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O Fortuna - Carmina Burana

Masterworks 6

O Fortuna - Carmina Burana

Des Moines Symphony

April 5 - 6, 2025 Des Moines Civic Center
April 5 - 6, 2025 Des Moines Civic Center

ABOUT THE EVENT

Explore fate, fortune and the joys and sorrows of the human experience when more than 100 voices join the Orchestra for Orff’s powerful Carmina Burana. Wagner’s grand Prelude to Die Meistersinger opens the concert, with a poignant interlude from Brahms, Nanie, Op. 82.

PERFORMERS

Des Moines Symphony standing outdoors for a photo

Des Moines Symphony

Orchestra

The Des Moines Symphony Orchestra is one of Iowa’s and the Midwest’s premiere arts institutions.

The Symphony is the principal resident company of the acoustically acclaimed, 2,662 seat Des Moines Civic Center. Performances there on its regular season of seven pairs of Masterworks concerts have included the major works of the orchestral repertoire and collaborations with some of the music world’s most prominent soloists and artists.

Joseph Giunta

Joseph Giunta

Conductor

Heartland Youth Choir

Heartland Youth Choir

Mary Craven Bartemes, Director

Iowa State Singers

Iowa State Singers

James Rodde, Director

Des Moines Choral Society

Des Moines Choral Society

James Rodde, Director

Amy Owens

Amy Owens

Soprano

Christopher Pfund

Christopher Pfund

Tenor

Craig Irvin

Craig Irvin

Baritone

PROGRAM

WAGNER

Prelude to Die Meistersinger

BRAHMS

Nӓnie, Op. 82

ORFF

Carmina Burana