• Ticket Price
    $31-$61
  • Duration
    2hrs
    One intermission
Holiday Brass

Holiday Brass

Ring in the season with the brilliant sound of the Des Moines Symphony’s powerful brass section! Holiday favorites like Joy to the World, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Sleigh Ride fill Westminster Presbyterian, where the magnificent Dobson Pipe Organ joins timpani, percussion, and soaring brass for a joyful, family-friendly celebration.

All seats will be General Admission. Click here to view the Seating Map.

Physical tickets are not needed for this concert. Instead, you'll be asked to check in at the Symphony Information Table, where we'll have your name on our list. If you have questions about your tickets, don't hesitate to reach out to Calla at calla@dmsymphony.org or by calling 515.280.4000 x4011.

More Music at Westminster Presbyterian

The Fine Arts Series at Westminster Presbyterian Fine Arts offers music, drama, dance performances, and visual art exhibits. Their series is free to the public thanks to the generosity of the Westminster Foundation and individual patrons. Celebrate the arts at Westminster!

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Program

  • Adapted by C. WOOD / Arr. Roger Harvey Ding Dong Merrily on High!
  • BACH / Arr. Phil Snedecor Juachzet, Frolocket (No. 1) from Christmas Oratorio
  • HOLST / Arr. Douglas Haislip Christmas Day from Fantasy on Old Christmas Carols
  • de BROEKERT Noël "Il est né le divin Enfant"
  • GABRIELLI / Ed. Andrew Bishop Canzon XVI à 12
  • LEONTOVYCH / Arr. David Hanson Carol of the Bells
  • WATTS / Arr. Anthony DiLorenzo Joy to the World
  • Traditional / Arr. Phil Snedecor O Come, All Ye Faithful
  • Traditional / Arr. Phil Snedecor Wexford Carol (Irish)
  • GRAINGER / Arr. Michael Allen Sussex Mummer's Christmas Carol
  • GRUBER / Arr. Jonathan. Ring Silent Night (German)
  • ANDERSON / Arr. John Wasson Sleigh Ride
  • Various / Arr. Anthony DiLorenzo Christmas 'Toons
  • HANDEL / Arr. David Baldwin Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah

Performers

  • Joseph Giunta Conducting Bio
  • Juli Bey Organist, Westminster Presbyterian Church Bio

Joseph Giunta

Joseph Giunta Conducting

One of America’s most distinguished, versatile and dynamic conductors, Joseph Giunta is a musician of international acclaim. He is recognized as an important American conductor for his innovative programming and for his compelling interpretations of traditional and new music. His musical depth combined with his boundless energy and contagious enthusiasm makes him one of the most respected and successful orchestra leaders in the United States.

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Juli Bey

Juli Bey Organist, Westminster Presbyterian Church

Juli Bey is a keyboardist and church musician who’s worked with congregations around the Midwest and internationally for over thirty years. Based in Iowa since 2013, she has accompanied numerous choirs and musical theater productions, played for solo and American Guild of Organist recitals, and been a featured performer for programs on KCCI and Iowa Public television. She holds a music degree from Central College with an emphasis on sacred music and organ performance.

Juli currently serves as the organist and handbell choir director at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Des Moines. She also sits on the executive committee of the Central Iowa American Guild of Organists and is one of the founding teachers with the Grinnell School of Music, a non-profit aiming to make quality music instruction accessible to people in Grinnell and surrounding areas. This will be her Des Moines Symphony Orchestra debut.