Concerts are at Ames City Auditorium (520 6th St., Ames, IA 50010) unless otherwise noted.
Join us for “Concert Conversations” 45 minutes before each performance, as maestro Eric McIntyre provides a fascinating program background to enhance your symphony experience!
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)
Thursday, August 6, 2026 | 8:00-9:15 PM
Anniversary Celebration (FREE Summer Concert)
Ames Bandshell Park
Duff Ave & 6th St, 125 E 5th St
Ames, IA 50010
Program:
The King and I selections – Richard Rodgers
Feuerfest – Josef Strauss
Suite from Hamilton – Lin-Manuel Miranda
Menuet from String Quintet – Luigi Boccherini
The Music Man Selections – Meredith Willson
Ragtime Selections – Stephen Flaherty
Raiders March – John Williams
Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 PM
Uncharted Waters
Ames City Auditorium
520 6th St. Ames, IA 50010
Featuring Nathan Dishman, trombone
Program:
Mighty River – Errollyn Wallen
Troubled Water – Carlos Simon
The Mississippi River – Florence Price
Symphony No. 1 “A Night in the Tropics” mvt 2 – Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 7:30 PM
Holiday Traditions
Ames City Auditorium
520 6th St. Ames, IA 50010
Program:
Symphonic selections from The Nutcracker – P.I.Tchaikovsky
Kaiserwalzer – Johann Strauss II
Explosions Polka – Johann Strauss Jr.
Champagner Galop – H.C. Lumbye
Feuerfest – Josef Strauss
An der schönen blauen Donau – Johann Strauss II
Sunday, March 7, 2027, 3:00 PM
Young Artists Concert
Ames City Auditorium
520 6th St. Ames, IA 50010
Featuring Young Artists Competition Winners
Program:
Romanian Rhapsodies No. 1 and No. 2 – George Enescu
Young Artists Selections (TBD)
Saturday, May 8, 2027, 7:30 PM
Anniversary Array
Ames City Auditorium
520 6th St. Ames, IA 50010
Featuring Thomas Hiniker, heckelphone
Program:
Tromba Lontana – John Adams
Russian Sailor’s Dance from The Red Poppy – Reinhold Glière
The Poet Acts from The Hours – Philip Glass
Oboe Concerto in A Minor – Antonio Vivaldi
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor – Ludwig van Beethoven