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Artists and Dates Subject to Change
Summer Concerts
Artists in Residence Concert
Lea Zelaya Soprano
Scott Kennebeck Tenor
Andrew Kreigh Organist
Sunday, July 28 2:30 PM
Tickets not required
Freewill donation taken at the door
Join us for an afternoon of beautiful music for voice and organ featuring the artists in residence of the Cathedral Basilica.
Program:
Harmonies Du Soir (Harmonies of Love) by Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Biblical Songs – Antonín Dvořák
Hear My Prayer
God is my Shepherd
I will sing new songs of gladness
Give me Jesus – Moses Hogan
He’s Got the Whole World – Margaret Bonds
Steal Away – Hal Johnson
Easter (Rise Heart) from 5 Mystical Songs– Ralph Vaughan Williams
Praeludium in A Major, BuxWv151 by Dietrich Buxtehude
Ave Verum – Karl Jenkins
Ave Maria – William Gomez
Agnus Dei – Bizet
Introduction and Passacaglia in D Minor by Max Reger
Adam Brakel organist
Sunday, August 25 2:30 PM
Hailed as “an absolute organ prodigy” by national public radio and “one of the most talented organists in the world” by the Chicago Tribune, concert organist Adam J. Brakel is a preeminent artist “with the technique and virtuosity that most concert pianists could only dream of.” (NPR)
Adam’s celebrated performances span the globe—from coast to coast in the United States to across Europe and Asia. Brakel has one of the largest and most diverse performing repertoires in the world. His expansive list includes the entire spectrum of styles featuring the complete organ works of Bach, Bruhns, Buxtehude, Couperin, Liszt, de Grigny, Franck, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Duruflé.
In addition to his concert career, Adam was most recently appointed Director of Music for St. James Cathedral and the Diocese of Orlando, Florida.
General Admission Tickets: $20
2024-2025 Season – Tickets go on sale August 1
Chamber Music Concerts
Welcomed by John Winski & Liesel Duhon
Our series of 3 FREE concerts that brings the great music to you.
Tickets are NOT Required
Monday, Sept. 16, 7:30pm
Immaculate Heart of Mary
8 West Highway D, New Melle, 63365
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 7:30pm
Little Flower Catholic Church
1264 Arch Terrace, 63117
Sunday, Sept 22, 7:30pm
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
243 W Argonne Drive, 63122
The featured players in each concert are:
Kristin Ahlstrom, violin
Bjorn Ranheim, cello
Thomas Jöstlein, horn
Matthew Mazzoni, piano
The Bach Society of St. Louis
Rachmaninoff Vespers
Sunday, October 6, 2024 7:30pm
Embark on a profound journey of light and hope with Rachmaninoff’s Vespers. Immerse yourself in the sublime harmonies and soaring voices of The Bach Society Chorus under the direction of Music Director and Conductor A. Dennis Sparger. Held in the awe-inspiring Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, this concert reflects Rachmaninoff’s deep spiritual devotion while showcasing intricate harmonies, rich textures and emotional depth. The concert features guest soloists mezzo-soprano Emily Marvosh and tenor John Ramseyer.
Witness the chorus’ stunning display of vocal artistry in this timeless a cappella masterpiece, presented in collaboration with The Bach Society of Saint Louis.
Tickets:
Section 1: $55
Section 2: $40
Section 3: $25
Student: $10 at the door with a valid Student ID
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, Conductor
Thursday, October 17, 2024 7:30pm
‘The Sixteen are brilliant at lifting us up to another world.’ The Telegraph
‘But even for the audience member who just likes to sit and day-dream, to let the astonishing sound of a first-rate choir charm the ear, there can be no complaints. These performances are well-nigh flawless. But the subtlety, the range, the juxtapositions of timbre are mesmerising.’ Bachtrack ***** The Deer’s Cry, Cambridge
Whether performing a simple medieval hymn or expressing the complex musical and emotional language of a contemporary choral composition, The Sixteen does so with qualities common to all great ensembles. Tonal warmth, rhythmic precision and immaculate intonation are clearly essential to the mix. But it is the courage and intensity with which The Sixteen makes music that speak above all to so many people.
Program:
The Deer’s Cry
BYRD Diliges Dominum
BYRD Christe qui lux es et dies
PART The Deer’s Cry
BYRD Emendemus in melius
PART the woman with the alabaster box
BYRD Miserere mihi Domine
BYRD Ad Dominum cum tribularer
Intermission
TALLIS/BYRD Miserere nostri
TALLIS When Jesus went
BYRD O lux beata Trinitas
PART Nunc Dimittis
BYRD Laetentur coeli
BYRD Tribue Domine
Tickets:
Section 1: $50
Section 2: $35
Section 3: $25
Student: $10 at the door with a valid Student ID
Vienna Boys Choir
Holiday Concert
Friday, November 15, 2024 7:30pm
The angelic-voiced musicians of the Vienna Boys Choir celebrate the magic of the holiday season with a delightful program of Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, Christmas hymns, and holiday carols. For six centuries, these young cultural ambassadors have been adored the world over for their wide range of repertoire, purity of tone, and generosity of musical spirit.
The Wiener Sängerknaben or Vienna Boys’ Choir is the world’s foremost children’s choral group. It is also among the oldest of all musical organizations, having been founded pursuant to an Imperial decree of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I on July 7, 1498; the Emperor wished boys’ voices to be added to the choir of the Imperial Chapel, or Hofkapelle. This established a tradition of having the boys sing in weekly Sunday masses in the Imperial Chapel of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, a tradition that continues today.
Tickets:
Section 1: $55
Section 2: $40
Section 3: $25
Student: $10 at the door with a valid Student ID
Christmas at the Cathedral
with the St. Louis Archdiocesan Choirs & Orchestra
Andrew Kreigh, Director
Saturday, December 7, 2024 10:30am (NOTE TIME)
Sunday, December 8, 2024 2:30pm
Welcomed by Favazza’s Restaurant and Michael Bavlsik & Kathleen Skelly
A St. Louis Christmas tradition for young and old alike! This year the program features Puccini’s Messa de Gloria and special guest, composer Julian Wachner, conducting the choirs in his joyous collection of specially arranged Christmas carols The Snow Lay on the Ground. Vox Una Youth Chorale, directed by Addie Akin, will also lend their lovely voices to the celebration!
Tickets:
Section 1: $55
Section 2: $45
Section 3: $30
Student: $10 at the door with a valid Student ID
The Legend Singers
Friday, January 31, 2025 7:30pm
In 1940, Kenneth Brown Billups, founded a choral group choosing the name, The Legend Singers Choral Ensemble. The group consisted of eighteen singers who were enrolled in the National Youth Act Music Project, a program of the Works Progress Administration, directed by Billups.
Over the years, the Legend Singers performed with such groups as the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Southern Illinois University Symphony, and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The Legend Singers performed at the Missouri Historical Society’s ninetieth anniversary dinner in 1956 and at the Kiel Opera House for a bicentennial program titled “200 Years of Black Music” in 1976. Throughout their history, The Legend Singers performed with guest performers and clinicians the likes of Johnny Coles “The Jazz Trumpeter”, Lena McLin, Jester Hairston and Brazeal Dennard and Nathan Carter, to name a few. Today, The Legend Singers still perform with the same excellence that Dr. Billups demanded of his choir over 80 years ago, when he founded the group.
Tickets not required – Freewill donation taken at the door
Vox Una
with St. Louis Area High School Choirs
Sunday, February 23, 2025 2:30pm
The mission of Vox Una, directed by Addie Akin, is to provide area students enrolled in a single-gender Catholic school an unmatched and unique choral experience, fostering a lifelong love for choral music, and allow students to perform collegiate-level mixed repertoire with excellence, integrity, and the highest level of musicianship.
Vox Una will be joined by the choirs from:
Visitation Academy
Cor Jesu Academy
St. Joseph Academy
St. Dominic High School
Tickets not required – Freewill donation taken at the door
The American Spiritual Ensemble
Sunday, March 23, 2025 7:30pm
Tenor Dr. Everett McCorvey founded the group in 1995, and many of its members have performed in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Opera and the Atlanta Civic Opera. They have also performed abroad in England, Germany, Italy, Japan, Scotland, and Spain. The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American negro spiritual. Performing these spirituals serves as a tribute to the many lives lost or destroyed during slavery in the United States; a horrible time for human kind. These songs, a combination of African, American, and European traditions, create a new type of melody in which a sense of identification was created within the enslaved community. These songs now stand as a testament of the strength found through faith during times of hardship as well as a unifying force among all peoples. These songs are beloved all around the world.
Tickets:
Section 1: $50
Section 2: $35
Section 3: $25
Student: $10 at the door with a valid Student ID
Westminster Cathedral Choir, London
Simon Johnson, Director
Monday, March 31, 2025 7:30pm
Westminster Cathedral Choir is widely considered to be one of the finest choirs in the world. Since its foundation in 1901 it has occupied a unique and enviable position at the forefront of English church music, not least because of the ground-breaking work of its first Master of Music, Sir Richard Terry, who revived the great works of the English and continental Renaissance composers.
The choir’s fame grew under Terry as it presented this forgotten music, transforming attitudes to the repertoire. Innovation continued under George Malcolm who pioneered the development of the choir’s sound along continental lines, resulting in a choir that was truly revolutionary in both what and how it sang. The choir continues these traditions today, and it remains the only Catholic Cathedral choir in the world to sing daily Mass and Vespers. More recent holders of the post have included Colin Mawby, Stephen Cleobury, David Hill, James O’Donnell, and Martin Baker. Since September 2021, the choir has been directed by Simon Johnson.
Tickets:
Section 1: $50
Section 2: $35
Section 3: $25
Student: $10 at the door with a valid Student ID
VOCES8
Friday, April 4, 2025 7:30pm
Welcomed by Bruce & Linda Ryder and Melanie & Anthony Fathman, MD
The 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras and conductors. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos which is shared both online and in person. VOCES8 is the flagship ensemble of the VOCES8 Foundation which actively promotes ‘Music Education For All’, reaching up to 40,000 people annually.
VOCES8 has performed at many notable venues from Wigmore Hall to Sydney Opera House. This season they perform over 100 concerts globally. Online the VOCES8 Digital Academy and the LIVE From London digital festival continue. They publish music and educational material with VOCES8 Publishing, E.C. Schirmer and Edition Peters, including The VOCES8 Method written by Paul Smith. Ken Burton is Composer-in-Residence with Jim Clements as Arranger-in-Residence. Their new album “Nightfall” is released in September 2024, joining previous releases “A Choral Christmas”, Christopher Tin’s “The Lost Birds” (a Grammy-Award nominee), “Home” conducted by Eric Whitacre, featuring “The Sacred Veil” and “Seven Psalms” by Paul Simon.
Tickets:
Section 1: $50
Section 2: $35
Section 3: $25
Student: $10 at the door with a valid Student ID
Monsignor James T. Telthorst – St. Louis Cathedral Concerts Endowment Fund
$35,000 Matching Gift Challenge
In 1992, St. Louis Cathedral Concerts was established with the enthusiastic support of Msgr. James T. Telthorst, who was the Rector of the Cathedral Basilica at the time and who went on to serve for many years as a member of the Cathedral Concerts board. Msgr. Telthorst was also the recipient of the “Great Music Award” at our gala event in May of 2013 in appreciation of his ongoing commitment to and support of Cathedral Concerts.
Today, St. Louis Cathedral Concerts has secured perpetual support with the creation of an endowment fund named in Msgr. Telthorst’s honor. The Monsignor James T. Telthorst – Cathedral Concerts Endowment Fund was established through the generosity of several donors and will provide annual distributions that will help St. Louis Cathedral Concerts fulfill its mission of presenting affordable live concerts in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis featuring world-class musicians and the finest repertoire of sacred and classical music.
A generous anonymous donor has pledged to match gifts up to $35,000, thereby doubling your giving power! Gifts to The Monsignor James T. Telthorst – Cathedral Concerts Endowment Fund should be made directly to the Roman Catholic Foundation.
Click here to make your gift.
Great Music in a Great Space!
St. Louis Cathedral Concerts is where ALL of St. Louis experiences “Great Music in a Great Space!”
Join us for an evening of spectacular music featuring the world’s best musicians in one of the world’s grandest Cathedrals.
Our Mission:
To present affordable live concerts in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis featuring world-class musicians and the finest repertoire of sacred and classical music for the cultural enrichment, education, and enjoyment of the entire region.
“STUDENT RUSH” Tickets
Students with a valid Student I.D. can get a ticket at the door
for any concert in the best available section for just $10.
Call ahead to ensure availability – 314-533-7662
Policy for children under 8 years of age:
We do not recommend children under the age of 8 attend the concerts.
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- Online sales end 3 hours prior to performances.
- Tickets purchased within 7 days of performance will be held at the door.
- All Sales Final. No Refunds or Returns.
Cathedral Concerts is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
We receive no funding from, nor provide funding to, the Archdiocese of St. Louis or the Cathedral Parish.
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- Up to a 20% discount off regular ticket prices!
- Priority Processing for tickets in Section 1!
- Ticket Exchange privileges if you find you cannot attend a concert for which you have purchased tickets!
- Ticket replacement for lost or misplaced tickets! (just call up to two hours before the concert – 314-533-7662)
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