Two American musical icons meet on the sixth Masterworks program of the season. Copland’s Shaker-influenced Appalachian Spring and Gershwin’s jazz-infused An American in Paris bookend the concert. Heitzeg’s Symphony In Sculpture celebrates the Pappajohn Sculpture Park through its musical evocation of Des Moines’ favorite sculptures. Margaret Bonds’ Music from the Montgomery Variations reflects the struggles and triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Hope – Copland & Gershwin

Des Moines Civic Center

This annual event features one of your very own orchestra musicians, co-principal trumpet Eric Baker!

Wts Spotlight

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center

Béla Bartók was being treated for leukemia in a New York hospital and was all but bankrupt when contemporary music champion Serge Koussevitzky persuaded him to write his Concerto for Orchestra. The reluctant Bartók composed an orchestral showpiece that many would say was the highlight of his career.

Steve Heitzeg

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18 - 19 Apr, 2026

Hope – Copland & Gershwin · Des Moines Symphony

Nov 8, 2025

Wts Spotlight · West Texas Symphony

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