Kidsymphony family concert weekend

Wear your costume! The orchestra performs your favorites, including “Golden” from KPOP Demon Hunters and “Merry-Go-Round of Life” from Howl’s Moving Castle.

Saturday, October 31, 2026 11:00 AM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa 2:00 PM • Chapel Auditorium, Mt. Pleasant
4:30 PM • The Capitol, Burlington

Sunday, November 1, 2026 2:00 PM • Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, Fairfield
4:30 PM • Washington Area Performing Arts & Events Center, Washington

Tickets:
$10 General Admission
FREE for Students & Children

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Welcome to our 76th Season!

In October, we feature Pictures at an Exhibition, one of the most beloved pieces in the entire orchestral repertoire, and for good reason. Respighi’s Fountains of Rome opens the evening with some of the most vivid orchestral writing you will ever hear, paired with the sweeping beauty of Spencer Myer performing Grieg’s Piano Concerto.

In March and April, you’ll hear towering masterworks including Mahler’s Sixth and Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique, and the beloved Barber of Seville overture.

Our Pops Series also includes HollyDaze, a new Winter Brass Choir concert, and our Valentine’s concert returns!

Get HollyDaze FREE when you subscribe!

For the first time ever, we will be charging for the HollyDaze concert. Single tickets for all of our concerts will be $25. But when you subscribe to our Season Pass, you will still get HollyDaze FREE. Get 5 concerts for only $80!

P.S. Stay after every concert and join us for a complimentary reception with hors d’oeuvres. It’s my favorite part of the concert. I’d love to meet you there.

P.P.S. Remember, kids and students go FREE to every concert!

Robert McConnell
Music Director & Conductor

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MASTERWORKS

mahler’s 6th symphony

Mahler's Symphony No. 6 is one of the most monumental works in the orchestral canon — presented here in a unique way, as four distinct musical journeys under one magnificent umbrella. We are also pleased to feature a talented young artist from our regional competition as part of this extraordinary evening.

Mahler - Symphony No. 6 in A Minor
Marilyn Minford McCoid Young Artist Winner - TBA

March 13, 2027 • 7:00 PM • The Capitol, Burlington
March 14, 2027 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
March 14 2027 • 6:30 PM • Chapel Auditorium, Mt. Pleasant

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Tickets:
$25 General Admission
FREE for Students & Children

Limited Time Offers:
Season Pass: 5 concerts for $80 - save $45

TCHAiKOvSKY’s pathétique symphony

The concert opens with the irresistible Rossini's Barber of Seville Overture, followed by Jessie Montgomery's electrifying Starburst. Principal Oboe David Cyzak takes center stage as our spotlight soloist before the evening closes with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 Pathétique — music of heartbreaking beauty and profound longing.

Rossini - Barber of Seville Overture
Jessie Montgomery - Starburst
Vivaldi - Concerto in C Major RV 443
Artist-in-Residence: Oboist David Cyzak
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique"

April 24, 2027 • 7:00 PM • The Capitol, Burlington April 25, 2027 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
April 25, 2027 • 6:30 PM • Chapel Auditorium, Mt. Pleasant

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Tickets:
$25 General Admission
FREE for Students & Children

Limited Time Offers:
Season Pass: 5 concerts for $80 - save $45

POPS

Brass tracks

Our handpicked regional brass choir, including outstanding students, presents music by Giovanni Gabrieli, Richard Strauss, Adrienne Albert, and other masters, spanning five centuries.

January 10, 2027 • 3:00 PM • Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, Fairfield

Tickets:
$25 General Admission
FREE for Students & Children

Limited Time Offers:
Season Pass: 5 concerts for $80 - save $45

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