Central College’s music program welcomes the public to a host of concerts and holiday music, including the 50th annual Christmas Candlelight Concerts.
The Flying Pans Steel Band fall show “Caverns of Steel” will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, in Douwstra Auditorium on Hoekstra Family Stage. Stan Dahl, senior lecturer of music, will direct the performance. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors and students and free with a Central ID.
The Central Community Orchestra will host their fall concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Douwstra Auditorium on Hoekstra Family Stage, under the direction of Phil Peters, orchestra director. Admission is free.
A Cappella Choir, Chamber Singers and College Community Orchestra will perform the special 50th annual Christmas Candlelight Concerts set for Dec. 5-7 in Des Moines and on Central’s campus. Mark Babcock, a 1991 Central graduate, professor of music and M. Joan Kuyper Farver Endowed Chair in Music, and Peters will direct this winter classic. Alumni are welcome to join the choir for the final three closing selections at each concert. Rehearsals will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 6-7. Please contact Babcock by Friday, Nov. 29, if you would like to participate.
The first performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, located at 4114 Allison Ave. in Des Moines. A pre-concert reception for alumni begins at 6:45 p.m.
Two Christmas Candlelight Concerts in Pella will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, in Douwstra Auditorium on Hoekstra Family Stage. Tickets for adults are $15; students up to age 12 and senior citizens are $12; and admission is free to those who present a Central ID.
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and Flying Pans Winter Concert will perform their Winter Serenade at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in Douwstra Auditorium on Hoekstra Family Stage. Brad Lampe, lecturer of music, will conduct the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, while Dahl will direct the Percussion Ensemble and Flying Pans Steel Band. Tickets will be $5 or a new unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots; admission is free with a Central ID.