Live at The Sheldon

Windward

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Thursday, Apr 22, 2027, 7:30pm Get Tickets

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Program

Andrea Kaplan, curator and flute
Philip Ross, curator and oboe
Andrew Cuneo, bassoon
Robert Walker, clarinet
Tod Bowermaster, horn

Malcolm Arnold Three Shanties for Wind Quintet

Dominick DeStefano New Work (World Premiere/SLSO commission)

John Blackwood McEwen Under Northern Skies

Samuel Barber Summer Music

Paquito D’Rivera Selections from Aires Tropicales

Valerie Coleman Red Clay & Mississippi Delta

About this Concert

Music inspired by distinct places, traditions, and cultural influences takes center stage in this intimate chamber concert for woodwinds, curated by SLSO musicians Andrea Kaplan and Philip Ross. From the maritime spirit of Malcolm Arnold’s Three Shanties and the evocative landscape of J.B. McEwen’s Under Northern Skies to the warmth of Samuel Barber’s Summer Music, this program explores the many ways composers translate a sense of place into sound. Featuring vibrant works by Paquito D’Rivera, Valerie Coleman, and a world premiere by Mizzou composer Dominick DeStefano, Windward offers a richly varied collection of musical perspectives spanning continents, cultures, and generations.

- Valerie Coleman wrote Red Clay & Mississippi Delta as a musical tribute to her mother’s family roots in the Mississippi Delta region. The work draws inspiration from Southern culture, family traditions, and blues music.
- Paquito D’Rivera’s Aires Tropicales was commissioned by the Aspen Wind Quintet and premiered in 1994 at the Frick Collection in New York City. The seven-movement work takes listeners on a musical journey through Latin American dance styles, including the Cuban habanera, Venezuelan waltz, and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
- Composer Dominick DeStefano is the recipient of a Sheldon Commission from the University of Missouri’s Mizzou New Music Initiative. This accolade provides rising composers the opportunity to write an original chamber work to be premiered by SLSO musicians at The Sheldon.

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Special Thanks

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Live at The Sheldon is sponsored by the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation. Welcomed by Classic 107.3

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