Drake Symphony Orchestra to present all-Russian concert
Drake Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the season will be Sunday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium; it will be an all-Russian concert. The program will open with Mossorgskys Khovanshchila’s “Dawn Over the River Moscow.” The Drake String Ensemble will then perform Kalinikov’s Serenade for Strings. The evening concludes with Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Symphony No. 1.”

Drake Chamber Choir to perform “Requiem”
The Drake Chamber Choir will perform Gabriel Faure’s radiant “Requiem” with a professional orchestra and choirs from Valley, Waukee, Urbandale, and Dowling Catholic high schools on Sunday, Oct. 9, 3 p.m., at St. Ambrose Cathedral, 607 High St., in downtown Des Moines. A pre-concert session will be given by Tim Knepper, professor of philosophy, and Dr. Allen Zagoren, associate professor of practice in public administration, at 1:45 p.m. in the St. Ambrose Parish Center, located immediately west of the church. There is no admission charge for the concert or pre-concert session, although a freewill offering will be taken to help defray concert expenses.

Department of Theatre Arts presents Doubt: a parable
Drake Department of Theatre Arts is opening their 2016-2017 season October 6 with the controversial, religious drama, Doubt: a parable by John Patrick Shanley.

Doubt: a parable runs Thursday, Oct. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 9 in the Coleman Studio Theatre of the Harmon Fine Arts Center. Performances will start at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 6-Oct. 8 and 2 p.m. on Oct 9. Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at the Fine Arts Box Office as well as online. Visit http://drake.edu/fineartsboxoffice/ or call 515-271-3841 for more information. To read more about the production, visit the Drake Newsroom.