City: Des Moines, IA

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (515) 280-4020

Address: 1620 Pleasant St.

Description: For nearly a century Civic Music Association has offered an annual lineup of top performers in a wide variety of music styles. Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Marian Anderson, Beverly Sills, and Yitzhak Perlman have all been brought to Des Moines by CMA. So have well-regarded combos like the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, the Wycliffe Gordon Quartet, and the Boston Brass & Brass All-Stars Big Band. Contemporary acts like jazz singers are found on the schedule alongside folk musicians and classical ensembles and choirs. They have also taken a stab at holiday music with a Christmas concert that had big-band arrangements of offbeat Christmas tunes. All concerts are held in Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University. Individual ticket prices range from roughly $5 to $45, with ticket packages available for multiple shows.