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Ticket PriceFree
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Duration1hr 30min
- Saturday, July 4, 2020 7:00PM — Online
Yankee Doodle Pops: The Dream of America
Celebrate Independence Day with the Symphony — online! Join us Saturday, July 4 for a livestream of our 2019 Yankee Doodle Pops Concert, "The Dream of America." Tune in at 7pm on Facebook, YouTube, or right here on our website.
"The Dream of America" celebrates the rich history and vivid dreams of our great country. Reprising a much-lauded performance from the 2018-2019 Masterworks season, the Symphony performs a suite from Ellis Island: The Dream of America, an ambitious new work by Peter Boyer which blends theater, narration, historical images, and music to portray immigrants in search of the American dream. Our nation’s vibrant heritage is brought to life in music as a cast of five actors perform short monologues from the Ellis Island Oral History Project. As always, the Des Moines Symphony plays time-honored, patriotic favorites including the Armed Forces Salute, The Stars and Stripes Forever, and the 1812 Overture with live Howitzer cannons and fireworks.
Our sincere thanks to Mediacom22 for providing the original broadcast footage so that we might share this powerful concert with our community once again in celebration of Independence Day.
Performers
- Joseph Giunta Conductor Bio
Joseph Giunta Conductor
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.
