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April 2019
Family Concert: Gershwin’s Magic Key
Join the QCSO, and the cast from Classical Kids Live!, for the story of a chance meeting on the streets of New York between a poor newspaper boy and the great American composer George Gershwin. This drama about friendship and…
Find out more »QCSO/QCSYE Side-by-Side Concert
All five Ensembles perform side-by-side with another ensemble, including a performance of the Youth Symphony Orchestra with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra featuring the QCSYE Concerto Competition Grand Prize Winner, Axel Ferguson on oboe. Ensemble members come from the greater…
Find out more »Community Wide Side-by-Side
Join us for the 4th annual Community Wide Side-by-Side. We continue our celebration of Bernstein's celebration by performing selections from West Side Story! This event is for ALL ages and ALL skill levels. The only requirement is that you read music! Registration is $25 and…
Find out more »May 2019
QCSO presents: Har Mar Superstar
In collaboration with Moeller Nights, the QCSO is pleased to present Har Mar Superstar in concert with the QCSO. This genre-busting event will feature two sporty chamber orchestra sets featuring, Bach, Bartok, Bettendorf, and Stravinsky followed by a collaborative set…
Find out more »WVIK/QCSO Signature Series IV: Bernstein & Brass
Few composers capture their time and become the iconic voice of their age. Leonard Bernstein projected the sound of urban and urbane America. Writing for small ensembles, symphony orchestras, Broadway, film and opera houses, Bernstein projected a simple message of…
Find out more »June 2019
Star Wars: A New Hope™ in Concert
Experience the scope and grandeur of the beloved film Star Wars: A New Hope™ in its entirety with Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ musical score performed live by the QCSO! Travel to a galaxy far away, where a civil war rages…
Find out more »Star Wars: A New Hope™ in Concert
Experience the scope and grandeur of the beloved film Star Wars: A New Hope™ in its entirety with Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ musical score performed live by the QCSO! Travel to a galaxy far away, where a civil war rages…
Find out more »36th Annual Second Fiddle Preview Party & Sale
Join Volunteers for Symphony for the Quad Cities Biggest and Best Rummage Sale! Shop for treasures among this year's donated items and support the Music Education programs of the QCSO! Preview Party Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Be the first to…
Find out more »August 2019
Quad City Bank & Trust Riverfront Pops: The Music of Queen
Grab your friends and join the QCSO for the Party of the Summer! We will rock you with this killer Queen set-list of the band's greatest hits, including "Under Pressure", "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love", "Bohemian Rhapsody", and more. …
Find out more »September 2019
Signature Soirée: A Night in Vienna
Save the Date for the QCSO's third annual Signature Soirée. Waltz through an elegant evening at the Figge decked out in Viennese Style. Tickets are $100 each and include dinner, a performance, and a live auction to benefit the QCSO's…
Find out more »October 2019
Masterworks I: Statement
Our exploration of the human experience begins with the infectious energy of Alberto Ginastera's "Malambo" from the ballet Estancia. QCSO principal cellist Hannah Holman performs Jennifer Higdon's thoughtful and plaintive Soliloquy and Korngold's stormy and dramatic Cello Concerto. Experience the World…
Find out more »Masterworks I: Statement
Our exploration of the human experience begins with the infectious energy of Alberto Ginastera's "Malambo" from the ballet Estancia. QCSO principal cellist Hannah Holman performs Jennifer Higdon's thoughtful and plaintive Soliloquy and Korngold's stormy and dramatic Cello Concerto. Experience the World…
Find out more »WVIK/QCSO Signature Series I: War Reflections
Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Veteran's day with two works inspired by human experiences during the World Wars. Olivier Messiaen composed Quartet for the End of Time while a prisoner of War in German captivity. The piece was first performed…
Find out more »November 2019
Masterworks II: Conflict
In honor of the 100th Anniversary of Veteran's Day, we examine the emotional influence of war and conflict on the human experience, beginning with Barber's gripping and emotional Adagio for Strings. Feel the power of human compassion when Paul Max…
Find out more »Masterworks II: Conflict
In honor of the 100th Anniversary of Veteran's Day, we examine the emotional influence of war and conflict on the human experience, beginning with Barber's gripping and emotional Adagio for Strings. Feel the power of human compassion when Paul Max…
Find out more »Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert
From the moment Harry uses the Marauder's Map to when the Patronus Charm burst from his wand, you'll be transported back into the world you love. First a bestseller, then a major movie, now a magical concert event: CineConcerts presents…
Find out more »Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert
From the moment Harry uses the Marauder's Map to when the Patronus Charm burst from his wand, you'll be transported back into the world you love. First a bestseller, then a major movie, now a magical concert event: CineConcerts presents…
Find out more »December 2019
Masterworks III: Passion
Witness the moment passion ignites between Siegmund and Sieglinde in Act I of Wagner's Die Walküre. Be part of the first American audience to view Peter Mumford's celebrated multimedia production of this work. Three screens suspended above the orchestra will…
Find out more »Masterworks III: Passion
Witness the moment passion ignites between Siegmund and Sieglinde in Act I of Wagner's Die Walküre. Be part of the first American audience to view Peter Mumford's celebrated multimedia production of this work. Three screens suspended above the orchestra will…
Find out more »WVIK/QCSO Signature Series II: Holiday Brass
Celebrate the Holiday Season with members of the QCSO's Brass and Percussion Sections performing uplifting selections of classical works and holiday favorites! Students from North Scott High School will join the QCSO musicians for a special side-by-side performance. A second…
Find out more »WVIK/QCSO Signature Series II: Holiday Brass
Celebrate the Holiday Season with members of the QCSO's Brass and Percussion Sections performing uplifting selections of classical works and holiday favorites! Students from Moline High School will join the QCSO musicians for a special side-by-side performance. A second presentation…
Find out more »January 2020
Disney • Pixar’s Coco™ in Concert
Follow the story of 12 year old Miguel who travels to the land of the Dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family. This family-friendly, live-to-picture concert event features Michael Giacchino's…
Find out more »Disney • Pixar’s Coco™ in Concert
Follow the story of 12 year old Miguel who travels to the land of the Dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family. This family-friendly, live-to-picture concert event features Michael Giacchino's…
Find out more »February 2020
Masterworks IV: Love
Experience the highs and lows of love through works inspired by famous couples. We being with Glinka's exuberant and galloping Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture, contrasted by Fauré's Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, a shadowy drama of doomed love. Husband and wife…
Find out more »Masterworks IV: Love
Experience the highs and lows of love through works inspired by famous couples. We being with Glinka's exuberant and galloping Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture, contrasted by Fauré's Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, a shadowy drama of doomed love. Husband and wife…
Find out more »WVIK/QCSO Signature Series III: Jupiter Quartet
The Jupiter String Quartet is a tight-knit ensemble, firmly established as an important voice in the world of chamber music. In addition to their performing career, they are Artists-in-Residence at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, where they maintain private…
Find out more »March 2020
Masterworks V: Requiem
Written in memory of Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni, Veridi's Messa da Requiem is a deeply religious work and a powerful emotional force. Featuring a full chorus lead by Augustana Professor Jon Hurty, and four exceptional soloists, experience the…
Find out more »Masterworks V: Requiem
Written in memory of Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni, Veridi's Messa da Requiem is a deeply religious work and a powerful emotional force. Featuring a full chorus lead by Augustana Professor Jon Hurty, and four exceptional soloists, experience the…
Find out more »WVIK/QCSO Signature Series IV: Devil’s Dance
Join concertmaster Naha Greenholtz, and pianist Marian Lee on stage at Centennial Hall for an mystical evening of chamber music. Be lead on a "mad race through a land of echoing shadows" in Jennifer Higdon's Echo Dash, and get chills…
Find out more »April 2020
Masterworks VI: Triumph
Our triumphant conclusion to the Masterworks Season begins with Holst's homage to Walt Whitman. Roberto Díaz returns to the Quad Cities to perform Jennifer Hidgon's Grammy Award-winning Viola Concerto. This unrelenting and technically demanding showpiece was written specifically for Díaz.…
Find out more »Masterworks VI: Triumph
Our triumphant conclusion to the Masterworks Season begins with Holst's homage to Walt Whitman. Roberto Díaz returns to the Quad Cities to perform Jennifer Hidgon's Grammy Award-winning Viola Concerto. This unrelenting and technically demanding showpiece was written specifically for Díaz.…
Find out more »May 2020
Living Proof Exhibit Opera: Karkinos
In collaboration with Living Proof Exhibit, the QCSO has commissioned local composer and Augustana Professor Jacob Bancks to create a dramatic oratorio entitled Karkinos that will provide hope and celebration for those with cancer and all who love them. Inspired…
Find out more »Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ in Concert
The battle for the galaxy intensifies in this thrilling fifth episode of the unfolding saga. After the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire has regrouped - with Darth Vader leading the hunt for Luke Skywalker. Star Wars and the…
Find out more »Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ in Concert
The battle for the galaxy intensifies in this thrilling fifth episode of the unfolding saga. After the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire has regrouped - with Darth Vader leading the hunt for Luke Skywalker. Star Wars and the…
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