Muscatine's history is full of river stories. In this collaborative performance with the Muscatine Art Center, we see and hear how rivers have inspired artists and composers throughout history.
In addition to the always inspiring performance from our local scholarship winner, Maestro Dollinger has selected several of the greatest moments from Beethoven's symphonies to create a virtual musical puzzle of sorts.
Symphonic music is synonymous with emotions - love, affection, inspiration. To get in the mood for Valentine's Day, the Symphony will bring music of Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Bizet, and John Barry to the stage in celebration of heartfelt emotions.
Celebrate the season with an evening of festive music at our Annual Community Holiday Concert! Join us for a joyful night filled with holiday favorites, performed by your own Muscatine Symphony Orchestra Best of all, this concert is free—bringing the magic of the holidays to everyone!
The orchestral suite is perhaps the perfect compositional technique to tell stories and condense broader ideas into smaller "chapters" for the listener. An evening of insightful, energetic, and creative suites by Bach, Grieg, Saint-Saens, Richard Strauss, and Coleridge-Taylor.
Our October concert will feature University of Iowa organ professor, Gregory Hand performing Poulenc's Symphony in G Minor.
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.
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. .
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 annual competition is open to all musicians in grades 9-12 who reside or take music lessons within 50 miles of Muscatine, Iowa, and perform piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass or percussion. One participant will be invited to perform his/her piece with the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra on March 9, 2024 as a part of MasterWorks IV: “Cultures That Connect Us.” Scholarships will be awarded for the top THREE winners for summer music camps and workshops. Awards First place - $500 Second place - $300 Third place - $200 Entrants must provide their own piano accompaniment for the audition. Submit entry application to: Muscatine Symphony Orchestra PO Box 573 ~ Muscatine, IA 52761 Or email to: msopersonnelmuscatine@gmail.com Applications are due January 25, 2024!
