Historical March 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The Bach Society of St. Louis will perform one of the major arts events of the spring when it presents Sir Edward Elgar’s “Dream of Gerontius” on March 21.
It calls for a fifty-three piece orchestra; the Bach Society Chorus will number one hundred and ten.
To sing the role of Gerontius, the Bach Society is bringing to this country Stuart Burrows who is one of the leading tenors at London’s Covent Garden Opera and has made a recent recording of “The Dream of Gerontius.” The other two distinguished soloists are Jeanne Haughn, mezzosoprano, and Joseph C. Pearson, baritone, both of whom perform with the Washington and Baltimore Opera Societies.
The Bach Society tries to perform at least one concert a year in a large, historically and acoustically significant church building.
The Bach “B Minor Mass” was performed last May before an audience of 1,200 at the Shrine of St. Joseph.
This year “The Dream of Gerontius” will be performed in the magnificent St. Francis de Sales church which is well known for its elaborate interior, acoustics, and size.
It is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is located on the corner of Ohio at Gravois, one block west of the Jefferson-Gravois intersection.
The performance will be held on Wednesday, March 21, at 8 p.m.
There will be no admission charge.
For further information call the Bach Society office at 725-5993.
Originally published in The Paper, March 1984.
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