Last year’s Oh Say, Can You Sing? Competition winner Amber Duimstra. http://dmsymphony.tumblr.com/post/7015333897/des-moines-symphonys-oh-say-can-you-sing
She fed you, nurtured you, and literally gave you life. This Mother’s Day, let the Des Moines Symphony help you show your mom (or the mother of your children) how much you appreciate her!
Use the code MOTHERSDAY and save 30 percent on your tickets for our Season Finale: West Side Story concerts 7:30p Saturday or 2:30p Sunday at the Civic Center. You’ll hear Bernstein’s West Side Story and RachMOMinoff’s, er, Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto, performed by Barry Douglas.
Print out this blog post and redeem it at the Civic Center Ticket Office (221 Walnut St.), or just click on the date you’d like to attend below and enter MOTHERSDAY under the Promotions and Special Offers section! (Limit four per household, valid through May 13.)
Sun May 13 at 2:30p (Mother’s Day!)
Congratulations to our Orchestra Musicians on milestone anniversaries!
Congrats to our Des Moines Symphony musicians on their milestone anniversaries playing with the Des Moines Symphony! These musicians will be honored at our May 12 & 13 Season Finale concerts, featuring Bernstein’s West Side Story.
5 Year Members: Wendy Enters, George Work
10 Year Members: John Helmich, Matt Meyer, Susan Odem, Danna Pins, Gretchen Theesfield
15 Year Member: Charles Harris
25 Year Members: Michael Geary, Charles Miranda, Donald Sieberns
30 Year Member: Jacqueline Stanek, Derek Stratton
35 Year Member: Chiu-Ling Lin
40 Year Members: Kathleen Hykes, Betty Miller
45 Year Member: Dennis Wilson
Retiring Member: Sandy Moore Wacha, 43 Years
ALL THE BEST TO OUR GRADUATING YOUTH SYMPHONY SENIORS!
The Des Moines Symphony Academy would like to wish the warmest farewell to those seniors who will be graduating from the Des Moines Symphony Youth Symphony this season. May their future pursuits always include music!
Addison, Angelica
- INSTRUMENT: Oboe
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Drake University
- INTENDED MAJOR: Music Education
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 2
Dunshee, Ian
- INSTRUMENT: Percussion
- INTENDED COLLEGE: University of Iowa
- INTENDED MAJOR: Fench
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 1
Ferneau, Kelsey
- INSTRUMENT: Horn
- INTENDED COLLEGE: U.S. Army
- INTENDED MAJOR: U.S. Army Band
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 4
Grief, Corey
- INSTRUMENT: Horn
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Undecided
- INTENDED MAJOR: Engineering
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 3
Hardy, Cassie
- INSTRUMENT: Flute
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Luther College
- INTENDED MAJOR: Biology/Chemistry
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 2
Kaiser, Allison
- INSTRUMENT: Clarinet
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Iowa State University
- INTENDED MAJOR: Engineering
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 2
Lewis, John
- INSTRUMENT: Trumpet
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Loyola
- INTENDED MAJOR: International Business
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 2
Liu, Nina
- INSTRUMENT: Violin
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Drake University
- INTENDED MAJOR: Business/Music
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 4
Lodwick, Aurora
- INSTRUMENT: Violin
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Grandview University
- INTENDED MAJOR: Pediatric Nursing
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 8
Mansfield, Sarah
- INSTRUMENT: Flute
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Undecided
- INTENDED MAJOR: History/English
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 2
Mauck, China
- INSTRUMENT: Percussion
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Undecided
- INTENDED MAJOR: Biology/Math
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 2
Pearson, Ryan
- INSTRUMENT: Percussion
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Iowa State University
- INTENDED MAJOR: Bio-Chemistry
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 1
Pettorini, Hannah
- INSTRUMENT: flute/picc
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Simpson College
- INTENDED MAJOR: English
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 2
Peugh, Jessica
- INSTRUMENT: Violin
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Creighton University
- INTENDED MAJOR: Fine Arts/German
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 7
Piper, Victoria
- INSTRUMENT: Bassoon
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Undecided
- INTENDED MAJOR: Music Ed
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 2
Purscell, Daniel
- INSTRUMENT: Trombone
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Drake University
- INTENDED MAJOR: Music Ed/Jazz Studies
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 1
Rothwell, Blaise
- INSTRUMENT: Percussion
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Undecided
- INTENDED MAJOR: Music Performance
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 3
Rutherford, Ian
- INSTRUMENT: Trombone
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Undecided
- INTENDED MAJOR: Music Performance
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 1
Shelton, Kyle
- INSTRUMENT: Cello
- INTENDED COLLEGE: Undecided
- INTENDED MAJOR: Biology
- NO. YEARS IN DMSYO: 6
Alexander Bernstein, son of Leonard Bernstein, to attend Season Finale concerts
We’re excited to announce that Alexander Bernstein, son of Leonard Bernstein, will attend the May 12 & 13 concerts to hear the Des Moines Symphony perform his father’s iconic West Side Story.
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Experience the excitement of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story & Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto at our Season Finale concerts, May 12 & 13!
Barry Douglas performs Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto with the Des Moines Symphony May 12 & 13. Tickets start at just $15! Here are two past programs featuring Gina Bachauer and Philippe Entremont performing the piece with the Des Moines Symphony.
