Annual Forest Park Concert
Wed, Sep 17 at 7:00pm ● Art Hill in Forest Park
Join us as we kick off the 25/26 season at 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.
Getting to the Forest Park Concert
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Concert Program
Music Director Stéphane Denève and the SLSO will perform:
John Stafford Smith / arr. Adam Maness The Star-Spangled Banner
J. Rosamond Johnson / arr. Hale Smith “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
J. Rosamond Johnson / arr. Hale Smith “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Ludwig van Beethoven Excerpt from Symphony No. 7
W.A. Mozart Le nozze di Figaro Overture
Igor Stravinsky Excerpts from The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
George Gershwin / arr. Don Rose Girl Crazy Overture
George Gershwin / arr. Don Rose Girl Crazy Overture
W.C. Handy / arr. Richard Hayman St. Louis Blues March
Various / arr. Hayman/Kessler Armed Forces Salute
Various / arr. Hayman/Kessler Armed Forces Salute
John Williams Liberty Fanfare
John Williams Main Title from Star Wars Suite
John Philip Sousa The Stars and Stripes Forever
2025 Forest Park Vendors
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Explore the 25/26 Season
See what else is happening during the SLSO’s historic 25/26 season as we come together again at Powell Hall.