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St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on the South 40

Monday, September 20, 2021 | 5:30 PM

South 40 (Just outside of Bear's Den)

A St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Community Partnerships program

This special collaboration will take place outside on the South 40 (near Bear's Den) on the beautiful Danforth Campus.  Members of the St. Louis Symphony under the direction of Darwin Aquino will follow a string ensemble comprised of WUSTL MUSIC students, and the evening will end in a side-by-side performance. This event is free, family-friendly and open to the public! 

Program:
WashU String Ensemble - 5:30 P.M. (repertoire TBA)

Saint Louis Symphony Members Chamber Ensemble - 6 P.M.
String Symphony No. 1 in C Major, MWV N 1 by Felix Mendelssohn
     I. Allegro
     III. Allegro Vivo 
 
Two Nordic Melodies Op. 63 for String Orchestra by Edvard Grieg
     I.  In Folk Style
     II. Cow Call - Peasant Dance
 
Serenata en La Mayor (A Major) for Strings - (St. Louis Premiere) by Julio Alberto Hernandez
 
WashU students perform with the Saint Louis Symphony Members
 Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 25 by Arthur Foote
     V. Gavotte 
 
La Muerte del Angel by Astor Piazzolla, arranged for strings by WashU faculty Amy Greenhalgh

Darwin Aquino, conductor

St Louis Symphony Members:
Violin I
Xiaoxiao Qiang
Ann Fink
Jackie Tso
 
Violin II
Alison Harney
Jessie Chen
Brian Allen
 
Viola
Alejandro Valdepenas
Emily Owsinski
 
Cello
Bjorn Ranheim
Yin Xiong
 
Bass
Aleck Belcher

WashU String Ensemble
Violin I
Caroline Chou
Nora Navid
Matthew Du

Violin II
Noah Kennedy
Mahtab Chaudhry 
TBC

Viola
Junyi Su
Klara Schmidt

Cello
Coco Wicks
Chloe Hughlett

Bass
Gabe Hamburg 

Image: Neil Agarwal | Student Life

(Student Life article from the 2019 performance)

Schools

Arts & Sciences

Topic

Humanities & Society, Arts & Culture

Website

https://artsci.wustl.edu/events/st-lo...

Event Contact

music@wustl.edu

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