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The spring choral pops concert is full of favorite Broadway hits! The chorus performs music from Newsies, Hamilton, Wicked, Footloose, Jersey Boys, Come From Away, and many others.

In collaboration with the Quincy Public Schools and the Quincy Community Theater, the Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky Discovers America at their 54th Young Peoples in-school concerts. Presented with live actors in front of the orchestra, this Classical Kids work follows the famed Russian composer, and Jennie, a young American girl, as Tchaikovsky first visits America for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall. These concerts introduce students to a new world of music through classical masterpieces and symphonic pops. Children love experiencing live music in a setting just for them, but the 45-minute performances are enjoyable for grown-ups too! The 11:45 am performance is free and open to the public.

American Horizons is a salute to American composers, including regional composers Jeremy Beck, James Romig, Randal Faust, and the incomparable Aaron Copland. Beck’s “Majestic River” was composed for the QSO’s 60th Anniversary celebration in 2007. We continue our commitment to the production of new music with the premiere of our commission by James Romig, Western Illinois University. St. Louis Symphony Principal Horn Thomas Jöstlein performs Faust’s Concerto for Horn, newly re-scored for horn and orchestra.