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Last update: March 09, 2010

Welcome to our newest members! 

Rehearsals for Spring Concert - Carl's notes:

Here is the rehearsal schedule (please note I reserve the right to change my mind as needed): 

3/9: 

3/16: No rehearsal (Spring Break) 

3/23, 4/6, 4/20: 

3/30, 4/13, 4/27: 

5/4: 

5/8: 9:30 a.m. - Dress Rehearsal (Run-through order) 

5/9: 2:00 p.m. - Performance [1 p.m. talk guests: Josh Whitver, Rich Gordley, and Justin Wells]

Thanks, Carl

Rehearsals for the Spring Concert start Tuesday, March 2nd. We'll get details of the other rehearsals shortly. What we can say is that we will take a week off for spring break. 

Photos of Fall Concert

See photos of our Fall Concert. Member-spouse, Dan Hodges, has a series of photos of us doing the last concert. Click here to go to his photo website to browse the pictures. Everyone is in a photo at least once. Thank you, Dan, for all the hard work shoot and processing. 

Looking for posters? Go to the page for the target concert -- download the posters from there. 

YouTube video: You might find this talk and performance by deaf percussionist, Evelyn Glennie, to be inspiring. Runs about 34 minutes. Expands your preconceptions about how you experience music, or anything in life, for that matter. Click the link to view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3V6zNER4g 

Here's a blurb from YouTube: "In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums."

Click here to read the August members letter. 

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. 

Richard Gerstenberger memorial

Richard Gerstenberger, former conductor of the Des Moines Community Orchestra, passed away on March 25, 2008. Memorial contributions have been received by the orchestra in Richard's memory, and the DMCO Board of Directors has made arrangements to have Linda Robbins Coleman write new music to honor Richard. This special commissioned work will be premiered at a future DMCO concert. If you would like to make a financial contribution to help support this memorial commission, and to honor Richard, please mail your check to: 

Des Moines Community Orchestra
P.O. Box 1796 
Des Moines, Iowa 50306
(please make check to "DMCO - Gerstenberger memorial")

Audience mailing list

Please help build our audience mailing list by adding names/addresses for potential audience members, such as your friends and relatives. The form on the homepage is the easiest way to do this. Thanks. 

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.  

(You can continue to seek new ads and sponsors for future concerts. If you need additional forms for soliciting sponsors or advertisers, click here. Thanks. 

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