Des Moines Symphony

Scheherazade & Nomade

Sep 29 - 30, 2012


Civic Center
  • Education Opportunities
  • Concert Prelude Talk
  • Begins 45 minutes prior to concert
  • East Lobby
Recommended Age: 5 and up
Running Time: 2 hours

Scheherazade & Nomade


Des Moines Symphony Season Debut

The 75th Anniversary Season debuts with the world premiere of a newly-commissioned piece written by Minnesota composer Steve Heitzeg for this very special occasion. 

Joseph Giunta, conducting

KORNGOLD Overture to Captain Blood
WAGNER Preludes to Act I & III * from Lohengrin
Steve HEITZEG Pappajohn Sculpture Park Commission/World Premiere
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

This work, celebrating our Music From The Heartland project, portrays in music the groundbreaking and signature addition to downtown Des Moines: the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. That and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, a stunning and opulent depiction of Arabian Nights, will make for an unforgettable, celebratory concert event!

Performed in the first (1937) Drake/Des Moines Symphony season.


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Please note: only children age 5 and over with tickets will be allowed into the theater for this production.
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