2024-25 Season
Tell-Tale Heart and Other Tunes to Terrify
Saturday October 26, 2024 | Sunday October 27, 2024
Opera Memphis
“I heard sounds from heaven; and I heard sounds from hell! Listen! Listen, and I will tell you how it happened.” The chilling imagination of Edgar Allen Poe and a macabre menagerie of creepily curated tunes come to life in a terrifying tour-de-force for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano. Don’t miss this fun and unforgettable Midtown Memphis experience, and come dressed to scare, if you dare.
Program includes:
C. Saint-Saens | Danse Macabre
Patrick Solori | Figaro’s Last Hangover
Gregg Kallor | Tell-Tale Heart
Transformations
Saturday November 2, 2024 | 7:30pm
Germantown Performing Arts Center
Memphis native Randall Goosby returns to perform the ebullient Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Iris Collective musicians. Hailed for his expressive powers and dedication to making music more inclusive and accessible, Goosby will be joined by area middle and high school students. Conducted by Iris founder Michael Stern, these students will perform side-by-side with Iris musicians for Florence Price’s moving work Adoration. Rounding out the program is Emotive Transformations by James Lee III and the virtuosic masterpiece Variaciones Concertante by Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera.
Say It Loud: The Overlook Quartet
Thursday, January 16, 2025 | 7:30pm
Green Room at Crosstown
This “breathtaking…paradigm-shifting” (New York Music Daily) quartet is a unifying, community-building force, whose dedication to a more representative musical tradition reverberates throughout their industry. Their eclectic program of music by under-represented composers will engage the audience in deep listening, dialogue and joyful music-making.
Recomposed: Elena Urioste
Saturday, March 8, 2025 | 7:30pm
Crosstown Theater
Violinist Elena Urioste returns to Iris as soloist and leader for Recomposed by Max Richter, an exhilarating and imaginative interpretation of Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons. This concert explores works expanded and reconstructed to go beyond one single genre. Featuring the virtuosic string sections of the Iris Collective, works by Piazzolla and Shostakovich will surprise and delight audiences. Urioste will also engage with families from Baptist Centers for Good Grief combining music and meditation as part of Iris’ year-round commitment to health and wellness.
Morton Museum Concert Series
October 18, 2024, 10:30am
Happy Harvest Children’s Concert & Instrument Petting Zoo
November 12, 2024, 6:30pm
Giving Thanks Chamber Concert
January 28, 2025, 6:30pm
Chamber Concert
April 4, 2025, 10:30am
On the Farm Children’s Concert & Instrument Petting Zoo
Iris’ long-standing partnership with Collierville’s Morton Museum brings together a diverse community of artists and programming in a beautiful Gothic Revival historical landmark setting. These fun and family-friendly chamber concerts are always a sellout favorite.
Small Business Series
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
@ Sweet LaLa’s Bakery
Friday, November 8, 2024
Cremaine Booker @ Cafe Noir
Tuesday, February 21, 2025
@ Music Box Germantown
Friday, April 25, 2025
@ Inspire Cafe
Iris musicians collaborate with small business owners to present music and conversation that connects to issues important to the Memphis community such as sustainability, wellness and placemaking. These events are casual, fun ways to experience music and art as well as dialogue about the role that creativity plays in activating public spaces and building stronger communities.
Brooks Concert Series
Thursday September 26, 2024
Thursday December 5, 2024
Thursday February 6, 2025
Thursday May 8, 2025
These intimate chamber performances span genres from classical symphonies to soulful jazz and everything in between. As the sun sets and the museum's galleries come to life with vibrant hues, let the melodies transport you on a cultural journey.
Germantown Community Theatre Series
August 30, 2024
Sounds of Brazil
November 15, 2024
Giving Thanks
February 14, 2025
Love Notes
Set in an intimate 98‐seat theatre, Iris Fellows and their special guests offer a wide range of lunchtime chamber concerts to help fulfill the Theatre’s mission to nurture creative expression and artistic growth for the community.