You are Invited to a Roaring Celebration of 100 years of Music, Community and Impact!
Step into the 1920s as we toast a century of music, community and impact! Enjoy food, drink and live jazz and be the first to hear the world premiere of a brand-new commission for the Belin Quartet by American composer Matthew Quayle.
Friday, October 3, 2025
Des Moines Heritage Center
120 E. 5th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
6:00 pm Arrival
Catering by Cyd & Hosted Bar
6:45 pm Program
Dave Busiek, Emcee
Belin Quartet performance of Matthew Quayle’s String Quartet No. 4
7:00 pm Games & Live Jazz
NYC-based Hannah Marks Jazz Trio
Craps, Roulette & Blackjack
What to Wear
1920s Themed Attire Optional
Secure Your Seat by September 26
Thanks to Our Generous Event Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Anonymous
Partner
Deniz Franke, CFP®, APMA™M, CLTC®,
Bianca Rowland, APMA™M, BFA™M, Franke Miller Group
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Sustainer
Prairie Meadows
Supporter
Iowa State Bank
Julia and Kyle McCormick
Jonanne and Alex Tucker
West Bank
Friend
Casino Entertainment
Todd Jones & Uyen Cao Chu
Michele and Jeff Kane
Linda Vanderpool
Notes from our Centennial Campaign Co-Chairs
“We commend CMA’s sterling roster of the past and look forward to more artistic excellence in the future.”
– Virginia Lauridsen, Co Chair of Centennial Campaign
“Let’s celebrate our founders and a century of great music and toast in the next 100!”
– Susan Voss, Co Chair of Centennial Campaign
Celebrating a Century Planning Committee
Sarah Sullivan, Chair
Elle Blackstock, Board Member
Mary Boettcher, Board Member
Anthony Lee, Board Member
Ashley Sidon, CMA Executive Director
Calla Whipp
Our Mission
Our mission is to engage, enrich and educate the central Iowa community through provocative, world-class musical performances by legends and rising stars.
Season History1925 to Today.
For 99 continuous years, Civic Music Association (CMA) has brought world-renowned artists to Des Moines and central Iowa, offering unforgettable and life-changing artistic and educational experiences. The year 1925 was a historic one for Des Moines and its music lovers, for it was then that Civic Music was born. For this, a great debt is owed to three far-sighted women - Gertrude Shloss, Elizabeth Cowles, and Elsa Neumann - who didn’t see why the citizens of Des Moines should be deprived of hearing performances by the many great musical artists of the time, artists who appeared regularly in Chicago, St. Louis and Minneapolis, but for whatever reason, tended to bypass Des Moines on their travels.
Still vibrant and thriving today, CMA carries on the tradition of its founders and is one of the nation’s longest continuous running cultural organizations.
