Drake Choir performs with Des Moines Symphony
The Drake Choir, the University’s select touring ensemble, will perform Beethoven’s electrifying Ninth Symphony with the Des Moines Symphony, under the direction of Maestro Joseph Giunta, on Sept. 24 (7:30 p.m.) and 25 (2:30 p.m.) at the Civic Center. The choir, which comprises 70 singers who are students in every college and school of the University, has frequently collaborated with the Des Moines Symphony and is honored to do so once again. Twelve Drake Choir alumni will also join the ensemble for these performances. A number of Drake music faculty are members of the Symphony, which was founded as the Drake University-Des Moines Symphony more than 75 years ago. Tickets for the performance can be obtained at the Symphony’s website, dmsymphony.org

Thomas Splitt in concert
Thomas Splitt, a pianist and composer who earned high acclaim for his fresh, improvisational style during the 1980s and 1990s will make his proud return to the concert stage for the first time in more than 15 years thanks in part to the efforts of Drake students. He will kick off a series of concerts on Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Harmon Fine Arts Center’s Performing Arts Hall; the performance is free and open to the public. To learn more about Splitt’s connection to Drake, visit the Drake Newsroom.