Saturday, April 20, 2019

St. Louis classical calendar for the week of April 22, 2019

The Bach Society of St. Louis kicks off the Bach Festival 2019 this week and Leonard Slatkin returns to conduct the SLSO in the first of two sets of concerts.

The Bach Society at St. Stanislaus
The Bach Society of St. Louis presents the Bach Society Young Artists and pianist Sandra Geary on Sunday, April 28, at 4 pm. "These four soloists will perform Bach arias and other favorite pieces from the impressive wide-ranging repertoire of operatic and recital works. This concert is presented jointly with the Bach Society of St. Louis and is part of the Bach Society's 2019 St. Louis Bach Festival." The concert takes place at Second Presbyterian Church, 4501 Westminster Place in the Central West End. For more information: bachsociety.org.

The St. Louis Brass Band presents 20th Anniversary Blazin' Brass on Sunday, April 28, at 2:30 p.m. "The Saint Louis Youth Brass Band will also be featured. "Strike Up The Band" and "Gaelforce" have been traditional featured repertoire of the Brass Band for these twenty years and will open and close this concert. Many other favorites from throughout the years will be performed as tribute to the many performers who have made this ensemble the wonderful success it is today." The concert takes place at Bonhomme Presbyterian Church, 14820 Conway Road. For more information: stlbb.org.

The Schola Antiqua Chicago
St. Louis Cathedral Concerts presents the Schola Antiqua Chicago on Friday, April 26, at 8 pm. "Schola Antiqua of Chicago is a professional early music ensemble dedicated to the performance of repertory before the year 1600. An ensemble that executes pre-modern music with "sensitivity and style" (Early Music America), Schola Antiqua takes pride in providing the highest standards of performance, research, and education as it highlights underserved repertories from this period. Founded in 2000, the organization has received invitations to perform from museums, libraries, festivals, universities, and other institutions across the country. The ensemble is currently Artist-in-Residence at the Lumen Christi Institute and formerly a resident artist at the University of Chicago." The performance takes place at The Cathedral Basilica on Lindell in the Central West End. For more information: cathedralconcerts.org.

Leonard Slatkin returns to conduct the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 3 pm, April 27 and 28. The program consists of Loren Loiacono's Smothered by the Sky, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist Olga Kern, and Bernstein's Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish") with narrator Charlotte Blake Alston. Performances take place at Powell Symphony Hall in Grand. Center. For more information: stlsymphony.org.

Eric Schreiber
The Sheldon Concert Hall presents St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster Erin Schreiber, along with members of the SLSO, in Women's Suffrage on Wednesday, April 24, at 8 p.m. "One hundred years ago the U.S. Congress voted to approve the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote. We mark this long overdue congressional action with a concert that celebrates women in classical music -- composers such as Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann and Amy Beach." The Sheldon is at 3648 Washington in Grand Center. For more information: thesheldon.org.

The Washington University Department of Music presents a Wind Ensemble Concert on Thursday, April 25, at 7:30 pm. The concert includes music by Aaron Copland, Cécile Chaminade, and Carl Maria von Weber, and takes place in the 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 the Washington University Symphony Orchestra in Fiesta Latina: A Celebration of Latin Music on Sunday, April 28, at 3 pm. The concert features A Haitian Phantasy by Ludovic Lamothe and selections from El Amor Brujo by de Falla, and takes place in the concert hall at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City. For more information, music.wustl.edu.

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