SUMMER 2024 Concert Series
Join us this summer for a series of free, outdoor concerts!
All concerts will begin at 7:00 PM.
JUNE 2: New Orleans Masquerade
New Orleans Jazz Combo
Tina Haase-Findlay, Guest Vocalist
West Capitol Mall
JUNE 9: Going for Gold
Des Moines Metro Concert Band & Big Band
Dana Sloter, Clarinet Soloist
Marisa Cravero, Guest Vocalist
West Capitol Mall
JUNE 16: Music In Our Schools
Des Moines Metro Concert Band & Big Band
Irving Ray, Guest Euphonium Soloist
Max Wellman, Guest Vocalist
West Capitol Mall
June 23: Piano Men
Des Moines Metro Concert Band & Big Band
Gina Gedler, Guest Vocalist
Maureen Yuen, Violin Soloist
West Capitol Mall
JUNE 30: Heartland Harmonies
The United States Coast Guard Band National Concert Tour, 2024
West Capitol Mall
JULY 7: Mama Mia
Des Moines Metro Concert Band & Big Band
Andy Classen, Trumpet Soloist Abby Kate Boeschen, vocal soloist
Napoleon Douglas, Guest Vocalist
Performing Arts Hall in Drake University’s Fine Arts Center
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Since 1947, Music Under the Stars has welcomed families to Capitol Hill for free evening concerts.
For decades, central Iowans have packed their lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic baskets, gathered friends and family, and come to the Iowa State Capitol to enjoy memorable performances of band music. Concerts feature a diverse variety of standard and contemporary works by premier composers performed by Iowa's own professional musicians. The musicians are those you hear at a Civic Center Broadway show or at the Des Moines Symphony, and they come together each season to perform free programs that appeal to all ages.
2024 Summer series
Sundays
June 2 - July 7
Location
West Capitol Mall
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Lauridsen Amphitheater
July 7
In case of inclement weather, concert will be held at the Performing Arts Hall at Drake University
CONCERT TIME
Sundays 7-8:30 PM
Lauridsen Family Foundation
Des Moines Musicians' Association
Friends of Music Under the Stars
IN KIND DONORS
Drake University
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Music Under the Stars
5817 Walnut Hill Ave
Des Moines, IA 50312-1434