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Masterworks • Beyond the Score® • All TchaikovskyPoPs • The Music of Billy Joel • The Texas Tenors • Sutton Foster In Concert

Peter and the Wolf Family Concert • Yankee Doodle Pops

music that moves you2015–2016 78th season

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Music moves us and touches us all in the most profound ways. our 78th season – Music That Moves You – will do just that. We’ve programmed concerts full of rich gems of the symphonic repertoire that will inspire and bring much joy.

our signature Masterworks series – seven sets of classical concerts – opens in september with Russian-born virtuoso natasha paremski in Tchaikovsky’s triumphant First Piano Concerto. And, we pay homage to our own iowa state Fair with the world premiere of Symphony On A Stick, which depicts in music the vibrant attractions of our internationally-acclaimed exhibition. We continue in october with Rimsky-Korsakov’s colorful Capriccio Espagnol and Beethoven’s serene Pastoral Symphony. in november, i’ve chosen one of my favorite Beyond the Score programs – Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony – for our sixth collaboration with the Chicago symphony in this enriching and innovative multimedia presentation series.

it is my great privilege to invite renowned conductor Gerard Schwarz to guest-conduct our orchestra in Brahms’ sweeping Fourth Symphony. And then, Berlioz’s Romeo & Juliet, The Moldau and Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto with the young, gifted pianist, Charlie Albright. our season concludes with a dazzling all-Tchaikovsky program, featuring award-winning violinist simone porter in the composer’s romantic Violin Concerto.

This season, we are pleased to introduce our new three-concert Pops series at the Des Moines Civic Center! We kick off with The Music of Billy Joel with Michael Cavanaugh of Broadway’s Movin’ Out, who will rock with songs like Piano Man, Just the Way You Are and so much more. our New Year’s Eve Pops will thrill this year with PBS and America’s Got Talent sensations The Texas Tenors. Finally, we once again collaborate with our friends at Des Moines performing Arts to bring two-time Tony Award winner and Broadway star Sutton Foster to perform American songbook classics with the orchestra.

Please join me for this great season of moving music! now is the time to plan for a season that you will remember for years to come – purchase a season ticket package and reserve your favorite seats, earn your subscriber rewards, and become a member of our symphony family today!

Joseph GiunTA, MusiC DiReCToR & ConDuCToR

masteRWoRKs Our Signature Series

pages 4-11 seven pairs of saturday/sunday classical

concerts, featuring timeless symphonic

masterpieces and world-renowned guest artists

FamiLies, stuDents anD eDucation pages 18-19 Peter and the Wolf Family Concert,

student subscriptions, educational events

and much more

pops pages 12-17 New this year, a three-concert pops series

featuring the Music of Billy Joel with

Broadway’s Movin’ Out star Michael Cavanaugh,

new year’s eve pops with America’s Got Talent

sensations The Texas Tenors, and two-time

Tony Award winner sutton Foster in Concert

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Joseph Giunta, conducting

elena urioste, violin

BEETHoVEN symphony no. 6 “pastoral”

GlaZuNoV Violin Concerto

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saturdays at 7:30pm & sundays at 2:30pm All concerts are at the Des Moines Civic Center (221 Walnut street in Downtown Des Moines). Concert prelude Talks begin 45 minutes prior to each Masterworks concert in the stoner Theater.

1 2our season opens with one of classical music’s

most cherished works, Tchaikovsky’s triumphant

First Piano Concerto, played by the exciting

Russian-born pianist natasha paremski – the

Classical Recording Foundation’s 2010 young

Artist of the year and winner of both the prix

Montblanc and the Gilmore young Artist

Awards. And we celebrate the vivid sights and

sounds of our own internationally-acclaimed

iowa state Fair with the world premiere of

Symphony On A Stick – accompanied by

cinematography of the Fair projected on a giant

screen above the orchestra.

sep 26 & 27

SEASoN DEBuT: TChAIKoVSKY PIANo CoNCeRTo

elena urioste has been praised for her “hypnotic

delicacy,” “expressive poise” and “lyrical

sensitivity,” and she makes her Des Moines

symphony debut in Glazunov’s virtuosic Violin

Concerto. The program opens dramatically with

Beethoven’s beloved “Pastoral” Symphony,

which evokes the beautiful countryside including

a rollicking thunderstorm that dissipates into

one of the most famous melodies in the

symphonic repertoire: the Shepherd’s Song.

The program concludes with Rimsky’s rhythmic

and exotic Capriccio Espagnol.

Guest Artist Sponsor: kemin industries, inc.

oct 17 & 18

CAPRICCIo esPAGNoL & BEEThoVEN’S PAsToRAL

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natasha paremski, piano

CoPlaND hoe Down from Rodeo

roDGErS suite from State Fair

Peter HaMliN symphony on A stick world Premiere

TCHaikoVSkY piano Concerto no. 1


The Principal Financial Group presents

nov 14 & 15

PRoKoFIEV’S sYmPHoNY No. 5 BEYoND ThE SCoRE: PuRE PRoPAGANDA?


Beyond the score – in Collaboration with the Chicago symphony orchestra

Gerard McBurney, Creative Director

Martha Gilmer, executive producer

ProkoFiEV symphony no. 5

Go Beyond the score and experience prokofiev’s

Symphony No. 5 like never before in our sixth

annual collaboration with the Chicago symphony

orchestra. This dramatic presentation begins

with a riveting multimedia first half that takes

you back in time to WWii in soviet Russia.

During the war, the Russian artist played a

significant role in arousing a heroic, patriotic

sentiment among his fellow countrymen.

prokofiev composed a majestic masterpiece to

echo this emotion, a work that he himself

described as “a hymn to free and happy Man, to

his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit.”

The first half presents the story behind the

music with dramatic visuals on a giant screen,

plus four actors depicting prokofiev, soviet

wartime officials, historians and other period

characters. After intermission, you will

experience the mighty Fifth Symphony in

its entirety. Don’t miss one of our most popular

Masterworks programs – reserve your

seats today!

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Gerard schwarz, conducting

Julian schwarz, cello

riMSkY-korSakoV suite from The Snow Maiden

SHoSTakoViCH Cello Concerto no. 1

BraHMS symphony no. 4

4Conductor Gerard schwarz is world-renowned

for his leadership at the seattle symphony and

at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, and

he has earned international acclaim for his more

than 100 orchestral recordings. he was the first

American to become Musical America’s

Conductor of the year, and he has received 13

Grammy Award nominations and two emmy

Awards. At the invitation of Joseph Giunta, he

leads the orchestra in Brahms’ sweeping Fourth

Symphony. he is joined by his son, Julian

schwarz, first-place winner of the Alice and

eleonore schoenfeld international string

Competition, in shostakovich’s impassioned

First Cello Concerto – a unique father and son

collaboration.

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Jeffrey Brillhart, organ

BErlioZ introduction & Love scene from Romeo & Juliet

PoulENC Concerto for organ, Timpani & strings

SaiNT-SaËNS symphony no. 3 “organ”

Romeo & Juliet is history’s greatest love story –

experience the passion and drama of it live in this

concert. Then, Jeffrey Brillhart, the small-town

iowa boy who studied at Drake university with

our own Carl staplin and grew up to be one of

the world’s most prominent organists and also

soloist with the philadelphia orchestra, takes his

seat at the king of instruments in performances

that will amaze and inspire.

Apr 9 & 10

THe moLDAU, DoN JUAN & BEEThoVEN’S THIRD PIANo CoNCeRTo


Charlie Albright, piano

r. STrauSS Don Juan

BEETHoVEN piano Concerto no. 3

SMETaNa Music from Má Vlast (My Fatherland) The high Castle; The Moldau; sarka; From Bohemia’s Forests and Meadows

The mighty, soaring Moldau is so evocative that

it has become one of the most famous melodies

in all of music and the anthem of Czech culture.

pianist Charlie Albright has been described by

The Washington Post as “among the most gifted

musicians of his generation,” and he makes his

Des Moines symphony debut in Beethoven’s

passionate C Minor Piano Concerto.

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simone porter, violin

TCHaikoVSkY Capriccio italien

TCHaikoVSkY Violin Concerto

TCHaikoVSkY symphony no. 5

7our All-Tchaikovsky season Finale opens with

the full dynamic force of the orchestra in

Tchaikovsky’s riveting and festive Capriccio

Italien. The brilliant, young violinist simone

porter’s playing has been described as

“dynamic” and “impassioned,” and she makes

her Des Moines debut in the famous and

romantic Violin Concerto in D Major. The

program, which concludes with the composer’s

Symphony No. 5, will be long-remembered as

one of Des Moines’s most beautiful and

dramatic nights of music.

May 21 & 22

SEASoN FINALE: ALL TChAIKoVSKY

Masterworks 5 Exclusive Sponsor: The Symphony’s Healthcare CircleMasterworks 6 Guest Artist Sponsor: The Symphony’s legal Circle

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PrioriTY GuaraNTEED SEaTS• Full-season subscribers who renew by

May 24 are guaranteed the same seats for

the entire Masterworks season and can

renew their same seats from last season.

SPECial SaViNGS • save as much as $35 over single ticket prices

per package.

• order by May 24 and the Des Moines

symphony will pay your Civic Center handling

fees, a savings of $10 per package.

• show your symphony ticket on a concert day

and save 20 percent on dinner at Bos.

FlEXiBlE, FrEE EXCHaNGES• exchange your Masterworks ticket at the

Civic Center Ticket office for a different day,

a different concert weekend or add tickets to

a concert and invite friends to a Masterworks

concert.

• exchanges are free unless you exchange for a

higher price ticket and then you’ll only pay the

difference (Masterworks concerts may only be

exchanged for other Masterworks concerts).

• if you cannot exchange your tickets, just mail

them back to the symphony office prior to the

concert and we’ll gladly accept them as a

donation and promptly mail a receipt for tax

purposes.

SErViCE & MorE• Have a drink on us: enjoy one

complimentary drink coupon with the

purchase of any subscription. pre-order your

drink before the concert at any open bar and

pick up your drink during intermission at coat

check. New: earn an additional drink coupon

with the purchase of a pops subscription

package.

• Concert Prelude Talks: Join us 45 minutes

prior to each Masterworks concert in the

stoner Theater for a free, lively and informal

preview of the concert, the music, the

composers and the guest artists and

conductors.

• Bring a friend: Full-season Masterworks

subscribers will receive a free ticket

voucher for a Masterworks concert of your

choice, which you can use to invite a friend

to share in an evening of great music.

• eProgram Notes: provide us with your email

address when you subscribe and we’ll send

advance Masterworks eprogram notes to

your inbox.

• Receive a season bookmark and convenient

calendar stickers with your tickets.

• Free lost ticket replacement service.

• Be the first to know about special Concerts

& events.

sep 21-27, 2015

Des moines symphony WeeKThe Des Moines symphony orchestra is unleashed and exposed during our fifth annual symphony

Week. This week-long initiative takes the orchestra & Academy to you throughout Greater

Des Moines, with exciting and intimate performances by symphony & Academy ensembles,

Master Classes, Lunch & Learns, Meet & Greets and symphony With A Twist – not at the Civic Center,

but at your businesses, parks and local shops; and then brings it all back home with our season Debut

performances on sep 26 & 27. Coming to your neighborhood soon – stay tuned for details!

masteRWoRKssubscRibeR ReWaRDs

The Des Moines symphony offers a variety of

subscription packages for every musical taste

and schedule.

SEVEN-CoNCErT MaSTErworkS Timeless masterpieces and world-renowned

guest artists in seven Classical programs

performed on saturday evenings at 7:30pm and

sunday afternoons at 2:30pm. seven-concert

Masterworks packages guarantee the best seats

at the best prices!

FlEX PlaN Compose your own season with the flexibility you

need to fit your schedule with a Flex plan – four

tickets to any Masterworks concerts this season.

That’s two tickets to two special concerts you

choose or one ticket to four different concerts

you choose – or any other combination. With a

Flex plan, choice and flexibility are yours!

Choose your concerts now and receive tickets.

or, opt to receive vouchers that you may

exchange for tickets prior to the Wednesday of

the concert you would like to attend. Choose one

of our three easy ways to exchange your Flex

plan vouchers for tickets:

BY Mail: Mail them to Des Moines symphony,

1011 Locust street, suite 200

Des Moines iA 50309

iN PErSoN: Come to the Civic Center Ticket

office (open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri and two hours

before any performance)

BY PHoNE: Call us at 515.280.4004

PaCkaGE DETailS• The Des Moines symphony is pleased to offer

our subscription packages with no price

increase over last year. order by May 24 and the Des Moines Symphony will pay your $10 per subscription Civic Center handling fees. as always, student subscriptions are half price.

masteRWoRKs season ticKet pacKaGes

• Ticket orders are processed in the order they

are received. First come, first served.

• Season tickets will be mailed in august 2015.

• programs and artists subject to change.

• Advance purchase of pops single tickets are

only available with the purchase of a

Masterworks or pops subscription. A public

on-sale date for any remaining seats will be

announced in late summer 2015.

• please understand that your pops seats

may not be the same as your Masterworks

subscription seats.

enjoy great music with your closest friends,

colleagues, or service club. your group wants

great seats ... here’s how to get them!

Groups of 10 or more receive the following benefits: • personal, one-on-one service

• A 15% ticket discount

• Complimentary ticket for group planner

• opportunity to book groups before tickets are

on sale to the general public

Looking for a way to reward your employees or

clients? Try our voucher packages. packages

consist of 25, 50 or 100 vouchers good for any

of our 2015–2016 Masterworks concerts.

To help you promote your outing, the Des Moines

symphony will provide you with promotional

copy for newsletters as well as posters and

fliers. And, a backstage tour and meet and greet

with the conductor and soloist may be arranged

as well (some restrictions apply). For more

information about Group Ticket Discounts,

please call 515.280.4004.

masteRWoRKs GRoup ticKet Discounts

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sat nov 7 7:30pm

ThE MuSIC oF BILLY JoEL WITh BRoADWAY STAR oF movIN’ oUT MIChAEL CAVANAuGhJoseph Giunta, conducting

Michael Cavanaugh

The sensational Michael Cavanaugh was

hand-picked by Billy Joel to portray him in

Broadway’s hit musical Movin’ Out. now, the

Tony and Grammy-nominated performer with

more than 1,200 Broadway performances under

his belt comes to Des Moines. he’ll have you on

your feet as he plays and sings multi-platinum

hits backed by the full, lush power of the

symphony. you’ll experience songs like Piano

Man, It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me, Only The

Good Die Young, Just The Way You Are, Scenes

From An Italian Restaurant, Big Shot and so

much more! The New York Times describes him

as “Amazing,” and the Chicago Sun Times calls

him “phenomenal.” Don’t miss out on this

night of “piano Man” hits – reserve the best

seats today with a symphony pops season

Ticket package.

NeW:Experience live music that soars, inspires and … Pops!

All concerts are at the Des Moines Civic Center (221 Walnut street in Downtown Des Moines).

Reserve the best seats today for our new three-concert Pops series—season ticket packages start at just $75:

• The Music of Billy Joel with Broadway’s Movin’ Out star Michael Cavanaugh

• new year’s eve pops with America’s Got Talent sensations The Texas Tenors

• Two-time Tony Award winner sutton Foster in a collaborative concert with Des Moines performing Arts

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EMC insurance Companies present

Thu Dec 31 8pm

NEW YEAR’S EVE PoPS: ThE TEXAS TENoRSJoseph Giunta, conducting

Marcus Collins, JC Fisher & John hagen, tenors

year after year, our sold-out new year’s eve

pops audiences have jumped to their feet often

throughout the evening. This year will be no

exception as The Texas Tenors make their debut

with your Des Moines symphony! This talented

trio thrilled audiences on America’s Got Talent, is

a favorite on iowa public Television, and now

they bring their captivating charm and dazzling

vocal technique to the Des Moines Civic Center

stage. They will wow with classical standards

like Nessun dorma and La donna è mobile,

sat Feb 20 7:30pm

SuTToN FoSTER IN CoNCERTin collaboration with Des Moines Performing arts


sutton Foster

With her dynamic voice and commanding stage

presence, the two-time Tony Award winner

sutton Foster brings audiences around the world

to their feet time and time again.

sutton Foster has dazzled Broadway and

beyond with her brilliant soprano voice. she

starred and originated roles in Thoroughly

Modern Millie, Young Frankenstein, The Drowsy

Chaperone, Anything Goes, Little Women and

Shrek the Musical. her spellbinding performances

have earned her two Drama Desk Awards for

outstanding Actress, three outer Critics Circle

Awards for outstanding Actress and two Fred

Astaire Awards for Best Female Dancer.

heralded by The New York Times as

“hypertalented” and an “inspired” performer,

she has also appeared on television in shows

including Bunheads, Psych, Law and Order SVU

and more. her concerts have taken her to the

country’s most renowned stages including

Lincoln Center, Carnegie hall and The Kennedy

Center, where her innovative performances and

interpretations of the American songbook have

been described as “like no other.”

in this special one-night-only concert event,

she will bring your favorites to life under the

spell of her soaring voice and the full, rich sound

of the Des Moines symphony orchestra. This is

a can’t-miss evening of song that you will long

remember! Reserve the best seats today with a

symphony pops season Ticket package.


popular favorites like God Bless America and

My Way, and chart-toppers including Unchained

Melody, The Rolling stones’ Wild Horses and

many more, performed with rich symphonic

arrangements.

The Des Moines symphony’s new year’s

eve pops is the place to ring in 2016! Don’t miss

your chance at the hottest new year’s eve ticket

in town – reserve the best seats today with a

symphony pops season Ticket package.

All concerts are at the Des Moines Civic Center (221 Walnut street in Downtown Des Moines).

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DES MoINES SYMPhoNY’S YANKEE DooDLE PoPSThu Jul 2 8:30pm FrEEiowa state Capitol Grounds

iowa: aMEriCa’S MuSiCal HEarTlaND

Join the Des Moines symphony on the iowa state

Capitol West Lawn for our 22nd annual patriotic

concert! Joseph Giunta and the orchestra will

perform patriotic favorites complete with

Des Moines’ premier fireworks display over the

Downtown skyline. This free event is perfect for

the whole family. Bring your picnic baskets,

blankets and lawn chairs for iowa’s grandest

Fourth of July tradition.

Supporting Sponsors:

Casey’s General Stores and Hy-Vee, inc.

VIEWING PARTY FoR YANKEE DooDLE PoPS Thu Jul 2 6:30pm

$75 per person ($25 tax-deductible)

$700 per table of ten ($200 tax-deductible)

state historical Building, Grand Terrace

Celebrate our nation’s independence in style at

the Des Moines symphony’s premier fundraising

event. Guests will be treated to a gourmet picnic

meal, the opportunity to bid on silent auction

items, and premium reserved parking. once the

Des Moines symphony orchestra takes the

stage, enjoy up-close views of the musicians on

an hD outdoor video screen and sound wall

followed by the best view in town for the

fireworks. please reserve by June 18.

proceeds from the event benefit the

Des Moines symphony & Academy.

Des moines symphony’syanKee DooDLe pops

thu JuL 2, 2015

21Bank of the west presents

tWo Ways to enJoy:

PoPS SuBSCRIBER REWARDSorder your pops series subscription today and

receive the following rewards:

PrioriTY GuaraNTEED SEaTSpops series subscribers will be guaranteed the

same seat for all three pops concerts!

SPECial SaViNGS• save $10 over single ticket prices with each

pops series subscription package.

• order by May 24 and the Des Moines

symphony will pay your Civic Center handling

fees, an additional savings of $5 per package.

• show your symphony ticket on a concert day

and save 20 percent on dinner at Bos.

FlEXiBlE, FrEE EXCHaNGES• exchange your pops tickets for any

Masterworks concert throughout the

2015-2016 season. new year’s eve pops or

the Music of Billy Joel concert tickets may

also be exchanged for each other by saturday

november 7, 2015.

• if you cannot exchange your tickets, just mail

them back to the symphony office prior to the

concert and we’ll gladly accept them as a

donation and promptly mail a receipt for tax

purposes.

SErViCE & MorE• Have a drink on us: enjoy one

complimentary drink coupon with the

purchase of a pops subscription.

• Receive a season bookmark and convenient

calendar stickers with your tickets.

• Free lost ticket replacement service.

• Be the first to know about special Concerts

& events.

PACKAGE DETAILS• Ticket orders are processed in the order they

are received. First come, first served.

• Season tickets will be mailed in august 2015.

• programs and artists subject to change.

• A public on-sale date for any remaining seats

will be announced in late summer 2015.

popsseason ticKet pacKaGes

There is nothing better than enjoying great

music with your closest friends, colleagues,

or service club. Whether you are planning

an autumn getaway, looking for a way to

reward your employees and clients, or want

a special night out, the Des Moines

symphony is the perfect experience. your

group wants great seats ... here’s how to

get them!

Groups of 10 or more receive the following benefits:

• personal, one-on-one service

• opportunity to book groups before

tickets are on sale to the general public

• opportunity to host a private

intermission reception at concert (at an

additional cost)

• To help you promote your outing, the

Des Moines symphony will provide you

with promotional copy for newsletters as

well as posters and fliers. For more

information about Group Ticket

opportunities, please call 515.280.4004.


FamiLy/eDucation

▲ Des Moines Symphony Youth Symphony

Family Concert

sat Feb 13 1pm

FaMilY CoNCErT:

PETER AND ThE WoLFin Collaboration with Des Moines performing Arts

Peter and the Wolf is the most beloved children’s

classic in all of music and the very best way to

introduce your child or grandchild to the wonder

of a live orchestra. Join Joseph Giunta and your

Des Moines symphony in our fifth annual

collaborative Family Concert as we transform the

Civic Center into a live version of prokofiev’s

famous musical story. The orchestra brings

each character to life: the flute as a bird, the

oboe as a duck, the bassoon as the grandfather

and the French horns as the wolf. Visit

desmoinesperformingarts.org for ticket details.

DES MoINES SYMPhoNY ACADEMY Give your child or grandchild the opportunity to learn an instrument and reach their musical potential.

The symphony Academy provides outstanding

music education experiences for music

enthusiasts of all ages. our talented and

motivated instrumental students become

accomplished musicians through musical study

and memorable performances taught, directed

and mentored by recognized professional

musicians and educators, many of whom play in

the Des Moines symphony. enroll today in

private lessons, Des Moines symphony youth

orchestras, chamber music, Group Lessons for

young Beginners (strings and piano), summer

and spring break camps, adult education … and

more! Visit dmsymphony.org/academy for

details.

Great Music … For a lifetime!

STuDENT TICKETSThe Des Moines symphony offers students the

opportunity to attend our Masterworks concerts

at an affordable price and cultivate a lifelong

love and appreciation for classical music.

SuBSCriPTioNS: A student may purchase any

Masterworks subscription for half-price!

Call 515.280.4004 to order yours today.

CollEGiaTE 7: Any college student may

subscribe to our seven Masterworks programs

for just $40 – that’s less than $6 per ticket! Call

515.280.4004 by september 23 to order.

SiNGlE TiCkETS: All Masterworks student

tickets are half price in each section, starting for

as little as $7.50 in advance. Visit the Civic

Center Ticket office to purchase these tickets

during the season.

STuDENT ruSH TiCkETS: At all Masterworks

concerts, subject to availability, students high

school age or younger may sit in any section for

$5, and older students may sit in any section for

$10. That means a $55 ticket could cost just

$5! Available at the Civic Center Ticket office

the day of the concert only.

FamiLy/eDucation

CLASSICAL CoNVERSATIoNS Wednesdays 6:30-8pm

sep 23, oct 14, Jan 27, Apr 6

Des Moines symphony Academy

The Temple for performing Arts

(Locust & 10th Downtown)

Join Dr. eric saylor for four informal, accessible

and enjoyable classes that introduce you to the

music the orchestra performs during the

2015–2016 season. Classical Conversations is

intended for all listeners, from long-time

attendees to first-time concert-goers and

everyone in between. enjoy the company of

fellow music-lovers, a little wine and cheese,

and an enlightening presentation. sign up with

your subscription and get ready to learn!


FIVE WAYS To oRDERBY Mail: DES MoiNES SYMPHoNY THE TEMPlE For PErForMiNG arTS 1011 loCuST ST, SuiTE 200 DES MoiNES, ia 50309 Complete an order form (right) and return it with

your payment to the symphony office.

oN THE wEB: dmsymphony.org

For easy and secure online ordering, log on to

our website and click on “Tickets.”

BY PHoNE: 515.280.4004 To order your subscription over the phone, call

the symphony Ticket Line 10am-4pm Mon-Fri.

BY FaX: 515.280.4005 Return your completed order form at any time.

iN PErSoN: stop by the renewal table during our March,

April or May concerts and renew in person.

or, drop off your order form and payment to the

Civic Center Ticket office, open 9am-5pm

Mon-Fri or two hours before any performance;

221 Walnut street, Des Moines, iA 50309.

SINGLE TICKETSFor single tickets during the season call

1.800.745.3000 or visit dmsymphony.org

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____ $287____ $143.50

____ $176____ $88

____ $252____ $126

____ $238____ $119

____ $144____ $72

EarlY BirD DEaDliNE: MaY 24 After May 24, add $10 Civic Center handling Fee per Masterworks subscription package

$ ______$ ______

$ ______$ ______

$ ______$ ______

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$ ______

Masterworks(7 saturday evening Concerts)

Masterworks(7 sunday Afternoon Concerts)

Flex plan*(4 Masterworks Concerts)

Choose your Masterworks Subscription Package

music that moves you2015–2016 78th season

GRAND ToTAL $ ______

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nEW! Save with a three-series Pops Subscription Package(Use total from Section A on back of form.)

3$ ______

Make a contribution(Use total from Section C on back of form.)5 $ ______

CALCuLATE YouR oRDER(Add totals from 2-6 above.)7

reserve valet parking(Use total from Section D on back of form.)6 $ ______

nAMe(s): _____________________________________________________________________________ ❏ neW suBsCRiBeR

ADDRess: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

CiTy/sTATe/Zip: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

pReFeRReD phone: ______________________________________ eMAiL: __________________________________________

ACCT. # / MAsTeRWoRKs seAT #s (if available): __________________ seAT WiTh: _____________________________________

speCiAL neeDs: ❏ Wheelchair (will transfer) ❏ Wheelchair (non-transfer) ❏ hearing impaired ❏ other:

Provide payment information❏ Enclosed is my check, payable to Des Moines Symphony ❏ Please charge my credit card:8

CARD no: __________________________________________________________ expiRes: _____________________________

siGnATuRe: ________________________________________________________ seCuRiTy CoDe: _______________________

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$10 x ______ =

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add Pops single tickets and events (Use total from Section B on back of form.)

4$ ______

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“i have grown up with live symphonic music all of my life. i have been to many concerts around the world, and the Des moines symphony’s are some of the best i have ever heard. events like this are what make Des moines the surprising place where the quality of our lives is significantly enriched because of the talents the orchestra shares with us. thank you to the Des moines symphony for making living in Des moines such a treasured experience.”

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Thank you very much for purchasing a season subscription and becoming a member of our Des Moines Symphony family. We hope you enjoy every concert you attend and that you will share

your love of symphonic music with others.

please also consider making a contribution with your subscription order. in today’s world, over fifty

percent of our costs must be covered by generous gifts from people like you. As an Annual Fund

supporter, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that your gift is helping make great music and

music education possible.

For more information regarding our Annual Fund giving programs, please contact our Development

office at 515.280.4000, x4016.

* subscribers also receive Masterworks eprogram notes.

PRELuDE $50+• invitation to the Board of Trustees’ Annual

Meeting – with voting privileges

• Masterworks eprogram notes*

DEBuT $100+All benefits of $50 level plus:

• Recognition in symphony program books

INTERMEZZo $250+All benefits of $100 level plus:

• one free Classical Conversations class

• invitation for two to attend one special open rehearsal

oVATIoN $500+All benefits of $250 level plus:

• invitation for two to attend a special event

MAESTRo’S CIRCLE $1,000+All benefits of $500 level plus:

• invitation for two to exclusive Maestro’s Circle events during the season, including intermission receptions at select Masterworks concerts

• Concierge service – including ticket exchange service

IMPRESARIo $2,500+All benefits of $1,000 level plus:

• opportunity to sponsor an orchestra musician or a symphony or Academy event

• Concierge plus service – including priority holds & service for sold-out events

PATRoN $5,000+ All benefits of $2,500 level plus:

• invitation for two to annual patron donor appreciation event

DonoR pRiviLeGes anD beneFits

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PlEaSE rETurN To: Des Moines symphony The Temple for performing Arts 1011 Locust street, suite 200 Des Moines, iA 50309515.280.4004 dmsymphony.org ✃

Classical ConversationsWed 6:30-8pm, The Temple for performing Arts❏ sep 23 ❏ oct 14 ❏ Jan 27 ❏ Apr 6

$ ______

$ ______Viewing Party for Yankee Doodle Pops Thu Jul 2 6:30pm ____ $75 per person

New Year’s Eve Pops: The Texas Tenors* Thu Dec 31 8pm

Sutton Foster in Concert* sat Feb 20 7:30pm

____ $700 per table of ten

* prices subject to change. Visit dmsymphony.org for up-to-date ticket pricing.

❏ patron $5,000+ ❏ impresario $2,500+ ❏ Maestro’s Circle $1,000+

❏ ovation $500+ ❏ intermezzo $250+ ❏ Debut $100+ ❏ prelude $50+

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Make a tax-deductible contribution Help the Symphony and Academy continue to bring high-quality musical performances and educational experiences to Central Iowa.

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reserve pre-paid valet parking: $15 per concertChoose the concert(s) at which you would like to valet park. Parking vouchers will be mailed with your tickets.D

$ ______The Music of Billy Joel* sat nov 7 7:30pm ____ $89 ____ $69 ____ $45 ____ $25

$ __________ $89 ____ $69 ____ $45 ____ $25

$ __________ $130 ____ $79 ____ $59 ____ $35

Pops single tickets and events total $ ______

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EarlY BirD DEaDliNE: MaY 24 After May 24, add $5 Civic Center handling Fee per pops subscription package

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Pick your Pops Subscription Package

❏ The Music of Billy Joel

❏ new year’s eve pops: The Texas Tenors

❏ sutton Foster in Concert

Circle sat or sun for Masterworks concerts:

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