President's Welcome  

Welcome to the 2024-2025 season

We have a lot of good news and excitement to share!

First announcement

We are proud to introduce our 2024 APS winners who were selected at the March competition and to share their concert dates.

Danielle Kim, flute - Sunday, Sept. 15
Lingxiao Li, saxophone - Sunday, Dec. 1
Miles swaminathan, piano - Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025
Here is the link to the details: https://www.apsmusic.org/season_thecalendar.html

Our three winners will receive their monetary award ($3,000), travel stipend ($200)  and winner’s certificate at their recital.
At the competition, the judges also awarded the Jane Allen/.Betty Brighton Honorable Mention  Award ($1,500) to Jun-Hong Jiang, piano.
We enter into our new season with enthusiasm and commitment to our mission - presenting the gifted musicians of tomorrow. AND REMEMBER - our concerts are presented FREE of charge thanks to the generous contributions of donors like you. Please help us support these talented musicians by your concert attendance and contributions.

Second Announcement 

Our 2025 Competition will take a major turn - we're becoming a concerto/aria format.  As much as we value the solo performance format, we have felt that our small (albeit enthusiastic) concert audiences have not done justice to the hard work and talent displayed by our winners. We want them to perform for larger audiences and the orchestras will provide that. Our two collaborating orchestras for the 2025 - 2026 season will be the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra and the University City Symphony Orchestra. 

We look forward to launching this new format with our 2025 competition on March 1, in the Lee Theater at the Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The competition will be open to the public.
Artist Presentation Society exists to identify, encourage, and promote exceptional young musicians in the Midwest. APS has been, and always will be committed to the complete inclusion of all races, genders, religions, and identities and will continue to promote talented and qualified musicians from all backgrounds.

Looking for a fun musical evening?  Our annual fundraiser - “Ariel After Hours Two” will take place on Friday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m at Ariel Premium Supply, at Hwy 170 and Page Ave. Start off the evening with champagne and enjoy the music of amazing marimba player Kimmi Lin and the jazzy sounds of Lindsey and Landon, then enjoy giveaways, delicious desserts, more champagne and conversation. Tickets ($50) will be available at the door or by calling me at 314-591-7470, or by ending a check to APS, PO Box 11603, Clayton, MO 63105.  We’d love to see you there.

We look forward to sharing beautiful music with you.

Lucinda Vantine
President
Artist Presentation Society