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March 23-24, 2024
April 27-28, 2024

We’re Going Solo(ists)!

Live musical performances are an alternative to the isolation of social media, mobile devices, and television. Orchestras provide a unifying occasion for communities of people of all ages, and yet orchestras rarely thrive outside of metropolitan areas.

The Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra is an exception. 

SEISO has evolved over 73 seasons from an informal gathering into a high quality regional musical ensemble that serves a largely rural area. When SEISO performs in schools and at our annual Kidsymphony concerts, we are often the first time that many children experience an orchestra, let alone a live performance! I am often told how lucky parents feel to be able to live in a rural area and still have access to such an important resource for their children and families.

We have an exciting season planned for you as we enter our a new era as a completely independent orchestra. Three world-class soloists will join us for a season filled with spectacular performances, soaring melodies, and stories that will ignite your imagination. Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to seeing you at one of our many concerts this season!

- Robert McConnell
Music Director & Conductor, SEISO

 
 
 
 

music from (mostly) the americas

An exotic variety of energetic music from across the Americas, combined with a unique French solo work.

Verdi - Nabucco Overture
Samuel Barber
- Essay No. 2
Jessie Montgomery - Starburst
Jean Francaix - The Flower Clock, Paul Chinen, Oboe
William Grant Still - Symphony No. 1, Afro-American
José Pablo Moncayo García - Huapango

October 21, 2023 • 7:30 PM • Capitol Theater, Burlington
October 22, 2023 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
October 22, 2023 • 6:30 PM • Chapel Auditorium, Mt. Pleasant


tales of the symphony

A dazzling opening overture, a lush and beautiful guitar concerto featuring W. Mark Akin, and one of the world’s most beloved orchestral works.

W.A. Mozart - Marriage of Figaro: Overture
Benedetto Marcello - Oboe Concerto in C Minor, Renee Blunier, Oboe
Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez, W. Mark Akin, Guitar
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

March 23, 2024 • 7:30 PM • Capitol Theater, Burlington
March 24, 2024 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
March 24, 2024 • 6:30 PM • First United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant


20th century titans

Venezuelan Violinist Magdiell Antequera presents a SEISO premier of a unique lesser known gem from Bernstein, followed by one of the world’s greatest symphonies written under the weight of the Stalin regime’s criticisms.

Leonard Bernstein - Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”)
2024 Guest Artist in Residence, Magdiell Antequera

Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5

April 27, 2024 • 7:30 PM • Capitol Theater, Burlington
April 28, 2024 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
April 28, 2024 • 6:30 PM • First United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant