UMSL Music Final Concert May 8
University of Missouri-St. Louis UMSL Music Director of Instrumental Ensembles Dr. David Wacyk talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about the UMSL Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble program “Death and Life” on May 8, 2025. This concert features Hector Berlioz’ seldom performed work Symphonie funèbre et triomphale! Learn more about this free concert at touhill.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1545 Classic 107.3…
Celebrating National Poetry Month
Works of poetry selected and performed by St. Louis arts enthusiasts Nicky Rainey, Ann Haubrich, and the 2024-25 Poet Laureate of St. Louis, Jane Ellen Ibur. Classic 107.3 · A Poem A Day – 2025 National Poetry Month
VIVA Rachmaninoff – STL Philharmonic April 25
St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra Music Director Darwin Aquino and pianist Brian Woods talk with Kathy Lawton Brown about “Viva Rachmaninoff”, coming up on Friday, April 25, 2025. This concert features Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, performed by Woods. Learn more at stlphilharmonic.org Classic 107.3 · Viva Rachmaninoff! STL Philharmonic – April 2025
“Into the Depths” with COCAcabana 2025
COCA (Center of Creative Arts) President and CEO Indigo Sams and event chair Arianna Muckerman join Kathy Lawton Brown to discuss COCAcabana 2025 — “Into the Depths” to Celebrate Creativity & the Arts, and ways to support arts for youth through this annual gala on April 25, 2025. Learn more at www.cocastl.org/cocacabana-event Classic 107.3 · COCAcabana…
St. Louis Visionary Awards 2025
Arts à la Carte host Kathy Lawton Brown talks with Saint Louis Visionary Awards Chair Roseann Weiss, Board Member Sara Burke, and 2025 Outstanding Arts Professional Marie-Hélène Bernard, President and CEO of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Hear about the Saint Louis Visionary Awards honoring women in the arts on Monday, April 21, 2025. Learn…
2025 CMS Young Composers Competition
Community Music School of Webster University (CMS) Director Justin Blackburn, Guest Composer Dr. Daniel Pesca, and first place winners Aadit Shrivastava and Emily Chen talk with Kathy Lawton Brown about the 2024-2025 CMS Young Composers Competition and free concert of winning works played by Chamber Project St. Louis on March 29, 2025. Learn more at webster.edu/cms-ycc…
Classic 107.3 Beat Beethoven 5K
Join us Sunday, May 4 at Queeny Park for our 4th Annual run/walk event for Classic 107.3 – Radio Arts Foundation, the only community-supported arts and classical radio station in St. Louis! In the 5k race, the goal is to finish before the end of Ludwig van Beethoven’s famous Symphony No. 5 (about 33 minutes).…
The 2025 St. Louis Bach Festival
The Bach Society of Saint Louis Artistic Director and Conductor A. Dennis Sparger and Executive Director Melissa Payton talk with Kathy Lawton Brown about the 2025 St. Louis Bach Festival, with musical events throughout the St. Louis area. Tickets, locations and full details for each event can be found at bachsociety.org/festival. Classic 107.3 · 2025…
Bach Society to Present Brahms Requiem
Bach Society of St. Louis Music Director and Conductor Dr. A. Dennis Sparger and Soprano Bethany Worrell talk with Kathy Lawton Brown about the upcoming BSSL performance of Johannes Brahms’ A German Requiem on March 22, 2025. Learn more and purchase tickets at bachsociety.org/requiem. Pictured, left to right: Kathy Lawton Brown, Bethany Worrell, and A.…
A Celebration of Women Composers
Kathy Lawton Brown spotlights “Voices of Her Own: A Celebration of Women Composers” in our conversation with violinist Twinda Murry and oboist Cathy Woelblin-Paul. Learn more about this celebration of Women’s History Month with an inspiring afternoon of FREE music featuring remarkable works by women composers like Florence Price and Fannie Mendelssohn Hensel. Enjoy captivating…