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Last update: February 05, 2012

 

Winter Concert is here.

Dress rehearsal is Saturday, Feb. 4, at Sheslow, 9:30 to noon. Carl reports there will be young people with us Saturday to observe our performing from onstage. Please welcome and encourage their interest and enthusiasm. 

Help is needed to move percussion equipment from Grace church to Sheslow Saturday morning -- meet at Grace at 8:00 a.m., especially if you have a vehicle that can carry the equipment. Help will also be needed to return the eq    uipment on Sunday after the concert. .

 

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Rehearsals for 2011-2012 season:

As rehearsal details are known, we'll post them below. Check the season schedule for main dates of the season.

Date Time

Order of rehearsal

Dec. 20, 2011

6:30-7:15 p.m.

Librarian Julie Stroud will have music for Winter Concert, available at Grace UMC.

Jan. 3, 2012

7:00-9:30 p.m.

Winter Concert music - full orchestra

Jan. 10

7:00-7:30 p.m.
7:30-8:00
8:00-8:15 
8:15-9:00

Le Coq d'Or
Swan Lake
Swan of Tuonela
The Lark Ascending

Jan. 17

7:00-7:30 p.m.
7:30-8:15
8:15-8:45
8:45-9:30

Vivaldi Flute Concerto (with soloist)
Le Coq d'Or
Swan Lake
Wizard of Oz (Record "Prologue" to "2. Twister")

Jan. 24

7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00
8:00-8:15
8:15-8:30
8:30-9:30

Le Coq d'Or (1st movt.)
Swan Lake (1st and 4th movts.)
Berceuse and Finale
The Swan of Tuonela
The Lark Ascending (with soloist)

Jan. 31

7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30
8:30-8:45
8:45-9:10
9:10-9:30

Vivaldi Flute Concerto (with soloist)
Le Coq d'Or
Swan Lake
Berceuse and Finale
The Swan of Tuonela
The Lark Ascending

Feb. 4, 2012

9:30 a.m. - noon

Dress rehearsal for Winter Concert. Help needed at 8:00 a.m. to move equipment from Grace church to Shelsow.

Feb. 5

1:00 & 2:00 p.m.

Winter Concert; pre-concert talk at 1:00 p.m.; concert at 2:00 p.m. Help needed to move equipment back to Grace church after the concert.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rehearsals are Tuesdays 7:00-9:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist. New members are always welcome. 

If you haven't noticed before, the left side bar on this page has a link to our "Season Schedule" page. Click that to see the Season Schedule for orchestra rehearsals. 

In response to requests, Carl offers the following as tantalizing details for the coming season:

bulletFall 2011 ["DMCO Goes Solo"] {Sun., Oct. 9, 2011, at 2 p.m. in Sheslow} 
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 [Sir Edward Elgar] 
Concerto in F [George Gershwin] 
Celtic Concerto [Laura Zaerr]
 
bullet"Celebrate and Sing Messiah" {Sun., Dec. 4, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Grace UMC}
 
bulletWinter 2012 ["DMCO Takes Flight"] {Sun., Feb. 5, 2012 at 2 p.m. in Sheslow} 
Flute Concerto in D, Op. 10, no. 3, RV428 ("The Goldfinch") [Antonio Vivaldi] 
The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22, no. 3 [Jean Sibelius] 
Le Coq d'Or Suite [Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov] 
Swan Lake Suite [Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky] 
The Lark Ascending [Sir Ralph Vaughan Williams] 
"Berceuse and Finale" from Firebird Suite [Igor Strainsky] 
 
bulletSpecial Mid-Spring 2012 [w/ Ballet Des Moines] 
{Sat., Apr. 7, 2012 (=corrected date - was originally planned for Apr. 14); mat./eve. performances at the Civic Center} 
The Wizard of Oz [Kermit Poling]
 
bulletSpring 2012 ["DMCO at the Movies"] {Sun., May 6, 2012, at 2 p.m. in Sheslow} {This concert will feature film music by John Barry.} 
Dr. No (1962) ["James Bond Theme"] 
From Russia with Love (1963) [w/ male vocal, if possible] 
Goldfinger (1964) [w/ female vocal, if possible] 
Thunderball (1965) [w/ male vocal, if possible] 
Born Free (1966) [w/ vocal, if possible] 
You Only Live Twice (1967) [w/ female vocal, if possible] 
The Lion in Winter (1968) 
Midnight Cowboy (1969) 
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) [w/ female vocal, if possible] Mary, 
Queen of Scots (1971) Out of Africa (1985) 
Dances with Wolves (1990) ["John Dunbar's Theme"] 
Chaplin (1992)

Posters

bulletClick here for a poster for the entire concert season.

 

Your fundraising is needed

Fundraising  for the season is critical, and that relies on members to make contact with potential sponsors and advertisers. Contact Lynn Messina (viola) for more information. Forms for sponsors and advertisers are available by clicking here. If you're arranging for an ad, don't forget to get camera-ready art for what will appear at approximately a business card size in our printed programs.  

Need some other information? Contact webmaster, Greg Woolever.

 

 

WEATHER!

Winter storms can affect our rehearsals. Check back here after 5:00 p.m. the day of rehearsals to see if there is a cancellation. The website will be updated around 5:00 p.m. to show the official decision about holding DMCO rehearsal.
Current Status: no problems
Please know that YOU should make your own decision about the safety of your vehicle and your driving skills during winter storms.

 

 

 

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