Davenport, IA – Ring in the season with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra as they share the stage with the Quad Cities’ best ensembles for two thrilling shows on November 19th at the Adler Theatre. This high-energy celebration of the Holidays will feature all of the classics you know and love, an “Audience-Choice” Nutcracker, and a Hallelujah Chorus sing-along.
“This year’s Holiday Pops Concerts have something for everyone, and will be a musical celebration of our communities’ astounding wealth of talent with surprises for the whole family,” says Benjamin Klemme, QCSO Associate Conductor. “I am thrilled that the QCSO will have the opportunity to collaborate with so many artistic partners, and look forward to sharing the sounds of singing choirs and ringing bells with our audiences.”
Ballet Quad Cities, and RiverBend Bronze will join the QCSO for both sensational shows. The 2:00pm matinee will feature the Sanctuary Choir of First Presbyterian Davenport, and the Quad City Symphony Youth Choir, and the 8:00pm evening performance will showcase Quad City Choral Arts and the Westbrook Singers gospel group.
Holiday Pops is made possible this year by Modern Woodmen, US Bank and the Bechtel Trusts. Two dollars per sold ticket will benefit Genesis Music Therapy for hospice patients and families. Tickets start at $18 for adults and $13 for children/students and can be purchase online at www.qcso.org, by phone at 563-322-7276, or at the QCSO Box Office: 327 Brady Street, Davenport, IA 52801.
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.
