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Experience a multi-dimensional Symphony this month!
With two concerts, a movie screening, and the Fred & Charlotte Hubbell Artists In Residence, there are so many ways to engage with your Des Moines Symphony in October. From pop hits to classical favorites to cinematic experiences, there's something for everyone! Check out all the event details below. |
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| Direct from Sweden: The Music of ABBA
SAT OCT 14 7:30 PM The Des Moines Symphony, complete with a full rock band, performs an evening of ABBA's beloved hits! You'll have the time of your life with favorites like Mamma Mia!, Dancing Queen, Take a Chance on Me and more.
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Fred & Charlotte Hubbell Visiting Artists In Residence
Sandbox Percussion will spend five days working with our Academy Students, area high school students and Drake University students. Plus they will perform Viet Cuong's Re(new)al with the Orchestra! The Visiting Artist In Residence program, which featured violinist Kevin Zhu in its inaugural year, was made possible by a generous gift from Fred & Charlotte Hubbell. |
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| Discover Scheherazade SAT OCT 21 7:30 PM SUN OCT 22 2:30 PM Dvorak’s boisterous Carnival Overture and Rimsky-Korsakov's evocative Scheherazade meet Viet Cuong's magical and enthralling Re(new)al. Legend comes to life in our second Masterworks weekend of the season!
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Killers of the Flower Moon at Varsity Cinema FRI OCT 20 7:00 PM
Join us at the Varsity Cinema for the premiere of Martin Scorsese's newest film, Killers of the Flower Moon! The evening will feature long-time Symphony violinist Genevieve Salamone, who composed and performed her own original music for the movie's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Local Arts & Culture Events |
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Des Moines Young Artists Theatre - The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
This dramatization of C.S. Lewis' classic work faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia. Oct. 20 - 29 Learn More |
| Des Moines Playhouse - Seussical the Musical
The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many “thinks.” Horton must protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, and guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Oct. 27 - Nov. 5
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| Ballet Des Moines - Jekyll & Hyde Tom Mattingly’s Jekyll & Hyde will captivate audiences through a story of good and evil. Inspired by the classic gothic novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, this world premiere will tell the cautionary tale of leaning too far into our darker side, for fear we might never return. Oct. 27 - 29 Learn More |
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The Temple for Performing Arts
1011 Locust Street, Suite 200
Des Moines, IA 50309
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