Get a sneak peek at some of the program notes for On the Town (Bernstein) and An American in Paris (Gershwin.) The Civic program notes are written by our own pianist Bill Long.
St. Louis Civic Orchestra Board President, Larry Levin, sat with Maestro Edward Dolbashian for a conversation about the orchestra’s upcoming concert featuring guests T.J Muller and the Gaslight Squares. Listen to the podcast here.
The Civic is pleased to present the winners of the 2017-18 Florence Frager Young Artist Competition on Sunday, April 22 at 3 PM. Violist Molly Prow will play Romance for Viola and Orchestra by Max Bruch, and violinist Theo Bockhorst will play the final movement of Edouard Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole. Read more…
Volunteer opportunities with St. Louis Civic Orchestra The orchestra is looking for volunteers to help with ushering for concerts as well as serving refreshments at intermission, both of which can’t be easily done by orchestra members. Here’s what’s involved: arrive no later than an hour before the concert begins usher Read more…
The Concerto de Aranjuez is one of the easiest-to-love works of the classical repertoire. The Civic is thrilled to present this beautiful piece with the beautiful Alyssa Catlin as our soloist. Do you love to know as much as you can about a piece and it’s composer? Click below to take Read more…
“The concert was wonderful! And the program notes… Wow! How did you get your hands on those?” We in the Civic have heard comments like this time and again from friends in the audience. I’ll tell you how we get our hands on such excellent program notes: our very own Read more…
If you missed the live interview with Stephanie Berg and April Dannelly-Schenck about our concert on Feb. 20, you can listen to a recording here!
The St. Louis Civic Orchestra is pleased to present the 2015-2016 Florence Frager Young Artist Competition! The competition, which started in the mid-70s and was named after a member’s mother in 1993, has allowed the Civic to support young talent in the community and showcase them with a full symphonic orchestra Read more…
The St. Louis Civic Orchestra is excited to kick off our 2015-2016 season this fall at the end of October. On Friday night, October 30, the Civic is excited to bring you selections of spooky music heard in the movies and cartoons. Our Classically Spooky concert will include Grieg’s “In Read more…