Civic Music Association

The Belin Quartet was established in the year 2000 by a grant to the Civic Music Association by the Iowa Foundation for Education, Environment, and the Arts, a charitable foundation created by David Belin. David Belin’s vision that the whole community should have the opportunity to share the joys of classical music is realized through The Belin Quartet.

David Belin (1928-1999) 
was a prominent attorney, civic leader, and philanthropist who moved to Des Moines in 1954 and had a tremendous impact on the city during the last half of the 20th century. A talented violinist himself, he loved music. He also loved Des Moines, and with his trademark bow tie, he was an ever-present supporter of music and the arts in the city. The Belin Quartet is a memorial to this truly great man.

The Belin Quartet will play a series of free noon-time concerts on summer Fridays in downtown Des Moines. The 2012 Series will debut on Friday, May 25 at 12:15 p.m. in Nollen Plaza, and continues for ten weeks each Friday. 

The Belin Quartet consists of alternating violinists Julie Fox Henson, John Helmich, Tracy Engman Finkelshteyn, violist Sherida Josephson, and cellist George Work.

All concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call 515.280.4020 or email info@civicmusic.org.