QCSO NEWS
QCSO Announces Opera Omar’s Journey as Part of Its 110th Masterworks Season
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) is excited to announce the presentation of Omar’s Journey, a one-hour concert opera based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Omar by Grammy-Award-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens and composer Michael Abels. This extraordinary...
Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles Announce Winners of Annual Concerto Competition
The Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE) proudly announce the winners of the Concerto Competition held on December 3, 2023. The competition consisted of thirteen accomplished student musicians performing selections of their choice for the chance to win two...
Pop-Up Performance of QCSO Musicians and Guest Soloist Scheduled for MLK Park
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) in partnership with The Friends of MLK is thrilled to announce a special Pop-Up Performance featuring Tommy Mesa, the QCSO guest artist for the first Masterworks Concert of the season, and two QCSO violinists, Janis Sakai, and...
QCSO Welcomes Benjamin Firer as Interim QCSYE Music Director
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) Associate is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin Firer as Interim QCSYE Music Director. An award-winning conductor, Firer is the assistant conductor with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Director at...