From Opera Theatre of St. Louis:

KFUO/CLASSIC 99 WILL BROADCAST COLIN GRAHAM MEMORIAL CONCERT ON SEPTEMBER 22

The memorial concert for Colin Graham presented by Opera Theatre at the Loretto-Hilton Center in June 2007 will be broadcast by KFUO/Classic 99 at 8:00…

The flap du jour: The Toronto Globe and Mail’s Robert Everett-Green, in a review of conductor Peter Oundjian and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, started a mild panic in St. Louis with this:

…The same went for the elegant, honey-sweet violin…

Yes, that’s a Ringwraith in the lobby: for this weekend’s performances of Howard Shore’s “The Lord of the Rings” Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has some of the original costumes and props from the films on display at Powell…

Some “obstructed view” seats and standing room spots have been released for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s performances of “The Lord of the Rings” Symphony on Friday and Saturday. Call 314-534-1700 or visit www.slso.org to find out more.

About 1,000 people…

Critic Donald Rosenberg of the Cleveland Plain Dealer knows more than just about anyone about the Cleveland Orchestra. He’s covered the orchestra for almost 30 years at two different papers; he’s written the definitive book on the ensemble. He’s the…

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s annual concert on Art Hill is tonight (see press release below), and it looks the weather will be perfect for it.

This just in: a rumor (from a usually reliable source) that there will be a…

Well, Chamber Project Saint Louis has attitude, anyway; I wasn’t aware that classical music really needed “reviving” in a city that boasts one of the country’s best orchestras, an internationally renowned opera festival and several other fine series.

On the other…

Tune in, or TiVo it. From an internal memo from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra:

Channel 5 (KSDK) will have three live segments (assuming there isn’t any late breaking news) re: Lord of the Rings tomorrow (Wednesday) morning on Today In…

MusicalAmerica.com quotes an Associated Press report: Israeli security officers forced an Alvin Ailey dancer to perform for them in order to prove his identity before they’d let him enter the country. And they made him do it twice.

…Abdur-Rahim Jackson, an…

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents the “sale of sales.” Levy Opera Center, 210 Hazel, Webster Groves. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat., Oct. 4. Free admission. 314-961-0171 or www.opera-stl.org.

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