The 2024-25 Performance Season
Main Stage Performances at the Missouri Theater. Ticket prices vary depending on the area of seating, but range from $21 - $45.
Address for the Missouri Theater is 717 Edmond Street, St Joseph, MO 64501. Parking is available on the street or in the lot on 8th street between Francis and Felix Streets. Please note that the parking lot across from the theater is privately owned and is NOT free parking.
Performances begin at 7:00 p.m. and are approximately 1 hour in length with no intermission. Pre-concert festivities begin when the doors open at 6:00 p.m. on the Mezzanine level of the theater. Check out our Facebook page and Instagram (stjoesymphony) for information regarding pre and post concert activities!
Tickets for students and children are 50% off the regular ticket price.. Groups of 6 or more adults receive 10% off. Please call 816-233-7701 to purchase these tickets
09-28-2024 Viennese Soiree featuring Lynn Spurgat
We will open the season with an evening of music that will evoke romantic Vienna, Austria! The SJS will explore a variety of genres associated with the city, from its popular waltzes and operetta overtures to Gustav Mahler's exquisitely beautiful Adagietto to Arnold Schoenberg's intriguing Cabaret Songs. Schoenberg's songs evoke the atmosphere of the theatres of the early 20th century and will be performed by prominent artist and Saint Joseph native, Lynn Spurgat. Join us we celebrate the opening of our 65th season with chocolate, wine, and coffee with whipped cream – just the way the Viennese like it! Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for the pre-concert festivities.
12-21-2024 “Holiday Cheer 2024” with Guest Singers, The St Joseph Youth Chorale
Capture that holiday spirit with the SJS in our popular Holiday Cheer concert in the historic Missouri Theater. This pops-style concert features favorites such as Sleigh Ride, The Little Drummer Boy (a Saint Joseph staple), and of course a Christmas Carol sing-a-long! Back by popular demand - the Saint Joseph Youth Chorale under the direction of Karen Heyde-Lipanovich, will delight with music from Home Alone. We will have a surprise guest conductor and fun from the podium with our music director, Christopher Kelts. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also make an appearance! And because we really believe in celebrating the season, the doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for a party with wine, hot chocolate and Santa's cookies - all included in the price of your ticket. Reserve your tickets early - this concert is a big hometown hit!
03-22-2025 Mozart's "Requiem" with St Joseph Community Chorus and Benedictine Chamber Choir
The Saint Joseph Symphony in collaboration with the Saint Joseph Community Chorus, choristers from Benedictine College and guest soloists under the direction of Timothy Tharaldson, bring to the Missouri Theater one of Mozart's most enduring, moving, and important works for chorus and orchestra, Requiem. Literally written by the composer on his deathbed, the creation of this work has been shrouded in legend and folklore. Who was the mysterious stranger in the gray cloak who commissioned it and why? Mozart came to believe he was writing it for himself, but unfortunately died before that was accomplished, thus leaving his musical colleagues to complete the work based on his sketches. To experience this dynamic and inspirational work LIVE should be on every music lover's "bucket list"!
04-19-2025 Bach to Mendelssohn
We tend to mistakenly think that during his lifetime J.S. Bach was considered a rock star. But it wasn't until a young Felix Mendelssohn conducted the works of Johann Sebastian Bach that he attained the world-wide fame that has lasted to this day. In our season finale, Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, features our own concertmaster, Chun-Chien Chaung and 1st violinist Andrew Holmes. One of the works that survives in Bach's own handwriting, it will charm you with its virtuosic musical textures, playful interaction between the instruments, and graceful melodies. The concert concludes with an atmospheric ode to Mendelssohn's travels in Scotland. - his third symphony dubbed "The Scottish". Join us as we close another wonderful season of magical music on (and at) the Missouri!
SYMPHONI MINIs 2024-2025
Symphoni Minis at Ashland United Methodist Church
(2711 Ashland Ave, St Joseph, MO 64506)
Performances: 3:00 to 4:00 pm (no intermission)
General Admission Tickets are General Admission and $30. We give 50% off for student tickets and children under the age of 12. Please call the office 816-233-7701 to purchase those tickets in advance. Be prepared to show student ID on the day of the concert at the door.
11-10-2024 Symphoni Mini I - Kansas City Baroque Consortium
01-26-2025 Symphoni Mini II - Lory Lacy Ensemble
02-16-2025 Symphoni Mini III – Chun-Chien Chuang (SJS concertmaster)
