Des Moines Symphony's Masterworks 4: An American Salute at Civic Center of Greater Des Moines

Sarah Hicks, conducting

Manny Laureano, trumpet

Jennifer HIGDON Blue Cathedral

Alexander ARUTIUNIAN Trumpet Concerto

John CORIGLIANO Gazebo Dances

BARBER Adagio for Strings

COPLAND Billy the Kid

Joseph Giunta has invited Sarah Hicks, the much sought-after Resident Conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, to conduct an American program for our Spirit of America season. This concert will include Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, an inspirational work revered for its unsurpassed beauty, and Copland’s lively Billy the Kid.