Half of the group is pictured before departing campus to speak to music students at Orion High School. Vea Vavrosky is second from the left, and Megan Holevoet is fourth from the right

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (03/26/2024) — As it turned out, the late 2010s weren't the best time to start a new initiative. Right as any momentum was beginning, the pandemic slammed the door shut.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 25, 2024) — More than 25 Augutsana College students participated in Augustana's OperX performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors on February 17 in the Brunner Theatre.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 21, 2024) — As the Mississippi Valley Blues Society looks to manage its available funding for 2024, the board has made the difficult decision not to hold the traditional weekend Blues Festival at LeClaire Park this year. Instead, the board will focus on several smaller events across the Quad Cities in 2024. Please continue to check our website, mvbs.org, as we will soon release more information on this year’s scheduled events.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (March 18, 2024) — The Muscatine Art Center and the Muscatine County Arts Council have partnered to present Daniel Adam Maltz on his 1792 Viennese fortepiano — the early piano as Mozart and Beethoven knew it — on Sunday, March 24, 2PM. Based in Vienna, Austria, Maltz specializes in Viennese Classicism — especially the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven performed on the rare Viennese fortepianos of their era.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (March 15, 2024) The Avett Brothers will make their first appearance at Vibrant Arena Friday, October 25, 2024. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 22, 10AM. Pre-Order The Avett Brothers, and listen to “Love of a Girl,” now: The Avett Brothers — Love of a Girl (orcd.co).

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 15, 2024) — Tickets are on sale now for an exclusive evening performance by traditional Irish and Quebecois music trio Grosse Isle, part of Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series residency program. Patrons will experience a full-length performance, followed by an intimate conversation revealing the artist's background and creative ventures.

WASHINGTON DC (March 15, 2024) — The Music. Innovation. Consumers., or “MIC,” Coalition is comprised of nineteen national trade associations representing millions of restaurants, bars, hotels, wineries, local broadcasters, digital music services, retailers, health and fitness establishments, live event venues, and other businesses that license rights for the public performance of music.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 14, 2024) — Six family members plus 23 different instruments figure to add up to an unforgettable night of music on Monmouth College's campus.

Rockland Road — a band comprised of parents Jamie and Paul Martin and their four children — will present the next event in the Maple Leaf Community Concert Series (MLCCS) at 7PM, March 19, in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (March 7, 2024) — The next Music at Butterworth concert is scheduled for March 20, 7PM, at Butterworth Center, Moline, with a performance by the internationally-known trio Grosse Isle, comprised of Irish uilleann piper Fiachra O’Regan, Quebec fiddler/singer Sophie Lavoie, and guitarist Andre Marchand.

Augustana's Symphonic Band, directed by Dr James Lambrecht

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 5, 2024) — Fifty Augustana College students will perform in the Augustana Symphonic Band's Midwest tour.

This year's tour features five performances in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas from March 22 to April 6. Conducted by Dr James Lambrecht, the wind ensemble will share music in churches, performing arts centers and high schools across the Midwest.

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