St. Louis classical calendar for the week of May 19. 2014

Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey

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The New Music Circle presents the NMC Showcase on Tuesday, May 20, at 7:00 PM. "Featured artists will include: Tom Rainey and Ingrid Laubrock, Tyler Damon, and Nathan Cook. Drummer Tom Rainey and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock are perhaps two of New York City's most active jazz improvisers and sought-after collaborators, and both may be found on any given night performing with musicians such as Anthony Braxton, Tim Berne or Craig Taborn. Drummer Tyler Damon (Bloomington, Indiana) will also make a return to St. Louis after playing a recent concert last summer at the St. Louis Art Museum in a power-house trio with Darin Gray and Mars Williams. Damon will be performing in an improvised trio with Kevin Harris (modular synth) and guitarist Chris Trull (Yowie). St. Louis sound-artist and label proprietor Nathan Cook will round out this event with a performance combining electronic, acoustic, and playback sounds." The performance takes place at the William A Kerr Foundation, 21 O'Fallon Street. For more information: newmusiccircle.org

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents Opening the Doors to 27 rue de Fleurus: The world premiere of “27”. "Audiences will have the unique chance to enter the world of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas through the music of composer Ricky Ian Gordon and the words of librettist Royce Vavrek in this world premiere, the second in Opera Theatre's New Works, Bold Voices cycle. Led off with remarks by Mr. Gordon and Mr. Vavrek, in this panel audiences will learn more about the famous salons that Stein and Toklas hosted, as well as the many luminaries and artists that crossed their doorstep. Additional panelists include conductor Michael Christie and director James Robinson, OTSL's artistic director." It's part of their Spotlight on Opera, a series of four insightful dialogues exploring the ideas in each season's opera, and it takes place on Monday, May 19, at 7:30 PM at the Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road. For more information, you may visit experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644.

The St. Louis Chamber Chorus presents Concert VI: The Ancients Speak – Old Church Slavonic. “Hymns and prayers in contrasting styles, but all in the Russian tradition, are provided by Stravinsky and John Tavener, Schnittke and Georgy Sviridov, and Tchaikovsky and Arvo Part. Our Composer-in-Residence, Yakov Gubanov, will travel to St. Louis for the world premiere of a new work he has written specially for the Chamber Chorus.” The concert takes place on Sunday, May 25, at 3 PM at Saint Stanislaus Kostka Church, 1413 N 20th St. For more information: www.chamberchorus.org

St. Louis Symphony musicians Lorraine Glass-Harris and Wendy Rosen, violins, Leonid Gotman, viola, and Cathie Lehr, cello, perform a program to honor veterans on Sunday, May 25, at 3 PM as part of the Symphony Where You Worship program. The concert takes place at New Mt. Sinai Mausoleum, 8430 Gravois Rd. For more information: www.stlsymphony.org/symphony_worship.

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents Kenneth Kulosa, cello, performing the Bach Cello Suites 2, 4 and 6 on Tuesday, May 20, at 7:30 PM. 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 Darwyn Apple, violin with Wen Shen, piano on Saturday, May 24, 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.

Third Baptist Church presents an organ concert by Robert Stubbs of Centenary Methodist Church, Lebanon, Indiana on Friday, May 23, at 12:30 PM as part of its free Friday Pipes series. "Join us on Fridays at Third Baptist Church for Friday Pipes, the free organ recital series celebrating the restoration of the church's 72-rank Kilgen/Möller pipe organ. Each week a different performer will be presenting a program of classical, church, and theatre organ music in the beautiful sanctuary of Third Baptist. This season's performers come from across the USA, and even from around the world. Free parking is available in the church lots on Washington Avenue." Third Baptist Church is at 620 N Grand. For more information: www.third-baptist.org