Youth Ensembles
The Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE) consists of four school-year orchestras for musicians of all ability levels, ages 7 to 18. The program provides a rigorous and inspiring learning environment founded on musical excellence for string, woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians. Students develop valuable musical, social, and leadership skills which set them up for success in school and beyond. Financial aid is available so everyone can participate regardless of ability to pay.
Complete season schedule is available in early June when Welcome Letters are emailed to families.
Opportunities include:
- Weekly rehearsals (from August – April)
- Thrilling performance opportunities
- Sectionals with the region’s finest professional musicians
- Annual Concerto Competition
- Free tickets to QCSO concerts
- Scholarships (summer camps, college, new instruments, etc.)
About Each Ensemble
Conductors
QCSYE Auditions
Tuition & Financial Aid
Scholarship Opportunities
Schools Represented | 2024-2025 Season
Assumption High School
Bettendorf High School
Bettendorf Middle School
Bridgeview Elementary School
Central DeWitt Middle School
Clear Creek Amana High School
Cody Elementary School
Coram Deo Academy
Creative Arts Academy
Davenport Central High School
Davenport North High School
Edison Junior High School
Eisenhower Elementary School
Geneseo High School
Geneseo Middle School
Glenview Middle School
Grant Wood Elementary School
Hamilton Elementary
Herbert Hoover Elementary
Home School
Hopewell Elementary School
Iowa City High School
Iowa City West High School
John Deere Middle School
Lourdes Catholic School
Mark Twain Elementary School
McKinley Elementary School
Mercer County Junior High School
Moline High School
Morning Star Academy
Morrison High School
Muscatine High School
North Scott High School
Orion High School
Paul Norton Elementary School
Pleasant Valley High School
Pleasant Valley Junior High School
Pleasant View Elementary
Riverdale Heights Elementary School
Rivermont Collegiate
Rock Island High School
Solon High School
Sudlow Intermediate School
United Township High School
Unity Christian School
Washington Junior High School
Williams Intermediate School
Wood Intermediate School
Woodrow Wilson Middle School