St. Louis classical calendar for the week of March 9,2015

David and Miran Halen

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The Bach Society of St. Louis presents Bach and His Passions, a free lecture by Dennis Sparger on Saturday, March 14, at 10 a.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2030 Union Road in south St. Louis county. For more information: bachsociety.org.

The Chamber Music Society of St. Louis presents Salut D'Amour—Celebrating with David and Miran Halen, on Tuesday, March 10, at 7 p.m. as part of a benefit evening for the Chamber Music Society. "The evening will offer a short concert featuring the Halens in the acoustically perfect Sheldon Concert Hall beginning at 7:00 PM. For those who choose the VIP Ticket Package, the program will be followed by a dinner in the Sheldon's Spiering Room. Co-Chairs of the Host Committee are Tom and Carol Voss who invite you to join us in acknowledging and celebrating the many contributions this very special couple has made to St. Louis. " The Sheldon Concert Hall is at 3648 Washington. For more information: chambermusicstl.org.

First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood presents a concert by The Metropolitan Orchestra of St. Louis on Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. "The Metropolitan Orchestra takes listeners to France from the graceful flowing melody of Faure's Pavane to the descriptive Scènes pittoresques by Massenet to the powerful Symphony No. 3 by Saint-Saëns. Bill Stein will be the organist in the mighty "Organ Symphony". Playing on a new Casavant Frères pipe organ with 4,357 pipes the audience will feel this majestic instrument when the 32 foot pipe is given life at the opening of the finale movement of the Saint-Saëns. Music Director Allen Carl Larson will be joined by Assistant Music Director Wendy Lea on this evening of French masters." First Presbyterian Church is at 100 East Adams in Kirkwood. For more information: metro-orch.org.

Second Presbyterian Church presents the Greenville College Choir on Sunday, March 15, at 4 p.m. " The choir has recently performed with the St. Louis Kingsbury Ensemble, the Illinois Music Educators Conference, and the American Choral Directors Association." The church is at 4501 Westminster Place in the Central West End. For more information: secondchurch.net.

The St. Louis Children's Choirs present a joint concert with Drake University on Friday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. "Join The St. Louis Children's Choirs and Drake University for an evening of song sharing at Parkway United Church of Christ in Town and Country. Children's Choirs ensembles will include Concert Choir and Chamber Singers." The performance takes place at Parkway United Church of Christ, 2841 N. Ballas Road. For more information: slccsing.org.

Eva Kozma

David Robertson conducts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra with violin soloists Eva Kozma and Silvian Iticovici in a Whitaker Foundation Music That You Know concert on Friday at 8 p.m., March 13. "Bask in the joyous sounds of some of the finest folk dances like Ginastera's Four Dances from Estancia, Borodin's Polovtsian Dances and Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5." The concerts take place at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information: stlsymphony.org.

David Robertson conducts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra with violinist Vadim Repin and the Women of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus on Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., March 14 and 15. The program features Debussy's "Nocturnes," James MacMillan's "Violin Concerto," and Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 4." The concerts take place at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information: stlsymphony.org.

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents a classical open stage night on Monday, March 9, 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 Denise Stookesberry, mezzo-soprano, and Mary Beth Wittry, piano, in An Evening Of Song From A Mother's Perspective on Thursday, March 12, at 8 p.m. The program features "lullabies from the 19th century, the hauntingly beautiful song cycle "The Confession Stone" by contemporary Canadian composer Robert Fleming, and a variety of songs sung by famous mothers from the modern musical theater repertoire." 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 Manuela Kaymakanova (violin) and Diana Umali (piano) on Saturday, March 14, at 8 p.m. The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood. For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.