FRIENDS OF MUSIC CONCERTS announces the first concerts of our 2019/2020 season of free concerts to be held in the comfortable atmosphere and excellent acoustics of Eliot Unitarian Chapel at 100 South Taylor (at Argonne) in Kirkwood. The entire 2019/2020 season is dedicated to the memory of the late Robert Kern, long-time board member and ardent supporter of FOMC.

The first concert will be on September 15 at 3pm and will feature vocals by Stella Markou accompanied by pianist Martin Kennedy.

Friends of Music Concerts deeply mourns the sudden passing of Robert Kern, a crucial member of our Board for many, many years. Bob's contributions to FOMC were legion.

Every summer, the Arianna String Quartet hosts an intensive chamber music festival right here in St. Louis. Young artists from St. Louis to Santiago (Chile), California to Korea, engage in a cultural exchange of musical ideas.

The Arianna Chamber Music Festival uses the art of chamber music playing to teach life skills of creative and critical thinking, collaborative team work, and self-expression. Skills and ideas that they take back with them to build connections and communities.