About us
Who Are We? The Des Moines Community Orchestra (DMCO) is composed of musicians whose love of music brings them together to perform great symphonic works, both new and old.
DMCO is deeply committed to making classical music concerts free for everyone and does not charge admission for its regular season concerts. Donations from our audience help sustain the orchestra and allow us to continue this tradition.
We invite you to come experience our love of music firsthand by attending our concerts, or by sitting in with the orchestra for our Dress rehearsal. We invite students to come and sit in during the dress rehearsal and experience what it is like to play in an orchestra - contact our conductor for details (Carl Johnson).
Donate
Concert Schedule
DMCO is deeply committed to making classical music concerts free for everyone and does not charge admission for its regular season concerts. Donations from our audience help sustain the orchestra and allow us to continue this tradition.
We invite you to come experience our love of music firsthand by attending our concerts, or by sitting in with the orchestra for our Dress rehearsal. We invite students to come and sit in during the dress rehearsal and experience what it is like to play in an orchestra - contact our conductor for details (Carl Johnson).
Donate
Concert Schedule
Background
Check out the PDF files below to learn more about the history of the DMCO:
Current Conductor
Carl Johnson
Past Conductor Bios:
Janice Wade
Rod Sharpe
Richard Gerstenberger
DMCO Background and History
Current Conductor
Carl Johnson
Past Conductor Bios:
Janice Wade
Rod Sharpe
Richard Gerstenberger
DMCO Background and History
DMCO PARTNERSHIPS
Iowa Public Television- The DMCO has performed its Fall Concert in conjunction with Iowa PBS for several years. DMCO is proud of the partnership and the extra educational opportunities it has provided for concert goers of all ages!