St. Louis, MO – The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts will host a program of chamber music by Steve Reich on Thursday, April 7, at 8:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm). The music will be performed by musicians from the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

This concert is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Pulitzer and the SLSO. The musicians play contemporary chamber works that have been selected by SLSO Music Director Designate David Robertson, and that relate to exhibitions at the Pulitzer.

The setting for this concert is the Pulitzer’s current exhibition, Brancusi and Serra in Dialogue. Dealing with the nature of sculpture, this exhibition highlights two significant artists: Constantin Brancusi and Richard Serra. The juxtaposition of the works sets up a dialogue, not only between the works of the two artists, but also with the surrounding architecture of the Pulitzer building. It is a compelling environment in which to explore Reich’s absorbing, challenging, and beautiful music. Reich, who is three years Serra’s senior, was also greatly involved in the minimalist movement. Both Reich and Serra continue to create some of the most intriguing art of this new century.

The Village Voice has called Steve Reich “America’s greatest living composer”; The New Yorker deemed him “the most original musical thinker of our time”; The New York Times has said Reich is “among the great composers of the century.” Visit www.stevereich.com to find further valuable information about the composer.

The works to be performed include, Piano Phase (1967), Music for Pieces of Wood (1973) and Eight Lines (1983). David Robertson will be speaking and conducting, and Steve Reich will be in attendance.

Tickets are available through the Powell Symphony Hall box office at 314-534-1700 or through the website, www.slso.org. Tickets for the event are $20.00. Availability is limited due to venue size (100 tickets). Visit www.pulitzerarts.org for more information on the exhibition and concert series.