'Cam Jam' Touches Hearts of Kirkwood

Those who attended the music memorial for Cameron Vennard say the concert was an inspiring success.

Cameron Vennard was probably jamming out to the tunes that filled Kirkwood Station Plaza in his honor last Thursday. At least that's the opinion of one person who commented on a photo of the concert posted by the Kirkwood School District to its Facebook page. For the teen who loved music and bringing a smile to the faces of those around him, there couldn't have been a more appropriate tribute than a show. "Cam loved music so we thought a 'Cam Jam' was a great way to honor Cam's memory. We will play songs by Cam's favorite artists,' said Dillon Wilfong, Cam's friend and member of The Sages Band, on Reverb Nation.  The photo on the Facebook page is of the Sages performing to a crowd in Downtown Kirkwood. Donations at the show will go toward …

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'Cam Jam' Tonight at Station Plaza

A memorial concert for Cameron Vennard will raise money for a Nipher Middle School scholarship. The Sages Band takes the stage at 6:30 p.m. Kaldi's will have iced coffee on tap outside with proceeds going to the scholarship fund.

VIDEO: Concert for Cameron Vennard

Youth rockers Lunar Levitation performed at Wydown Park on Thursday, one day after the death of Oakland resident Cameron Vennard.

A group of St. Louis youth rockers dedicated an end-of-the-school-year concert May 31 to a friend who died after being hit by a train. Lunar Levitation performed at Clayton's Wydown Park in honor of 14-year-old Oakland resident Cameron Vennard, who died one day earlier in Kirkwood. Chill Frozen Yogurt sponsored the event. The band is composed of 14-year-old guitarist and vocalist Dillon Wilfong, a close friend of Cameron; guitarist Liam Terrio, age 14; guitarist Henry Dieckhaus, age 13; bassist Sigmund Gusdorf, age 15; and drummer Dominic Anzalone, age 12. The members met at Camp Jam, a summer band camp. Wilfong and Terrio are part of another band called The Sages. More about Cameron Vennard:

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Farmers’ Market Kicks Off Morning Concert Series with Folk

Starting Saturday, June 2nd, the Kirkwood Farmers’ Markets will feature live music starting at 10 a.m..

This Saturday, early Kirkwood Farmers’ Market shoppers will have a chance to shop to the tune of folk music with the band Salt of the Earth, a St. Louis-based folk band. The concert is part of the farmers’ market Tunes at Ten series, which will showcase three different bands playing their music live on select Saturday mornings. Click on the YouTube video to listen to this weekend’s band. The schedule for the bands is as follows: June 2-Salt of the Earth June 9-UJ and the Downhome Blues Band June 30-Maple Jam Band July 14-UJ and the Downhome Blues Band July 21-Maple Jam Band Aug. 4-UJ and the Downhome Blues Band Aug 18-Salt of the Earth Aug 25-Maple Jam Band Sept. 15-UJ and the Downhome Blues Band

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Kirkwood Choral Concert for STL Food Bank

Eliot Unitarian Chapel is holding a food drive and choral concert benefitting the St. Louis Area Food Bank, at 4 p.m. today. Admission is a canned or boxed non-perishable food item. Free-will offerings will be taken. Food may be dropped off all weekend during daytime.  Music will be favorite songs offered by the Chamber Choir and Chorale, the Children's Chalice Choir, Inner Voices, and special guests, the VIP Visions in Performance (Visually Impaired) choir. The concert should only last an hour. Thank to you Jan Chamberlin, music director of Eliot Unitarian Chapel, for sharing the above information with our readers.

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Webster Groves Choral Groups Perform at Historic Downtown Site

Christ Church Cathedral will host Webster Groves High School chorus.

Four different choral groups from Webster Groves High School are busy tuning up their voices for what promises to be their biggest concert of the year: A choral performance at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown St. Louis, Tuesday at 7 p.m. The choir is under the direction of Scott Kinworthy, who has been teaching for 13 years, eight of them at Webster Groves High. Typically, the choir does madrigal performances away from the school every year, but this year they didn't have a place to do them. Kinworthy contacted representatives of the cathedral who were happy to have the choir perform there. “Christ Church Cathedral is absolutely amazing” Kinworthy said. The difference in the acoustics affected the music program Kinworthy chose, because …

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