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Marie-Hélène Bernard of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra President and CEO Marie-Hélène Bernard shares some exciting ’23-’24 season highlights as well as a Powell Hall construction update. The SLSO season begins September 21 with the annual free concert in Forest Park! Classic 107.3 · Marie-Hélène Bernard of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
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Meet Us at the Fair – Chamber Project St. Louis and Classic 107.3
Dana Hotle, the Executive Director of Chamber Project St. Louis, tells listeners about what to expect at the group’s peformance on September 9th at 1pm at the St. Louis Art Fair (sponsored by Classic 107.3)! Plus, hear a little bit about the ’23-’24 Chamber Project St. Louis season.
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St. Louis Art Fair Commemorative Print Artist Tanya Kirouac
Hear from Tanya Kirouac, the 2023 Commemorative Print Artist for the 30th St. Louis Art Fair! Tanya is one of the more than 180 artists who will be exhibiting at one of the top art fairs in the country September 8-10 in Clayton.
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400 Reasons to Celebrate Pianos for People
Matt Brinkman, Executive Director of Pianos for People, stops by to talk about what’s happening at the organization… including the recent delivery of their 400th piano!
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Passing the Baton at the St. Louis Children’s Choirs
Dr. Alyson Moore is the new Artistic Director of the St. Louis Children’s Choirs, taking over from Barbara Berner, the Artistic Director Emerita, who had led the choirs for 25 years. In this interview, the pair discuss the transition process and some future plans for this St. Louis arts institution.
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Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis “Suddenly” Returns
Hear from the executive-artistic director of Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, Carrie Houk, and the director of this year’s mainstage festival production, “Suddenly Last Summer”, Tim Ocel, about why watching this play will be like riding a roller coaster, what other events are a part of this year’s festival, what they love about Tennessee Williams,…
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Ragtime Revealed – Union Avenue Opera
Hear from Shawn Patrick Tubbs, the director of Ragtime, and Debby Lennon, who portrays Mother, about the creative process involved in staging this Tony-winning musical. Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, Ragtime follows a Jewish immigrant searching for a better life for his daughter, an upper-class wife yearning for something more, and a daring…
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Calvin Wilson
Our hearts are heavy with the loss of Calvin Wilson. Since our station first went on the air ten years ago, Calvin’s jazz show “Somethin’ Else” has been a wonderful part of our weekly programming. We are grateful for all that Calvin did for Classic 107.3, and we will miss seeing him in the studio.…
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Nathan Avakian Performs at Friday Pipes
Hear from organist and composer Nathan Avakian and Brent Johnson, the organist for Third Baptist Church in St. Louis, about this evening’s free Friday Pipes concert featuring Nathan. He’ll perform a variety of pop music as well as the scores from some entries to the International Youth Silent Film Festival. For more information about the…
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Lianne Marie Dobbs Leads at Blue Strawberry
Lianne Marie Dobbs brings her cabaret show “Why CAN’T a Woman” to Blue Strawberry this Friday, March 31st! Lianne spoke with Julie Schuster about how she created the show, which features songs traditionally sung by a man interspersed with funny and thought-provoking words from female authors, and why she’s excited to share it with audiences in St. Louis…