St. Louis classical calendar for the week of December 3, 2018

Handel's venerable Messiah appears on the list twice this week. The traditional one is at Powell Hall and the sing-along version is in Graham Chapel.

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The American Chamber Chorale and the Salem St.-Louis Chamber Orchestra perform on Saturday, December 8, at 7:30 p.m. Singer Brian Owens will be the guest artist. The concert takes place at Salem United Methodist Churh, 1200 S. Lindbergh. For more information: americanchamberchorale.com.

Jérôme Mouffe

The St. Louis Classical Guitar Society presents a Great Artist Guitar Series concert with Jérôme Mouffe on Saturday, December 8, at 8 pm. "Belgian guitarist Jérôme Mouffe has toured throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Western Europe as a soloist and chamber musician. He was invited to perform at the Agustin Barrios Mangoré Festival in Brussels (2009) sharing the stage with his teacher and mentor Eliot Fisk. He earned his Master of Music degree magna cum laude at age 20 at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles and a Postgraduate Diploma at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg." The performance takes at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Road. For more information: guitarstlouis.net.

Matthew Halls conducts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Friday and Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 3 pm, December 7 - 9 in Handel's Messiah. Performances take place at Powell Hall in Grand Center. For more information: stlsymphony.org.

The Arianna String Quartet

The University of Missouri - St. Louis presents The Science of Beauty on Monday, December 3, at 7:30 pm. "What is the science behind beautiful music making? Join the Arianna String Quartet and UMSL Professor of Biophysics, Sonya Bahar, at UMSL Grand Center on Monday, December 3rd, at 7:30 PM, for a fascinating evening that will illuminate and explore connections between physics and the artistry of musical expression. In this engaging and interactive evening, the ASQ and Professor Bahar will examine principles of friction, inertia, gravity, and kinetic energy, and will demonstrate how these fundamental aspects of physics factor into the interpretive process for a string quartet. Come enjoy an inspiring and informative evening discovering how playing a string instrument requires an individual commitment to the unification of the arts and sciences." The event takes place at UMSL's Grand Center Location. For more information: stlpublicradio.org.

Xiomara Mass

The Washington University Department of Music presents a faculty recital by Xiomara Mass, oboe, with Peter Henderson, piano, on Monday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m. The concert includes music by Loeffler and Saint-Saëns 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 a Guitar Gala, featuring students from the music progralm on Thursday, December 6, at 8 pm. The concert includes music by Bach, Poulenc, and Fernando Sor, and takes place in the Graham Chapel on the Washington University campus. For more information, music.wustl.edu.

The Washington University Department of Music presents a Messiah Sing-Along on Sunday, December 9, at 3 pm. The audience is invited to sing along in this performance of Handel's oratorio, which takes place in the Graham Chapel on the Washington University campus. For more information, music.wustl.edu.