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Would you would like to go to classical and orchestral performances with others like you? You have found the right Meetup group.
Join us to attend concerts with a variety of orchestras, chamber music groups, vocal ensembles, university music programs, opera and more. (Did you know that in addition to our world class St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, there are 14 other orchestras performing regularly in the area?). Many of the concerts we attend are free to attend. And we often have a social gathering as part of our Meetup events. Whether you are new to classical music or a trained musician, you will be comfortable and enjoy our group.
Membership in the Symphony Meetup of St. Louis costs $5 per year, after a 60 day free trial, to offset the costs of the Meetup. We typically organize 25 to 35 events per year for members to choose from to participate. You can review past events and future schedules here on our Meetup pages. Join us for a musical adventure.
Upcoming events
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The Perseid String Quartet - lunch and museum tour -- Kemper Art Museum
Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO, USLet's have a fun Friday daytime experience on campus at Washington University at the Kemper Museum of Art.
Let's meet when the coffee shop in the museum opens for an early lunch at 11:00 to have some social time and enjoy some savory deli sandwiches from Parker’s Table, or pastries from Colleen’s, and perhaps an ice cream sandwich. Or just have coffee.
Presented alongside "Making Their Mark" at the Kemper, this program celebrates women's creative voices. The Perseid Quartet highlights female composers from the classical to the contemporary, weaving a legacy of resilience in the face of artistic and societal barriers. The hour-long concert is totally free and open to the public right in the museum.
And then, after the concert, the WashU Music Department will organize a guided tour of the museum for our group. The architecture and interior design of the building, as well as the artwork collections, are all notable.
Afterward, those interested can adjourn to the coffee shop (Coffee Stamp) in nearby Hillman Hall on campus for a good gab.
Since it is a school day, there is paid parking in the underground garages on campus near the Kemper Museum.
The Museum admission and the concert and tour are all totally free. You are responsible for your own lunch tab.
This 'secret parking tip' was offered to us: "sometimes the signs as you enter the garage underneath the Kemper say 'FULL' - but often the garage is not actually full and you can still find parking." It appears that it will cost $5 or less to park in the underground garage near the Kemper Museum (which is called the East End Garage). Here is a link to all the on campus parking info for visitors including a map. I strongly suggest you check the East End Garage first. There is no free visitors parking except on surrounding streets.
https://parking.wustl.edu/items/garage-parking/13 attendees
StL Philharmonic Orchestra - Youthful Nature in Symphonic Sound
Purser Center at Logan University, Logan University Campus, Chesterfield, mo, USLet's join the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra as they continue to celebrate their 165th year of making music. This concert is at the beautiful Purser Center on the Logan University campus in Chesterfield.
We'll have a great seats together, set aside by the orchestra based on your RSVPs. And you will enjoy this at the General Admission price of $15. Parking is free on the university's lighted lot. And we'll have an optional dinner nearby before the concert.
This is an ambitious and spectacular musical program featuring the full rich sound of the large Philharmonic along with solo featured musicians:
- Mendelssohn: Overture for Winds in C major
- López: Tribute to the Earth (Pago a la Tierra)
- Bach/Elgar: Fantasy and Fugue in C minor
- Prokofiev: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 19
- Beethoven: Symphony No 6
Please RSVP here and order your tickets now online at https://www.stlphilharmonic.org/event-details-registration/concert-2-youthful-nature. Be sure to order the General Admission tickets for $15 to sit with our group.
Those interested can join us for dinner at the nearby Yellowstone Cafe at 5:30, which is only minutes from the concert in Lamp & Lantern Village. They have a great variety of moderately priced food. Be sure to answer the dinner question with your RSVP here to be included in the dinner reservation. Please join us.
PLEASE NOTE: If you RSVP for this concert and/or dinner, be sure to purchase your ticket and show up! It's important for us to maintain credibility with the orchestras and restaurants who afford us special considerations based on your RSVPs.
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SLSO at Powell Hall for The Firebird -- Fantasy and Flame
St. Louis Symphony at Powell Hall, 718 N Grand Blvd, St Louis, Mi, USUPDATE: Our block of 30 discounted seats for this performance is SOLD OUT. However, there are other non discounted seats still available through the orchestra.
DINNER UPDATE: Note this earlier start. Our dinner reservation at Vito's in Grand Center is at 5:00pm so they can properly and timely manage our large group attending. There are 20 expected for dinner.
ORGANIZER UPDATE: As Tony and Rhonda are not able to attend this concert, Chris Gandlmayr is stepping up as Event Organizer and will be at Vito's and at Powell. Please thank him for jumping in to help our group.
Let's get back to Powell Hall with another great ticket opportunity from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. And a sparkling musical program with Stéphane Denève leading the orchestra and world famous piano soloist, Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
Once again, the SLSO is providing our Meetup group with group ticket pricing and the opportunity for our group to be seated together. The orchestra is also waiving ticket service charges as part of this new relationship with our Symphony Meetup.
The ticket price to sit with our group for this concert is only $29. The orchestra has made 30 seats available to us with this group pricing. Ticket purchasing instructions are at the conclusion of this write up.
Our seats are on the orchestra level and allow your view of the piano soloist's craft on the keyboard. And elevated enough to see the full orchestra. You will select your seats within our block on the purchaing site.
Those interested can join for dinner before the performance at Vito's Ristorante in Grand Center, a short walk from Powell Hall. A reservation will be made for 5:30. Please reply to the question with your RSVP.
ABOUT THE MUSIC
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Guillaume Connesson Maslenitsa (First SLSO performances)
Aram Khachaturian Piano Concerto
Igor Stravinsky The FirebirdImmerse yourself in the eccentric, captivating sounds of Russian folk music. Music Director Stéphane Denève leads the SLSO in Stravinsky’s complete score to The Firebird, a 1910 ballet that revolutionized orchestral music while reimagining an age-old fairy tale. Adding charge to this electric program is Jean-Yves Thibaudet, who returns to the SLSO to perform Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto, a shimmering showpiece inspired by Armenian and Russian folk tunes. Guillaume Connesson’s Maslenitsa brims with the energy of a Slavic holiday festival to complete this colorful musical set.
HOW TO ORDER DISCOUNTED SEATS WITH OUR GROUP
- Go to www.slso.org
- Go to "Get Tickets" then "Event Calendar"
- Put the date in for the event: Nov 22
- Enter promo code STLMEETUP in the box on upper right portion of screen, hit submit
- Once it shows the code is being applied, go to "Get Tickets Now"
- Click on the Orchestra section of the hall in the schematic - it is the only one you can access with this code in place
- This will open a seat map of the orchestra seating at Powell and it will show, in green, the remaining seats available in our group block of seats.
- We have 30 seats in our block to start. They will diminish as our group purchases them.
- Click on your preferred seats and follow the prompts for payment.
If possible, please avoid leaving an 'orphan' single seat in the middle of our block.
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The Four Figures: Chamber Project St. Louis at Soldiers Memorial!
1315 Chestnut St, St Louis, Mi, USCome enjoy a truly unique afternoon downtown featuring a confluence of music, history, and architecture in The Four Figures concert by Chamber Project St. Louis. This collaboration between Chamber Project, Soldiers Memorial, and the Landmarks Association of St. Louis promises to provide a FREE musical atmosphere for reflection honoring the sacrifice of those who have served this country.
Specifically, there will be works by Elizabeth Poston, Nilofar Nourbakhsh, John Cage and Claude Debussy to highlight the four figures flanking the entrance at Soldiers Memorial - Loyalty, Courage, Vision, and Sacrifice.
For full details and to register for a free seat at this event, here is a link to the event website- https://mohistory.org/events/four-figures
NOTE: Although the concert is free, advance registration is required at the link above, so be sure to do that when you update your RSVP here in the MeetUp app. It is free to attend, and if you have any issues signing up at the link, I am uploading a screen shot of their page where it has a phone number you can call and an email if you have any issues reserving your spot. Also recall parking is free downtown on Sundays!
For those who may want to connect a bit after the concert, an optional post-concert gathering at Buddy's Wine Bar & Bistro (1001 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63101) is available. Please indicate if you plan to attend that in the RSVP.
If you have not been to Soldiers Memorial since their re-opening in 2018 after extensive renovations, you are in for a treat! More about Soldiers Memorial can be found here - https://mohistory.org/memorial
Landmarks Association of St. Louis is a local non-profit who preserves and promotes the rich architectural heritage in St. Louis, and more about their organization can be found here - https://landmarks-stl.org/
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