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[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

From INSTA to a BOOK to a STAGE PLAY! 🎭✨ Come join our splendid cast next week at the @StLouFringe on the following dates we'll be performing HUMANS OF ST. LOUIS at the @ZACKonLocust.

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“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.”
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From the archive: Sep 2017 protests following the acquittal of former police officer Jason Stockley. #HOSTLbook https://t.co/3UpLrfYX0l

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“Can we interview you?” 📸💖 #futureHOSTLstorytellers

[St. Louis Symphony Orchestra @slso]

#ICYMI

@Humans_of_STL recently featured SLSO usher Vivian Fox and IN UNISON Programs Manager Michelle Byrd.

Check out the entire feature 👇
https://t.co/9GYO5DQwSf

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

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

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“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 https://t.co/rxM7SymE7C

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“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?’...” https://t.co/BGl3qyIZoz

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“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.’”

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

You're invited! 🎉

[Left Bank Books @LeftBankBooks]

EEK! We've been impatiently waiting to announce a *FREE* event to celebrate the amazing @Humans_of_STL book release! Join us Dec. 3 for an afternoon FULL of festivities! #champagnetoast #windowreveal #booksigning #stlstories

Find all of the details here: https://t.co/HqL8dWWfTs

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“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 @slso and to Stéphane Denève! We’ll be back with more stories from SLSO soon. In the meantime, see you at the symphony. 🎻✨

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“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, @slso Music Director

Read the entire story here: https://t.co/k42HnzRiKT

[Neenz @NPuricelli]

Legend.

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“At the end of a concert, as we say, ‘Music happened.’ 🎼✨ I mean, we do a job in which we’re rewarded with smiles, screams, and applause. Like every artist, I love being rewarded by seeing an audience erupting with enjoyment.”

Stéphane Denève, @slso Music Director

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“At the start of each concert, I welcome the audience. Then, in the most simple way, like a chef’s menu, I tell them, ‘This is what we’re playing today. I paired this appetizer with what you’re about to hear because this arrangement of flavor will match the first course.” @slso

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“Powell Hall seats 2,600 people and you get this collective experience of what it means to share human values together. A performance is such a special experience that can be so positive. And it happens only once when you hear it in the moment.” @slso

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“One thing that is overwhelmingly touching is that people recognize me here. I see people in shops, like Whole Foods and Schnucks and all these supermarkets, and they say, ‘Hey, Stéphane!’ They call me by my first name, which I love.”

Stéphane Denève, @slso Music Director

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“Everything is 15 minutes away. It’s a saying here. My wife says, ‘No, it’s 11 minutes.’ So I say, ‘That’s because you drive too fast.’ I mean, when we lived in Brussels, my wife and daughter had to drive 40 minutes to an hour to places that normally take like 13 minutes.” @slso

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“I started conducting in the U.S. more than 20 years ago. One of the first engagements I had in this country was with this orchestra. I was invited back many times, which was good because you’re not always invited back. You have to earn an invitation.” @slso

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“What do you think is the reason for conductor hair? I have a theory.” Stéphane Denève, @slso Music Director, breaks it down for us! https://t.co/6fBew8Bs0r

[Humans of St. Louis @Humans_of_STL]

“When you conduct, you have to show the beat and the impact and suggest something is solid, like, ‘Bam!’ However, if you experience this magical flow with the 🎼, sometimes there’s a feeling of immobility. Like two parallel 🚂🚂 moving at the same speed.”

Stéphane Denève, @slso