Concert schedule
All concerts are free to attend with the exception of the Ballet.
10/20/2019 - FALL CONCERT - dmco goes to the circus
Location: Sheslow Auditorium
Concert Time: 2:00 PM
Pre-concert Talk: 1:00 PM
Featuring: Dan Wardell and Abby Brown from IPTV's Kids Clubhouse!
Reception in: Levitt Hall
Description:
Concert Time: 2:00 PM
Pre-concert Talk: 1:00 PM
Featuring: Dan Wardell and Abby Brown from IPTV's Kids Clubhouse!
Reception in: Levitt Hall
Description:
- Entrance of the Gladiators Julius Fucik
- Dance of the Comedians Bedřich Smetana
- Man on the Flying Trapeze arr. Gary Robert Buchanan
- The Big Cage Karl L. King
- Dance of the Buffoons Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Over the Waves Juventino Rosas, arr. Aubrey Winter
- Baby Elephant Walk Henry Mancini, arr. Larry Moore
- The Greatest Showman Pasek and Paul, arr. Sean O’Loughlin
- Barnum & Bailey’s Favorite Karl L. King
12/01/2019 - HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Location: Grace United Methodist Church
Concert Time: 2:00 PM
Pre-concert Talk: 1:00 PM
Guest Conductor: Tim McMillin
Guest Artists:
Description:
The Messiah concert is special because the audience is encouraged to sing the chorus parts in this historic work. We are always impressed with the great singing from the audience composed of singers from all around central Iowa.
Click here for the Movements being performed at the 2019 Concert
We will have a limited number of scores available at the concert for borrowing on a first-come-first-served basis. Feel free to bring your own score if you wish to sing the chorus parts.
Concert Time: 2:00 PM
Pre-concert Talk: 1:00 PM
Guest Conductor: Tim McMillin
Guest Artists:
- Mollie Juehring, Soprano
- Rosa Gude, Alto
- Edwin Griffith, Tenor
- Brandon Hendrickson, Bass
Description:
The Messiah concert is special because the audience is encouraged to sing the chorus parts in this historic work. We are always impressed with the great singing from the audience composed of singers from all around central Iowa.
Click here for the Movements being performed at the 2019 Concert
We will have a limited number of scores available at the concert for borrowing on a first-come-first-served basis. Feel free to bring your own score if you wish to sing the chorus parts.
02/23/2020 - WINTER CONCERT - DMCO Meets the bard
Location: Sheslow Auditorium
Concert Time: 2:00 PM
Pre-concert Talk: 1:00 PM
Conductor: Carl Johnson
Reception in: Levitt Hall
Special Guests: Iowa Shakespeare Experience
Description:
Concert Time: 2:00 PM
Pre-concert Talk: 1:00 PM
Conductor: Carl Johnson
Reception in: Levitt Hall
Special Guests: Iowa Shakespeare Experience
Description:
- Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy-Overture...................Peter I. Tchaikovsky
- Thrice-Told Tales [Act I]..................................................Lorenzo Sandoval................Iowa Shakespeare Experience
- “Montagues and Capulets” from Romeo and Juliet............Sergei Prokofiev
- Romeo and Juliet Overture............................Hector Berlioz
- Thrice-Told Tales [Act II]...........................Lorenzo Sandoval........................................Iowa Shakespeare Experience
- “A Time for Us” (Love Theme) from Romeo and Juliet............. Nino Rota, arr. Robert Longfield
- West Side Story Selection for Orchestra....................Leonard Bernstein, arr. Jack Mason
04/11/2020 - Ballet performanceS - WIZARD OF OZ
Location: Civic Center
Concert Time: 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Ballet Company Des Moines Ballet
Tickets: See the Ballet website for information about tickets
Description:
TBD
Concert Time: 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Ballet Company Des Moines Ballet
Tickets: See the Ballet website for information about tickets
Description:
TBD
05/17/2020 - spring concert - featuring new music
Location: Sheslow Auditorium
Concert Time: 2:00 PM
Pre-concert Talk: 1:00 PM
Conductor: Carl Johnson
Reception in: Levitt Hall
Description:
Concert Time: 2:00 PM
Pre-concert Talk: 1:00 PM
Conductor: Carl Johnson
Reception in: Levitt Hall
Description:
- This concert is to feature new music, including premeires and commission pieces.