Gilman Scholarship winner reaches new heights in the Andes

Summer in Ecuador has given Lydia Lara ’19 her life’s direction, and the Gilman Scholarship got her there. 

Burrier '12 coaching soccer at Elk Grove

Former Augustana soccer player Dean Burrier '12 will coach girls' soccer this year at Elk Grove High School in the Chicago area.

Disc golf leads back to Haake '74

The Quad-Cities is host to the Professional Disc Golf Association’s Amateur and Junior Disc Golf World Championships. And Dale Haake '74 may be the person to thank.

Residential Life open house

The Office of Residential Life will an open house for incoming students and families to preview the residence halls.

New group brings Broadway to Q-C

The new Mississippi Bend Players offers "an intense and immersive" summer internship program, and it brings a touch of Broadway to the Quad Cities.

Confluences connect more than just rivers

There's something about two rivers coming together that brings out the sense of wonder in geographer Norm Moline.

QCSO Masterworks VI: Postcards from Russia

The season finale features everyone’s favorite Russian master of melodies – Tchaikovsky. Opening gently with the rich orchestral colors of the famous Waltz from Swan Lake, the QCSO then welcomes a 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Medalist to present Tchaikovsky’s heroic tour de force, the Piano Concerto No. 1. The 103rd season concludes with the bold, victorious, and breathtaking Symphony No. 5.

PROGRAM
Tchaikovsky Waltz from Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Mark Russell Smith, conductor
2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Medalist

QCSO Masterworks V: Postcards from Germany and Austria

No symphonic exploration would be complete without the German and Austrian masters. The swirling themes of Mozart’s beaming overture to The Marriage of Figaro will lead us plunging into Beethoven’s fiery and high-spirited Symphony No. 4. QCSO Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz solos in Mendelssohn’s final orchestral work, the dramatic Violin Concerto. We close out the program in a spectacular display of orchestral brilliance with Hindemith’s rhythmic and thrilling Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber.

PROGRAM
Mozart Marriage of Figaro Overture
Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Mark Russell Smith, conductor
Naha Greenholtz, violin

QCSO Masterworks IV: Postcards from Venice

Venice - the Floating City! Your trip will begin with Rossini’s high spirited and mischievous La scala di seta Overture. Principal Trumpet Matthew Onstad makes his QCSO solo debut with Arban’s trumpet showpiece, Carnival of Venice, before we peer into the dark and emotional side of the city with Liszt’s The Black Gondola. Vivaldi’s elegant Concerto for Four Violins features four QCSO musicians, followed by Stravinsky’s charming and witty Pulcinella Suite and Verdi’s wistful Prelude to La Traviata. Rounding out the program is another charming and bubbly Rossini overture, from L’italiana in Algeri.

PROGRAM
Rossini Overture to La scala di seta
Arban Carnival of Venice
Liszt/J. Adams The Black Gondola
Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Verdi Prelude to La Traviata
Rossini Overture to L’Italiana in Algeri

Mark Russell Smith, conductor
Matt Onstad, trumpet
QCSO violinists