
MUSIC LINKS
Alton Symphony Orchestra
The Symphony continues its dedication to developing musical talent and interest with six concerts for its 2007-2008 season, including the Children's Christmas Concert and Young Artists Concert
Bach Society of St. Louis
The oldest choral arts organization in St. Louis, Bach Society presents its 67th season with four concerts at renowned local venues including the Cathedral Basilca. Outreach programs, such as the Young Artists Awards, continue to celebrate and share the power of the human voice with the St. Louis community.
Cameron Youth Chamber Orchestra
The Cameron Youth Music Series provides youths with classical string training and quality instruments. The Orchestra has performed locally and nationally for noted artists and leaders including Wynton Marsalis, Jesse Jackson and Maya Angelou.
Classic99 KFUO-FM
"From the Garden - LIVE" is a lively classical music performance series, designed to involve the local community as well as KFUO-FM's national and international radio audience. The free professional concerts are performed at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Center of Creative Arts (COCA)
COCA presents multi-cultural performances, programs and classes to more than 75,000 people each year. Classes in dance, music, drama and the visual arts are offered in outreach, after-school and scholarship programs and summer camps.
Community Music School of Webster University
The school provides instrumental music instruction, performances and workshops for students of all ages, abilities and socio-economic backgrounds. The four locations reach a 60-mile radius.
Crescendo Concert Series
This season features The Borealis Woodwind Quartet presenting a concert on March 30, 2008 in St. Charles, MO. All concerts are introduced by a musicologist, who familiarizes the audience with the artist, music and instruments to be played.
Gateway Festival Orchestra
The 50 piece Gateway Festival Orchestra performs four free out-of-doors concerts in the beautiful Washington University Quadrangle on Sunday evenings in July, and nine chamber music performances for inner-city youth featuring pre- and post-performance lectures which provide a greater understanding of the music performed.
Innsbrook Institute
The Innsbrook Institute Festival is an event facilitating opportunities for instruction and performance of classical music. The music school brings young musicians together with national level instructors for an intensive eight day school. The festival presents twenty concerts of the highest caliber featuring St. Louis Symphony and national artists.
Jazz St. Louis
Dedicated to bringing St. Louis back to the forefront of mainstream jazz with a world class jazz club and a comprehensive program of education and community outreach, Jazz St. Louis takes professional jazz musicians into local schools for workshops and assemblies, complete with question and answer sessions and one-on-one time with students.
Masterworks Chorale
The Masterworks Chorale and Children’s Chorus will present three major performances and several smaller productions. The season culminates in the collaborative production “Give My Regards to Broadway”, presented May 10 and 11at the Hett Center for the Arts on the campus of McKendree College in Lebanon, Illinois.
New Music Circle
Serving as an advocate for new and experimental music since 1959, New Music Circle presents eleven concerts this season, featuring 25 locally and internationally renowned artists and composers.
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
An internationally acclaimed company, OTSL presents a four-production season on the campus of Webster University in the Loretto-Hilton Center. All operas are sung in English and accompanied by members of The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Educational and outreach programs serve more than 20,000 young people and adults across the St. Louis area.
Quartet Seraphin
The “Meet the Composer” series includes performances of three originally produced musical productions based on the lives of Mozart, Beethoven, and Hayden. These musical biographies will include insight into each composer’s life and times with period costumes, following their struggles and the creation of their greatest and most personal works.
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra brings the finest orchestral music to citizens of metropolitan St. Louis through a variety of programming with nearly 100 orchestral, holiday, educational, and special event concerts at Powell Symphony Hall.
Saint Louis Wind Symphony
In addition to performances throughout the year at outdoor festivals, music conventions and shared concerts, the Wind Symphony presents a four conert series featuring a variety of new and traditional wind selections. Performances are held at the Keating CenterTtheatre on the campus of Kirkwood High School.
Sheldon Arts Foundation
The Sheldon Arts Foundation presents the best in jazz, folk, classical and family concerts; it is also deeply committed to the education of young people. The Sheldon Art Galleries present world-class exhibits as well as educational programs for adults and children. More than 300 events take place each year, serving more than 100,000 people throughout the St. Louis region.
Show-Me Sound Organization
F.O.C.U.S. DRUMLINE and Percussive Arts Education Program provide instruction in music reading and marching percussion performance skills to the youth of the St. Vincent Home for Children and to middle school youth from St. Louis City and County. The DRUMLINE performs in a number of parades and festivals throughout the year.
Springboard to Learning/Young Audiences, Inc.
As the region's largest provider of in-school academic and cultural enrichment programs, SBYA reaches nearly 92,000 students in the metro area, providing arts, humanities and science programs in local schools and community centers.
St. Louis African Chorus
The continuing African Choral Odyssey Series provides a mosaic of choral music from diverse regions of Africa and music by composers of African descent. The African Music for Community Healing and The African Choral Workshop bring outreach and educational programs to the metropolitan area.
St. Louis Chamber Chorus
The St. Louis Chamber Chorus presents new a cappella works by composers in the United States and abroad.this season includes the world premiere of "The Fount of Love", by composer Howard Helvey.
St. Louis Children's Choirs
Provides children with a choral music experience emphasizing musical excellence and character education. Children who audition successfully are assigned to one of 7 choir levels which perform 3 to 25 times a season depending on their skill level.
St. Louis Classical Guitar Society
The Great Artists Series features four concerts performances and master classes hosted by internationally renowned musician from Brazil, Bosnia, Spain, Sardinia, and the U.S. Concerts are held at the Ethical Society and at St. Louis area public schools.
St. Louis County Community Chorus
Four concerts held in April and November showcase the Chorus’ dedication to fostering community and fellowship through practice and performance of choral music. Performances are held at the Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens and Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church.
St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra
This seasons’ series includes five formal concerts at Webster University’s Music School, a holiday pops concert at the Blanche Touhill Performing Arts Center, and a summer pops concert at Queeny Park. All concerts are free to the public.
St. Louis Public Schools Foundation
St. Louis Public Schools Performing Arts Night showcases over 900 St. Louis City school students on stage at the Fox Theatre and celebrates and congratulates the crucial role of music educators in every school district.
St. Louis Women's Chorale
The St. Louis Women' Chorale, founded in 1995, recognizes there is a special beauty in hearing women's voices. The Women's Chorale is a community of women dedicated to performing music by, for and about women.
Union Avenue Opera Theatre
Now in its 12th season, Union Avenue Opera Theatre presents four operas in their original languages. Performed this year are Mozart’s Il Nozze di Figaro, Bellini’s Norm, Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, and Britten’s Turn of the Screw.
University City Symphony Orchestra
The University City Symphony Orchestra presents seven performances each season, including a Young Artists Competition. Performances are held at the Center of Creative Arts and various other University City and St. Louis locations.
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