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OUR 75TH SEASON - AN ODE TO JOY
Our 2025-2026 75th Masterworks Series features Brahms’ monumental 1st Symphony, Beethoven’s triumphant 9th Symphony, and Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto. To make this season even more memorable, please join us for complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres after every concert. Meet the musicians and concertgoers.
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Robert McConnell
Music Director & Conductor
BRAHMS’ 1ST SYMPHONY
Roaring brass heralds the beginning of our 75th season with Shostakovich, followed by a lush and soothing intermezzo from Mascagni, and the incessant heavenly crescendo of Ravel’s Bolero. Tension fills the air with the exquisite drama of Brahms’ 1st Symphony until soaring strings and distant alpine horn-calls announce the Beethoven-esque heroic finale of your new favorite symphonic masterpiece.
Shostakovich - Festive Overture
Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo
Ravel - Bolero
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
October 11, 2025 • 7:00 PM • Capitol Theater, Burlington
October 12, 2025 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
October 12, 2025 • 6:30 PM • Chapel Auditorium, Mt. Pleasant
BEETHOVEN’S 9TH SYMPHONY
A new work for trumpet and orchestra by award-winning concert and film music composer Jordan Jinosko featuring principal trumpet Derrick Murphy, our 2025 Young Artist Competition winner, and Beethoven’s final testament to his vision for world: one not ruled by great men or even by God, but by the true heroism of humanity itself: unity. Performed with the SEISO Chorus, Beethoven’s monolithic 9th Symphony is the musical expression of the absolute power of love, joy, and community.
Jinosko - At Willow’s Edge | Derrick Murphy, Trumpet
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 | SEISO Chorus
2025 Young Artist Competition Winner
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March 14, 2026 • 7:00 PM • Capitol Theater, Burlington
March 15, 2026 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
March 15, 2026 • 6:30 PM • Chapel Auditorium, Mt. Pleasant
TCHAIKOVSKY’S VIOLIN CONCERTO
The cascading sounds of Smetana’s beloved national masterpiece, a delightful 3-part Mexican folk music symphony, and the delicate, passionate, and dazzling dance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, performed by returning Artist-In-Residence Katya Moeller.
Smetana - The Moldau
Reed - La Fiesta Mexicana
Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto| Katya Moeller, Violin, 2026 Artist-in-Residence
April 25, 2026 • 7:00 PM • Capitol Theater, Burlington
April 26, 2026 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
April 26, 2026 • 6:30 PM • Chapel Auditorium, Mt. Pleasant