SUBSCRIPTION SERIES:
Coffee ConcertsFriday A
Friday B
Friday C
Saturday A1
Saturday A2
Saturday B1
Saturday B2
Sunday A
Sunday B
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Special Event Concerts
SPECIAL EVENT CONCERTS
Friday, September 19, 2008 at 7:30pm
Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 7:30pm
Ludwig Wicki, conductor
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus
Capture the Ring with the SLSO! Since its
premiere in 2003, Howard Shore’s The Lord
of the Rings Symphony has received standing
ovations on four continents. The musical experience
is heightened with projected illustrations
and storyboards. “Shore’s musical opus
is every bit as impressive as Tolkien’s literary
one...even when liberated from the majesty
of [Peter] Jackson’s trilogy.”—Seattle Times
Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 3pm
David Robertson, conductor
We’re off to see the Wizard! The 1939
classic has been stunningly re-mastered
and restored, and now, the wonderful
Harold Arlen score will be played live
by the SLSO,with David Robertson
conducting. The Wizard of Oz will be as
enchanting to those who’ve seen it dozens
of times as to those who are seeing it for
the first time. Judy Garland singing “Over
the Rainbow” with the SLSO: We’re off!
Shaham
SPECIAL EVENT
Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 3pm
David Robertson, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
Ain’t love grand? Especially as it’s expressed
in this concert of fantastic Broadway show
tunes by George Gershwin and Leonard
Bernstein. Orli Shaham plays Gershwin’s
scintillating piano concerto, with her husband
David Robertson conducting.
SPECIAL EVENT
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 7:30pm
The "house" band for the birthplace of jazz.
Preservation Hall sits at the heart of the
French Quarter, and the musicians who
make up the band learned from legends
who played with the forefathers of New
Orleans jazz: Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll
Morton, Louis Armstrong and others. Spirits
preserved
The 5 Browns
SPECIAL EVENT
Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 7:30pm
Take five precociously gifted siblings
(Juilliard-trained, no less), five pianos, and
some of the greatest music ever written,
with that music superbly played at a feverpitch
by those five siblings—and you get
some small sense of the phenomenon that
is The 5 Browns. Bring your whole family
for an awesome entertainment experience
HOLIDAY CONCERTS
Winans
Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 7:30pm
Friday, December 19, 2008 at 7:30pm
Robert Ray, conductor
CeCe Winans, vocalist
Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON® Chorus
Two nights of soul-stirring gospel music
to celebrate this most joyous of seasons.
The artistic combination of Robert Ray,
the Saint Louis Symphony IN UNISON®
Chorus, and the Saint Louis Symphony
Orchestra have made A Gospel Christmas
a tradition that delivers all of the promises
of the holiday. A special guest from the
gospel-music world will make these
concerts shine even more brightly
LaBrecque
Friday, December 19, 2008 at 2pm
Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 2pm
Ward Stare, conductor
Doug LaBrecque, vocalist & narrator
The
St. Louis Children’s Choirs
Popular songs mixed with orchestral
favorites that define the spirit of the season,
The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Celebration is made to gladden
the hearts of every girl and boy—whatever
their age. With Powell Symphony Hall
dressed in its holiday best, you and your
family will delight in music made for this
time. And everyone warm up your voices
for the traditional sing-along with The
St. Louis Children’s Choirs!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 7:30pm
David Robertson, conductor
The program for the SLSO’s annual New
Year’s Eve Surprise Party is one of the best kept—and most-enjoyed—secrets of the year.
A special guest artist? A dancer (or dancers)?
Will the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus be
singing? You won’t know until you’re there.
But you’ll know that David Robertson and
the SLSO will make this the first (and best)
stop on your New Year’s Eve revels
EVERYBODY'S ORCHESTRA
Fridays at 6:30pm
$30 Reserved, limited availability
$20 General Admission
No passport required, no baggage to check.
Classical Detours returns to Friday nights,
which means you begin your weekend with
a pre-concert happy hour followed by the
SLSO taking you on an exciting, one-hour
musical tour of places far and near. Avoid
the rush hour on the most enjoyable detour
you’ll ever take.
English Pomp (& Circumstance)
October 3, 2008
Transylvanian Halloween
October 31, 2008
Discover America
December 12, 2008
Latin American Carnival
January 30, 2009
Middle East Crossroads
March 20, 2009
Sundays 3-4pm
Conductor to be announced
$10 Adult / $6 Child
For an hour on Sunday afternoons you and
your family share a live performance by the
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra that is truly
fun for everyone. You’ll join in—clapping or
singing or even stomping your feet. Family
Concerts are educational too, but you’ll
hardly even notice. Come as you are.
Peter and the Wolf
October 19, 2008
Picture the Music
November 30, 2008
Orchestral Magic
January 18, 2009
Dance & Music: Boléro
March 8, 2009
(David Robertson conducting,
with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
Program includes Ravel’s Boléro.)
BEYOND THE HALL
David Robertson and the SLSO host a
celebration of one of the most popular
instruments in the world. The Guitar
Festival makes its way to different venues
throughout the city, with extraordinary
guest artists and some of the finest local
talent to be found. At the Pageant hear
music of Frank Zappa and Edgard Varèse,
along with Glen Branca’s symphony written
for 100 electric guitars, with composer/
guitarist Steve Mackey and John Patitucci
joining 98 St. Louis guitarists. Mackey
again plugs in, along with Jason Vieaux,
for a chamber concert at a venue to be
named later. At Powell Symphony Hall,
John Patitucci plays a work for electric
bass and electric bass guitar. In November,
St. Louis is GuitarLand.
At The Pageant in the U-City Loop
Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 8pm
David Robertson, conductor
John Myers, conductor**
GLENN BRANCA Symphony No. 14, “The Harmonic Series”
2,000,000,000 Light Years From Home, Part I
ZAPPA G-Spot Tornado
VARÈSE Arcana
GLENN BRANCA Symphony No. 13, “Hallucination City”**
On-sale date TBA
Beat Movement at Powell Symphony Hall
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 8pm
Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 8pm
The Guitar Festival is supported in part by a grant from
the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago comes to
St. Louis for concerts with the Saint Louis
Symphony Orchestra and David Robertson—
dancing on stage as the Orchestra plays—
and for workshops with local students. The
SLSO offers these educational activities in
collaboration with Dance St. Louis.
Dance/Music at Powell Symphony Hall
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 8pm
Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 8pm
Family Concert at Powell Symphony Hall
Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 3pm
Subscribers can purchase now. On sale to the public Monday, August 25, 2008 at 9am
Touhill Performing Arts Center, UM-St. Louis
Contact the Touhill at 314-516-4949
or visit www.touhill.org for on-sale dates.
Sundays will be filled with wonderful music
and entertainment: the fourth Percussion
Festival, opera arias and overtures, and
Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony with a
multi-media presentation.
Explosions: Percussion Festival4
Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 2pm
SLSO Performs Opera at the Touhill
Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 2pm
Discover Beethoven
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 2pm
On sale date TBA
A series of intimate chamber concerts
featuring members of the SLSO returns
to the Pulitzer. These programs feature a
modern repertoire specially designed to
relate to the current exhibition, and to the
architecture of the Pulitzer itself. The Pulitzer
Concerts will be announced at a later date.
Concert dates and on-sale date TBA