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Spencer, Iowa

SACA Announces 2010 – 2011 Season

Season tickets for the 2010–2011 Spencer Area Concert Association season are now on sale. One of the highlights of the new season is “Barbra and Frank: The Concert That Never Was.” In this Las Vegas hit show, Sharon Owens and Sebastian Anzaldo blend music made famous by Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra, who never actually shared the stage.

All but one of this season’s four Spencer concerts will be presented at the Old High School Auditorium on E. 4th Street. The series will open on October 1 with an all-Gershwin program by acclaimed young pianist Thomas Pandolfi. That concert will be followed by Jeff Newell’s New-Trad Octet, a jazz ensemble that will perform at Sacred Heart Church on November 12.

The second half of the season will begin on February 18 with “Barbra and Frank.” Opera Iowa is returning by popular demand to close the season on March 14 with a performance of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, which will be sung in English.

Averaged out, the per-concert cost is only $10 for adults. Those who choose to drive out of town for more concerts can attend as many as eight additional concerts in Algona and Sheldon at no extra charge. The Four Freshmen will open Algona’s series on October 8, and Sheldon’s series will feature a special Christmas program by baritone Leon Williams.

Season tickets are priced at $40 for adults, $16 for students, or $90 for families. Because students 18 and under may now attend all Spencer concerts free of charge, so there is no need to purchase either student tickets or a family ticket unless people plan to attend concerts in Algona or Sheldon. College students may purchase tickets at the reduced student rate with their student ID.

In addition to the four concerts in Spencer, season ticket holders may attend concerts in Algona and Sheldon at no extra charge—a total of 14 concerts in all! Individual tickets for this year’s concerts. Season tickets are available at Arts on Grand. For more information, phone Arts on Grand, 712-262-4307.

As in previous years, free transportation will be provided for Spencer residents who choose to take advantage of it, thanks to Spencer Municipal Utilities and Rides, the Regional Transit Authority.
Season tickets can be purchased at Arts on Grand. To download a season brochure, click here.

“Friends” Come to the Rescue

Many Concert Association members expressed concern last year about the future of the Old Middle School Auditorium—or, more properly, the Old High School Auditorium—after the school building was vacated. You may have heard that a group of concerned citizens has stepped forward with plans to save the building. Our efforts were the subject of an article in the Spencer Daily Reporter that was reprinted at the end of 2007 as one of the year’s best “personality” features. The Friends of the Old Spencer High School Auditorium have incorporated as a nonprofit charitable organization to raise funds to restore the auditorium to its original splendor, upgrade the mechanical systems, and make other improvements in partnership with the Spencer Community School District. When completed, the auditorium will be a state-of-the-art gem that will continue to serve the community for generations to come.

The Concert Association in the News

The September/October 2007 issue of The Iowan magazine included a feature story about Spencer. The Spencer Area Concert Association is prominently mentioned in the article.

On Thursday, April 16, 2010, The Iowa Journal on Iowa Public Television featured footage of the recent Vienna Boys Choir concert in Spencer!

Free Rides for Concert Association Members

Free transportation on Rides buses is available to our concerts for members who need it. We would like to thank Spencer Municipal Utilities and the Regional Transit Authority (Rides) for helping to make this possible. To arrange for transportation, phone 712-262-4307 by noon the day before the concert (or noon Friday for weekend concerts).

About the Spencer Area Concert Association

Since 1938, the Spencer Area Concert Association has brought professional performing artists to Spencer for an annual concert series. Each season, we present an entire series of concerts between September and May for the price that you would normally expect to pay for a single event!

The Spencer Area Concert Association is a volunteer organization with no paid employees. We spend every dollar we receive from memberships to bring quality programs to our stages. We strive to bring a variety of artists to the community every year to satisfy a wide range of musical interests. Recent series programs have included classical soloists and chamber ensembles, jazz, folk music, dancers, Broadway revues, and popular music.

Because we have a reciprocal agreement with other community concert associations in the region, members of the Spencer Area Concert Association may attend concerts in Algona and Sheldon at no additional charge. This means that our members have the opportunity to attend as many as 14 concerts a year for less than they might expect to pay for a single concert!

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