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To Celebrate: A Saint Louis Wind Symphony Concert
As part of SLAM’s Festive Fridays celebration, the Saint Louis Wind Symphony will be performing a concert entitled To Celebrate in the Museum’s auditorium, featuring traditional wind-band music and holiday classics that will celebrate people and events from throughout history.
No tickets are required for this free program. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Auditorium doors open approximately 30 minutes before start time.
About the concert
The Wind Symphony will perform selections by several prominent composers for wind band. Included will be pieces by Karl King, Alfred Reed, Charles E. Duble, and Florence Beatrice Price. Two Wind Symphony composers (Matt McKeever and Cliff McDaniel) and one arranger (Chris Woods) will also be featured. The concert will conclude with two holiday classics: Leroy Anderson’s “A Christmas Festival” and “Sleigh Ride.”
Courtesy of Saint Louis Wind Symphony
About the performers
Established in 1998, the Saint Louis Wind Symphony is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all-volunteer concert band organization. The Wind Symphony’s 65-member ensemble is staffed by musicians from across Missouri and Illinois. A majority of the ensemble’s membership consists of current and former music educators who believe the importance of music is demonstrated not only by passing the knowledge of it onto others but also by participating in its creation.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
