St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Marsalis' Fifth

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Marsalis' Fifth at Powell Symphony Hall

Some concert nights are built around one big idea. This one is built around a pairing: Teddy Abrams on the podium and Marsalis's Symphony No. 5 Liberty at the center of the program. On March 12, 2027, at 7:30 PM, Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis hosts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for Marsalis' Fifth. It is a night for people who want a symphonic evening with a distinct identity.

The program gives you more than one reason to go. Alongside Marsalis, Abrams conducts Copland's Our Town and Adams's Frenzy. That mix of three composers makes the evening feel curated, not routine. The program also lists JLCO and bass-baritone Kevin Short, which adds names worth noticing before you ever take your seat. Marsalis is credited here as composer, and the listing does not announce a trumpet performance. So the draw is the work itself, a symphony with a jazz-minded title and a lineup of voices and players around it.

Then there is the simple pleasure of making it an outing. Dinner before. Good seats. A plan with someone who loves music, or someone you want to introduce to it. A live orchestra performance can give you a shared memory that streaming never will, and a Friday-night concert in St. Louis gives that memory a place and a date. If Marsalis' Fifth sounds like your kind of evening, check ticket options for this St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performance and plan your night at Powell Symphony Hall.