xBk presents

A Charlie Brown Christmas

featuring The Peter Roberts Band

Join the Peter Roberts band on a musical exploration of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. Peter and his band of stellar jazz musicians not only bring the classic music to life, but detail the stories about the specials creation. Come hear the memorable music and find out why the predicted flop has aired every year since its premiere in 1965.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13TH

Doors: 6pm | Show: 7pm

All Ages

Day of Show Ticket: $22 + Fees

*This show is a seated show. All seating is available on a first come, first served basis so we encourage you to arrive early for best choice of seats. If you require ADA accommodations please reach out to [email protected]*

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•• PETER ROBERTS ••

Peter Roberts is a pianist, music director, composer/sound designer, and piano tuner located the Des Moines metro area. Originally from Independence, IA, he has worn many hats in the music profession including: solo artist, band leader, sideman, accompanist, choral/jazz band composer, music producer, private instructor, and full time music educator.

He currently is the music director for Heartland Presbyterian Church in Clive. There he leads, arranges the music for, and plays with the Heartland Worship Jazz Ensemble. He also conducts the choir and arranges special musical events a few times throughout the years.

Peter runs a creative audio company, Copper Cloud Game Audio, dedicated to music composition, sound design, and audio engineering for digital media. Peter has a lifelong passion for video games, so Copper Cloud is specifically targeted at sound creation for games, but he is happy to work for anyone that needs background music, stingers, film score, sound design, foley, or audio production!

Peter is also an active piano tuner in the Des Moines area with experience working with all styles of pianos in all states of intonation!

Peter received his Masters and Bachelors degrees from the University of Northern Iowa in piano performance with a minor in jazz studies. There he studied with Sean Botkin, Chris Merz, and Bob Washut.