In 1954, concerts returned to Hoyt Sherman for three years before moving to North High School in 1957.
Noyes retired in 1967, succeeded by a series of conductors who each conducted for two or three years before Yuri Krasnapolsky assumed the position in 1974.
In 1969, plans were made to dissolve official ties with Drake University, which happened by 1974.
He also oversaw the transition to the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines in 1979, the Symphony's home ever since.
Under Giunta, the orchestra has established an outstanding national reputation as one of the country's leading regional orchestras, performing a regular series of Masterworks, Pops, Family and Education Concerts, as well as performing for special events.