Des Moines Symphony Orchestra Tickets

We saw the Texas Tenors on National Public TV a year ago, and were delighted to learn they were coming to Des Moines on New Year's Eve 2015. We experienced a double delight seeing the Texas Tenors in person with the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra. The entire concert was fabulous. I look forward to more DSM Symphony Orchestra concerts, and look forward to Texas Tenor music purchases and more concerts. The Symphony played an amazing array of arrangements to support the Tenors. The exceptional symphony performance showed their skill and versatility. The Texas Tenors are extremely versatile, too, singing opera to country to pop. They are very personable and engage well with the audience. Too bad the projector didn't work well. The show was great even without the video portion.

Great evening of entertainment. Great variety of music. The orchestra and Texas Tenors combined for outstanding evening!! The Phantom of the Opera selection was great.

New Year's Eve Pops with The Texas Tenors was a fantastic performance by one and all. We so enjoyed it and were not ready for the evening to end. Both the Des Moines Symphony and The Texas Tenors were awesome!!!

We have never been disappointed by our choice to spend New Years Eve with the Des Moines Symphony. Every year is an exceptional experience and this year with the Texas Tenors was no different. DMS represents quality and a great value for your entertainment dollars and time!

Yet another fascinating presentation! Amazing blend of music, history and biography.

It was fantastic. What a talented performer. We just wished it had lasted longer than the two hours.

This was a terrific show whether you love Billy Joel as we do or not. Just a lot of great music enhanced by the D M Symphony. Thoroughly entertaining. Rocco, you rock!!!

The Des Moines Symphony was excellent as usual and Michael Cavanaugh performed an amazing show along with his accompaniment. Michael engaged the audience which created an electric atmosphere.

We loved it. But we sat in the back and next time I will bring binoculars.

the whole thing was wonderful and the Pianist was fantastic- flying fingers enjoyed Symphony on a stick very much with all the sights of the fair also the whole program was very enjoyable for all of us

American music offered a wholly new medium by which art could contribute to the war effort and celebrate it at the same time. The Hymn to the Fallen is an elegiac theme of noble elegance evoking a somber atmosphere of tribute to those who, in the words of Vice President Wallace, “spoke for the common man in terms of blood on the battlefield” to ensure that he continues “on the march toward even fuller freedom than the most fortunate peoples of the earth have hitherto enjoyed.”

'Common Man' was BEAUTIFUL, followed by a perfect' Appalachian Spring'. "Lincoln's portrait" . . . awesome. The special piece commissioned by the Pappajohn's for the sculpture part made me feel as it I was watching a 'Smithsonian Aerial America' special on TV. The composer truly captured the beauty of each of the art pieces. The military tribute was incredibly moving, after the piece, the audience slowly stood and clapped as if in a trance. No one could smile. It was too emotional. Wow! The closing pieces included vocalists (a huge choir) and was a lovely ending for such an emotional afternoon of music. I can't imagine the Symphony topping this performance.

Appalachian Spring was fantastic and I am glad they started out with the Fanfare to the Common Man. I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the evening. Beautiful performance. The second half was almost unbearable. Adding marginal video and multi-media to a high end symphony is a waste of time and makes for a bad listening experience. It is simply distracting to the experience, you can't see the performers and/or focus on the music. In the end, when people asked us afterwards how it was, we just complained about the sculpture garden video and the low quality slide show from all the us military conflicts. As good as the first half was, the second half ruined it. I don't know if the Des Moines Symphony is just trying to engage a larger audience with the video and extra crap, but I will pay a lot of attention to what is going on next time. Music is first, just play the music!

After attending this concert, I realized that I needed to become a Des Moines Symphony season ticketholder! So bring on 2015 -2016 Season....I am looking forward to more amazing concerts! Feeling Blessed to have such talent in my own backyard! Thank you to all and especially Joseph Giunta for your vision, leadership and creativity!

I was a music major for a while in college and recently moved to Des Moines. The last concert I went to was the one where the DSM Symphony played the Pines of Rome in 2014 - it was stunning. When I saw the program for this concert - La Mer, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto #1, and the Scottish Symphony, I had high expectations. I unfortunately wasn't impressed. I could barely hear the woodwinds whenever they played and really only could make them out because I knew the pieces so well. La Mer was a mess, in my opinion. The Prokofiev was disappointing, as I couldn't hear the piano. The Mendelssohn wasn't quite as problematic, but again, it was hard to hear the woodwinds over the overpowering strings. Balance was a major issue when it came to this concert, and I wasn't impressed. :/ I don't know the next concert's repertoire as well (with Giunta; Liszt, Chopin, and Shostakovich), but I know the Chopin Piano Concerto #2 really well, and I really hope that I can actually hear the piano next month. :/

The Des Moines Symphony is awesome. The conductor was awesome. The blond double bass player was very very hot. LA MER is one of the best things ever written and the Symphony pulled it off very well! The 2nd piece, a piano concerto, was boring in comparison. The Scottish Symphony was 3rd, after an intermission, and while it was interesting in parts and the conductor did his best to make it lively, no way could it top hearing LA MER. LA MER was just fantastic!

This whole event was awesome! Such a great experience for my 5 year old daughter, AND me. I hadn't been to the symphony in ages, and it was great to be back. We will definitely go again. The music was superb and the mimes were a huge hit. Loved this whole production.

Outstanding performance by all!!! The individual Cirque performances allowed us to look at just one exciting entertainer. Made for a great evening event!!!

Combining music with the artistry and talent of circus perfomers is a most enjoyable way to spend New Year's Eve. The performance was sold out so that is an indication of the success of this format which has been done on previous occassions. There were a few selections by the symphony when there were not any circus performers sharing the stage to remind us of the talents of the musicians, which can be overshadowed by the visual treat of the circus artists. I do not think anyone was disappointed. Patrons sitting next to us were from out of town and they celebrate every New Year's Eve with the symphony performance and stay at a downtown hotel for the evening. Perfect!

Just not like the other New Years events. You can see all this on TV, unlike a live signing group. Just not for me and would not go again. Hope they pick a 60's group next year. In previous years the groups were really great and you left with a real up beat feeling.