“A lot of people in this orchestra are from humble backgrounds. I don’t think we represent any kind of elite. Because, as an orchestra, we all represent a part of society.” Stéphane Denève, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Music Director Read the entire story here: bit.ly/3OdS38a

“Is there anything else you’d like to add?” “Thank you for your interest. And for including me. I am a human OF St. Louis.” A very special thanks to St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and to Stéphane Denève! We’ll be back with more stories from SLSO soon. In the meantime, see you at the symphony. 🎻✨

You're invited! 🎉

“My American friends in Boston opened a U.S. map while we were out having a 🍺, they showed me a few places in the Midwest, and said, ‘Wherever you go next, don’t go there. There’s nothing there.’ Guess what? After one year, I moved here. And I texted them, ‘It’s not that bad.’”

“I have a niece in Hermann, MO. I asked if she’d like my mother’s old sewing machine and said, ‘Okay, but you have to come get it.’ She said, ‘We’d have to go through a bad neighborhood to get there.’ I said, ‘I live in Kirkwood. What do you mean?’...” bit.ly/3OvjvOT

“Grandpa loved showing his family off, and he was very devoted. When I was 17, I told him I wanted to go to school to be a doctor. He said, ‘I’ll help you.’ And that was it. Once you got his seal on it, you were good. His word was gold.” 🎓✨ #HOSTLbook bit.ly/3U3tiwF

Somethin special about passing on the skills to the next gen of female storytellers. 📸🎓

#ICYMI Humans of St. Louis recently featured SLSO usher Vivian Fox and IN UNISON Programs Manager Michelle Byrd. Check out the entire feature 👇 slsostories.org/post/vivan-fox…

“Can we interview you?” 📸💖 #futureHOSTLstorytellers

“You know, I don’t think I’ve had any conversations with my family lately about race. And that might be something that I need to change.” -- From the archive: Sep 2017 protests following the acquittal of former police officer Jason Stockley. #HOSTLbook bit.ly/3IzpPnx

From INSTA to a BOOK to a STAGE PLAY! 🎭✨ Come join our splendid cast next week at the St Lou Fringe on the following dates we'll be performing HUMANS OF ST. LOUIS at the .ZACK (DotZack).