2023 - 2024 concert schedule

All concerts are free to attend or watch online on YouTube

10/08/2023 - DMCO Introduces the Orchestra

Location:                            Sheslow Auditorium
​Concert Time:                   2:00 PM 
Pre-concert Talk:              1:00 PM
Conductor:                         Carl Johnson
Reception:                         Levitt Hall
Special Guests:                 With Abby Brown and IowaPBS
Live Stream Link:             
Description:                       
  • Paddington Bear’s First Concert by Michael Bond and Herbert Chappell
  • The Composer is Dead by Nathaniel Stookey 

12/03/2023 - Celebrate and Sing Handel's Messiah!

Location:                            Grace United Methodist Church
​Concert Time:                   2:00 PM 
Pre-concert Talk:              1:00 p.m. (Fellowship Hall)
Conductor:                         Isaiah Feken
Reception:                         Fellowship Hall
Soloists:                              
  • Abby Kate Boeschen, soprano
  • Alyssa Becker, mezzo
  • Casey Cerveny, tenor
  • Craig Irvin, bass          
Join us for Handel's Messiah! Attendees are welcome to sing along with the chorus pieces including the famous Hallelujah Chorus.

02/11/2024 - winter concert - DMCO Honors Henry Mancini

Location:                            Sheslow Auditorium
​Concert Time:                   2:00 PM 
Pre-concert Talk:              1:00 PM
Conductor:                         Carl Johnson
Reception:                          Levitt Hall
Live Stream Link:             TBA
Description:                       
  • Portrait of the Beatles
  • March With Mancini
  • Ohio Riverboat
  • Lightly Latin
  • Great Waldo Pepper March
  • Overture to a Pops Concert
  • Cameo for Violin
  • Strings on Fire!

05/12/2024 - spring concert - DMCO Travels Spain

Location:                            Drake Performing Arts Hall
​Concert Time:                   2:00 PM 
Pre-concert Talk:             1:00
Conductor:                        Carl Johnson
Reception:                         TBA
Special Guests:                 Heart of Iowa Classical Guitar Society
Live Stream Link:              
Description:                       
  • Concierto Andaluz for Four Guitars and Orchestra by Joaquín Rodrigo 
  • Rhapsodie Espagnole by Maurice Ravel 
  • Ritual Fire Dance by Manuel De Falla 
  • Danzas Fantásticas by Joaquín Turina