun, December 31, 2023 at 8:00 pm at Catherine Cassidy Gallagher Great Hall

    Concert: NYE with Joel Waggoner

    Waterloo native Joel Waggoner returns to host our musical New Year’s Eve party. Broadway to the Billboard. Sparkle and soul. Original arrangements and fresh, new collaborations!

  • Sat, November 11, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Waterloo East High School

    Concert: Vita Militar

    Marking Veterans’ Day with a special program at East High School's historic auditorium featuring an insightful collection of music connected to military service

  • Sat, October 21, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Catherine Cassidy Gallagher Great Hall

    Concert: Beethoven and Bartók

    Virtuosity reigns in this showcase of remarkable concertos: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 4 with the electric Awadagin Pratt and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra featuring our incredible wcfsymphony musicians

  • Sat, September 2, 2023 at 8:00 pm at River Place Plaza

    Concert: A Gary Kelley Celebration

    Celebrating 15 years of groundbreaking artistic collaboration with Gary Kelley, featuring highlights from The Planets Reimagined, Bach and the Blues, MLK, Nutcracker and To The New World and a surprise premiere

  • Sun, July 2, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Waverly Kohlmann Park

    Concert: Independence Day Waverly

    Our annual free celebration of American music on the banks of the Cedar River
 in Waverly, featuring a diverse array of American music

  • Sat, July 1, 2023 at 7:00 pm at RiverLoop Amphitheatre

    Concert: Independence Day Waterloo

    Our annual free celebration of American music on the banks of the Cedar River
 in Waterloo, featuring a diverse array of American music

  • Sat, March 12, 2022 at 7:00 pm at Catherine Cassidy Gallagher Great Hall

    Concert: Jane In Concert

    A magical combination of live music and National Geographic imagery, this stunning documentary about conservationist Jane Goodall features a score by Philip Glass.

  • Fri, October 30, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Live From The Archive, Ep 7: Spooky Sounds

    Gather the family for an All Hallows Eve of magical and monstrous music! This kid-friendly version of our popular archive series features shorter Halloween-themed selections from several different wcfsymphony performances

  • Sat, September 26, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Live From The Archive, Ep 6: Seeing Beethoven

    Seeing Beethoven

    Jason hosts a special installment of our popular archive series titled Seeing Beethoven, which highlights a collaboration with Waterloo’s Youth Art Team and The New Live for the Beethoven celebration. Youth Art

  • Fri, August 21, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Live From The Archive Ep 5: An Imaginary Symphony

    Orchestral jukebox returns! Join us for a special stream of an imaginary symphony comprised of four movements by four different composers from different wcfsymphony performances. For this round we’ll bring

  • Fri, July 17, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Live From The Archive, Ep 4: Christmas In July

    It’s hot outside, which can only mean one thing…Christmas in July! Join us for a special archive presentation of The Nutcracker, but with a twist. We’ll first relive sparkling performances

  • Fri, June 26, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Live From The Archive, Ep 3: Black Composers

    Ep 3: Black Composers

    wcfsymphony believes that a serious commitment to promoting and establishing diversity in orchestral programming and music education is a critical part of our long term service to the Cedar Valley

  • Fri, June 12, 2020 at 7:00 pm at Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

    Live From The Archive, Ep 2: Schubert Unfinished

    Join Pauline Barrett Artistic Director Jason Weinberger for the second installment of our new Live From The Archive hosted performance series. Jason will offer a characteristically insightful look at one

  • Fri, May 22, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Live From the Archive, Ep 1: Music for You

    Join us for a spectacular evening of music featuring hand-picked works performed by wcfsymphony over the last decade. wcfsymphony will present a concert of orchestral blockbusters from the archives via

  • Sat, April 18, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Postponed Concert: National Geographic’s JANE

    A wonderful combination of music and National Geographic’s imagery marking the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In July, 1960, at the age of 26, Jane Goodall traveled from England to what

  • Sat, March 7, 2020 at 7:00 pm at Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

    Concert: Honoring Our Own

    Our performances of works by women composers continue with Honoring Our Own.  The concert will include two works by Joan Tower who recently received the Gold Baton award from the

  • Sat, February 15, 2020 at 7:00 pm at Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

    Concert: Sibling Revelry: 7pm

    Join us as we get to know one of the 19th century’s most famous brother/sister duos: Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn at the beautiful Brown Derby ballroom in downtown Waterloo.

  • Sat, February 15, 2020 at 4:00 pm at Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

    Concert: Sibling Revelry: 4pm

    Join us as we get to know one of the 19th century’s most famous brother/sister duos: Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn at the beautiful Brown Derby ballroom in downtown Waterloo.

  • Tue, December 31, 2019 at 8:00 pm - Wed, January 1, 2020 at 12:00 am at Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

    Concert: Melodies 'Til Midnight - A New Year's Celebration

    Melodies-Til-Midnight

    Ring in 2020 with a symphonic New Year’s celebration featuring concert and dance music followed by food, drink and dancing in the lobby to the popular sounds of Hands Of Time

  • Sat, December 7, 2019 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

    Concert: A Holiday Brass Concert

    Enjoy a festive evening of holiday brass music, performed by the brass section of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony at the beautiful Diamond Event Center at the Western Home Community, 5307 Caraway Lane in Cedar Falls. This evening of holiday cheer is open to both residents of the Western Home Community and the general public.

  • Sat, November 2, 2019 at 7:00 pm at Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony

    Concert: American Grandeur

    Iconic American sounds inspired by our country’s open spaces, including the Grand Canyon National Park at age 100.

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