St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Secrets of the Whales in Concert

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Secrets of the Whales in Concert at Powell Symphony Hall

Some nights at the symphony ask you to listen. This one asks you to look up, too. When the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra brings Secrets of the Whales in Concert to Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis on April 23, 2027, at 7:00 PM, documentary highlights and live orchestral sound share the same evening. It's a rare kind of outing, and one worth planning around.

The heart of the experience is the pairing. Highlights from the documentary appear on screen while the SLSO performs Raphaelle Thibaut's score live, with Jacob Joyce conducting. That means the music isn't a recording playing behind the images. It's real musicians, in the room, in the moment. Film scores can do quiet, powerful work when you hear them from the source. Here, you get the chance to take that in at full scale, with an orchestra shaping the mood around what's on screen.

It's also an easy evening to share. Bring a friend, a partner or someone in your family who loves a good story told through sound and picture, and you'll leave with something to talk about on the ride home. To be clear about what this is: a concert built around documentary highlights, not the complete four-part series, and not a live appearance by the filmmakers. What it offers is focused and distinctive, a night where the orchestra and the screen work together. If that sounds like your kind of Friday, don't let it slip by. Grab your seats for Secrets of the Whales in Concert at Powell Symphony Hall.