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Uncharted Waters

Featuring Nathan Dishman, trombone

Ames City Auditorium, 520 6th St, Ames, IA 50010

Our season kicks off with aquatic adventures and a brilliant array of music that has rarely – or never before - been heard by audiences in Iowa.

Belize-born British composer Errollyn Wallen opens the concert with A Mighty River. This colorful work shows why she is a powerful new presence on the international stage and currently serves as Master of King’s Music in the United Kingdom.
We’ll also hear from American icons, Florence Price and Louis Moreau Gottschalk, with a pair of stirring musical “place” portraits.
The highlight of the program is Carlos Simon’s new trombone concerto, Troubled Water, performed for the first time in Iowa by Ames’s own trombone virtuoso Nathan Dishman of Iowa State University.
Wallen - Mighty River
Simon -Troubled Water
Price - The Mississippi River
Gottschalk - “A Night in the Tropics”
Please join us for Concert Conversations 45 minutes before the performance, when Maestro Eric McIntyre provides fascinating program background that will enhance your symphony experience!
Adults $20
Children & Students FREE
Tickets may be purchased online (https://centraliowasymphony.thundertix.com(opens in new tab)), at Gilger Designs (236 Main Street, Ames, IA), or at the door (Ames City Auditorium, 520 6th St., Ames, IA)
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2026-2027 Season At a Glance

Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Anniversary Celebration
8 PM at Ames Bandshell Park (FREE Summer Concert)
Featuring Katharine Hensley, soprano

Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Uncharted Waters
3 PM at Ames City Auditorium
Featuring Nathan Dishman, trombone

Saturday, December 5, 2026 | Holiday Traditions
7:30 PM at Ames City Auditorium
Featuring Katharine Hensley, soprano

Sunday, March 7, 2027 | Young Artists Concert
3:00 PM at Ames City Auditorium
Featuring Young Artists Competition Winners

Saturday, May 8, 2027 | Anniversary Array
7:30 PM at Ames City Auditorium
Featuring Thomas Hiniker, heckelphone

Tickets may be purchased online (https://centraliowasymphony.thundertix.com), Gilger Designs (236 Main Street, Ames, IA), or at the door (Ames City Auditorium, 515 Clark Ave, Ames, IA)

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The Central Iowa Symphony is a community orchestra, united by a love of music and dedication to the art of orchestral performance, whose collective goal is to foster quality performances, offer satisfying musical experiences, and nurture educational and cultural growth in central Iowa.  
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