St. Louis classical calendar for the week of November 11, 2013

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The Chamber Project St. Louis presents Dream, featuring works by Bridge, Bunch, Ravel and Bruch, on Saturday, November 16, at 8 PM at The Chapel Venue, 6238 Alexander Drive.  For more information: www.chamberprojectstl.org

The Chamber Music Society of St. Louis presents Baroque Bells and Bows featuring trumpeters Thomas Drake and Susan Slaughter, harpsichordist Charles Metz, and cellist Bjorn Ranheim, on Monday, November 11, at 7:30 PM.  The program features music by Manfredini, Vivaldi. Bach, Couperin, and Rameau.  The concert takes place at The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington.  For more information: chambermusicstl.org.

The Community Music School of Webster University presents the Sixth Annual St. Looey Chamber Blitz Concert Featuring the Altius Quartet on Saturday, November 16th, at 7:30 PM.  The program features Haydn’s Quartet Op. 50, No.1, Shostakovich Quartet No.9, and Schubert's "Death and the Maiden." “Concluding the concert, the Altius Quartet will be joined by members of the Prep program and SIUE Suzuki Strings for the collaboration on the performance of Michael Abels Dances and Delights. Commissioned in 2007 by the Sphinx Organization to celebrate its 10th anniversary as well as its dedication to promoting the works of African and Latino composers, Dances and Delights perfectly captures the emotional and physical energy of youth.”  The performance takes place at The Community Music School of Webster University, 535 Garden Avenue in Webster Groves.  For more information: www.webster.edu/cms

Eliot Unitarian Chapel presents a Friends of Music concert on Sunday, November 17th, at 3 PM.  The concert features music by Tchaikovsky, Max Reger, and Matt Assel.  Eliot Unitarian Chapel is at 100 South Argonne in Kirkwood.  For more information: fomcstl.org

Morton Subotnick

HEARding Cats Collective presents a performance by electronic/minimalist composer Morton Subotnick on Saturday, November 16th, at 8 PM.  “Morton Subotnick is heralded as a pioneer in the minimalist music movement, and a major contributor in laying the foundation for electronic music. He’s touring a small number of dates in celebration of his 80th birthday, and appears in St. Louis because of a longstanding relationship with HEARding Cats’ Artistic Director, Rich O’Donnell.”  The performance takes place at the Kranzberg Center, 501 North Grand in Grand Center.  For more information: www.heardingcatscollective.org

McKendree College presents a St. Louis Symphony Mondays concert featuring member of the SLSO on Monday, November 11, at 7:30 PM.  The concert takes place in the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on the college campus in Lebanon, IL.  For more information: thehett.com.

New Music Circle presents Olivia Block, Sandra Gibson, and Luis Recoder in concert on Friday, November 15th, at 8 PM.  “Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder (NYC) will present an original piece of "live cinema" using film projectors and simple mechanical means to create slowly shifting abstract light sculptures in combination with a live soundtrack, created by noted composer, electronic musician, and sound artist Olivia Block (Chicago).”  The event takes place at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Boulevard.  For more information: www.newmusiccircle.org.

David Robertson leads The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, and vocal soloists in a concert performance of Benjamin Britten’s opera “Peter Grimes” on Saturday, November 16, at 8 PM.  It’s a preview of the performance they’ll be giving of the work at Carnegie Hall on Britten’s 100th birthday on November 22nd.  The performance takes place at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand.  For more information: stlsymphony.org.

David Robertson

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra presents Symphony SLAM on Sunday, November 17th, at 3 PM.  Symphony SLAM is “a true fusion between visual art and music” in which music director David Robertson “pairs images of some of the Saint Louis Art Museum’s beloved treasures with music from Britten and Bartók.”  The performance takes place at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand.  For more information: stlsymphony.org.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra presents Symphony in Your Neighborhood – The Jewish Book Festival on Sunday, November 17th, at 7 PM.  “STL Symphony Concertmaster, David Halen, has been a part of the annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival concert for a decade. Join David and his colleagues from the St. Louis Symphony for a very special evening of music featuring Souvenir De Florence by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.”  The concert takes place at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City.  For more information: www.stlsymphony.org/symphony_neighborhood/

Second Presbyterian Church presents The Second Church Chorale and Orchestra with conductor Andrew Peters in a 175th Anniversary Concert on Sunday, November 17, at 5 PM.   The performance features Mozart’s Solemn Vespers for soloists, choir, and orchestra, as well as orchestral pieces by Elgar, Mendelssohn, and others.  Second Presbyterian Church is at 4501 Westminster Place.  For more information: www.secondchurch.net.

William Partridge

The Shepley Program of Music and Arts presents an organ recital by William Partridge on Thursday, November 14 (through 12/12) at 12:30 PM at Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust.  Admission is free.  For more information: christchurchconcerts.org.

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents a classical open stage night on Monday, November 11 from 7:30 – 9 PM.  “Come by yourself or bring your quartet. Sight read through a Beethoven quartet or use this as an opportunity to put the finishing touches on that Hindemith Viola Sonata you have been working on. All ages and skill levels are welcome. We have a 6' grand piano and an accompanist.”  The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood.   For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents Erik Olson, baritone and Jon Garrett, piano on Tuesday, November 12 at 7:30 PM.  “Throw a variety of Italian, German and British art songs together with traditional American selections, add a few timeless standards and Broadway show tunes and you have the recipe for an enjoyable evening of music with baritone Erik Olson and pianist Jon Garrett at Tavern of Fine Arts.”  The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood.   For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents The 442s in concert on Thursday, November 14 at 7:30 PM.  “What happens when you combine two outstanding members of the world-class St. Louis Symphony with two of the city's finest jazz musicians from the Erin Bode Group? You get The 442's, an exciting new acoustic instrumental quartet named for the modern standard tuning of 442 Hz! Brought together by the innovative and inspired compositions of Adam Maness, who also plays guitar, accordion, melodica and glockenspiel in the group, The 442's features Shawn Weil on violin, Bjorn Ranheim on cello and Sydney Rodway on bass. This unique collaboration, formed in the spring of 2012 by a tight-knit group whose love of good food and fine beer makes rehearsals feel like dinner parties, combines outstanding musicianship, group singing, inventive improvisation, whistle solos and special guest appearances by famed jazz vocalist, Erin Bode. Exploring the boundaries of jazz, classical, folk and rock music, their music can move you to the edge of your seat or comfort you like a lullaby, all within the same set.”  The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood.   For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents Patricia Scanlon, soprano with Bill Romer, piano in an evening of songs from the Great American Songbook on Friday, November 15 at 8 PM.  The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood.   For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.

Jeffrey Noonan

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents music for Baroque flute, ‘cello and theorbo by Michel Blavet, Joseph Boismortier, Antonio Vivaldi, and Robert de Visee on Saturday, November 16 at 8 PM.  Featured performers are Douglas Worthen, Baroque Flute; Stephanie Hunt, Baroque Cello; and Jeffrey Noonan, Theorbo.  The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood.   For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.

Third Baptist Church presents a classical organ concert on Friday, November 15, at 12:30 PM as part of its free Friday Pipes series.  Third Baptist Church is at 620 N Grand.  For more information: www.third-baptist.org