Cabaret Fundraising Concert
Sunday, February 16, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Join members of the Des Moines Vocal Arts Ensemble to experience a vast variety of musical entertainment at Noce Jazz Club, enjoy the company of other like-minded fans at a fun party, and of course hear the outstanding members of the Ensemble perform in a style you don’t always get to see from them. The evening will feature solos, small ensembles and even performances by the full ensemble from Broadway, jazz and popular genres accompanied by an exceptional instrumental combo. Snacks and cocktails round out the event. Join us for the fun! Tickets and seating are based on a first-come first-served basis and will be arranged by DMVAE staff. “Premium” seats are in the front row ($75) while all other seats are $50.This fundraising show will sell out!
Spring Concert: A Celebration of Psalms
Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 4:00 PM
The Des Moines Vocal Arts Ensemble will close its season with “A Celebration of Psalms.” Western choral music is frequently composed to texts from Christian traditions, and this program features music written to Psalms, a majority of which are knows as the “Songs of David.” The English word psalm is from the Greed word psalmos, which is a translation of the Hebrew word mizmor, meaning “song.” The 150 Psalm texts express a variety of emotions and have provided inspiration to composers from ancient to modern times. The concert will feature Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, a work commissioned for the Chichester (England) Choral Festival in 1965.