Yankee Doodle Pops concert to go virtual on Fourth of July weekend
The Des Moines Symphony will pre-record the show and broadcast it on Iowa PBS and Iowa Public Radio to avoid large crowds during the pandemic.
Author: Luke Meredith
Updated: 11:19 AM CDT May 5, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa —
The annual Yankee Doodle Pops concert will be virtual this summer.
The concert, originally planned for July 2 at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, will instead be pre-recorded at the Ron Pearson Center in West Des Moines and broadcast through Iowa PBS and Iowa Public Radio.
Fans can watch the broadcast on Iowa PBS on July 2 at 8:30 p.m. or July 4 at 6 p.m. Iowa Public Radio’s broadcast will air on IPR Classical signals on July 4 at 11 p.m. and again on July 5 at 11 a.m.