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Enjoy a string quartet performance at the St. Louis Public Library.

We are excited to announce our first series of public chamber concerts.
The concerts are indoors and free to attend.
Friday~June 3, 2-3 PM
where: Buder Library, 4401 Hampton Ave
Saturday~June 11, 2-3 PM
where: Schlafly Library, 225 N. Euclid Ave
Bring a lawn chair or blanket to the Quad

Brookings Quadrangle at
Washington University
The Quad has been our home since 1970 and is available again. It is a great place to bring a picnic.
The concerts are free to attend
Sunday~July 10, 7:30 PM
A River Runs Through It
Leon Burke III, Guest Conductor
Robert McNichols Jr., Bass-Baritone
M. Sweetin River Cathedral
R. Schumann Symphony No. 3
J. Strauss II The Blue Danube
B. Smetana The Moldau
F. Grofe Mississippi Suite
G.F. Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks
R. Wagner Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Sunday~July 17, 7:30 PM
Bach to the Future
Leon Burke III, Guest Conductor
& featuring Bach to the Future
R. Wagner Meistersinger Prelude
O. Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances (Suite No. 1)
S. Prokofiev – Classical Symphony
Bach to the Future – Hungarian Rhapsody / Star Wars Parody / Jesu Joy / Flight of the Bumblebee
I. Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
J.S. Bach / L. Stokowski Passacaglia & Toccata in D minor
Join us at the 560 Music Center

560 Center at Washington University
The 560 Center is the site of our successful 2019 summer series and offers easy access and air-conditioned comfort.
560 Trinity Ave, University City, MO 63130
The concert is free to attend
Sunday~July 24, 7:30 PM
From Hummel to Hamilton
Darwin Aquino, Conductor
Mary Weber, Trumpet
& featuring the Gateway Percussion Section
G. Verdi – Overture to La Forza del Destino
J. N. Hummel – Trumpet Concerto in E major
P. I. Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet
B.W. Dietz – Sharpened Stick
G. Sollima – Millenium Bug
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Suite from Hamilton Featuring: You’ll Be Back / Helpless / My Shot / Dear Theodosia / It’s Quiet Uptown / One Last Time
Sunday~July 31, 7:30 PM
Reforming Destiny: a Tribute to Phyllis Tirmenstein
Darwin Aquino, Conductor
TJ Abernathy, Assistant Conductor – GFO Young Artist
Fritz Volini, Piano – GFO Young Artist
Christina Goetz, Soprano – GFO Young Artist
C. M. Von Weber – Der Freischütz Overture )
L. V. Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major Op. 15
A Dvorak – Slavonic Dances Op. 46
F. Schubert – Ave Maria
R. Vaughn Williams – The Call from “Five Mystical Songs”
F. Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 107 “Reformation”