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Zenith Chamber Music Festival

The Zenith Chamber Music Festival is an annual summer concert series in Des Moines highlighting local, national, and international artists.

This festival is dedicated to highlighting professional musicians from across the globe as well as local artists. The mission and goals of the festival include:

1) Enhancing arts in the community through innovative programming.
2) Offering performances in diverse and unique and intimate venues.
3) Collaborating with area educators to provide interactive community outreach.
4) Building strong comm

unity ties through creative partnerships with local and regional businesses.
5) Celebrating the arts by bringing world-renowned artists to the area to perform for and alongside local artists. The festival is a free community event with focus on bringing classical music to various venues for Des Moines audiences and is funded by generous support from patrons and business sponsorship. The structure of the festival, which includes both highly regarded professional musicians and selected aspiring professionals, also provides opportunities for mentoring young artists. All concerts are free admission.

05/20/2026

🎶Zenith's 12th Season is coming up!🎶

We are so excited to see these talented performers in Des Moines in just 3 short weeks! And thanks to our kind and dedicated donors, these concerts are completely FREE!

Find more information about these artists and concerts at zenithchambermusicfestival.org

02/20/2026

These talented young musicians have been working hard over the past 5 weeks to bring you a memorable concert experience this Sunday at 4pm!

See you at Sheslow Auditorium!🎶

02/15/2026

We are just one week away from the Zenith Virtuosi Concert! See these talented students perform at Sheslow Auditorium on Sunday🎶

12/18/2025

Zenith has received a grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines! A big thank you to Bravo, as we use these funds to continue offering 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 concerts in the Des Moines community!

Zenith would not be possible without our supporters. And remember, if you make a contribution today you will have 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 the impact thanks to the generous donation match promised by Robert Briggs and Family.

12/14/2025

Zenith has received an Iowa Arts Council Art Project Grant! A big thank you goes out to the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), and to all of our supporters that continue to make the Zenith Chamber Music Festival possible!

And don't forget, when you make a contribution today, you can make double the impact, thanks to the generous donation match promised by Robert Briggs and Family.

12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday your support makes double the impact!

🎶Your generosity allows us to continue our mission of providing free access for the artistry and community spirit that define Zenith. And this year, a generous donor has pledged to match every contribution, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000!

Learn more and give the gift of music at zenithchambermusicfestival.org/donate.

06/09/2025

What a night! We closed out the 2025 Zenith Chamber Music Festival with an incredible grand finale featuring the Indianapolis Quartet and our talented Zenith Virtuosi youth musicians. Thank you to everyone who joined us throughout the week to celebrate music and community. Until next year!

06/07/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the The Indianapolis Quartet at the Iowa Theater in Winterset! It was such a fun and dynamic evening of chamber music, with a program that took the audience on an engaging musical journey.

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2507 University Ave
Des Moines, IA
50311

Website

http://www.zenithchambermusicfestival.org/

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