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Exploring Sacred Music Seminar

March 1, 2018 @ 10:30 am

Contemporary Sacred Music Thursdays, March 1, 8, 15, & 22 10:30am - Noon Our next “Exploring Sacred Music Seminar: Contemporary Sacred Music” begins Thursday, March 1, 2018. Join us as we explore what is new in contemporary sacred music and trends in the field of composition and music publishing. Class Outline

: Thursday, March 1 Mark [...]

Tenebrae

March 10, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Saturday, March 10, 2018 8:00pm Path of Miracles Nigel Short, Director   Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles was the first major work commissioned by the award-winning professional vocal ensemble, Tenebrae, in 2005 and having received high acclaim (“an evocative odyssey” – The Times) returns this year for a US tour. To accompany its revival, Tenebrae [...]

The Ambassadors of Harmony

March 24, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Saturday, March 24, 2018 8:00pm Dr. Jim Henry & Jonny Moroni, Directors Section 1 is SOLD OUT The Ambassadors of Harmony® (AOH) is the St. Louis area's premier men's a cappella chorus of more than 160 voices known for powerful and musically masterful performances. Its repertoire includes Broadway classics, barbershop, jazz, pop and wide selection [...]

Friday, April 6, 2018 8:00pm Scott Kennebeck has been the Tenor section leader for the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Choir and Archdiocesan Choir of St. Louis since 1993. He also serves as cantor for the Cathedral Parish, as well as at major Archdiocesan events. He was a cantor/soloist for 100,000+ in attendance and a [...]

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 8:00pm Section 1 is SOLD OUT Experience St. Louis’s own world-class orchestra in one of the final performances under the baton of Maestro David Robertson as music director, all in the heavenly setting of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. The program includes L’Ascension by Messiaen and Four Sacred Pieces by [...]

Cathedral Concerts Gala 2018

May 6, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

Sunday, May 6, 2018 6:00pm The Coronado We are pleased to honor Maestro David Robertson with our “Great Music Award” for his exemplary leadership and outstanding musical performances around the world. The Honorary Co-Chairs of the event are Noémi Neidorff and Thelma Steward. Funds raised this evening go to support Cathedral Concerts’ mission of presenting [...]

Cathedral Concerts continues its series of FREE concerts that brings the great music to you. The featured players in each concert are: Kristin Ahlstrom, violin Shannon Farrell Williams, viola Bjorn Ranheim, cello Matthew Mazzoni, piano Serenade in C major, Opus 10 for Violin, Viola, & Cello Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) I. Marcia II. Romanza III. [...]

Chanticleer

October 2, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 8:00pm "An Orchestra of Voices" A Cathedral Concerts audience favorite called “the world’s reigning male chorus” by the New Yorker, the San Francisco based GRAMMY® award-winning ensemble Chanticleer celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2018. Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for its “tonal luxuriance and crisply etched clarity,” Chanticleer is known [...]

The Queen’s Six

October 20, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Saturday, October 20, 2018 8:00pm Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 7:00pm. The Queen's Six were established in 2008, the 450th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth I, from whom they take their name. Based at Windsor Castle, all the members of [...]

Dr. Jennifer Pascual, organist

November 4, 2018 @ 2:30 pm

Sunday, November 4, 2018 2:30pm Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 1:30pm. Dr. Jennifer Pascual was appointed Director of Music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City in 2003, the first woman to hold this prestigious liturgical music position. Jennifer earned a [...]

Christmas at the Cathedral (Saturday)

December 1, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Saturday, December 1, 2018 8:00pm Tickets available at the Door beginning at 7:00pm. Celebrate the joy of the music of Advent and Christmas at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis as the St. Louis Archdiocesan Choirs & Orchestra fill the Cathedral with the sounds of the season. The featured major work for [...]

Christmas at the Cathedral (Sunday)

December 2, 2018 @ 2:30 pm

Sunday, December 2, 2018 2:30pm Purchase Tickets SOLD OUT Celebrate the joy of the music of Advent and Christmas at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis as the St. Louis Archdiocesan Choirs & Orchestra fill the Cathedral with the sounds of the season. The featured major work for the concert is Vivaldi's [...]

Friday, January 11, 2019 8:00pm CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER The concert has been CANCELLED due to weather. Dr. Cameron F. LaBarr, Conductor The Missouri State University Chorale is the flagship choral ensemble at Missouri State University. This select ensemble is comprised of both music majors and non-music majors. The MSU Chorale has [...]

Joyous Jubliee: Music to Lift the Soul (Concert 1)

January 18, 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

An Evening of Contemporary Gospel with the North City Deanery Choir Directed by Simeon Layne FREE: No Tickets Required We have put together a mini-series of Spiritual and Gospel concerts that will take place at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis on three consecutive Fridays: January 18, 25, and February 1, celebrating MLK Jr. Day [...]

Joyous Jubilee: Music to Lift the Soul (Concert 2)

January 25, 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

An Evening of Sacred Music with the Gospel Symphonic Choir Directed by Dello Thedford FREE: No Tickets Required We have put together a mini-series of Spiritual and Gospel concerts that will take place at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis on three consecutive Fridays: January 18, 25, and February 1, celebrating MLK Jr. Day and [...]

American Spiritual Ensemble

February 1, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Friday, February 1, 2019 8:00pm Tickets available at the door beginning at 7:00pm Dr. Everett McCorvey, Director Comprised of some of the finest classically trained singers in the United States, the mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to keep the American Negro spiritual alive. Since its inception by Dr. Everett McCorvey [...]

Bach Society of Saint Louis

March 3, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Tickets Available at the Door Beginning at 7:00pm. Sunday, March 3, 2019 7:30pm (PLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 7:00pm) Dr. A. Dennis Sparger, Music Director Cathedral Concerts is proud to collaborate with one of St. Louis' finest arts organizations, the Bach Society of Saint Louis. The rich resonance of the Cathedral is a [...]

The Tallis Scholars

March 28, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 7:00pm. Thursday, March 28, 2019 8:00pm Peter Phillips, Director Program: Music from The Sistine Chapel Palestrina: Missa Assumpta est Maria (Kyrie) Morales: Regina caeli Palestrina: Missa Ecce ego Johannes (Gloria) Festa: Quam pulchra es Carpentras: Lamentations Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli (Credo) Intermission Allegri: Miserere [...]

Choir of New College, Oxford

April 14, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Tickets Available at the Door Beginning at 7:00pm Sunday, April 14, 2019 7:30pm (PLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 7:00pm) Robert Quinney, Director TREASURES OF NEW COLLEGE Jubilate Deo by William Walton (1902-1983) Sicut cervus – Sitivit anima mea by G. P. da Palestrina (1525/6-1594) Ave maris stella by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) [...]

Schola Antiqua of Chicago

April 26, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Tickets avaialba at the door beginning at 7:00pm Friday, April 26, 2019 8:00pm Schola Antiqua of Chicago is a professional early music ensemble dedicated to the performance of repertory before the year 1600. An ensemble that executes pre-modern music with “sensitivity and style” (Early Music America), Schola Antiqua takes pride in providing the [...]

Cathedral Concerts Gala 2019

May 5, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Call About Reservations: 314-533-7662 The Grand Hall at Union Station We are pleased to honor Dennis M. Reagan, President & CEO of The Muny, with our “Great Music Award” for his exemplary leadership in the arts in St. Louis. The Honorary Co-Chairs of the event are Drs. Elizabeth & Paul Stroble. Funds raised [...]

Libera

July 29, 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Tickets available at the door at 7:00pm. Monday, July 29 at 8:00pm The distinctive sound of Libera has traveled the world in the last few years. The group’s albums have topped both mainstream and classical charts in many countries, and their recordings hold their place in top-tens alongside major artists like Bocelli. We [...]

Chamber Music Series

September 3, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Cathedral Concerts continues its series of FREE concerts that brings the great music to you. Tuesday, September 3 Fontbonne University Doerr Chapel @ 7:30 PM Monday, September 9 St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church in Des Peres @ 7:30 PM Monday, September 23 St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cottleville @ 7:30 PM Tuesday, September [...]

The Four Italian Tenors

October 29, 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Tickets available at the door beginning at 7:00pm Tuesday, October 29 at 8:00pm SECTIONS 1 & 2 are SOLD OUT Direct from Rome, Italy For the first time in the United States, the Four Italian Tenors: Alessandro D’Acrissa, Federico Serra, Federico Parisi, and Giovanni Maria Palmia perform the greatest Sacred Tenor Arias and Songs [...]