DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 7, 2026) — Tapestry Farms invites the community to gather under the autumn sky for the second annual Harvest Moon Celebration, an evening of music and traditional Arabic sweets in support of refugees rebuilding their lives in the Quad Cities.
The event will take place on Thursday, October 8, 7PM, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 121 W 12th Street, Davenport.
The hour-long performance will feature New York-based lyric soprano Claire Kuttler and St Ambrose’s Nathan Windt with collaborative pianist Chris Nelson. Other special musical guests will join them throughout the evening. A variety of musical genres will be on the program, including “I Wish It So” by Blitzstein, “Our Children” from Ragtime, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” and a special ensemble finale. After the performance, the attendees and musicians will gather for baklava and Dubai chocolate prepared by Tapestry Farms colleagues Fatima Hussein and Betul Qamizou, with table flower arrangements from Hortense Zayaro.
“Last year we focused on the moon and this year we are wishing on the stars,” says Claire Kuttler.
“I’m so glad to be back for another concert, with music that will focus on the theme of hopes and dreams.
“Those we hold for in our hearts, the ones we carry for children, both our own and our community’s, and all those dreams coming to beautiful, blooming fruition. This is music that speaks to what the Tapestry Farms mission and community embodies. I will be joined by other wonderful musicians and we can’t wait to share this music that will ignite your imagination and bring comfort to your soul.”
Highlights of the evening include:
● A performance by Claire Kuttler, lyric soprano and Davenport native now based in NYC and performing on national stages like the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall.
● A performance by Nathan Windt, a celebrated vocalist, conductor of opera, and director of choral activities at St. Ambrose University.
● The exceptional musical skills of Chris Nelson, organist and music director at St Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport and organ instructor at Augustana College.
● After the performance, attendees will gather for baklava and Dubai chocolate prepared by Tapestry Farms colleagues Fatima Hussein and Betul Qamizou, with table flower arrangements from Hortense Zayaro.
All proceeds from the evening will benefit Tapestry Farms in their work connecting refugees and neighbors in a shared hope of joyful, healthy lives — where every person has access to the resources they need to live well. Through farming, advocacy, and partnership, the organization creates opportunities for stability, belonging, and success.
“We are so happy to welcome our community to Harvest Moon for this second year of absolutely sublime musicianship. It is important to come together, share in a meaningful experience, and remind ourselves of our shared humanity,” says founder and executive director of Tapestry Farms, Ann McGlynn.
“We hope this concert will lift spirits and inspire a sense of hope. We are so very grateful to the incredible musicians who will share pieces that reflect the beauty, resilience, and power of music to bring us together.”
Tickets begin at $50. For more information about the Harvest Moon Celebration or to purchase tickets, visit: https://www.tapestryfarms.org/blog/harvest-moon-an-evening-of-music-and-gratitude.
About Tapestry Farms:
Tapestry Farms generously invests in the lives of refugees who resettle in the Quad Cities, focusing on:
● Access: We persistently work to eliminate barriers refugees experience to housing, education, medical, and mental health-care, work, food, transportation, community, and citizenship.
● Urban farm: We reclaim underutilized land in Quad City neighborhoods experiencing food insecurity, growing culturally responsive food so that all in our community are abundantly fed.
● The future: Our greatest hope is that building trusted connections will create a Quad City-wide welcoming infrastructure — a vibrant and thriving community for every single person, including refugees.
To learn more, visit: https://www.tapestryfarms.org/.
About Claire Kuttler:
Praised for her "glistening torrents of sound" (Opera News), Iowa native Claire Kuttler enjoys a varied career on the operatic, recital, and concert stage. Recent season engagements include Krysia in Jake Heggie’s Two Remain: Out of Darkness with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Mimì in Puccini's La Bohème with Anchorage Opera, Countess Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro with Bel Cantanti Opera, guest soloist for the Opera Quad Cities Gala Concert, her soloist début at Carnegie Hall in Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem with Distinguished Concert Artists of New York. For the past seven years, Claire has also been engaged with the world renowned Metropolitan Opera Chorus, and has performed in over twenty productions with the company.
To learn more and view marketing collateral, visit: https://www.clairekuttler.com/.
About Chris Nelson:
Chris Nelson is known for his impressive technical skill and exquisite improvisational skills from the bench of the St Paul Lutheran pipe organ in Davenport. His responsibilities encompass all things music: Overseeing choral and instrumental music, accompanying choirs, playing the organ, and working collaboratively to plan worship.
Schooled in church music at Bethany College and Luther Seminary, Chris has served churches in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota, and Indiana. A member of the American Guild of Organists, Chris presents regional workshops and encourages young organists. He is the college organist and instructor of organ at Augustana College in Rock Island, and plays for a variety of beloved musical traditions and organizations in the Quad Cities.
About Nathan Windt:
As Director of Choral Activities at St Ambrose University, Dr Nathan Windt brings professional choral and solo singing experience with leading professional choirs in the United States, including the Chicago Symphony Chorus and the Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble.
An accomplished conductor of opera, Dr Windt has conducted a variety of operatic styles and epochs. His operatic roles include Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Dr Falke in Die Fledermaus, Prince Yamadori in Madame Butterfly, the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Grandpa in The Tender Land, Bob in The Old Maid and the Thief, and Sciarrone in Tosca. He is also a frequent recitalist, with a particular interest in German and English art song, including a recent collaboration with Dr Marian Lee in a multimedia presentation of Schubert’s Winterreise in recital.
To learn more about Dr Windt, visit: https://sau.edu/about-sau/directory/faculty/fine-arts/nathan-windt.php.
