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    Program Notes: Tchaikovksy's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 01/27/2023 In Symphony News

    Though the Violin Concerto of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is today one of the most frequently performed in the orchestral repertory, it took the composer three years to find a soloist willing to play it. Neither the orchestra or the audience cared much for the piece when it was finally premiered in Vienna in December 1881, but Adolf Brodsky, the soloist at that performance, continued to champion it until other violinists came to recognize that a new masterwork had been added to their repertory.

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    Program Notes: Valerie Coleman's Seven O'Clock Shout 01/25/2023 In Symphony News

    During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when information was sparse, treatments were improvisatory, vaccines a distant vision, and with cases soaring, medical workers everywhere were performing courageous and selfless acts of care despite the serious risks. People around the world thanked them with cheers and music as they changed shifts, a popular acclimation that American composer Valerie Coleman celebrated in her Seven O’Clock Shout.

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    Program Notes: Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 01/23/2023 In Symphony News

    Read about the music and composers featured in Masterworks 4: Mahler 5 on February 4 & 5, 2023. Program notes by Dr. Richard E. Rodda.

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    Des Moines Symphony Announces Inaugural Artist in Residence Program 12/29/2022 In Symphony News

    The Fred & Charlotte Hubbell Visiting Artist in Residence Program brings outstanding national and international musicians to Des Moines for an annual residency. Read about our first Artist in Residence, Kevin Zhu.

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    Program Notes: Gustav Holst's The Planets 11/15/2022 In Symphony News

    This weekend, the Des Moines Symphony performs Gustav Holst's The Planets. Read our program notes to learn more about the piece. 

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    Program Notes: Edward Elgar's Cockaigne Overture 11/13/2022 In Symphony News

    Read our program notes to learn about Edward Elgar's Cockaigne Overture, then hear it performed live by the Symphony on November 19 & 20.

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    Program Notes: James MacMillan's Larghetto 11/12/2022 In Symphony News

    Read about James MacMillan's Larghetto in our online program notes. Then join us on November 19 & 20! 

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    Program Notes: Adolphus Hailstork's Fanfare on Amazing Grace 11/11/2022 In Symphony News

    Read our program notes to learn about our November concert opener, Adolphus Hailstork's Fanfare on Amazing Grace.

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  • We Appreciate Our Donors! 11/02/2022 In Symphony News

    From November 16 – November 23, we will celebrate our donors and honor all you do to help the Symphony remain a vibrant part of the Central Iowa community.

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    Des Moines Symphony Selected for League of American Orchestras’ Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program 10/07/2022 In Symphony News

    The Des Moines Symphony has been selected to participate in the League of American Orchestras’ Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program. Read more about the program and our paired composer! 

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