St. Louis classical calendar for the week of October 17, 2016

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The Collegium Vocale of St. Louis presents The Splendors of Rome: Music of the early 18th Century on Sunday, October 23, at 2 p.m. " The Collegium Vocale of St. Louis will present a concert of music heard in Rome in the early 18th century, featuring a performance of Francesco Durante's celebrated “Magnificat”, Other composers including Palestrina, Pitoni, Severi, and Stradella, The singers of Collegium Vocale of St. Louis will be supported by period instruments." The concert takes place at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis (Old Cathedral), 209 Walnut Street on the riverfront. For more information: CollegiumVocaleofSaintLouis.org.

The St. Louis Brass Band

The St. Louis Brass Band presents Bright, Bountiful, Brass on Sunday, October 23, at 2:30 p.m. " The first formal concert of the Saint Louis Brass Band will be presented at Lindbergh High School and will include a guest appearance by the Avon Indiana High School Brass Choir. The Brass Band will feature their English-style Brass Band mix of traditional and contemporary repertoire ranging from classical to marches to pop and jazz. Avon HS is one of the premiere high school music programs in the State of Indiana. The Brass Choir will perform several selections of their own and then the two groups will combine forces for a brass and percussion extravaganza." The concert takes place at Lindberg High School, 5000 S. Lindbergh Road in South County. For more information: stlbb.org.

Cristian Macelaru conducts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, with piano soloist Orli Shaham, on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. October 21 - 23. "Stormy, serene, romantic and tranquil, Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances is a stunning virtuoso showpiece for orchestra. Acclaimed by the New York Times as a “brilliant pianist,” Orli Shaham and rising conductor Cristian M_celaru present Beethoven's dramatic Piano Concerto No. 4." The concerts take place at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information: stlsymphony.org.

The Town and Country Symphony Orchestra performs Space, the Final Frontier on Sunday, October 23, at 2:30 PM. "Our annual Halloween Concert will literally transport you to the magical world of outer space. Calling all Trekkies, Jedis, Astronauts, and other space junkies. Come in costume to enjoy some of the best movie music ever written and some classical tributes to space as well. Dr. Chiann-Yi Yawitz will be the soloist for Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1" The performance takes place in Ridgway Auditorium at The Principia, 13201 Clayton Road. For more information: tcsomo.org.

The Perseid String Quartet

The Washington University Department of Music presents the Perseid String Quartet in Leipzig 1843: An Evening with the Schumanns on Thursday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m. " The Perseid String Quartet recreates a joint concert that Robert and Clara Schumann gave in Leipzig on January 8, 1843. Alexander Stefaniak, Assistant Professor of Musicology, will speak about the Schumann partnership, an intricate collaboration between a prominent composer-critic and one of the most significant virtuoso pianists of the nineteenth-century. His talk will draw upon his recent book,Schumann's Virtuosity: Criticism, Composition, and Performance in Nineteenth-Century Germany." The performance takes place in the Goldberg Formal Lounge at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City. For more information: music.wustl.edu.

The Washington University Department of Music presents a bassoon recital and masterclas with Keith Sweger on Saturday, October 22, at 3 p.m. The performance takes place in the Goldberg Formal Lounge at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City. For more information: music.wustl.edu.