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Convergence Symphonic Band Second Season Preview
Gary Gackstatter, Director for the Convergence Symphonic Band, and Kathy Lawton Brown talk about the band’s first performance of their 2nd season on October 4, 2025, at The Principia Ridgeway Auditorium. Learn more about this free concert at convergence.band Classic 107.3 · Convergence Symphonic Band 2nd Season Opener with Gary Gackstatter
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A Look at the CMSSL Season and Chamber Academy
Chamber Music Society of St. Louis’ Marc Gordon and Davin Rubicz talk with Kathy Lawton Brown. Listen for a preview of the 2025-2026 CMSSTL season with Marc Gordon. This year will celebrate partnerships with St. Louis sister cities includeint Lyon, France; Bologna, Italy; and Stuttgart, Germany. Concerts are primarily in the Pillsbury Theater of the…
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Ushering in the SLSO’s House of Tomorrow with Kevin Puts
Kevin Puts, The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Composer-in-Residence, talks about the upcoming opening weekend for the SLSO and the world premiere of his work “House of Tomorrow”, as well as the new album that will release on Friday featuring the world-premiere recordings of three works by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. The album marks the SLSO’s…
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Making Connections: Exploring the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Holocaust Composer Stories
Helen Turner, the Director of Education at the St. Louis Kaplan-Feldman Holocaust Museum, and Sarah Ruddy, Education Programs Manager for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, discuss the SLSO’s Holocaust Composer Stories, which aim to connect us to composers who were affected by the Holocaust. Pavel Haas is the first composer featured in the series. Learn…
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Missouri River Festival of the Arts 50th Anniversary
Missouri River Festival of the Arts Artistic Director (and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster) David Halen talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about the festival, with events from August 20-23. On Saturday, Maestro Leonard Slatkin will conduct a program featuring works by Mozart, Brahms, and Beethoven. Learn more and purchase tickets at https://friendsofhistoricboonvillemo.org/eventsfestivals Classic 107.3 · Missouri…
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Kelly Slawson and Mark Freiman on Union Avenue Opera’s Salome
Soprano Kelly Slawson and Director Mark Freiman join Kathy Lawton Brown to talk about Union Avenue Opera’s “Salome” by Richard Strauss, with performaces August 15-16 and 22-23, 2025. Friday nights feature “Know Before You Go” talks before the show. Learn more and purchase tickets at unionavenueopera.org. Classic 107.3 · Kelly Slawson and Mark Freiman on Union…
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Working to Explore Music with the Continuum Vocal Ensemble
Dr. John McDonald, artistic director of the Continuum Vocal Ensemble, talks about Ctrl-Alt-Reflect, the first concert in the group’s third season, happening on August 23. Learn more about this performance, which explores our relationship with work and technology, and hear about how and why the Continuum Vocal Ensemble was created. For more information and tickets,…
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Intercultural Music Initiative at the World Chess Hall of Fame and Galleries
Brian Woods, music director of the World Chess Hall of Fame and Galleries music series, talks about the concert happening next Thursday, August 21 featuring the Intercultural Music Initiative (IMI). Learn about what makes the IMI special and why this concert is one not to be missed at the World Chess Hall of Fame and…
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Stray Dog Theatre’s Gary Bell on The Second Hurricane
Stray Dog Theatre Artistic Director Gary Bell talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about “The Second Hurricane”, a youth opera by Aaron Copland with libretto by Edwin Denby. Performances begin Thursday, August 7, continuing Thursdays through Sundays until August 30, 2025. Learn more and purchase tickets at straydogtheatre.org. Classic 107.3 · Stray Dog Theatre Presents The…
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Christopher Kelts Previews Summer Pops Concert
The Saint Louis Philharmonic Orchestra Guest Conductor Dr. Christopher Kelts talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about “From the Heart of America”. This program will be presented on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at the Purser Auditorium of Logan University. Learn more and purchase tickets at www.stlphilharmonic.org. Classic 107.3 · STL Philharmonic From the Heart of America…