ADORNO at the Quad Cities

in Iowa and Illinois

March 19-24, 2007

ADORNO spent one week in the Quad Cities in Iowa/Illinois through a wonderful program held by Quad City Arts. We visited several places that included grade schools, communities, and colleges. Many of the kids were already making visits to the local orchestra, as they demonstrated their knowledge of composers and performance practice. We performed Ned Rorem's String Quartet No. 4 which is based on ten works of painter Pablo Picasso. The music was presented with a slide show of the works with an integrated discussion on how the music related to each painting or drawing. Students had some very creative and individual responses to the music. We were all very impressed with each school. With as many as 500 children in each performance, they all seemed very well-adapted for concert going. We hope that they will attend more concerts in the future! We finished our tour of the Quad Cities with a final concert at the Capitol Theater, where we performed an all-American contemporary program with works by Derek Bermel, Andrew Imbrie, Ned Rorem, and Ernest Bloch.

At Moline Highscool in Illinois

Taking a break in between shows at Largomarchino's,

an old confectionary store in downtown Moline.

Some of the best chocolate easter eggs

and milk shakes we've ever had.

Arriving at the First United Methodist Church for a noontime concert.

ADORNO performing at Black Hawk College