St. Louis classical calendar for the week of August 17, 2015

Gusrav Mahler

The Gesher Music Festival presents Degenerate Music, a concert of music the Nazis deemed "degenerate," on Thursday, August 20, at 7:30 PM. The concert takes place at the Missouri History Museum as part of their exhibit on Nazi Propaganda, "State of Deception: music of Mahler, Webern, Stravinsky, Hindemith, Schoenberg and Weill". The Missouri History Museum is at Lindell and Debaliviere in Forest Park. For more information: www.geshermusicfestival.org.

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

The Gesher Music Festival presents From Degenerate To Hollywood - featuring the work of composers who fled Europe and became successful in Hollywood, on Saturday, August 22, at 7:30 PM. The concert features music of Eisler, Goldschmidt, Korngold and Schoenberg and takes place at the Washington University Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City. For more information: www.geshermusicfestival.org.

The Gesher Music Festival presents Voices From Imprisonment, music composed or played in Concentration camps, on Sunday, August 23, at 8 PM. The concert features music of Levitas, Schulhoff and Faure and takes place at the JCC, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. For more information: www.geshermusicfestival.org.

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents soprano Angela Moore and pianist Jon Garrett on Saturday, August 22, at 8 p.m. "Soprano Angela Moore performs December Songs (a song cycle by Maury Yeston based on Die Winterreise by Schubert) and some favorites from the musical theatre repertoire." The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood. For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.