Fireworks over bandshell during Forest Park concert

Annual Forest Park Concert

Thurs, Sep 19 at 7:00pm | Forest Park on Art Hill

Join us as we kick off the 24/25 season in our annual free concert in Forest Park. Music Director Stéphane Denève leads a program for everyone, featuring music from the upcoming year. Get comfortable on Art Hill with your drinks, snacks, and chairs and enjoy this St. Louis tradition.

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Concert Program

See what Music Director Stéphane Denève and the SLSO will perform during the concert:

John Stafford Smith The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. by John Philip Sousa/Walter Damrosch)
J. Rosamund Johnson “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (arr. by Hale Smith)
Ludwig van Beethoven Molto vivace from Symphony No. 9
Hector Berlioz “Hungarian March” from The Damnation of Faust
W.A. Mozart Allegro from Symphony No. 31, “Paris”
Edvard Grieg “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Finale from Symphony No. 5
Richard Hayman Servicemen on Parade
Hugh Martin “The Trolley Song” from Meet Me in St. Louis (arr. by Salinger/Russ)
Scott Joplin The Cascades
John Williams Olympic Fanfare and Theme
John Williams Flying Theme from E.T.
John Philip Sousa The Stars and Stripes Forever

Children sitting on the ground holding fans of Stéphane Denève at the annual Forest Park concert

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