For the 1976-1977 season, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra’s chamber music series entitled “A Musical Offering” will move to a new location at Grace United Methodist Church, 6199 Waterman at Skinker. The series of 10 concerts, featuring Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra members and guest artists from the roster of regular symphony season soloists, will be sponsored by Mark Twain Banks with assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts. [Damaged name beginning] Aronson, Chairman of the [damaged wording] of Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc., [damaged word], “Mark Twain Banks is pleased to give St. Louisans the opportunity to hear quality chamber music presented by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in such an ideal setting. We are grateful to Grace United Methodist Church for providing the new location and look forward to ten beautiful concerts.”
Some of the guest artists who will appear at next season’s Musical Offering are Charles Rosen, Claudine Carlson, Walter Susskind, Etsuko Tazaki and Joseph Gingold.
At Grace United Methodist Church, the pews are padded and arranged in semi-circles graded for maximum visibility and very comfortable seating is available for 600 persons; there will also be some seating directly behind the musicians.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1976.
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Archival transcription note: Damaged start of the speaker identification is marked rather than reconstructed from context.
Original source: SD_Times1976_05.pdf, printed page(s) 11; PDF page(s) 11.
