Jupiter Quartet to present Music of Beethoven, Mozart, and Kati Agócs on WVIK/QCSO Signature Series
On Saturday, February 15, 2020, at 7:30 pm, the Jupiter String Quartet, quartet-in-residence at the University of Illinois, is featured on the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s WVIK/QCSO Signature Series. This season, the Jupiter Quartet celebrates Beethoven’s 250th...
Hamilton Star Renée Elise Goldsberry joins the QCSO for the 2020-21 Season
Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning actress and vocalist Renée Elise Goldsberry will join the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) on Saturday, May 15, 2021, for an evening of Broadway, pop, and soul favorites. Goldsberry is best known for originating the role of...
QCSO Embraces Bittersweet Reality of Love in Masterworks IV Performances
Love will be on full display in Masterworks IV, beginning first with an intimate piano recital featuring Pianists Michael and Kyung Kim on the rare Pleyel double grand piano on Friday, Jan. 24, and ending with a full symphonic exploration of love through the stories...
Youth Symphony Orchestra Musicians Compete in Annual Concerto Competition
On December 8, 2019, the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE) held its annual Concerto Competition. Fifteen confident Youth Symphony Orchestra (YSO) members auditioned to win one of two Prizes. The YSO Prize winner is awarded the opportunity to play their...
QCSO Sends Yuletide Greetings and Rings in the Season with WVIK/QCSO Signature Series II: Holiday Brass
QCSO’s brass and percussion sections will get downright jolly as they play a variety of holiday favorites this weekend, December 14 and 15, partnering with students at both North Scott and Moline High Schools for WVIK/QCSO Signature Series II: Holiday Brass. Each...
Passion Ignites with North American Premiere of Peter Mumford’s Multimedia Production of Wagner’s Die Walküre on Masterworks III
Nothing quite captures passion like the throes of forbidden love. For Masterworks III: Passion, the QCSO will take on Peter Mumford’s multimedia production of Wagner’s Die Walküre, Act 1 on December 7 and 8, combining orchestra, vocalists, and captivating video...
QCSO to Transform River Center/Adler Theatre for Disney and Pixar’s Coco™ in Concert
On Saturday, January 18, 2020 the Quad City Symphony Orchestra will present two performances of the Academy-Award®-winning film, Disney and Pixar’s Coco™ in Concert at the Alder Theatre in Davenport, Iowa. This family-friendly event will feature the entire full-length...
QCSO Continues Its Tribute to Veteran’s Day with Powerful, Emotional Masterworks II Performances
War affects the individual human being in a multitude of complex ways. Yet it holds universal commonalities, the likes of which are explored this weekend in the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks II: Conflict performances dealing with the emotional influence...
Honoring Veteran’s Day: WVIK/QCSO Signature Series Reflects on War and Conflict with Arsenal Performance
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Veteran’s Day, QCSO will perform WVIK/QCSO Signature Series I: War Reflections in the historic Heritage Hall at the Rock Island Arsenal on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m., covering two colorful and textural pieces inspired by the...
Soprano Carrie Shaw Steps in for Katherine Jolly
Due to sudden illness, soprano Katherine Jolly is unable to join the Quad City Symphony Orchestra for Masterworks I: Statement on October 5 & 6. The QCSO is pleased to announce that soprano Carrie Shaw will join the orchestra to perform the world premiere of the...
QCSO Welcomes New Season with Powerful, Dramatic Statements
To say that human beings have an affinity for drama is an understatement. The human experience is layered in drama, and QCSO will hone in on the individual experiences during each of this season’s Masterworks performances, beginning first with the power of a Statement...
Quad City Bank & Trust Riverfront Pops Moves to Rock Island Arsenal for 2019
On Saturday, August 17, 2019, at 7:30 pm Quad City Bank & Trust (QCB&T) Riverfront Pops will rock the Quad Cities with a killer setlist of Queen’s greatest hits! Due to the extensive damage sustained by LeClaire Park during this spring’s historic flood and...
QCSO Participates in Spring Forward’s 3rd Annual Step Up for Summer Learning Event
On July 11th nearly 1,000 Quad City area kids packed the Tax Slayer Center for Spring Forward’s 3rd Annual “Step Up for Summer Learning” event. QCSO 2nd Bassoonist, Matt Kowalczyk, demonstrated his instrument and participants were welcome to try a...
Elizabeth Lundine Hired as New Prelude Strings Conductor of the Youth Ensembles
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the hiring of Elizabeth Lundine as the new Prelude Strings Conductor for the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles. Elizabeth is an orchestra director in the Davenport Community School District. She is currently the...
Bernstein Meets Brass Quintet in Gorgeous Geneseo Concert Hall
In continued celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s centennial, the QCSO Brass Quintet will animate the recently completed Geneseo High School Concert Hall on Saturday, May 18 with two of the composer’s most enjoyable and colorful pieces. QCSO will also honor Joan Tower...
QCSO Celebrates the Quad Cities by Premiering Commissioned Piece on Masterworks VI
In a tribute to Quad Cities past and present, QCSO will premiere a multimedia tone poem titled CitySpeaks in its early April Masterworks VI performances, wowing the audience with a masterful combination of music, poetry, and visual elements. QCSO will also pay homage...
KAIA String Quartet Pays Tribute to Historic Mexican Composers with March 31 Performance
For the Chicago-based KAIA String Quartet, honoring Latin America’s rich musical history and culture goes beyond a chosen style–it is a mission. That mission continues with their WVIK/QCSO Signature Series performance on March 31 at the Boys & Girls Club...
6,400 Quad City Area Students Attend Annual Symphony Day
6,400 students from the Quad Cities and beyond attended the annual Symphony Day concerts on Thursday, February 28. Every year on Symphony Day, over 6,000 fourth and fifth grade students travel to Davenport’s Adler Theatre to experience a live orchestra performance....
QCSO to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $27 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019. Included in this announcement is a Challenge America grant of $10,000...
A Tribute to Love, Bliss, and Ludwig van Beethoven
The essence of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven can be felt in just the first few triumphant notes of his fifth symphony. Recognized as one of the most consequential composers in western civilization, the QCSO will honor his legacy in Masterworks V on Saturday,...
Dortha DeWit Announces Retirement as Prelude Strings Conductor
At the end of the 2018 – 2019 season, Dortha DeWit will retire from the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE) program as Prelude Strings Conductor. As the founder of Prelude Strings and Youth String Ensemble, DeWit has served as conductor for over 30 years....
Conquering Great Heights: QCSO Takes on German Giants Beethoven, Brahms, and Clara Schumann
WVIK/QCSO Signature Series II spares no ambition in tackling Germany’s most legendary classical composers. QCSO Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz and pianist Marian Lee will stun as they maintain a perfect balance between violin and piano during their Feb. 23 performance,...
Youth Ensemble Student gives TedxYouth Talk about Volunteering
Maitreyi Shrikhande, member of the Quad City Symphony Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, has been sharing her time and talents with the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE) for over four years, but what she didn’t know is how much her volunteerism would impact her as...
Experience “Everything” with Mahler’s 9th Symphony
Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler once said, “A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.” His words ring true as the QCSO takes on Mahler’s 9th Symphony—a work that arguably contains everything–in Masterworks IV on Saturday, Feb....
QCSO/Figge Collaboration Highlighted by beam® Suitable Technologies
Art, Music and a Robot: Inspirational Quad Cities Program Brings Cancer Patients to the Figge Art Museum on a Beam named “Genie” is the newest post on beam® Suitable Technologies blog featuring an interview with Figge Art Museum Education Director Melissa Mohr, QCSO...
The QCSO Concludes the Figge’s French Moderns Exhibit with WVIK/QCSO Signature Series I: Ravel & Debussy
Just three months after kicking off the Masterworks series with a tribute to the French Modern aesthetic, QCSO will again take on the works of Debussy and Ravel in an intimate performance in the lobby of the Figge Art Museum on Saturday, January 5 at 7:30 p.m. The...
Youth Symphony Orchestra Musicians Compete in Annual Concerto Competition
A robust tradition of the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE) is the chance to perform with a professional orchestra. On December 2nd, six Youth Symphony Orchestra (YSO) members auditioned to win one of two Concerto Competition Prizes determined by an audition...
Check Off Your Holiday Shopping List with Gifts from the QCSO!
Do you need a little help with your holiday shopping this year? You can check off everyone on your list with these gift ideas from the QCSO! Download a PDF Version For Everyone Star Wars: A New Hope™ In Concert Share the scope and grandeur of the beloved film...
QCSO Celebrates Leonard Bernstein with Masterworks III
Since 1915, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra has mesmerized audiences with evocative, infatuating performances that dazzle and transcend emotional experiences not often felt in today’s modern world. The tradition continues…
Ernesto Estigarribia Hired as New Youth Ensembles Music Director & QCSO Assistant Conductor
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the selection of Ernesto Estigarribia as the new Youth Ensembles Music Director and QCSO Assistant Conductor.
QCSO Introduces New Students @ Symphony Youth Program Book
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra takes very seriously its mission to inspire, entertain, and engage the Quad City community through superb symphonic music, music education, and cultural leadership. While all Quad Citizens are welcome at all QCSO performances, there...
Compete in Trivia while Supporting the QCSO Music Education Programs
Grab your friends and family and join the Volunteers for Symphony (VfS) on November 10th for a fun night of trivia to benefit the Music Education Programs of the Quad City Symphony!
QCSO Recognizes 104th Season with Masterworks II: Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto
Since 1915, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra has mesmerized audiences with evocative, infatuating performances that dazzle and transcend emotional experiences not often felt in today’s modern world. The tradition continues…
Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert To Feature Iconic Score Performed Live To Film
Concert Features Composer John Williams’ Complete Score from A New Hope Performed Live to Picture by The Quad City Symphony Orchestra The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will present Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert featuring screenings of the complete film with...
Michael Cox Named QCSO Principal Trombone
When a musician chooses to leave an orchestra, it’s a bittersweet moment. Generally, musicians leave through retirement and in that case it’s a cause for celebration of their years of service. The other situation is that a musician has secured a new position that...
QCSO Opens 104th Masterworks Season with French Moderns
In collaboration with the Figge Art Museum, QCSO’s tribute to the French Modern aesthetic appeals to a human, multi-generational experience within us all. Sensual. Fluid. Haunting. These words only begin to capture the full breadth of emotions conveyed by the opening of QCSO’s Masterworks Series on October 6 and 7.
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Youth Ensembles Give Back with Clothing Drive
Community can mean a lot of things to different people. To the members of the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE), it means sharing with others who are in need. On Sunday, September 9, 2018, the QCSYE hosted a clothing drive for the non-profit, Maddie’s Closet,...
Life’s Better When You’re Laughing!
On September 27th gather your family and friends Volunteers for Symphony’s new event Inspire Laughter, Inspire Comedy featuring the Guys in Ties Improv Comedy Group. Proceeds benefit the QCSO Educational Programs.
Concerto Competition Audition Requirements & Application
Youth Symphony Orchestra members may audition to perform a concerto of their choice for the annual Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. One soloist may be chosen to be accompanied by the QCSO in a concerto movement or other short solo work for their...
Youth Ensemble Graduates Plan for the Future
A new Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE) season has begun, but we’d like to thank our 2017–18 graduates for their impact on the organization! Together they inspired young musicians in their community through Symphony Day, developed new friendships, and...
The QCSO Opens Its 104th Season With QCB&T Riverfront Pops Celebrating The Beach Boys
Saturday, August 18, 2018, 7:30 pm at LeClaire Park in Davenport, Iowa