St. Louis Symphony on the South 40
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 will perform following a WashU string ensemble and the evening will culminate with both groups playing side-by-side. This event is free, family-friendly, and open to the public!
Program:
WashU String Ensemble:
Handel: Air in F
Vivaldi: Spring
Gershwin: Summertime
Taylor Swift: Love Story
SLSO Strings
Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K. 136 - Allegro
Hailstork: Sonata da Chiesa - Agnus Dei
Grieg: Holberg Suite - Gavotte
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Four Novelletten - 1st mvt
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings - Menuetto
Frank: Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout - Conquesteos
SLSO and WashU Strings
Britten: Simple Symphony - Boisterous bourrée
Piazzolla: Oblivion
Piazzolla: Libertango
SLSO Ensemble:
Sam Hollister, conductor
Violin 1: Xiaoxiao Qiang, Nicolae Bica, Jessie Chen, Marin Osawa
Violin 2: Eva Kozma, Seul Lee, Siyu Zhang
Viola: Alejandro Valdepenas, Davis Perez, Xi Zhang
Cello: Yin Xiong, Alvin McCall
Bass: David DeRiso
Percussion: Shannon Wood
Violin 1: Charles McGrath, Ian Lee, Bradley Gober, Jessica Hu
Violin 2: Nora Navid, Noah Kennedy, Matthew Du, Charlie Wheelock
Viola: Ben Faden, Hannah An, Ethan Sturmoski, Junyi Su
Cello: Eric Liu, Mark Huinda, Maria Crusey
Bass: Taraneh Atri, Michael Moore
Directions
Campus Map (performance location outside Umrath House, building #326, map location C8)
Public Parking Information (It is suggested that visitors park in the Danforth University Center parking garage - #200, map location E4 on the campus map.)
In case of inclement weather, the concert will take place inside Risa Commons just southeast of the outdoor space.
This event is in cooperation with Student Transitions & Family Programs
(Photos: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University)