Masterworks V: Destiny Transfigured

Join us for an evening of powerful and deeply moving music. Verdi’s bold overture from his opera The Force of Destiny and Brahms’s uplifting Song of Destiny shine with the Augustana Oratorio Society and Choral Artists. Barber’s beloved Adagio for Strings and Strauss’s Death and Transfiguration bring this heartfelt program to a radiant finish.

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PROGRAM:

GIUSEPPE VERDI La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny) Overture (10’)

JOHANNES BRAHMS Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) (18′)

SAMUEL BARBER Adagio for Strings (8′)

RICHARD STRAUSS Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) (23′)

ENRICH YOUR EXPERIENCE:

INSIDE THE MUSIC
Join QCSO Music Director Mark Russell Smith in an exploration of the Masterworks programs on the Thursday evening preceding each Masterworks Concert. Free admission. Cash bar available. Doors open at 5:00 pm and the program starts approx 20 minutes later.
sponsored by The Hotel Blackhawk

CONCERT CONVERSATIONS*
One hour prior to each Masterworks performance, concert-goers are invited to attend informational pre-concert conversations to hear about the works on the program. A video is also available on all QCSO social media platforms.
*Sponsored by Chris Connolly, Wells Fargo Advisors

AFTERGLOW
Mingle with Maestro Mark Russell Smith, guest artists, and members of the QCSO in the lobby of the Hotel Blackhawk immediately following the Saturday Masterworks Performances. Free admission. Cash bar available.
hosted by The Hotel Blackhawk

*Please note, tickets to QCSO events cannot be purchased at the Adler Theatre Box Office. These must be purchased online at the link above, or from the QCSO Box Office located at 327 Brady Street, Davenport, IA or by phone at 563-322-7276.