Des Moines Symphony’s 75th Anniversary Commission

By • Oct 1, 2012
  • “Symphony In Sculpture” composer Steve Heitzeg standing inside the sculpture “Nomad” in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
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    “Symphony In Sculpture” composer Steve Heitzeg standing inside the sculpture “Nomad” in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
  • Maestro Joseph Giunta in his new Des Moines Symphony office at the Temple for the Performing arts.
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    Maestro Joseph Giunta in his new Des Moines Symphony office at the Temple for the Performing arts.
  • The Des Moines Symphony performing “Symphony In Sculpture” with projected sculpture images by Blur Mediaworks.
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    The Des Moines Symphony performing “Symphony In Sculpture” with projected sculpture images by Blur Mediaworks.
  • Composer Steve Heitzeg with Maestro Joseph Giunta after the Des Moines Symphony premiers Heitzeg’s work “Symphony In Sculpture”.
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    Composer Steve Heitzeg with Maestro Joseph Giunta after the Des Moines Symphony premiers Heitzeg’s work “Symphony In Sculpture”.

This weekend the Des Moines Symphony performed new music commissioned for their seventy fifth season inspired by art from the city’s two block sculpture park.

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