Midori Painted Violin Project

In recognition of the residency by world-renowned violinist Midori with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra and the Youth Orchestra this coming April, fourteen regional artists were asked to design works of art by applying their interpretive expressions onto violins. The result is a unique collection of beautifully crafted creations.

The violins will be auctioned by the QCSO as a fund raiser, with all proceeds helping to benefit their music education projects. Winners will be announced at the Volunteers for Symphony Derby Day event held at the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club on May 7.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra thanks all the artists who generously donated their creative talent to the Midori Painted Violin Project.

Bids on the Painted Violins are no longer being accepted. Please check back to see the final auction prices for these beautiful pieces after Derby Day, May 7, 2011.

		Mostly Mozart Sharon Michaelsen	Current bid: $250
		Polka Dot Symphony Tara Taube	Current bid: $250
		All the Energy with One Tiny Violin Lauren Sciascia	Current bid: $600
		Autumn Song Candace Egger	Current bid: $500
		Harlequin Romanze Peggy Sands	Current bid: $250
		Midori in Bloom Pauline Swanson	Current bid: $175
		A Bouquet for Midori Marilyn Chase	Current bid: $250
		Armored Deborah Kraft	Current bid: $650
		Zin Zin Zin a Violin Sally Gierke	Current bid: $175
		Beethoven's Sonata #4 in A Minor Jane Beckman	Current bid: $320
		Midori Bejeweled Anne Morris	Current bid: $250
		Waiting for Midori Amy S. Nielsen	Current bid: $500
		Fruits and Fiddles Bill Wohlford	Current bid: $650
		Einfach Midori (Simply Midori) Lynn Gingras-Taylor	Current bid: $550