If you are looking for an evening filled with soothing symphonic music, then look no further than the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra’s rendition of Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation” this weekend.

Saturday Apr 14 at 7:30 p.m. the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra, RiverChor of Clinton, the Muscatine Civic Chorale and soloists will be combining vocal and instrumental forces to bring to life Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation”. The concert will take place at the Muscatine Center for Performing Arts (Central Middle School Auditorium) at 901 Cedar Street Muscatine.

Tickets for this amazing performance are only $15, students are free. For season ticket information, please visit http://www.muscatinesymphony.org/tickets.html.

“The Creation” is an oratorio by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn dating from April 1798. It was inspired by Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, which Haydn had heard while visiting England.

Come enjoy this amazing piece of classical music this Saturday.

Tess Abney

Tess Abney is a freelance writer who was born and raised in the Quad Cities. She spends most of her time attempting to successfully raise three boys. In her free time, writing is her passion. Whether it is sharing local events and businesses with readers or sharing her thoughts on life, she finds comfort in the way words can bring people together.