Progressive Voices Concert Series

Progressive Voices Concert Series SINGER-SONGWRITERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
WHO ENGAGE THE MIND, TOUCH THE HEART, & UPLIFT THE SPIRIT They can also tap your ability to laugh a little!

The Progressive Voices Concert Series has been hosted by First Unitarian Church of Des Moines since 2010 and is open to the general public. Our goal is to bring nationally and internationally-touring singer-songwriters to Central Iowa who can connect with a wide audience by presenting music that promotes compassion for and celebration of the universal human condition in all its forms and variation

s. We present artists whose music has the power to engage your mind, touch your heart, and uplift your spirit.

So excited to host Rupert Wates again at our concert series this Saturday, 5/16, in Des Moines! Get ready for some lyric...
05/12/2026

So excited to host Rupert Wates again at our concert series this Saturday, 5/16, in Des Moines! Get ready for some lyrical story songs and beautiful ballads, not to mention astounding and intricate guitar work.

1 of 14 I'm Amazed, by Rupert Wates www.rupertwatesmusic.com Lo...

Can music help us see how to get out of the mess we're in these days? I don't know, but the music of Moors & McCumber mi...
04/14/2026

Can music help us see how to get out of the mess we're in these days? I don't know, but the music of Moors & McCumber might at least help us feel a little better while we are trying. Just 4 days until this dynamic duo graces our stage here in Des Moines!

4 likes, 1 comment. ""The Mess We're In" - Live from Blue Jay Jax Listening Room, February 17, 2023"

A bright and uplifting song from Moors & McCumber upon which to end this week. We are looking forward to ending next wit...
04/10/2026

A bright and uplifting song from Moors & McCumber upon which to end this week. We are looking forward to ending next with a live concert from them here on our stage in Des Moines! Will you join us for some original music with wonderful harmonies and dazzling multi-instrumentalism?

Recorded on April 11, 2019 at Blue Rock Artist Ranch & Studio, Moors & McCumber perform "Bigger Win". James Moors - Vocals, Irish BouzoukiKort McCumber - Voc...

03/26/2026

Flamy Grant ended her dazzling and divine show at the Progressive Voices Concert Series last month with this joyful, rousing song, S.P.R.K.L. (which stands for Stay Proud, Radiate, & Keep Laughing).

Past Progressive Voices Concerts artist and Iowa native, Susan Werner, returns to Des Moines at the Temple Theater.
03/18/2026

Past Progressive Voices Concerts artist and Iowa native, Susan Werner, returns to Des Moines at the Temple Theater.

Over the course of her twenty five year career, Susan Werner has earned a reputation as “one of the most innovative songwriters working today” (Chicago Tribune). With formidable chops on guitar (she began playing at age 5) and piano (she was a guest on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz), along wi...

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