11 Jan 2005

Sauer and Canin Masterful in Chamber-Music Concert

By Abbie Dombrock
Quad Cities native Thomas Sauer gave voice to the piano and his wife, Serena Canin, made the violin sing at a concert hosted by Chamber Music Quad Cities on January 2, at the Unitarian Church in Davenport. Sauer and Canin, both of whom are music teachers and performers from New York, showed their masterful technique and musicianship to a receptive audience of almost 100 people.
07 Dec 2004

Guest Conductor Leads Symphony Through Demanding Program

By Abbie Dombrock
With a flick of the wrist and a sweeping downbeat, guest conductor Catherine Comet led the Quad City Symphony Orchestra into the first strains of its concert on Saturday, December 4. The musicians, under the graceful yet commanding baton of Comet, performed Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C and Aaron Copland’s Symphony No.
05 Oct 2004

World Premiere Transforms Contradictions Into Art

By Abbie Dombrock
The October 2 opening concert of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s 90th season consisted of just two pieces: the world premiere of Stephen Andrew Taylor’s Transfiguration and the traditional Symphony No.
06 Apr 2004

Symphony Finds the Mood for Spring

By Abbie Dombrock
On Sunday, I wasn't looking forward to entering darkened Centennial Hall for the closing concert of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra season. I was thinking it would be a better use of the day to stay outside. But after an afternoon of relaxing, introspective music, I was better able to enjoy the sunshine-filled day.
09 Mar 2004

Symphony Excels with Dramatic Dance Concert

By Abbie Dombrock
Guest conductor David Effron turned toward the audience, ran his hand through his slightly wild gray hair, leaned forward for the opening Star Spangled Banner, and an afternoon of dramatic music and conducting began.
10 Feb 2004

Symphony Delivers Well-Rounded Program for Everyone

By Abbie Dombrock
Saturday’s Quad City Symphony Orchestra concert promised something for everyone, and just about everyone came to hear it. Young and novice audience members joined experienced classical-music lovers for The Thrill of Music concert presented to a near-capacity crowd by the Quad City Symphony.
16 Dec 2003

Exploring the Power of The Messiah

By Abbie Dombrock
Two hundred sixty years after its composer set the words to music, The Messiah still draws hundreds of spectators to enjoy the tradition in the Quad Cities. What makes The Messiah different from hundreds of other masterpieces created through the years? Perhaps its history can give us a clue to why crowds flock to see performances.
25 Nov 2003

Holiday Pops Delights with Texture and Depth

By Abbie Dombrock
The Holiday Pops concert inspired Christmas spirit in a near-capacity crowd of about 8,500 people at The Mark on November 22 with an array of dazzling sights and sounds of the season. The Sanctuary Choir of First Presbyterian Church in Davenport, the Holiday Pops Children’s Chorus, traveling medieval performers Tapestry, and skaters from the Figure Skating Club of the Quad Cities joined the Quad City Symphony Orchestra for a Christmas program impressive in texture and depth.
18 Nov 2003

Local Trio Shines in Friends of Chamber Music Concert

By Abbie Dombrock
A mosaic of the classical and modern, vocal and instrumental greeted a receptive audience at The Friends of Chamber Music concert November 16 at Edwards Congregational Church in Davenport. Baritone Lionel Marcoux and piano accompanist Kathleen Kelly alternated with the Rosewind Trio for an interesting mix of short performances.
04 Nov 2003

Symphony Concert Showcases Impressive Trumpeter

By Abbie Dombrock
As Allen Vizzutti walks through the music departments of many colleges, he can hear students diligently practicing from the method books he wrote. These books, the basis of a music student’s practice repertoire, are challenging trumpet students to new levels of technique and musicality and are rapidly replacing the method books written by Arban, according to Donald Schleicher, conductor and musical director of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra.

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