For more than 100 years, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra has inspired our community through music.
Now we are creating a permanent home for music in the Quad Cities. The campaign to build a Symphony Center for performance, education and community.
What Building Harmony Will Make Possible
A Home for Music
A permanent Symphony Center designed for performance, learning and collaboration.
More Music Education
Expanded opportunities for students and young musicians across the Quad Cities.
A Cultural Gathering Place
A welcoming space where music and community come together.
Creating a Home for Music
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra and St. Ambrose University are partnering to create a dedicated Symphony Center — a place where musicians, students and audiences can learn, rehearse and perform together.
The Building Harmony campaign will establish a permanent home for the orchestra while expanding access to music education and cultural experiences across the Quad Cities.
Why It Matters
For more than a century, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra has served the region through concerts, education programs and community engagement.
100+ Years
Serving the Quad Cities through music
30,000+ Students
Reached annually through education programs
Top 20
Longest-running orchestras in the United States
$5M Impact
Estimated annual economic impact in the region
Yet the orchestra does not have a permanent home. Rehearsals, education programs and operations currently take place across multiple rented spaces.
A Symphony Center will bring these activities together under one roof, strengthening programs and expanding opportunities for the entire community.
A Place Designed for Music
The Symphony Center will provide purpose-built spaces to support performance, education and collaboration.
The facility will include:
- Flexible performance and rehearsal hall
- Classrooms and private lesson studios
- Youth ensemble rehearsal spaces
- Expanded music library and instrument storage
- Offices supporting QCSO programs
Building Harmony Is Already Taking Shape
Building Harmony is a $24 million campaign led by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra in partnership with St. Ambrose University.
The campaign is currently in its silent phase, engaging visionary supporters who share a commitment to music, education and community in the Quad Cities.
Early leadership support is helping lay the foundation for a permanent home for music in our region.
Help Build Harmony
Like a symphony, creating a home for music will take a community working together.
For more information or to make a donation, contact:
Stephen Mohr
Director of Development
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
563-424-7735
Email smohr@qcso.org
Anne Gannaway
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
St. Ambrose University
563-333-6283
Email gannawayannem@sau.edu