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…
A Celebration of Voice with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus
Hear from Erin Freeman, Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and AT&T Foundation Chair, about the April 11 concert “A Celebration of Voice”, which showcases the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and selected performers from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Erin discusses the wide variety of works on the program (some of which drew on…
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…
Jazzmatazz and More with the McKinley Goldbug Band
As part of Classic 107.3’s partnership with the Des Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative, McKinley Classical Leadership Academy Middle and High School Band Director Bob Dorries and members of the Goldbug band invite listeners to “Jazzmatazz” on March 8, 2025. Hear from Band Director Dorries and McKinley Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band musicians Senior Jack…
Gemma New Returns for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Conductor Gemma New shares her thoughts on the enduring majesty and message of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and her joy at performing this work with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, and soloists Susanna Phillips, Sasha Cooke, Jamez McCorkle, and Nathan Berg. For more information and tickets, visit slso.org. Classic…
Double Play – Adam Wainwright and Leonard Slatkin
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin talks with Adam Wainwright, former Cardinals’ pitcher turned country music star, about his upcoming performance with the SLSO on February 22. Learn about how Adam traded in one kind of pitch for another – and what that means for his future – in this discussion between two…
MOSL: The King of Instruments
Roger Kaza, Principal Conductor for The Metropolitan Orchestra of Saint Louis, talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about the beautiful program of orchestral showpieces they will perform on Sunday, October 13, 2024, including Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A Minor, featuring piano soloist Peter Henderson, and Saint-Saëns’ iconic Symphony No. 3, “Organ”, featuring organist Bill Stein.…