St. Louis classical calendar for the week of November 12, 2018

This week there's new music from the St. Louis Symphony and the Chamber Project, along with more familiar works, and a program featuring pieces for winds by composers of African descent by African Musical Arts.

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Titus Underwood

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African Musical Arts presents African Descent Composers for Winds on Sunday, November 18 at 3 pm. The concert features guest artist Titus Underwood, Principal Oboe of the Nashville Symphony, along with St. Louis's own IMI Chamber Players. The program consists of music primarily by African American composers Ulysses Kay, William Grant Still, Fred Onovwerosuoke, as well as standard repertoire by Poulenc and C.P.E Bach. The event takes place at the Parkway UCC Auditorium, 2841 N. Ballas Road. For more information: www.africarts.org.

The Chamber Project St. Louis presents Rediscovery on Friday, November 16, at 7:30 pm. The program consists of the Clarinet Quintet by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the Nonet by Louise Farrenc, and a world premiere by Darwin Aquino. The concert takes place in the Pillsbury Theatre at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City. For more information: www.chamberprojectstl.org.

Andrew Cuneo

Christian Macelaru conducts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and SLSO Principal Bassoonist Andrew Cuneo Friday at 10:30 am and Saturday at 8 pm, November 16 and 17. The program consists of Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance by Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3, and the world premiere of the Bassoon Concerto by Christopher Rouse. Performances take place at Powell Hall in Grand Center. For more information: stlsymphony.org. 

Gemma New conducts the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra on Sunday, November 18, at 3 pm. The program consists of Dvorak's Carnival Overture, Sibelius's Finlandia, and the Brahms Symphony No. 1. The performance takes place at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information: stlsymphony.org.

The Washington University Department of Music presents a faculty recital by pianist Amanda Kirkpatrick on Saturday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m. The concert includes music by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Granados and takes place in the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City. For more information, music.wustl.edu.

The Washington University Department of Music presents Breath-Spirit, featuring the university Wind Ensemble and Choirs, on Sunday, November 18, at 7 p.m. The concert includes music Brahms, Andrea Gabrielli, and Leonard Bernstein, and takes place in the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City. For more information, music.wustl.edu.  

The Calyx Piano Trio

The Washington University Department of Music DUC Chamber Music Series presents the Calyx Piano Trio on Monday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m. The free event takes place in the Goldberg Formal Lounge in the Danforth Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, music.wustl.edu.