Chamber music by contemporary composers inspired by textile artist Olga de Amaral, played by St. Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians in the galleries of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is taking over the galleries of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation on Tuesday, November 10, for a concert called Live at the Pulitzer: Fabric and Folk. It's a chamber music program, so rather than the full orchestra on a stage, you'll find a small group of SLSO musicians playing right inside the galleries, surrounded by the art.
The whole thing is built around the exhibition Olga de Amaral: Weaving the Infinite. The program was curated by composer Christopher Stark, and the pieces he's pulled together are meant to echo the patterns and textures of Amaral's work. The thread that ties them together is the intersection of textiles and folk traditions across the Americas, so the music follows that same line—folk-inspired, textural, and rooted in the Americas. It's a contemporary set, too, so you're hearing living composers rather than the usual classics.
On the program are works by Donnacha Dennehy, Adolfo Mejía, Julia Wolfe, Martin Bresnick, and Christopher Stark. There are some big names in the mix: Dennehy is a Grammy Award winner, and Wolfe has won the Pulitzer Prize. Performing them are Jennifer Nitchman on flute, Kevin Ritenauer on percussion, Peter Henderson on piano, Bjorn Ranheim on cello, and Martin Bresnick himself.
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It's a Tuesday night, and the music starts at 7:30 PM, with the doors opening an hour earlier at 6:30 PM. American Sign Language interpretation is available upon request, free of charge, if you give them advance notice. You can find more details and tickets on the Pulitzer Arts Foundation and SLSO websites.
Date
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
19:30
Recommended Age
+14 years
