For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeff Trammel, 314-286-4136
jefft@slso.org  

SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
TO PERFORM FREE BENEFIT CONCERT
FOR KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS 

        ST. LOUIS, Sept. 12, 2005 – The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) will perform a free concert on Sunday, September 18, 3:00 pm at Powell Symphony Hall to benefit victims of the Katrina disaster. Donations will be accepted from patrons attending the concert with all the proceeds going directly to the Red Cross and a special musicians fund to aid displaced musicians from the Gulf Coast.

        New SLSO Music Director David Robertson, his wife, pianist Orli Shaham, the SLSO Chorus and the In Unison Chorus will join the Orchestra on the program. The complete program includes Brahms, Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 with David Halen, Daniel Lee & Orli Shaham, Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol, “Lift Every Voice” and “When the Saint Go Marching In.”

        Grand Center has agreed to provide complimentary parking at the lots adjacent to Powell Hall for patrons attending the concert. No reservations or tickets are needed, seating is open and on a first come first serve basis. Please visit our Hurricane Relief page for more information.