• Ticket Price
    $20-80
    Students Half Price
  • Duration
    2hrs 10min
    One intermission
Parker Plays Gershwin

Parker Plays Gershwin

Pianist Jon Kimura Parker ignites the Civic Center with the joyful melodies and syncopated rhythms of Gershwin’s Concerto in F, framed by Des Moines composer Linda Robbins Coleman’s exuberant Music from The Celebration: A Symphonic Jubilee and Beethoven’s triumphant Symphony No. 7.

Event Sponsors

Guest Pianist Sponsor

  • The Rosenberg Family in Honor of Audrey & Dr. Harlan Rosenberg

Supported in part by:

  • The Estate of Stanley Richards

Program

  • Linda ROBBINS COLEMAN Music from The Celebration: A Symphonic Jubilee
  • GERSHWIN Concerto in F
  • BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

Performers

  • Joseph Giunta Conductor Bio
Joseph Giunta

Joseph Giunta Conductor

One of America’s most distinguished, versatile and dynamic conductors, Joseph Giunta is a musician of international acclaim. He is recognized as an important American conductor for his innovative programming and for his compelling interpretations of traditional and new music. His musical depth combined with his boundless energy and contagious enthusiasm makes him one of the most respected and successful orchestra leaders in the United States.

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