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    Program: Mercy Holiday Celebration (December 15-19, 2021)
    • Dec 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Program: Mercy Holiday Celebration (December 15-19, 2021)

    Check laughter and cheer off your holiday list with favorite holiday classics performed by the orchestra and Denzal Sinclaire.
    2021: Year in Photos
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    2021: Year in Photos

    Celebrating meaningful musical moments from 2021
    Photos: Live at the Pulitzer - Carrot Revolution
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Photos: Live at the Pulitzer - Carrot Revolution

    The SLSOand Pulitzer Arts Foundation continued their 17-year partnership of presenting music by composers of today.
    Program: A Gospel Christmas (December 9, 2021)
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Program: A Gospel Christmas (December 9, 2021)

    Ring in the holiday season with gospel renditions of holiday favorites with Oleta Adams, the IN UNISON Chorus, and your SLSO.
    Home for the Holidays at Powell Hall
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 5 min

    Home for the Holidays at Powell Hall

    Spend the holidays with your SLSO! Enjoy annual favorites like Gospel Christmas, the New Year's Eve Celebration, and more.
    Program Notes: Nic McGegan's Bach (December 3-5, 2021)
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    Program Notes: Nic McGegan's Bach (December 3-5, 2021)

    C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia in C major, Cello Concerto in A major, Sinfonia in E minor J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No. 6 and No. 1
    Video: Remembering Sarah Bryan Miller
    • Nov 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Video: Remembering Sarah Bryan Miller

    Sarah Bryan Miller, the late classical music critic of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and friend of the orchestra, covered the St. Louis...
    5 Things to Love About Holidays With the SLSO 2021
    • Nov 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    5 Things to Love About Holidays With the SLSO 2021

    There is so much to love about each holiday season with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and 2021 is no different.
    Program Notes: Scheherazade (November 27-28, 2021)
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Program Notes: Scheherazade (November 27-28, 2021)

    In memory of Sarah Bryan Miller Jake Heggie: The Work at Hand Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
    Q&A: A Conversation with Composer Anna Clyne
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Q&A: A Conversation with Composer Anna Clyne

    Composer Anna Clyne’s new piece, PIVOT, will receive its U.S. premiere with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra November 19-20.
    Program Notes: Youth Orchestra Performs Brahms' Second Symphony (November 21, 2021)
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Program Notes: Youth Orchestra Performs Brahms' Second Symphony (November 21, 2021)

    Richard Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2
    Colleagues, Musicians, Friends Remember Late Classical Music Critic Sarah Bryan Miller
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 7 min

    Colleagues, Musicians, Friends Remember Late Classical Music Critic Sarah Bryan Miller

    Sarah Bryan Miller's friends and colleagues share heartfelt words of remembrance that demonstrates Bryan’s devotion to music.
    Photos: SLSO Crafted - Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    Photos: SLSO Crafted - Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

    On November 12, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra continued its Crafted concerts with a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.
    Program Notes: Schubert's Great (November 19-20, 2021)
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Program Notes: Schubert's Great (November 19-20, 2021)

    Anna Clyne's PIVOT, Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy, and Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 9
    Kristin Ahlstrom, Associate Principal Second Violinist, Named Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair
    • Nov 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Kristin Ahlstrom, Associate Principal Second Violinist, Named Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair

    Kristin Ahlstrom, SLSO Associate Principal Second Violinist, is the orchestra’s newest recipient of the Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair.
    Celebrating the Life of Classical Music Critic Sarah Bryan Miller
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    Celebrating the Life of Classical Music Critic Sarah Bryan Miller

    Bryan was a true advocate for the musical arts in St. Louis. Her tireless devotion to the SLSO was only a small part of her influence here
    SLSO Welcomes International Institute of St. Louis for Concert About Home
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    SLSO Welcomes International Institute of St. Louis for Concert About Home

    The SLSO welcomed the International Institute of St. Louis to enjoy a concert about home as part of the Music Without Boundaries program.
    SLSO Untold: Powell Hall Once Housed Ladies’ Apparel Shop
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    SLSO Untold: Powell Hall Once Housed Ladies’ Apparel Shop

    Long before Powell Hall served as home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Helen Mae Shoppe sold ladies’ hats in what is now the Green Room
    Program Notes: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (November 13-14, 2021)
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Program Notes: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (November 13-14, 2021)

    Carlos Simon's Fate Now Conquers, Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto, and Ludwiv van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5
    Program Notes: Stéphane Conducts Shostakovich (November 6-7, 2021)
    • Nov 1, 2021
    • 5 min

    Program Notes: Stéphane Conducts Shostakovich (November 6-7, 2021)

    James Lee III's Emotive Transformations, Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto, and Dmitri Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony
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