2005-06 SEASON CONCERTS
 

Season Opener: CELEBRATION!
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005
Ames City Auditorium. 7:30 pm
Featuring:
Bret Seebeck, Guest Soloist

Hopkins: Fanfares and Fantasies
Mozart: Concerto No. 2 for Horn
Beethoven:
Symphony No. 8 in F

Bret Seebeck, principal horn with the Des Moines Symphony, joins the orchestra for the Mozart Concerto No. 2 for Horn. ISU music professor Chris Hopkins also has written an exciting piece just for Central Iowa Symphony. Concert Conversations with Maestro Hannon will begin at 6:45 p.m. in the Ames City Council Chambers.


A Holiday Portrait
Saturday, December 10 , 2005
Ames City Auditorium. 4:00 pm

Join the festivities as the Central Iowa Symphony, in partnership with the Ames Main Street Cultural District, offers a selection of holiday favorites. Bring the whole family! Concert conversations will begin at 3:15 p.m. in the Ames City Council Chambers.


Young Artists Auditions
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Music Building, ISU, 9 am

Young musicians audition for an opportunity to be selected to perform with the Central Iowa Symphony in concert on February 25. Auditions are in a two-round format, with the second round open to the public.


Young Artists Concert
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Ames City Auditorium. 7:30 pm

View scenes from the concert

You won't want to miss the chance to hear central Iowa's finest young musicians performing their winning solo selections with the orchestra. Also on the program: Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni; Mendelssohn Sinfonia No. 8 in D. Concert conversations will begin at 6:45 p.m. in the Ames City Council Chambers.

Season Finale
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Ames City Auditorium. 7:30 pm

We welcome David Peshlakai, principal cellist with the Jackson, Michigan Symphony, our guest soloist for the Schumann Cello Concerto. Once again, central Iowa's most successful fundraiser will take the baton and conduct the orchestra for part of the evening! Also on the program: Dvorak Symphony No. 9. Concert conversations will begin at 6:45 p.m. in the Ames City Council Chambers.