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Hope – Copland & Gershwin

Name: Hope – Copland & Gershwin
Start: 2026-04-19T14:30:00
Location: Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines Symphony

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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 Moveme...

Program

Steve Heitzeg - Symphony In Sculpture

George Gershwin - An American in Paris

Composer

Margaret Bonds - The Montgomery Variations

Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring

Participants

Joseph Giunta

Conductor

Mary Craven Bartemes

Choir Conductor

Heartland Youth Choir