DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 1, 2021) — The Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) invites you to join them for their 107th Season — From the New World — featuring six dynamic Masterworks, the beloved Quad City Bank and Trust Riverfront Pops, the return of QCSO at the Movies, four intimate Up Close chamber concerts, and several special events.
“As we are truly entering the new world of post-pandemic life, we are looking forward to being back in the concert halls to experience the power live music has to uplift humanity and heal our souls,” said QCSO Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith. “The musicians of the Quad City Symphony and I are so grateful for your support of us and our music this past year. You showed us how important music is to our community, and inspired us to keep that music alive.”
“We will hit the ground running with our season opener featuring Antonín Dvořák’s famous “New World Symphony” paired with world-renowned and Quad City favorite pianist Garrick Ohlsson performing Barber’s powerhouse piano concerto,” said QCSO Executive Director Brian Baxter. “We are also pleased to shine a spotlight on the incredible talent within our orchestra this season with concertmaster Naha Greenholtz performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto N° 4, and principal horn Marc Zyla performing Richard Strauss’s Horn Concerto N° 1 and Benjamin Brittan’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings.”
The diverse and varied season also includes Anton Bruckner’s sweeping 8th Symphony, Jennifer Higdon’s Grammy-award winning Viola Concerto performed by Roberto Díaz, and exciting music by Michael Abels, Chen Yi, and William Grant Still.
This summer’s Quad City Bank and Trust Riverfront Pops will be In Davenport’s LeClaire Park for The Music of the Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards 1969, featuring the band’s greatest hits from the iconic albums, Beggar’s Banquet and Let It Bleed including “Sympathy For The Devil,” “Midnight Rambler,” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”
The QCSO at the Movies series returns to the Adler Theatre with presentations of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert in November. The QCSO will be one of the first orchestras in the nation to present Disney’s Frozen™ in Concert in May, 2022.
QCSO Masterworks performances are held on Saturday evenings at the Adler Theatre, 136 E 3rd St, Davenport, Iowa, and Sunday afternoons at Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave, Rock Island, Illinois, unless otherwise noted. The following works are scheduled for the 2020-2021 Season:
MASTERWORKS SERIES
All Masterworks Concerts sponsored in part by the Regional Development Authority, Illinois Arts Council, and Iowa Arts Council.
Masterwork I: The New World
Saturday, October 2, 2021, 7:30PM
Sunday, October 3, 2021, 2PM
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Dudley Buck Festival Overture on the American National Air
Samuel Barber Piano Concerto, Op 38
Antonín Dvořák Symphony N° 9, Op 95 “From the New World”
Masterworks II: Fantasies and Fables
Saturday, November 6, 2021, 7:30PM
Sunday, November 7, 2021, 2PM
Shellie Moore Guy, narrator
Engelbert Humperdinck Prelude to Hänsel und Gretel
Michael Abels Frederick’s Fables
William Grant Still Poem for Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet, Fantasy-Overture
Masterworks III: English Serenade
Saturday, December 4, 2021, 7:30PM
Sunday, December 5, 2021, 2PM (Bartlett Performing Arts Center)
Marc Zyla, horn
Edward Elgar Serenade for Strings, Op 20
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto N° 1, Op 11
Benjamin Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony N° 36, K 425 “Linz”
Masterworks IV: Bruckner 8
Saturday, February 5, 2022, 7:30PM
Sunday, February 6, 2022, 2PM
Anton Bruckner Symphony N° 8, WAB 108
Masterworks V: From East to West
Saturday, March 5, 2022, 7:30PM
Sunday, March 6, 2022, 2PM
Naha Greenholtz, violin
Chen Yi Duo Ye
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto N° 4, K 218
Robert Schumann Symphony N° 2, Op 61
Masterworks VI: Pines of Rome
Saturday, April 2, 2022, 7:30PM
Sunday, April 3, 2022, 2PM
Roberto Díaz, viola
Johann Strauss Jr Frühlingsstimmen, Op 410 “Voices of Spring”
Jennifer Higdon Viola Concerto
Samuel Barber Symphony N° 1, Op 9
Ottorino Respighi Pines of Rome
POPS SERIES
Quad City Bank and Trust Riverfront Pops
The Music of the Rolling Stones: Mike Jagger and Keith Richards 1969
Saturday, August 21, 2021, 7:30PM, LeClaire Park
Sponsored by Quad City Bank and Trust
Produced by Windborne Music; Brent Havens, guest conductor
The party of the summer returns to LeClaire Park with the music of The Rolling Stones. “Let’s Spend the Night Together” along the banks of the Mississippi River rocking out to the band’s greatest hits from the iconic albums, Beggar’s Banquet and Let It Bleed including “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Midnight Rambler,” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want!” This spectacular event closes with our traditional renditions of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever set to a brilliant fireworks display.
QCSO At the Movies:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert
Saturday, November 20, 2021, 2PM and 7:30PM, Adler Theatre
Part of the Harry Potter™ Film Concert Series brought to you by CineConcerts
Grab your broom and get ready for the tasks ahead! The Triwizard Tournament comes to Hogwarts™ in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert. Relive the magic of Harry Potter™ soaring across the big screen in high-definition and experience the music of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra performing Patrick Doyle’s unforgettable score live to picture.
HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ WBEI. WIZARDING WORLD trademark and logo © & ™ WBEI. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s21)
QCSO at the Movies:
Disney’s Frozen in Concert
Saturday, May 14, 2022, 2PM, Adler Theatre
Travel to Arendelle and experience the phenomenon of Disney’s Frozen™ like never before! Watch in high-definition as Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf set off on a grand adventure to help Elsa to control her powers and save the kingdom from eternal winter. Experience the blockbuster movie in its entirety as the Quad City Symphony Orchestra and choir bring the incredible score to life, including favorite songs “First Time in Forever,” “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” “Fixer Upper,” and “Let It Go.”
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UP CLOSE
formerly Signature Series
Up Close I: Soldier’s Tale
Saturday, October 9, 2021, 7:30PM, Galvin Fine Arts Center with Ballet Quad Cities
Daniel Won, clarinet; Ben Coelho, bassoon; Matt Onstad, trumpet; Michael Cox, trombone; Aaron Williams, percussion; Naha Greenholtz, violin; Dave Scholl, bass; and Kyle Knox, guest conductor
Works by Igor Stravinsky, Morton Gould, Libby Larsen, and James Stephenson
Up Close II with Andrew Parker
Saturday, January 8, 2022, 7:30PM, Figge Art Museum
Andrew Parker, oboe, and Marian Lee, piano
Works by Francis Poulenc, Marina Dranishnikova, Alyssa Morris, and Sigismund Toduță
Up Close III: Nordic Dreams
Saturday, March 26, 2022, 7:30PM, Centennial Hall
Naha Greenholtz, violin; Hannah Holman, cello; and Juliana Han, piano
Works by Edvard Grieg, Jean Sibelius, Arvo Pärt, Kaija Saariaho, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Dietrich Buxtehude
Up Close IV with Naha Greenholtz
Sunday, May 1, 2022, 2PM, Figge Art Museum
Naha Greenholtz, violin, and Marian Lee, piano
Works by Astor Piazzolla, Eugène Ysaÿe, Gabriela Lena Frank, Pablo de Sarasate, and Johann Sebastian Bach
SPECIAL EVENTS
QCSO Soirée: The Roaring 20s
Saturday, October 16, 2021, 5:30PM, Figge Art Museum
Let the roaring 2020s begin with an elegant evening at the Figge! Tickets for this Great Gatsby-inspired event include dinner and performance, plus a paddle raise and live auction with Maestro Mark Russell Smith as your auctioneer to benefit the QCSO’s programs.
Holiday Brass
Sunday, December 12, 2021, 3PM, St Paul Lutheran
Chris Nelson, organ
Ring in the holiday season with members of the QCSO Brass and Percussion sections! Under the direction of Maestro Mark Russell Smith, the ensemble is joined by organist Chris Nelson to perform uplifting sections of classical and holiday favorites including Samuel Barber’s Mutations from Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate “Little Fugue” in G minor, and a selection of favorite carol arrangements by Anthony DiLorenzo.
Living Proof Exhibit Opera: Karkinos
Saturday, February 12, 2022, 7:30PM, Bartlett Performing Arts Center
In collaboration with Living Proof Exhibit, the QCSO has commissioned local composer and Augustana Professor Jacob Bancks to create an opera entitled Karkinos that will provide hope and celebration for those with cancer and all who love them. Inspired by direct conversations with people impacted by cancer, this emotional multi-media work featuring chamber orchestra, vocal soloists, and choir, depicts the story of a beautiful empress who is forced into battle with the unseen monster Karkinos the night before her coronation.
TICKETS
Ticket sales to 2021-22 Season Concerts open first to Subscribers on May 29, 2021 at 7:30AM. Single Tickets open to the general public on June 7, 2021 at 9AM. Quad City Symphony Orchestra tickets are available at the QCSO box office at 327 Brady St, Davenport. You can also call the QCSO at (563) 322-7276 or visit www.qcso.org.
About the Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1915, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) is among the 20 longest-established, continuously-operating orchestral associations in the United States. The QCSO presents a full season each year supplemented by pops and special events. The orchestra has demonstrated steady artistic growth measured by the depth of the repertoire performed. Iowa and Illinois subscribers to QCSO performances are residents of more than 70 cities and towns. The orchestra consists of an average of 80 players. The QCSO provides programs and community service to a market of more than 450,000 residents of eastern Iowa and western Illinois, staging performances in both Iowa and Illinois.
In 1958, the QCSO founded the Quad City Youth Symphony Orchestra and since has added four additional training ensembles: The Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Youth String Ensemble, Prelude Strings, and Youth Choir. Music education-outreach programming includes dozens of education programs delivered to over 10,000 area students annually and more than 250,000 over the years to students in Iowa and Illinois. The League of American Orchestras has recognized the QCSO Volunteers for Symphony for its role in implementing these innovative educational programs uplifting youth through music and the arts.
The QCSO receives contributions from more than 1000 families, businesses, and foundations.
