Des Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative

10/25/2026

Opportunity from Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation for an Audition Broadway Master Class!

Ready to feel more confident at your next audition? 🎭

Join FoxPACF for a Broadway Audition Master Class with teaching artist PJ Palmer, currently on tour with Boop! The Musical! High school students ages 14–18 will learn practical audition skills from a Broadway professional.

📅 Friday, November 6 | 4–5:30 PM
📍 Grand Center Arts Academy
🎟️ $25 participation fee; scholarships available
⏰ Register by November 5 at the link in our bio!

About: PJ Palmer has always been "drawn" to this "inkredible" show. Tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Elf: The Musical. Regional: Goodspeed, Paper Mill, The MUNY, Stages STL, Casa Mañana, The REV, Maine State, Tuacahn, North Shore, Fulton, The Lex, KC Starlight, Short North Stage. For Quentin and Ulysses. It's better to sing outta "toon" than to never sing at all.

10/16/2026

Opportunity with Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation for students interested in Audio & Lighting production!

Open to high school students, this Logic Systems Master Class will be taught by professionals in the sound and lighting industry.

WHAT: Hands-on, 2-hour master class in Audio and Lighting production at their downtown St. Louis facility. Student techies will be guided through the following topics:

System components and core fundamentals
Design principles and real-world use cases
Programming workflows and production impact
Hands-on techniques from industry professionals
WHO: High School Students

WHERE: Logic Systems Sound and Lighting - 2233 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103

Parking is available on the street in front. A staff member will be outside to greet you. Attendees will check-in and be directed to the class

WHEN: Tuesday, October 20 from 4:00pm-6:00pm

FEE: $25 per student. Scholarships are available. Spots are limited.

Register at the link in our bio!

10/16/2026

MTC is thrilled to team up with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra again! 🔎
Put your detective skills to the test with 'The Composer Is Dead', a symphonic whodunit that your students will love to solve. With music by Nathaniel Stookey and text by Lemony Snicket, this silly and suspenseful musical mystery investigates the instruments of the orchestra and reveals how musicians keep music alive.

Tickets are only $8 - visit slso.org for more details!

10/16/2026

Ten years ago, Gateway Music Outreach was just an idea.

As we head toward our 10th anniversary in 2027, I keep thinking about the children who walked in holding an instrument for the very first time. More than 90% of our early students had never played before. Today they're performing in our Community Youth Orchestra, training at our Summer String Institute, and learning from St. Louis Symphony musicians.

We're part of a long tradition: the Boys Choir of Harlem, El Sistema in Venezuela, and Harmony Project in Los Angeles. Each one believed the same thing we do. Talent is everywhere, but opportunity has to be built on purpose.

If you haven't seen the documentary Crescendo! The Power of Music, watch it. I've seen it many times and walk away inspired every time. The kids in it struggle, stumble, and keep going, and you watch them become someone new.

That's what we see at Gateway every week. And something else has happened along the way: while our students have been growing, so has Gateway.

Thank you to every family, teacher, mentor, and supporter who has been part of our first decade. The best is still ahead. 💙

10/04/2026

UMSL Single Reed Day is a reed-filled day is open to all Clarinet and Saxophone Players in Grades 8-12, as well as College students, and Community members. Highlights include technique sessions and Masterclasses with UMSL Woodwind Faculty, baroque instrument demonstrations, side-by-side rehearsals with UMSL Students/Faculty, and a concert with participants. Snacks and UMSL Music Swag Provided!
https://www.umsl.edu/music/workshops/index.html

UMSL Music
University of Missouri-St. Louis

10/03/2026

Save the date! The Jennings Marching Warrior Band will host its fourth annual J-Town Band Showcase on Saturday, November 7, from noon to 4 p.m.

Des Lee Fine Arts celebrates the hard work and talent of the participating student musicians and invites the community to support this exciting Jennings School District tradition.

https://desleefinearts.org/fourth-annual-j-town-band-showcase/

Jennings School District

10/02/2026

Bring your students to the theatre at no cost! Des Lee Fine Arts partner The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis offers free Lifelong Learner Matinee performances for Des Lee school groups.

These special matinees give students the opportunity to experience live theatre together and connect classroom learning with the performing arts.

Learn more about Lifelong Learner Matinees:
www.repstl.org/lifelonglearner

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Bring your students to the theatre at no cost! Des Lee Fine Arts partner The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis offers free Lifelong Learner Matinee performances for Des Lee school groups. These special matinees give students the opportunity to experience live theatre together and connect classroom lear...

10/01/2026

Experience the artistry and expressive sound of classical guitar! Des Lee Fine Arts partner St. Louis Classical Guitar invites music lovers, educators and students to explore its concert season.

Discover upcoming performances and plan your next concert experience:
https://www.stlclassicalguitar.org/performances
Louis Classical Guitar

Oct 17 7:30 PM19:30 Patterson/Sutton Duo Saturday, October 17, 2026 7:30 PM 9:30 PM 19:30 21:30 The Ethical Society of St. Louis (map) Google Calendar ICS Patterson/ Sutton Duo Praised by BBC Music Magazine for their “beguiling” sound, cellist Kimberly Patterson and guitarist Patrick Sutto...

10/01/2026

It’s time to take the stage! Registration is now open for the St. Louis Teen Talent Competition, presented by the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation.

Young performers are invited to share their talents, gain valuable performance experience and connect with St. Louis’ vibrant performing arts community.

Learn more and register:

It’s time to take the stage! Registration is now open for the St. Louis Teen Talent Competition, presented by the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation. Young performers are invited to share their talents, gain valuable performance experience and connect with St. Louis’ vibrant performing ar...