Upcoming Concerts

Wednesday February 19th

7:30pm

Niccolls Chapel at Second Presbyterian Church

4501 Westminster Place St Louis, MO 63108

Concerto delle Donne

Presented thanks to a gift from Phoebe D. Weil

A program dedicated to the talented women composers from France and Italy. Featuring a soprano, a theorbo, recorder and strings, their sonatas and canzone are full of sensibility, but also humor and passion. Works of Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and others!

Wednesday March 26

7:30pm

The Chapel, 6238 Alexander Dr, St. Louis, MO 63105

From Baroque to Classical

Presented thanks to gifts from: 

Cheryl Quinn and Larry Katzenstein

Lisa Ring and Gregory Storch

Some rare gems in this program will surprise and enchant, some are beloved masterpieces. The Travels of Gulliver by Telemann, a concerto for oboe, violin and strings by Fasch, harpsichord pièces of Balbastre and Duphly, a sonata for violin and harpsichord by Haydn. A concert of wonderful works which show the gradual evolution from the Baroque style of Vivaldi and Telemann, to the Classical world of Haydn.

Wednesday April 23rd

7:30 pm

2nd Baptist Church, 9030 Clayton Rd, St. Louis, MO 63117

Harpsichord Double: A Keyboard Fest

Presented thanks to a gift from Susan and Norman Gilbert.

A program of solo, 4 hands, and 2 harpsichords, with renowned harpsichordists Kenneth Weiss and Maryse Carlin. The two will play original works by Friedman Bach, Gaspard Leroux and transcriptions of J.S.Bach, Boccherini and Saint- Saens.

Previous Concerts

Sunday September 29th

4:00pm

Couts Series

Second Presbyterian Church, 4501 Westminster Pl, St. Louis, MO 63108

Richness and Variety of the Baroque

To open our season and celebrate our friend Ken Smith’s wonderfully rich life, a musical kaleidoscope featuring various instruments and periods. Violins, cello, oboe, voice, harpsichord and organ rival of virtuosity in this brilliant and joyful program. Music of Bach, Stradella, Lanzetti, and Scarlatti.

Friday October 25th

8:00pm

St. Francis de Sales, 2653 Ohio Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118

The Organ in the Mediterranean Countries

The Oratory’s great organ will fill the sanctuary with the splendid sounds of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. From Spain or Italy, solo or as chamber group with strings and winds , these works by Frescobaldi, Cabezon, Cabanilles, Selma y Salaverde, reflect the vitality and inventiveness of their time.