Chamber Project St. Louis: Opposition

Ten years ago Chamber Project St. Louis embarked on a noble mission to bring contemporary and classical chamber music to the people. In the intervening years the group has expanded its roster of musicians (and expanded its tonal palette in the process), but the mission remains. Tonight at 8 p.m. at the Chapel (6238 Alexander Drive; www.chamberprojectstl.org) the ensemble presents Opposition, a program of music about rebellion, hope and waging heavy peace. The centerpiece of the evening is David Wilde's The Cellist of Sarajevo, which is inspired by the actions of Vedran Smailović. The cellist performed for 22 nights in the ruins of a building destroyed during the Siege of Sarajevo, to honor the 22 civilians killed in the explosion. (Smailović in fact played throughout the city for two years during the siege.) Also on the bill are Hendrik Andriessen's Pastorale (a piece inspired by his imprisonment during the Nazi regime in his native Holland) and Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57. Tickets are $5 to $15.