The St. Olaf Band, dubbed "one of America's preeminent bands" by The New Yorker, will perform in the Quad Cities area as part of its 2014 national tour.  The concert will take place on

Sunday, February 2, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Muscatine High School.  This will be a free concert.

The St. Olaf Band's national tour will feature repertoire that includes David Maslanka's A Child's Garden of Dreams, as well as a work by the conductor entitled Scenes from a Life Danced. Other works on the program will include Overture for Band by John Heins, the second movement from Persichetti's Symphony No. 6, and Dan Welcher's Zion.

Founded in 1891, the St. Olaf Band is an ensemble noted for superb musicianship. Under the leadership of conductor Dr. Timothy Mahr, the St. Olaf Band performs the very best compositions and transcriptions for symphonic band, producing an exciting, crowd-pleasing style.

The St. Olaf Band is the oldest music organization at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, a campus internationally renowned for its high caliber of musical ensembles. The band has toured nationally since 1904 and internationally since 1906 when they performed a four-week, 30-concert tour of Norway, making them the first American collegiate band to tour Europe. The band has subsequently toured several times in Norway, Great Britain, Japan, and central Europe, with an upcoming tour to the Mediterranean planned for June 2014.

In October of 2011 the St. Olaf Band performed for King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway during their visit to St. Olaf College, the second time they have had this honor on royal visits since 1995. After the King and Queen's visit to St. Olaf in 1995, the band toured Norway with the St. Olaf Choir and St. Olaf Orchestra in commemoration of the centennial of Norway's peaceful separation from Sweden.

In March of 1997 the St. Olaf Band was one of four college and university bands from the United States invited to perform for the American Bandmasters Association annual convention in San Diego, California. The band also performed during the opening concert of the 2004 National Convention of the Music Educators National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2013 the St. Olaf Band was selected through a blind adjudication process as one of only 10 collegiate wind ensembles to perform at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) national conference at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Dr. Timothy Mahr '78, St. Olaf Band conductor and professor of music at St. Olaf College, is a nationally recognized composer with more than 60 works to his credit, including The Soaring Hawk, for which he received the ABA/Ostwald Award. Mahr has guest-conducted a number of professional and award-winning ensembles, including the United States Air Force Band and the United States Army Field Band, as well as intercollegiate and all-state bands in over 25 states. He is the principal conductor of the Minnesota Symphonic Winds, a featured ensemble at the 2008 Midwest Clinic, the largest international band conference in the world.

Watch video and listen to audio of the St. Olaf Band and learn more about the ensemble, current members and conductor at www.stolaf.edu/stolaf-band.

Davenport, IA-Hundreds of musicians of all ages will fill the Adler Theatre stage on February 1 as the professional musicians of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra perform side-by-side with the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles for the first time ever. All four youth orchestras will have their moment to shine as they perform music by Dvorák, Strauss, Schubert, Saint-Saëns, and Shostakovich. The concert also features a concerto performance by Robert Spurgeon, the 2014 Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles Concerto Competition winner, for the first time ever accompanied by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra led by Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith. Spurgeon will be performing Saint-Saëns' Concerto No. 1 for Cello. Tickets for this concert start at $10, with 50% off for student tickets. The concert is at the Adler Theatre onFebruary 1 at 4:00 p.m. This concert is sponsored by UnityPoint Health - Trinity, with additional funding from The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation.

Robert Spurgeon, age 17, son of John and Eloise Spurgeon, is a junior in high school. He is the youngest of four children, all were home schooled. He attends Carl Sandburg College for part of his high school education. Robert started piano lessons at five years of age. He has studied cello with Carolyn Suda, a member of the faculty of Monmouth College and Knox College, since the age six. Besides the honor of soloing with the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, Robert also won the Central Illinois Young Artists Competition. He will be soloing with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra for the 60th annual student concerts in Peoria. He was also recently chosen through a taped National audition to play in the Pre College cello Master Class at the upcoming ASTA (American String Teachers Association) National conference in Louisville, Kentucky this spring. Every summer, Robert has attended various camps including Credo in Oberlin, OH; Suzuki Summer Music Camp in Chicago: and Sound Encounters in Kansas. Robert also recently played in a Master Class given by Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir through the Quad City Symphony Orchestra.

 

Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles

& the Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Side X Side
Robert Spurgeon, cello
Saturday, February 1, at 4:00 p.m.
Adler Theatre, Davenport
This concert is sponsored by UnityPoint Health - Trinity
Additional funding is provided by The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation

Tickets for the Side X Side concert start at $10, with a 50% discount for student tickets. Tickets are available at 563.322.QCSO (7276) or by visiting www.qcsymphony.com. Tickets will also be available at the door.

 

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Come enjoy a warm evening of woodwind music performed by musicians from the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. This next concert in the WVIK/QCSO Signature Series features Mozart's Quintet in E flat Major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, and more. The concert is on Sunday, January 26

, at 3:00 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall at Augustana College. (Click here for a map.) This performance is sponsored by Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC.

 

The audience is invited to meet the musicians at a free post-concert reception at the Black Ram, 1407 30th Street in Rock Island.

Beatles Tribute Band to Perform with BHS Students

 Date: Thursday, February 6th, 2014-7:00 pm

Location: Bettendorf High School Performing Arts Center

Tickets: $ 50 VIP w/reception starting one hour before and at intermission,

$30 Lower Bowl ($35 at the door) $20 Upper Bowl ($25 at the door)

Proceeds to benefit the Fine Arts Department at Bettendorf HS

Starring: The Liverpool Legends, Beatles Tribute Band

Meet Louise Harrison!

 

The Beatles took America by storm when they were barely out of high school. Now Bettedorf High School music students can benefit, thanks to The Beatles Tribute Band, The Liverpool Legends and their spectacular multimedia extravaganza, "Come Together For Music Education".

 

On Thursday, February 6th at 7 pm, George Harrison's sister Louise brings this live, Broadway styled stage production to the new Bettendorf High School Performing Arts Center to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles arrival in America and their historic first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The concert will benefit the Bulldog's fine arts students. Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet Louise Harrison and the band!

 

In a special feature, students of the Bettendorf High School music department will perform onstage with the Liverpool Legends, backing them vocally and instrumentally on "Got To Get You Into My Life", "Sgt. Pepper", "Hey Jude", "Yesterday", Hello Goodbye", "Something" and more.

 

The Liverpool Legends are 4 talented musicians and actors handpicked by Louise Harrison making them the only Beatles Tribute Band in the world with a direct, biological link to the original Fab Four. "The Liverpool Legends present the very best portrayal of The Beatles," says Louise.

 

Headlining their own production in Branson, MO. since 2006, Liverpool Legends have been voted Best New Show, Best Band, Best Show and the prestigious Branson Visitor's Choice Award. The Liverpool Legends perform songs spanning the entire career of The Beatles and on through the solo years. With precise attention to every musical detail, along with costume changes, vintage instruments, big screen documentary footage narrated by Louise and special effects, Liverpool Legends will make you feel like you are watching the real thing! Together, these four lads will bring "A Complete Beatles Experience."

 

In this era of state budget cuts, school music programs are struggling to survive.

George Harrison did one Public Service Announcement in his life and it promoted the creative and financial well being of music and performing arts programs within our nation's schools.

 

Tickets: $ 50 VIP w/reception, $30 Lower Bowl ($35 at the door) $20 Upper Bowl ($25 at the door). Call (563) 332-4516 or visit www.bettendorf.k12.ia.us for tickets.

Wednesday 01/22/2014

Bar Wars Trivia

8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m. to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!

 

Thursday 01/23/2014

Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Got a little talent and not a lot of self-confidence? The Muddy Waters Thursday Night Jam Session is the place to be to help bring your musical talent to the stage. We welcome all musicians. The Muddy Waters Jam Sessions start at 9:00 p.m.

 

Friday 01/24/2014

Mercury Brothers

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

The Mercury Brothers are cast from that exact mold of solid gold heart and pure soul blues music. From their slick classic James Dean look to their ripping tones and heavy grooves, The Mercury Brothers are an act you will not soon forget.

 

Saturday 01/25/2014

Two Peace

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Two Peace is a band out of Davenport, IA formed in early 2011. They are featured as a Reggae / Electronic / Hip Hop duo, but consistently announce themselves as just "coming to spread truth and positive vibes". This duo consisting of members Nick Harksen (Vocals/Keys/Production) and Jacob Hahn (Bass/Production).

 

Sunday 01/26/2014

Doc Anderson's "Back in the (Sun)Day" Party

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

FREE Admission

Doc Anderson is an in demand local D.J. and music aficionado (you may recognize his name from his radio show on KALA). He will be mixing up the party tunes on Sunday, January 26, flooding The Muddy Waters with music from the 70's and into today's era.

Monday 01/27/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

"I'm gonna jump in the water, stay drunk all the time..."

The Muddy Waters Monday Night KARAOKE starts at 9:00 p.m. plus FREE Pool Games ALL DAY!

 

Tuesday 01/28/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

There was a guy, who just love to sing,
He was very clever and could sing most anything.
He loved the karaoke down at Muddy's bar
hoping maybe someday he could be a star.

Join this guy and help him to become,

Lest someday he wake up just to be a bum.

Wednesday 01/29/2014

Bar Wars Trivia

8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m. to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!

 

Thursday 01/30/2014

Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Jam Sessions, only at The Muddy Waters-where you can come and play your music feeling like your right at home. Bring your friends and plan to have a good time!

 

Friday 01/31/2014

John Primer

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

$10 Per Person ($5 MVBS Members)

John Primer is one of the driving forces in helping to keep alive the more traditional Chicago blues sound. John moved to Chicago in the early 60's where he landed a gig playing lead guitar with the likes of Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks, Paul Butterfield, Johnny Winter, Bonnie Raitt and many others. Along with these blues greats, John had a stint playing as lead guitarist for Muddy Waters and following Muddy's untimely death, John played with Magic Slim & The Teardrops until starting touring on his own in support of his ten solo albums to date.

 

Saturday 02/01/2014

"DETROIT" LARRY DAVISON AND CHARLEY HAYES

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Blues Duo "Detroit" Larry Davison and Charlie Hayes will be kicking this magnificent night off starting at 9:00 pm. Larry and Charlie are a great combination of two seasoned Quad Cities musicians - mixing a little piece of sultry harmonica, and mind blowing stripped down blues.

 

Sunday 02/02/2014

Super Bowl Pot Luck

5:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Join us for a Super Bowl Pot Luck - you bring a dish to share and we will supply the meat (drink purchase necessary).

 

Monday 02/03/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Fall in love with Monday's!!! FREE pool games starting at 12:00 p.m. and Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m. All at The Muddy Waters! See ya there!

 

Tuesday 02/04/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Tuesday at The Muddy Waters: FREE Pool Games from open until close (12:00 pm-2:00 am) and Karaoke starts at 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday 02/05/2014

Bar Wars Trivia

8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m. to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!

 

Thursday 02/06/2014

Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

jam sessions n. An informal gathering of musicians to play improvised or unrehearsed music. The Muddy Waters Jam Sessions are hosted by John O'Meara and occurs every Thursday starting at 9:00 p.m.

 

Friday 02/07/2014

Super Chikan

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

$5 Per Person

James "Super Chikan" Johnson is a Blues Music Award winning American blues musician, artist and guitar maker based in Clarksdale, Mississippi. "Super Chikan" has toured and performed at festivals in Africa, Iceland, Japan, UK, Denmark, Canada, Mexico, Finland, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia and Switzerland, and has performed for the President of the United States. He will be strutting his stuff at The Muddy Waters, 1708 State Street, Bettendorf, Iowa on Friday, February 7, 2014.

 

Saturday 02/08/2014

Chris & Wes Show

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

The worlds of comedy and music don't usually intersect. But when they do, the results can be memorable. Wes Weeber, a drummer by trade, steps out from behind the drums to front the comedy portion of the show and interact with the audience. Chris Avey, the clownish guitarist, entertains the audience with his send-ups of classic blues music and humorous wit. Together, their show will bring waggish banana splits of many different sides.

 

Sunday 02/09/2014

Jason Carl

6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

FREE Admission

Born in Davenport, Iowa, Jason has played a variety of musical instruments since he was 9 years old. At the age of 17 he picked up a guitar and has been playing and singing at local bars and events since. Jason even writes a few of his own with influences by Steppenwolf, Mike and the Mechanics, The Beatles, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - an appealing performance to all music genres.

Monday 02/10/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

"I'm gonna jump in the water, stay drunk all the time..."

The Muddy Waters Monday Night KARAOKE starts at 9:00 p.m. plus FREE Pool Games ALL DAY!

 

Tuesday 02/11/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

Only at The Muddy Waters EVERY Tuesday -

1. FREE pool games all day and all night

2. Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m.

Come and have a GREAT Tuesday with us!

 

Wednesday 02/12/2014

Bar Wars Trivia

8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m. to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!

 

Thursday 02/13/2014

Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Jam Sessions, only at The Muddy Waters-where you can come and play your music feeling like your right at home (except for the pillows - we don't offer pillows). Bring your friends and plan to have a good time!

 

Friday 02/14/2014

Chris Avey Band

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Chris Avey, former lead guitarist and backing vocalist for blues icon Big Pete Pearson, leads the Chris Avey Band. Chris fuels the band with his stinging guitar attack and fiery vocals. Since striking out on his own with his band, he has released two CDs?the critically acclaimed Devil in my Bed and Preacherman. Chris's vocals and guitar are reminiscent of a younger, more fiery Coco Montoya, mixed with a dash of Tab Benoit. Blues Blast Magazine says "Blues with intensity and emotion. More energy than a power plant".

 

Saturday 02/15/2014

Modern Mythology

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Modern Mythology, covering U2, Chicago, Sting, and many others. Don't miss Downtown Joe Brown's excellent cover guitar.

 

Sunday 02/16/2014

Dave Ellis

6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

FREE Admission

Dave Ellis will be hosting the Funday Sunday Live Music Series on February 16. Dave plays guitar and keyboard, and sings, an eclectic mix of great classic songs and of course plenty of Buffett. It's all done with a great sense of humor and plenty of audience participation. No, Dave is not your ordinary lounge lizard!

 

Monday 02/17/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Fall in love with Monday's!!! FREE pool games starting at 12:00 p.m. and Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m. All at The Muddy Waters! See ya there!

 

Tuesday 02/18/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

You can be the star at The Muddy Waters during Karaoke tonight starting at 9:00 p.m. Plus FREE pool games all day and all night long.

 

Wednesday 02/19/2014

Bar Wars Trivia

8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m. to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!

 

Thursday 02/20/2014

Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Got a little talent and not a lot of self-confidence? The Muddy Waters Thursday Night Jam Session is the place to be to help bring your musical talent to the stage. We welcome all musicians. The Muddy Waters Jam Sessions start at 9:00 p.m.

 

Friday 02/21/2014

Ernie Peniston Reunion Band

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

The Ernie Peniston Band goes on stage in Bettendorf at Muddy Waters, Friday February 21, performing a tight fusion of original music, Chicago-style blues, and R&B.  Peniston formed The Ernie Peniston Band in the Quad-Cities in the late 80's, and the current players are a reiteration of an early 90's lineup. "This group in particular is very special, and it's one of my favorite line-ups," says Peniston, The group is back in the Quad-Cities, together for the first time in 20 years, featuring acclaimed frontman Ernie Peniston and an all-star rhythm section.  Ernie Peniston has shared the stage with Prince, The Temptations, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, James Brown, Albert Collins, and many others. He also spent four years as the frontman with Blind Pig recording artists, Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings, traveling the US and Europe.  Peniston was inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame in 2003.

 

Saturday 02/22/2014

Blackstones

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

The Blackstones combine a group of well-rounded, talent that can play anything from The Rolling Stones and the Black Crows to The Yardbirds and The Who. Don Gustofson - bass and vocals; Steve Judge - guitar and vocals; Tami Seitz - vocals; Eric Pobanz - drums; and the Joe Brown - guitar and vocals..

 

Sunday 02/23/2014

Doc Anderson's "Back in the (Sun)Day" Party

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

FREE Admission

Doc Anderson is an in demand local D.J. and music aficionado (you may recognize his name from his radio show on KALA). He will be mixing up the party tunes on Sunday, February 23, flooding The Muddy Waters with music from the 70's and into today's era.

Monday 02/24/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

"I'm gonna jump in the water, stay drunk all the time..."

The Muddy Waters Monday Night KARAOKE starts at 9:00 p.m. plus FREE Pool Games ALL DAY!

 

Tuesday 02/25/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

There was a guy, who just love to sing,
He was very clever and could sing most anything.
He loved the karaoke down at Muddy's bar
hoping maybe someday he could be a star.

Join this guy and help him to become,

Lest someday he wake up just to be a bum.

Wednesday 02/26/2014

Bar Wars Trivia

8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m. to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!

 

Thursday 02/27/2014

Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Jam Sessions, only at The Muddy Waters-where you can come and play your music feeling like your right at home. Bring your friends and plan to have a good time!

 

Friday 02/28/2014

Tangent!

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

$5 Per Person

Tangent! is a high energy, 7-piece power horn band from right here in the Quad Cities. Mixing all of the best sounds and songs of Motown, Blues, Soul, Rock, and Jazz. While reasonably true to the original songs, Tangent! also lends their own style and solos into the mix, just at the right time. The music that they play will lift you off of your chair, and right onto the dance floor. If you like horns, excellent guitar and keyboards, a female singer with pipes of gold, or a rhythm section that is rock solid, come listen to Tangent. You will be glad that you did.

Symphony Notes

Enjoy a little mid-winter Mozart this Sunday

Come in out of the cold to enjoy a warm evening of woodwind music performed by musicians from the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. This next concert in the WVIK/QCSO Signature Series features Mozart's Quintet in E flat Major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, and more. The concert is on Sunday, January 26, at 3:00 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall at Augustana College. (Click here for a map.) This performance is sponsored by Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC.

The audience is invited to meet the musicians at a free post-concert reception at the Black Ram, 1407 30th Street in Rock Island. Click here for more details.

First ever Side x Side Concert

Hundreds of musicians, young and old, will fill the Adler Theatre stage on February 1 when the professional musicians of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra perform side-by-side with the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles for the first time ever. All four youth orchestras will have their moment to shine as they perform music by Dvorák, Strauss, Schubert, Saint-Saëns, and Shostakovich.

 The concert also features a performance by Robert Spurgeon, the 2014 Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles Concerto Competition winner, for the first time ever accompanied by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. Spurgeon will be performing Saint-Saëns' Concerto No. 1 for Cello. Tickets for this concert start at $10, with 50% off for student tickets.

The concert is at the Adler Theatre on February 1 at 4:00 p.m. This concert is sponsored by UnityPoint-Trinity, with additional funding from The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TODAY

Bud, Not Buddy at the Davenport Public Library

For this exciting new collaboration, musicians from the Quad City Symphony Orchestra will demonstrate the illustrative power of music. The string trio will perform well known pieces of classical repertoire chosen to mirror the emotional impact of memorable moments in the book Bud, Not Buddy, in the same way a movie score might.

The program is being performed at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on February 8 at the Davenport Public Library in downtown Davenport, 321 N. Main Street. The event is free to the public and students of all ages are invited to attend.

Davenport, IA-The Quad City Symphony Orchestra has named Darlene J. Link, CPA, MBA, as their new Director of Finance. Ms. Link has over 30 years of accounting experience, most recently as Controller for Augustana College. She has also worked for Illini Hospital, the ARC of the Quad Cities, and is a member of Volunteers for Symphony.

Ms. Link is taking the place of Steven Morenz, MBA, who is taking a position as Director of Finance and Human Resources with the River Bend Food Bank. "We wish Steve the best in his new position with greater responsibilities and opportunities while continuing to serve the greater Quad City community," said Executive Director Benjamin Loeb. "We are also very excited to have Darlene Link join our staff. She comes with tremendous experience in nonprofit accounting and strategic financial planning and we know she will be an invaluable and productive part of the team."

 

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UNITED CENTER - CHICAGO, IL - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 10:00 AM CST

CAPITAL CITIES TO OPEN

January 21, 2014, CHICAGO?International superstar, Katy Perry, will kick off the North American leg of her highly anticipated PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR on June 22nd in Raleigh, North Carolina.  The 46-city tour is presented by Goldenvoice, a division of AEG Live, and will visit the United Center in Chicago, IL on Thursday, August 7. She will be touring in support of PRISM, which debuted at number one on The Billboard 200 and remains in the Top Ten three months after release. The platinum album has given Katy her biggest ever single with "Roar", while "Dark Horse" just became her lucky 13th Top Ten hit on The Billboard Hot 100.

Tickets and VIP Experiences for the Chicago, IL show will go on sale on Monday, January 27 at 10:00 AM CST at the United Center's Box Office, online at TicketMaster.com or call 800-745-3000 and KatyPerry.com

"THE PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR is coming to light up some of my favorite North American cities this summer, as well as some new cities that you introduced me to through your video requests" said Katy. "This colorful show will bring you all the songs you know as well as ones from my new album, PRISM. I'm so excited that I got to hand-select some of my favorite artists to join me on this journey - I know you'll love Capital Cities, Kacey Musgraves and Tegan and Sara as much as I do."

The state-of-the art stage, specifically designed by Katy for THE PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR, allows her to get closer to her fans than ever before.   The one-of-a-kind set design will provide concert-goers with a truly magical experience from every angle in the arena. Ticket offerings include a limited number of general admission tickets in the intimate "Reflection Section".

Citi® is the official credit card of THE PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR.  Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning today at 10:00 am local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program.  For complete pre-sale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.  Fans can also purchase tickets early on January 23 during the exclusive Facebook pre-sale. To receive the password and other notifications, fans can join the event here http://bit.ly/kp_presale

and follow COVERGIRL on tour with Katy on Instagram at @covergirl.

January 18, 2014

20 top high school show choirs from Iowa will descend on Davenport North's Gymnasium on February 1st for one of the Midwest's premier show choir invitationals, The Big Dance.

The 17th annual event will include preliminary competition from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and finals competition beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Among the competing schools will be Davenport Central, Bettendorf, Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Prairie. Also included will be exhibition performances by North's own choirs, Northside Establishment and Center Stage.

Admission is $12 for adults, $7 for children and seniors.

For more information, contact:

Ryan Riewerts, North vocal music director 563-388-9884 (school) or 563-320-7323 (cell).

Davenport, IA-Come in out of the cold to enjoy a warm evening of woodwind music performed by musicians from the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. This next concert in the WVIK/QCSO Signature Series features Mozart's Quintet in E flat Major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, a tribute to his 257th birthday on the following day. The music will be performed by Julianne Skones, oboe; Christine Bellomy, clarinet; Benjamin Coelho, principal bassoon; Marc Zyla, principal horn; and Mary Neil, piano. These musicians will also perform works by William Hurlstone, Mikhail Glinka, and Robert Schumann. The concert is on Sunday, January 26, at 3:00 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall at Augustana College. This performance is sponsored by Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC.

 

The Signature Series is presented by WVIK 90.3 FM in collaboration with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra and Augustana College. Performed in Augustana's Wallenberg Hall and rebroadcast on WVIK, this versatile and intimate five-concert series features select members of the QCSO and visiting artists from across the nation. Under the artistic direction of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz, the Signature Series is a testament to the vitality of the classical music community in the Quad Cities. This performance will be rebroadcast on WVIK-Augustana Public Radio 90.3 FM on Sunday, February 2, at 7:00 p.m.

 

The audience is invited to a free post-concert reception at the Black Ram, 1407 30th Street in Rock Island. This reception is an opportunity to meet the musicians, as well as Music Director Mark Russell Smith. The reception is from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. and will include hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, and soft drinks.

 

WVIK/QCSO Signature Series

featuring musicians from the
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Julianne Skones, oboe
Christine Bellomy, clarinet
Benjamin Coelho, principal bassoon
Marc Zyla, principal horn
Mary Neil, piano
Sunday, January 26, at 3:00 p.m.
Wallenberg Hall, Augustana College

This concert is sponsored by
Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC


Wallenberg Hall is on the second floor of the Denkmann Memorial Building, 3520 7th Avenue, Rock Island. Elevator access is available. Parking is in Lot E adjacent to Centennial Hall lot or Lot H adjacent to Lutheran House, with handicapped parking immediately behind the Denkmann Memorial Building.

 

Tickets for the WVIK/QCSO Signature Series are $25, with a $10 student ticket available. Get your tickets today by calling 563.322.QCSO (7276) or visiting www.qcsymphony.com. Tickets will also be available at the door.

 

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