Mary Weber gets around town. You may have heard her as part of Clarion Brass, or seen her play with the St. Louis Symphony or Bach Society. She has soloed with several area ensembles, including the St. Louis Philharmonic and the Alton Symphony. And this month she will be featured Read more…
The Civic is kicking off our 70th season with the crowd-pleasing Scheherazade by Rimsky Korsakov. Come to the concert with a little background knowledge by taking a sneak peak at the program notes for this piece. If you are a lover of music that tells a story, you won’t want Read more…
The St. Louis Civic is seeking new members to join the orchestra. Auditions will take place on August 20th beginning at 7:30 PM at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church (9801 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141) Visit our Join page for more details. The Civic is made up of people who Read more…
In 1898, after a hard day of teaching fiddle, Edward Elgar, a young musician from the English Midlands, relaxed by improvising melodies on the piano for the entertainment of his wife, Caroline. She was so intrigued by one of the themes that Edward improvised a number of variations on it, 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…