FREE CONCERT DUBLIN BY The St Louis Festival Choir

The St. Louis Festival Choir is an ensemble made up of several choirs is the St. Louis region: Manchester United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, the St Louis County Community Chorus and St Louis Symphony Orchestra IN UNISON Chorus. This collaborative ensemble has joined together for several tours to Carnegie Hall, as we as performances in St. Louis. Dedicated to serving the community through music, the Festival Choir prides itself in bringing together singers from many backgrounds to present the finest choral music.

Conductors

Andy Waggoner serves as Artistic Director of the St. Louis County Community Chorus, a position he has held since 2016. The chorus has a membership of nearly 200 singers. In addition, he serves as Director of Worship Arts at Webster Hills UMC in St. Louis, Missouri. He served Missouri ACDA as representative for both community choirs and worship. In July, Andy will begin serving the Southwest ACDA as Community Choir Representative. Andy has conducted at Carnegie Hall, most recently with DCINY, and has prepared choruses and conducted residencies in New York City, Washington DC, and festivals throughout the Midwest. He and members of the chorus just participated in a world premiere residency at Lincoln Center in New York City with composer Mark Hayes. He resides in St. Louis with his husband, Steven.

A native of Houston Texas, Kevin McBeth is Director of Music at Manchester United Methodist Church in suburban St. Louis. He serves as administrator for their music ministry, as well as conducting the 130-member Chancel Choir. He also serves as director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra IN UNISON Chorus. He is a graduate of Houston Baptist University, and has done graduate studies in choral conducting at the University of Houston. He has conducted honor and festival choirs in 15 states, and choral tours of Great Britain and Italy. Previous appointments include Assistant Conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and Adjunct Professor in Choral Music at Webster University. He has served as guest lecturer at several American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conventions and on the campuses of the Westminster Choir College, Temple University and the Juilliard School of Music. Most recently, he was appointed president of the Missouri Choral Directors Association. McBeth has made appearances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center. His orchestral conducting credits include performances with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Civic Symphony, Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra and the New Jersey Symphony.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch Place, Dublin 8, Ireland