Just in: a report that St. Louis Symphony Orchestra assistant principal horn Larry Strieby is giving up that post.

He’s not leaving the orchestra, but he will give up the responsibilities of assistant principal for the job of utility horn.…

Conductor Marin Alsop spoke to the members of the Music Critics Association this afternoon informally, over turkey sandwiches and brownies. Some of what she said was of the “This shouldn’t leave this room” variety; some of it deserves a wider…

With the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s performances of Orff’s “Carmina burana” this weekend, and with regular listeners (who can be excused) and radio announcers (who cannot) all mispronouncing the title, it’s time to repeat The Word from Latin teachers: it’s…

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has a new resident conductor and Youth Symphony music director.

He’s Ward Stare, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s League of American Orchestra’s Conducting Fellow. The former principal trombone of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Stare, a Juilliard…

IF YOU GO: Marin Alsop and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Powell Symphony Hall, 718 N. Grand

3 p.m. Sunday, April 28

$15.50 to $105; 314-534-1700 or www.slso.org

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has made an art of well-constructed programs…

The flowers are blooming, and so are the audition announcements. This year’s concert season may be ending, but the area’s musical organizations are already gearing up for next fall. Here are three choruses and an orchestra:

The St. Louis Symphony…

This just in: Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, the “Symphony of a Thousand,” will be broadcast live from Quebec on Saturday night. If you’re not going to hear Haydn’s “Creation” by the SLSO that night, this might be fun listening.

(”Colisée…

Some of us have wondered how long it would take the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to drop its Thursday night series. They’ve never been well-attended, and the last time I was there (last season; the Post-Dispatch no longer runs reviews…

Late-arriving announcements of concerts you should know about. This brief is for Sunday’s A&E section, but you might want to plan further ahead:

Symphony Mondays: 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Birth of Olivier Messiaen
Members of the St. Louis Symphony…

At last: the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has hired a new principal percussionist.

The admirable John Kasica has filled as acting principal for several seasons, in part as a way to save money during the orchestra’s time of financial crunch.…