Diana Nollen

3 weeks ago | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Diana Nollen

A swing and a miss in 2016 sent the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra back to its Ottumwa dugout to hatch a new game plan. It seems a Masterworks concert was no match for the Chicago Cubs playing in the World Series finale. So a father-son duo on the orchestra’s Ottumwa Chapter board pitched a new program that would evolve into the annual Ruth P.

4 weeks ago | southeastiowaunion.com | Diana Nollen

Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A swing and a miss in 2016 sent the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra back to its Ottumwa dugout to hatch a new game plan. It seems a Masterworks concert was no match for the Chicago Cubs playing in the World Series finale. So a father-son duo on the orchestra’s Ottumwa Chapter board pitched a new program that would evolve into the annual Ruth P.

4 weeks ago | ottumwacourier.com | Diana Nollen

A swing and a miss in 2016 sent the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra back to its Ottumwa dugout to hatch a new game plan. It seems a Masterworks concert was no match for the Chicago Cubs playing in the World Series finale. So a father-son duo on the orchestra's Ottumwa Chapter board pitched a new program that would evolve into the annual Ruth P.

2 months ago | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Diana Nollen

WASHINGTON, Iowa — Robert McConnell has one foot in a hog barn and the other on a concert stage. As music director and conductor of the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra for 34 years, his job is to bridge worlds, bringing the joys of classical music, modern classics and new works to a largely rural area.

2 months ago | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Diana Nollen

WASHINGTON, Iowa - Robert McConnell has one foot in a hog barn and the other on a concert stage. As music director and conductor of the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra for 34 years, his job is to bridge worlds, bringing the joys of classical music, modern classics and new works to a largely rural area.