QCSO NEWS
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...
Ernesto Estigarribia to step down as QCSO Associate Conductor & QCSYE Music Director
After four years of service, Ernesto Estigarribia will step down as the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) Associate Conductor and Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE) Music Director at the end of July to serve on faculty at Vanderbilt University in Nashville,...
QCSO Awarded Community Relations of the Year by Illinois Council Of Orchestras
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) has been awarded Community Relations of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras (ICO) in recognition of two programs launched in their 2021-22 season. Presented annually, these awards recognize excellence in the field of...