The Missouri River Festival of the Arts celebrates 50 years of artistic excellence August 20-23
in Boonville. Artistic Director David Halen returns to Thespian Hall to honor the Golden
Anniversary of the Festival with outstanding musicians and performances, featuring renown
conductor Leonard Slatkin. Slatkin is former conductor of the St. Louis Symphony, The
National Symphony of Washington DC, the Detroit Symphony, and the Paris Philharmonic.
He is the recipient of 7 Grammy Awards and continues to conduct orchestras all over the
world.

Saturday, August 23: Music with the Masters . . . Beethoven, Brahms, and Slatkin
Maestro Leonard Slatkin will conduct “The Marriage of Figaro,” by Mozart; Concerto for Violin
and Cello,” by Brahms, featuring David Halen and Megan Yip; and “Symphony No. 7 in A
Major,” by Beethoven.