Common Chord Battle of the Bosses benefits music education

Common Chord Battle of the Bosses music education

Witness influential bosses trade their spreadsheets for microphones and take the stage with Common Chord’s House Band for the Battle of the Bosses Saturday, May 4. The event benefits Quad Cities youth through music education and enrichment programming.

The downtown Davenport event will be held at 7 p.m. in the Redstone Room at Common Chord, 129 N. Main St. Tickets are $40 per person. The night features live music and a dessert reception provided by Molly’s Cupcakes Quad Cities. 

The bosses who will be performing and the Quad Cities companies represented include: 

  • All-Star Deere Band – John Deere (Jason Brantley, Susan Parker, Andrew Brock and Ross Carlson).
  • Geoff Manis – Rouse Consulting Group.
  • James Palagi – Parker Davenport.
  • Rock ‘n Ruh l– Ruhl & Ruhl (Chris Beason, Sally Atwell and Matt Schwind).
  • Russell Resonators – Russell Construction (Jim Russell, Sam Russell and Mike Doucette) Sue Ramsett Kretz – KWQC-TV6 

This year marks the 20th year for Common Chord (formerly River Music Experience) and promises to be an exciting year celebrating two decades of providing meaningful educational and community programming. 

“We are grateful for these bosses who are rocking it in their day jobs and are true rock stars to Common Chord by helping us activate the power of music to improve our community,” said Tyson Danner, Common Chord’s executive director.

“The love of music knows no boundaries, and working together, we are changing lives.” 

To purchase tickets, visit www.commonchordqc.org/battleofthebosses. 

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