St. Louis Symphony Chorus

50th Anniversary Celebration

📍 This event takes place at Powell Hall

Sunday, May 2, 2027, 7:00pm Get Tickets

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Program

Erin Freeman, conductor
St. Louis Symphony Chorus | Erin Freeman, director

Franz Biebl Ave Maria
Lili Boulanger Hymn to the Sun
G.F. Handel Zadok the Priest
Ola Gjeilo Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)
Kevin Puts Of Joy and Sorrow from House of Tomorrow
Benjamin Britten “Old Joe Has Gone Fishing” from Peter Grimes
Giuseppe Verdi Va, Pensiero
Johannes Brahms Selig sind die Toten from A German Requiem
Alexander Borodin Polovtsian Dances

About this Concert

Celebrate five decades of extraordinary artistry with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. This special program highlights the ensemble’s remarkable versatility in a vibrant retrospective of choral music, featuring soloists from within the chorus and the full power of the orchestra. With a kaleidoscopic program inspired by orchestral masterworks, opera, modern compositions, and pillars of the symphonic choral repertoire, the concert showcases the 100+ member ensemble in the incomparable acoustics of Powell Hall, offering a radiant expression of the power, beauty, and range of the human voice.

- Founded in 1976 by Music Director Jerzy Semkow, the St. Louis Symphony Chorus is an equal partner with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in performing choral orchestral music at the highest artistic level. Singers of all ages and varied backgrounds come from throughout the St. Louis region to rehearse and perform with the orchestra several times each season.
- Throughout its history, the Chorus has performed repertoire in many styles and languages, including beloved choral-orchestral standards like G.F. Handel’s Messiah, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, and requiems by Johannes Brahms, Giuseppe Verdi, and W.A. Mozart; 20th-century music by Györgi Ligeti and Igor Stravinsky; and newer masterpieces by John Adams, Reena Esmail, Kevin Puts, and more.
- In the 26/27 season, the St. Louis Symphony Chorus takes part in the following classical concerts: Shostakovich’s Eighth (Nov 14–15), performing Mendelssohn’s Psalm 114 and Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms; Ravel and Poulenc (Feb 12–13); Haydn and Ortiz (Mar 20–21); and Mahler’s Third (May 7 & 9). During the holiday season, the SLSC performs in The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert (Dec–13) and Mercy Holiday Celebration at Lindenwood University (Dec 17) and Powell Hall (Dec 18–20).

Artists

Meet the people that make the music.

Erin Freeman

Conductor