QCSO NEWS
Michele Ottesen to Step Down as QCSYE Concert Orchestra Conductor
After ten years of service, Michele Ottesen will step down as the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE ) Concert Orchestra Conductor at the end of April. Michele leads and conducts the Concert Orchestra (formally Youth String Ensemble), introducing young...
QCSO Selected as Lead Orchestra in League of American Orchestra’s Commissioning Consortium
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) is one of three orchestras selected by the League of American Orchestras as a lead orchestra in the League’s third Toulmin orchestra consortium to premiere a new work by Angel Lam during the 2026-27 concert season. The Virginia...
QCSO to Receive $20,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. This grant will support its Masterworks IV concert – Omar’s Journey. The NEA will award 1,127...
Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles Announce Winners of Annual Concerto Competition
The Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE) is proud to announce the winners of the Concerto Competition held on Sunday, December 8, 2024. The competition consisted of eleven accomplished Youth Symphony Orchestra (YSO) members performing selections of their choice...