SLSO Keeps Holiday Tradition Alive at St. Agnes Home
Despite a pandemic, the SLSO continues a 20-plus year tradition of bringing holiday music to St. Agnes Home.
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tales from backstage, at the hall, and in the community
with the st. louis symphony orchestra
- Dec 9, 2020
- 5 min
Meet Stephanie Childress: The Newest Member of the SLSO Family
By Eric Dundon At age 21, Stephanie Childress has accomplished quite a lot. She’s an acclaimed violinist, winning significant accolades....
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
Celebrating the Life of Classical Music Critic Sarah Bryan Miller
The entire St. Louis Symphony Orchestra family mourns the passing of dear friend and longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch classical music critic
- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min
SLSO Songs of America | "Armed Services Medley"
An ensemble of SLSO musicians, including an Army veteran, gathered to pay musical tribute to service members.
- Nov 6, 2020
- 4 min
Program Notes: Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky
The composers on this program speak quite distinct musical languages, yet the spark for all three pieces is the same: love.
- Nov 2, 2020
- 1 min
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 5
The Fifth Fanfare is a rhythmic tour, starting mellow and unrushed, then gaining momentum and warmth as it approaches its gleaming summit.
- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
Program Notes: Music for Winds
As a collection of instruments, the wind quintet should not get along. Oddly, this mismatched group makes beautiful music.
- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
Program Notes: Mendelssohn, Montgomery, and Frank
Jessie Montgomery’s Strum and Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas both dance with abandon.
- Oct 27, 2020
- 4 min
Program Notes: Schubert's Octet
The music on this program understands this all-too-human complexity.
- Oct 27, 2020
- 4 min
Program Notes: Debussy and Ravel
This program features works from this golden age of the harp.
- Oct 26, 2020
- 3 min
Stéphane Seats Makes Budding Conductor’s Dream Come True
Stéphane's Seats, started during Stéphane’s first season as Music Director, offers free tickets to community members to attend a concert.
- Oct 23, 2020
- 4 min
Program Notes: Night Music
Day eases into an unsettled night.
Strauss' Sextet from Capriccio; Mazzoli's Vespers for Violin; Schoenberg's Transfigured Night.
- Oct 23, 2020
- 4 min
Program Notes: Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence
Music can be a time-travel device or a teleportation machine. A chord progression might whisk you back a decade or two...
- Oct 22, 2020
- 7 min
2 Weeks, 18 Composers, 36 Musicians – What You Need to Know About the SLSO’s Chamber Music Series
The two-week chamber music festival runs from October 28 through November 8.
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
Nathalie Joachim's Dam Mwen Yo
For composer Nathalie Joachim "home" conjures the voices, strength, and fearlessness of women, and the cello sings their song.
- Oct 20, 2020
- 1 min
Photos: Live Concerts Return to Powell Hall
October 15, 2020, will go down as a milestone date for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. After seven long months, the first sounds of a...
- Oct 18, 2020
- 4 min
Program Notes: Metamorphosen
This program connects to our current world: there is a lot of anxiety, sadness, and division, and this music gives comfort to heal our souls
- Oct 11, 2020
- 4 min
Program Notes: Beethoven's Eroica
The ‘Eroica’ is full of hope, and this is the right piece to begin making music together again.
- Oct 9, 2020
- 3 min
Audiences Return to Powell Hall – Here’s What to Expect
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is making its autumnal return to Powell Hall, ready to perform music live for audiences once again.
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
Video: SLSO On the Go Brings Music Into St. Louis Communities
By Eric Dundon While the first concerts of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2020/2021 season look much different than other years, the...
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