Musicians call it the Carnegie Hall of St. Louis, and they are not exaggerating for the microphones. The Sheldon Concert Hall, built in 1912 as the home of the Ethical Society of St. Louis to architect Louis Spiering’s design, is famous across the music world for one thing: perfect acoustics, in a jewel-box room of warm wood and gentle light.
The Sheldon’s calendar is St. Louis’s most eclectic — jazz legends, folk singers, classical soloists, gospel, world music and the SLSO’s chamber series all sound their best here — while its art galleries and the historic ballroom fill the building with exhibitions and celebrations. In Grand Center, it is the quiet room everyone whispers about, then talks about all the way home.
Some 900 seats, zero bad ones.
The Sheldon is at 3648 Washington Boulevard. Concerts and galleries at thesheldon.org.
