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It's free, it's fun, and it's for everybody. Virtuoso soloists are featured every week. A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS YEAR! DSM Musicians' Asso.

Music fills the air in a beautiful setting on the west grounds of the Iowa State Capitol ... for over 75 years, Music Under The Stars has been central Iowa's favorite way to spend a summer evening. Music Under The Stars is dedicated to the performance of the highest quality concert band and instrumental music for the entertainment, enjoyment, inspiration, and education of central Iowans. The featu

red performing ensemble presented by Music Under The Stars is the Des Moines Metro Concert Band, which performs all genre of band and wind ensemble music, including classical transcriptions and original compositions, marches, overtures, jazz, and popular selections. Also, small groups performing jazz, chamber, and world music perform before the Metro Concert Band. Music Under The Stars is provides professional quality music – the Metro Concert Band and the other ensembles are comprised of musicians who play with the Des Moines Symphony, the Des Moines Metro Opera, the Des Moines Big Band, and for touring shows at the Civic Center and the Meadows Events Center, among other venues – for free to the public. In a state known for its heritage of band music and outstanding music education programs, the Des Moines Metro Concert Band is the only professional concert band, and it is accessible to all citizens regardless of income. The concerts have been held every summer since 1947 on the west grounds of the State Capitol (with the exception of 1977-78, when they were moved to Nollen Plaza), and are a favorite summertime tradition in central Iowa. Anonymous, Prairie Meadows EMC Insurance Companies Rieman Music, KRNT AM 1350 Brainstorm Marketing Drake University Music Dept. Local 75 Many Friends of Music Under the Stars

07/10/2025

Music Under the Stars will be back next summer! We look forward to seeing our dedicated audience and supporters again next year!

07/08/2025

That’s a wrap on our season! It was a blast to perform at Hoyt Sherman Place this year. Thank you to our Director Dr. Kenney, to all our performers this summer, and to the guest artists who joined us. And of course - thank you to our amazing audience!

07/07/2025

What a great way to end the season! Thanks for coming out to support our 78th summer of free music in Des Moines. We can’t wait to see you again next summer!

07/06/2025

Join us tonight for Music Under the Stars with Iowa's professional musicians and our guest vocalist, Max Wellman alongside Kristen Ronning on horn and Clarence Padilla on clarinet! We hope to see you at the Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park at 7:00 PM! The more the merrier. Grab your friends and family to enjoy a free night of music! 👉https://www.musicunderthestars.org/

07/05/2025

We hope you had a great Fourth of July. Tomorrow is our final performance with Kristen Ronning on horn, Clarence Padilla on clarinet, and Max Wellman as our guest vocalist joining Iowa's professional musicians. "78 RPM" is a showstopper of a performance to close out the season. Grab your picnic basket and join us tomorrow night for an unforgettable evening! Mark your calendars now, and remember we will be at Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park! Learn more 👉https://www.musicunderthestars.org/

07/01/2025

Thank you for joining Iowa's professional musicians this past Sunday Hoyt Sherman Place! Be sure to come to Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park next Sunday, July 6 for a "78 RPM" performance with Kristen Ronning on horn, Clarence Padilla on clarinet, and Max Wellman as our guest vocalist for our last concert of the season! Learn more 👉https://www.musicunderthestars.org/

06/29/2025

Music Under the Stars is tonight at 7:00 PM at EMC Plaza Stage at Hoyt Sherman Place. Make sure you don't miss a great evening of music with Iowa's Professional Musicians and featured guest vocalist Napoleon Douglas, a well-versed performer experienced on the stage, film, commercial, voice-over, instrumental music, dance, and more as well as oboist Jennifer Wohlenhaus Bloomberg. Learn more 👉https://www.musicunderthestars.org/

06/28/2025

Looking for a way to kick off your Independence Day celebration? Join us to celebrate the holiday weekend with our "Let Freedom Ring" concert tomorrow night at 7:00 PM at EMC Plaza Stage at Hoyt Sherman Place with guest vocalist Napoleon Douglas, an international actor with a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Drake University and an M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship from Southern New Hampshire University. Learn more 👉https://www.musicunderthestars.org/

06/25/2025

Thanks for joining us for a spectacular evening of music last Sunday! Join us on June 29 at EMC Plaza Stage at Hoyt Sherman Place for Fourth of July Celebration - "Let Freedom Ring" at 7:00 PM! Oboist Jennifer Wohlenhaus Bloomberg and guest vocalist Napoleon Douglas will be joining us for a great evening of music! Learn more 👉https://www.musicunderthestars.org/

06/22/2025

UPDATE: Due to the heat advisory, tonight's concert will be held at the Performing Arts Hall at the Drake University Harmon Fine Arts Center (25th & Carpenter).

Join us tonight for Music Under the Stars with Iowa's professional musicians and our guest Musicians: Andy Classen on trumpet and Tina Haase-Findlay on vocals. We hope to see you at 7:00 PM! The more the merrier. Grab your friends and family to enjoy a free night of music! Learn more 👉https://www.musicunderthestars.org/

06/21/2025

Tomorrow: Join us at EMC Plaza Stage at Hoyt Sherman Place at 7:00 PM for an evening of live music you certainly won't want to miss. Dr. Andy Classen on trumpet, Professor of trumpet & Jazz Studies at Drake University and Des Moines' blues, soul, and rock vocalist - Tina Haase-Findlay will be performing "Historic Hoyt Sherman Place." Learn more 👉https://www.musicunderthestars.org/

06/18/2025

Only three concert left for this summer! How many have you attended so far? We hope you'll join us this Sunday, June 22, at the EMC Plaza Stage at Hoyt Sherman Place for "Historic Hoyt Sherman Place," with Andy Classen on trumpet and Tina Haase-Findlay as guest vocalist! Learn more 👉https://www.musicunderthestars.org/

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