Des Moines Symphony Concerts & Events

Sunday March 10

Masterworks 5
Discover Gershwin
2:30 PM

Award-winning pianist Michelle Cann makes her Des Moines debut performing George Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue, framed by Grammy-nominated composer Carlos Simon’s Gospel-inspired Amen! and César Franck’s soaring Symphony in D Minor.
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Saturday April 13

Masterworks 6
Discover Symphonic Dance
7:30 PM

Ballet meets break-dance! Stars of the Midwest, the BRKFST Dance Company joins the Symphony to perform their original choreography to Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge. BRKFST Dance Company combines break dancing with contemporary dance for an experience unlike anything else. Selections from Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Prokofiev ballets round out the performance.
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Sunday April 14

Masterworks 6
Discover Symphonic Dance
2:30 PM

Ballet meets break-dance! Stars of the Midwest, the BRKFST Dance Company joins the Symphony to perform their original choreography to Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge. BRKFST Dance Company combines break dancing with contemporary dance for an experience unlike anything else. Selections from Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Prokofiev ballets round out the performance.
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Wednesday April 24

Academy
Youth Jazz Orchestra Spring Concert
7:30 PM

Join us for our Youth Jazz Orchestra's Spring Concert. Under the Direction of Nate Sparks, our youth Jazz Orchestra showcases some of the finest youth jazz musicians in Central Iowa.
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Saturday April 27

Symphony
An Evening with Hamilton's Renee Elise Goldsberry
7:30 PM

Renee Elise Goldsberry took the Broadway world by storm when she originated the role of Angelica in the blockbuster musical Hamilton! With a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress and a Grammy for the cast recording, don't throw away your shot to hear her one-night-only concert with the Symphony.
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Wednesday May 1

Academy
Youth Orchestras Spring Concert
5:30 PM

Join us for our Youth Orchestras Spring Concert fearing our Preludio Strings, Youth Sinfonia and Youth Philharmonic at 5pm and our Youth Symphony and Youth Wind Ensemble at 7:30pm.
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Academy
Youth Orchestras Spring Concert
7:30 PM

Join us for our Youth Orchestras Spring Concert fearing our Preludio Strings, Youth Sinfonia and Youth Philharmonic at 5pm and our Youth Symphony and Youth Wind Ensemble at 7:30pm.
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Saturday May 11

Masterworks 7
Season Finale: (Re)Discover the Ode to Joy
7:30 PM

Our 86th Season Finale begins with Suppe’s driving and exciting Pique Dame, or “Queen of Spades,” Overture. Valerie Coleman’s UMOJA, Anthem of Unity, explores the meaning of human endeavor. Finally, re-discover the elation of Beethoven’s immortal Ninth Symphony as 150 voices become one with the Symphony in a triumphant “Ode to Joy.”
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Sunday May 12

Masterworks 7
Season Finale: (Re)Discover the Ode to Joy
2:30 PM

Our 86th Season Finale begins with Suppe’s driving and exciting Pique Dame, or “Queen of Spades,” Overture. Valerie Coleman’s UMOJA, Anthem of Unity, explores the meaning of human endeavor. Finally, re-discover the elation of Beethoven’s immortal Ninth Symphony as 150 voices become one with the Symphony in a triumphant “Ode to Joy.”
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