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Duquesne Wind Symphony Presenter: Duquesne University The Duquesne Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Robert C. Cameron, has received national attention through its performances at the Eastern Division College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) conferences. Using the player pool concept, the ensemble performs music ranging from works requiring as few as eight players to as many as 45.	02/05/2012 Time: 8:00 pm Location: Power Center Ballroom, 1015 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website

Ain't-a That Good News Presenter: East Liberty Presbyterian Church A free concert of spirituals in honor of Black History Month, with singers from the ELPC Music Ministry, featuring sacred music by Harry Burleigh, Hall Johnson, and William Dawson.	02/05/2012 Time: 4pm 116 South Highland Avenue Pittsburgh, PA website \| map

Percussion Showcase Presenter: Alia Musica Pittsburgh Composer Scott Steele's Music for Three Percussionists will be premiered, as will another work, Words, written for the occasion by percussionist Mike Perdue. Percussionist Elliot Beck is featured in Elliott Carter's Pieces for Four Timpani, and Marcus Kim plays his vibraphone arrangement of Eric Satie's Gymnopedies. Also on the program are works by Ivan Jimenez and Michael Culligan.	02/05/2012 Time: 7pm Location: James Laughlin Music Hall, Chatham University website

Monique Mead, violin Presenter: Carnegie Mellon School of Music CMU faculty violinist Monique Mead and pianist Luz Manriquez perform Mozart's Sonata in G Major, K. 301; Prokofiev's Sonata #2, Sarasate's Romanza Andaluza, and Lutoslawski's Subito.	02/05/2012 Time: 3:00 pm Location: Kresege Theater, School of Music, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA website

Uncommon Baroque Presenter: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dances by Mark Morris, Dennis Nahat, and a world premiere to music of Bach from Dwight Rhoden to launch a new partnership with the August Wilson Center.	02/08/2012 - 02/12/2012 Location: August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website

Blast! Presenter: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Winner of the 2001 Tonys for Best Special Theatrical Event and Best Choreography, Blast! is comprised of 35 brass, percussion and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theater. Born on athletic fields across the nation, Blast! is a novel art form evolved from the showmanship of outdoor pageantry.	02/08/2012 Time: 7:30 pm Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PA website \| map

Nathan Carterette, piano Presenter: Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania Local pianist Nathan Carterette performs works of Liszt, Brahms, and Godowsky. Free admission.	02/09/2012 Time: 12:00 pm Location: 445 S. Main St., Pittsburgh, PA 15220 website

Beethoven, Mozart & Respighi Presenter: Pittsburgh Symphony Beethoven's bold Symphony #1 pulses with youthful energy and unexpected twists. Pianist Lars Vogt, who commands a startling range of colors and subtleties, plays Mozart's Piano Concerto #16 in D major. Then, Music Director Manfred Honeck conducts two of Respighi's spectacular and splashy symphonic poems, The Pines of Rome and The Fountains of Rome.	02/10/2012 - 02/12/2012 02/10 - 8:00 pm 02/12 - 2:30 pm Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website \| map

Pops II: Cirque de la Symphonie Presenter: Wheeling Symphony The magic of cirque in the music hall, back by popular demand. T – the incredible acrobats of Cirque de la Symphonie perform to the sounds of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra led by André Raphel.	02/10/2012 Capitol Theater, 1015 Main St., Wheeling, WV website \| map

A Night of Song Presenter: Butler County Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor Bruce Lauffer is Music Director and Conductor of the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra as well as the Latshaw Pops Orchestra.	02/11/2012 Time: 7:30 pm Butler Intermediate High School, 551 Fairground Hill Rd, Butler, PA website \| map