Matt Bishop is director of music for Davenport’s First Presbyterian Church.

The 2021 season of the Performing Arts Series at Davenport’s First Presbyterian Church begins with a Saturday night concert featuring cellist Hannah Holman, accompanied by church music director Matt Bishop on the harpsichord and piano.

Due to Covid restrictions, this pre-recorded concert from the church will be virtual only, premiering at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13, and the video will be available for two weeks.

The concert is based around a theme of travel – taking listeners on a geographical and musical tour of France, Italy, Germany, Hungary and Russia. Each of the works — by Antonio Vivaldi, Marin Marais,

Hannah Holman is principal cellist with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra.

J.S. Bach, Gabriel Fauré, David Popper, and Sergei Rachmaninoff – will be introduced by Holman, the principal cellist for the Quad City Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to her work with the QCSO, she holds a position in the New York City Ballet Orchestra and is in frequent demand as a concerto soloist and chamber musician. Recently, Holman founded the Deanery School of Music in Davenport, and serves as its artistic director.

Ticket purchasers will receive a private link to the pre-recorded concert video, set to premiere on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. If preferred, a DVD of the concert can be mailed upon request.

Tickets may be purchased online at http://fpc.betterworld.org/events/pas-virtual-concert-hannah-holman, or through the church’s website (fpcdavenport.org). Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students.

To learn more about Hannah Holman, visit www.hannahholmancello.com.

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Jonathan Turner

Jonathan Turner -- who has called the Quad Cities home since 1995 -- has decades of experience as a professional journalist and pianist. His experience writing for daily newspapers, public radio and local TV encompasses a wide range of subjects, including the arts, politics, education, economic development, historic preservation, business, and tourism.

Jonathan most loves writing about music and the arts (which he now does as a freelancer for the River Cities Reader and Visit Quad Cities). He has a passion for accompanying musicals, singers, choirs and instrumentalists, including playing for QC Music Guild's 2023 productions of RENT and SWEENEY TODD. He is assistant music director and accompanist for the spring 2025 Music Guild show, ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE. He wrote an original musical based on The Book of Job, which premiered at Playcrafters in 2010. Jonathan penned a 175-page history book about downtown Davenport, that was published by The History Press in 2016, and a travel guide about the QC published by Reedy Press in 2022.