Past Events
A Workshop with composer Adolphus Hailstork
Co-sponsored by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Kemper Unplugged: From Tango to Bossa Nova
Co-sponsor: Kemper Art Museum
Kemper Art Museum
Her Light, Her Line, Her Song: Chamber Music at the St. Louis Art Museum
Saint Louis Art Museum
WashU Jazz Series: Vincent Varvel Quartet
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Chamber Project St. Louis: Trailblazer, a tribute to Rebecca Clarke
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Inaugural WashU Choir Invitational with guest conductor/clinician Brandon Williams
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
The Voice of the Piano Informance
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
Kemper Unplugged: A Journey Through Latin Sounds
Co-sponsor: Kemper Art Museum
Kemper Art Museum
"Music to heal the soul" featuring Ustad Shafaat Khan, sitar/vocals/tabla
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
St. Louis Symphony on the South 40
A St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Community Partnerships program
South 40 (just outside of Bear's Den)
Meridian Clarinet Quartet Presented by the Ariel Concert Series
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
WashU Jazz Series: Carolbeth True-Two Times True
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Great Artists Series '26: Steven Isserlis, cello and Connie Shih, piano
Sponsored by David and Melanie Alpers
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
Department of Music Lecture: Brian Wright, Associate Professor of Music History at University of North Texas
Brian Wright, Associate Professor of Music History at University of North Texas
Music Classroom Building, Room 102
Great Artists Series '26: Catalyst Quartet
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
A Masterclass with Catalyst Quartet
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
James Brandon Lewis Trio
In partnership with New Music Circle
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Department of Music Lecture: Steve Lamos, Associate Professor in the Program for Writing and Rhetoric and English Department at UC Boulder
Co-sponsored event with Emo Con 2026
Music Classroom Building, Room 102
Department of Music Lecture: Eric Clarke, Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Oxford
Music Classroom Building, Room 102
A Masterclass with Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
Great Artists Series '26: Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano and John Arida, piano
Annual Pillsbury Concert
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
Department of Music Lecture: Kevin Puts, Pulitzer-Prize winning composer
Co-sponsored by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Music Classroom Building, Room 102
Faculty Showcase
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Department of Music Lecture: Naomi André, Professor of Music at UNC Chapel Hill
Co-sponsor: CRE2
Music Classroom Building, Room 102
Kemper Unplugged: Early Music Missouri
Co-sponsor: Kemper Art Museum
Kemper Art Museum
Staging Baldwin and Buckley: Why Opera? Why Now?
In collaboration with Opera Theatre of St. Louis & CRE2
Graham Chapel
The Potential of Operatic Spaces Today, Dr. Naomi André
In collaboration with Opera Theatre of St. Louis & CRE2
Seigle Hall, Room 109
WashU Jazz Series: William Lenihan, Paul DeMarinis Quartet
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Mark Sparks, flute and Peter Henderson, piano, Guest Recital
A Taste of Italy: Romantic Sonatas by Busoni & Respighi
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
Great Artists Series '26: Conrad Tao, piano
Annual Carlin Concert
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
A Masterclass with Conrad Tao, piano
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
Climate Change in Concert
Sponsored by the WashU Center for the Environment
Umrath Lounge
Great Artists Series '26: Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor and Bryan Wagorn, piano
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
Department of Music Lecture: Varun Chandrasekhar & Bryce Noe
Music Classroom Building, Room 102
Kemper Unplugged: Kimberly Jeong, cello
Co-sponsor: Kemper Art Museum
Kemper Art Museum
Department of Music Lecture: Mvstermind, Damon Davis, and Blvck Spvde
Mvstermind, Damon Davis, and Blvck Spvde - St Louis-based hip hop artists
Music Classroom Building, Room 102
POSTPONED - Young Whun Kim, piano, Faculty Recital
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
WashU Jazz Series: Walter Parks Group
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Department of Music Lecture: Walter Parks, guitarist, composer, storyteller based in St Louis
Music Classroom Building, Room 102
A Clinic with Walter Parks, guitar
Recital Hall, 560 Music Center
Artist Talk: Ballaké Sissoko, kora
in conversation with Patrick Burke and El Hadji Samba Amadou Diallo
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Great Artists Series '26: Ballaké Sissoko, kora and Derek Gripper, guitar
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
Kemper Unplugged: Afolia
Co-sponsor: Kemper Art Museum
Kemper Art Museum
CANCELLED - Coffee and Conversation with Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
Moderated by Todd Decker
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Vicki Ray, piano, Guest Recital
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
WashU Jazz Series: Maurice Carnes Quartet with Kendrick Smith
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
442s Holiday Spectacular
The 442s: Adam Maness, multi-instrumentalist; Shawn Weil, violin; Shannon Williams, viola; Bjorn Ranheim, cello; Bob DeBoo, bass; and Kaleb Kirby, drums.
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
WashU Faculty String Quartet at the Med Campus
Sponsored by the Frieden and Jiang Endowed Fund for the Arts
Moore Auditorium, North Building (Medical Campus)
Kemper Unplugged: The Perseid String Quartet
Co-sponsor: Kemper Art Museum
Kemper Art Museum
WashU Jazz Series: The Bridge #2.8
Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall
Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Adventures
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center
Tyondai Braxton, composer, guest artist performance
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center
Department of Music Lecture: Tyondai Braxton, composer/performing artist
Music Classroom Building, Room 102
WashU Jazz Series: Cabaret
Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center