FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2026 Belleville Philharmonic Society Joins Give STL Day 2026 Support Live Music in the Metro East — Early Giving Opens April 22nd BELLEVILLE, IL — The Philharmonic Society of Belleville, one of the oldest continuously operating orchestras in the United States — proudly serving the community for the love of…

1st Place Kanon Ogura, violin Kanon Ogura, 11, is a fifth grader at Meramec Elementary School in St. Louis. Her love for the violin began at the age of five. She studies with Joo Kim.As the youngest member of the Young People’s Symphonic Orchestra at the Community Music School of Webster University, Kanon performed with…