• Ticket Price
    $15-70
    Students Half Price
  • Duration
    2hrs 10min
    One intermission
The Planets

The Planets

Experience one of the greatest symphonic blockbusters ever written.

Adolphus Hailstork's Fanfare on Amazing Grace is an explosion of joyous sound reflecting the influence of spirituals sung and loved since childhood. Scottish composer James MacMillan’s eloquent Larghetto for Orchestra is followed by Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture, a cheerful, rowdy musical portrait of Edwardian London. After intermission, Holst’s exuberant evocation of our solar system conjures the luminous night sky as well as the mythological deities associated with each of The Planets. Accompanied by a stunning high-definition film, the swirling energy of Holst’s composition conjures our unfathomable universe in a thrilling conclusion.

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Event Sponsors

Supported in part by:

  • The Estate of Stanley Richards

Program

  • Adolphus HAILSTORK Fanfare on Amazing Grace Listen
  • James MACMILLAN Larghetto Listen
  • ELGAR Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) Listen
  • HOLST The Planets Listen

Performers

  • Joseph Giunta Conductor Bio

Tickets

Single tickets are $15-$70 and are available through Des Moines Performing Arts. Ticket prices are subject to a $5 increase on the day of the concert, excluding student rush tickets.

Student tickets are $7.50-$35 and are available through the Civic Center Ticket Office. Student rush tickets, subject to availability, are $5 for junior high and high school students and $10 for all other students the day of the concert through the Civic Center Ticket Office. One ticket sold per valid Student ID.

Learn More

Join us 45 minutes before the concert in the Prairie Meadows (East) Lobby for a free Concert Prelude Talk. Led by Dr. Eric McIntyre of Grinnell College, these discussions are complimentary to ticket holders and offer engaging and topical commentary on the featured program.