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Des Moines Community Orchestra

Music Director and Conductor, Carl Johnson, will open the season with our Fall Concert, 2:00 p.m. at Sheslow Auditorium on the campus of Drake University. 

Carl will also host a pre-concert discussion about the concert, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Sheslow. Everyone is welcome. 

As always, a reception with refreshments will follow the concert. All this for the price of ... well, let's see ... IT'S ALL FREE!

FALL CONCERT  

November 7, 2010, Sunday
Concert begins at 2:00 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium.
Pre-concert talk begins at 1:00 p.m. at Sheslow.

Sheslow is one block north of University Avenue, just west of 25th Street, and is attached to the Old Main building on the Drake University campus.

Parking is available in the big lot bounded by 24th-25th Streets (east-west) and Forest -Carpenter (north-south). Click here for a map to Sheslow.

A Sit-In Adventure: Ever wished you could sit in the middle of an orchestra? Let's do it! Continuing a tradition started several years ago, we invite students to sit in with the orchestra for dress rehearsal. Dress rehearsal starts at 9:30 a.m., the Saturday morning before each Sunday concert. Dress rehearsal and concert are at Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University. Students may sit on stage in their chosen instrumental section. Parents, your children will love it!. We orchestra members love it! Just show up and we will find students a place to sit. If sitting in the audience seats is preferred, that's fine too. Come and sit with us!

Music Director and Conductor:

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Carl Johnson  (email Carl at seabjay@yahoo.com.)

Program: 

Our Fall Concert will feature performances by the Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus, and special guests, Ed Griffith and Bob Patton.

The following works will be presented:

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Prelude to Die Meistersinger by Richard Wagner

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“O welche Lust” (Prisoners’ Chorus) from Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven

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"Was gleicht wohl auf Erden" (Huntsmen's Chorus) from Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber

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Pilgrims' Chorus from Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner

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Soldiers' Chorus from Faust by Charles Gounod

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Overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein

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"Au fond du temple saint" (Duet of Nadir & Zurga) from The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet

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"Vedi! le fosche notturne" (Gypsies' chorus) from Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi

bullet"Drig, Drig, Drig, Maître Luther" (Tavern Chorus) from Les Contes D'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
bullet“With Cat-like Tread” from The Pirates of Penzance by William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan
bulletOrpheus in the Underworld Overture by Jacques Offenbach

 

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(Click here to see a list of the musicians performing this concert.)

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