Gift your friends and family with the sound of holiday cheer!
This season, treat the music lovers in your life to the timeless elegance of live symphonic music. Give the gift of breathtaking symphonies, captivating pops concerts, and dazzling soloists, creating memories that will be cherished for years to come. This year's gift guide picks are sure to strike a chord with every music-lover on your list!
Gifts Starting at $20
From our Holiday Brass and New Year’s Eve concerts to the New World Symphony, Carmina Burana and FINAL FANTASY, there’s something for everyone at the Symphony!
1. Timeless Masterworks
Gift Price: Tickets start at $20
The triumph of Orff’s Carmina Burana. The majesty of Respighi’s Pines of Rome. The yearning of Dvorak’s New World Symphony. Symphonic music is one of the most powerful and enduring forms of human expression. Give the gift of great music that communicates the deepest of emotions, feeds our souls, lifts our spirits and provides joy and beauty. Four great Masterworks performances are left this season: CHEN CONDUCTS RACHMANINOFF, FROM THE NEW WORLD, O FORTUNA - CARMINA BURANA and our SEASON FINALE: PINES OF ROME.
2. Holiday Brass
Gift Price: Tickets start at $30
Share the experience of hearing the Des Moines Symphony brass section like never before when you celebrate the sounds of the season with favorites like Joy to the World, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and more. This family-friendly HOLIDAY BRASS concert makes the perfect gift!
3. New Year's Eve Pops – The Doo Wop Project
Gift Price: Tickets start at $40
Ring in the new year with the classic sounds of doo-wop! The DOO WOP PROJECT traces the inception of group singing to the biggest hits on the radio today. From the tunes of Frankie Valli, The Drifters and The Four Seasons to reimagined favorites by Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz and Maroon 5, this is the hottest New Year’s Eve ticket in town...and a great gift!
4. Final Symphony: Music from FINAL FANTASY®
Gift Price: Tickets start at $40
Experience the musical world of FINAL FANTASY in this awe-inspiring orchestral production! Original compositions by Masashi Hamauzu and Nobuo Uematsu, including Terra’s Theme, Hum of the Fayth, Main Theme of FINAL FANTASY VII and J-E-N-O-V-A, have been lavishly arranged for orchestra into a symphonic poem, a piano concerto, and a symphony in three movements.
5. Des Moines Symphony Merchandise & Gift Certificates
Gift Price: Starting at $15
GIFT CERTIFICATES and MERCHANDISE are available for purchase online! From tee shirts and tumblers to tote bags and DVDs, there's something for everyone. Gift Certificates can be redeemed for any Des Moines Symphony concert, subscription, or merchandise, including our most popular gifts. Gift cards can be given in any amount starting at $25. Please note that gift certificates are not electronic. Recipients will recieve a physical copy. Allow time for process and shipping.
Gifts that Keep Giving
Is one concert just not enough? Consider a package of Masterworks or Pops concerts and give the gift that keeps giving.
6. Pops Pair Package
Gift Price: Packages of 2 Concerts start at $72
Our Pops Pair includes tickets to New Years Eve: The Doo Wop Project & Final Symphony: The Music of FINAL FANTASY and offers the best value in Pops Concerts.
7. Flex 4 Package
Gift Price: Packages of 4 Tickets start at $66!
Our Flex 4 Ticket Package includes four mix-and-match Masterworks tickets to use any way you choose! One person can attend four concerts, four people can attend one concert, whatever works best...the perfect gift for friends and family with a busy schedule!
