This MasterWorks performance brings to life a concert previously planned for our 2020 season.  However it, like many concerts around the world, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  We are thankful that our original guest artists, Angelo Favis, is able to come to Muscatine to bring one of the most famous guitar concertos to life with our orchestra.  A truly wonderful concert full of Latin inspired compositions.  Composers from Mexico, Spain, and France will certainly add some flare to the evening! “A Delicious Combination” Dinner and Concert Event Along-side an evening of masterful music, the MSO’s annual dinner and concert event will take place just before the concert.  This IS the PERFECT gift for a loved on on Valentine’s Day.

This performance will not only feature the 2024 HOWE Foundation Young Artist Competition winner, Rashan Bryant, but also music by two Native composers to bring the music of different cultures to our concert stage.  Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, Spirit Chief names the Animal People & Michael-Thomas Foumai, Overture on Themes from the Songbook of her Majesty Queen Lili'uokalani. Native American and Native Hawaiian-inspired music will be paired with the descriptive Symphony No. 6 by Ludwig van Beethoven. .

The MSO will represent the State of Iowa in the premier performance of Peter Boyer’s Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue, featuring world-renowned concert pianist Jeffrey Biegel. This piece was written as a celebration of the masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin (written in 1924) as well as a way to bring all of America together following COVID-19 with music.