Des Moines Symphony: Beautiful Monsters – John Williams & Symphonie Fantastique

When

Oct 31st, 2026

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Where

221 Walnut StreetDes MoinesIA50309

Revel in the fantastic and magnificent over Halloween weekend. John Williams’ Devil’s Dance crackles with energy before Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain conjures supernatural frenzy. Prodigy Derek Wang dazzles with Liszt’s virtuosic Totentanz. Finally, Berlioz’s famous and feverish Symphonie Fantastique descends into hallucination and a haunting and visceral finale like no other.

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