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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hansel & Gretel
Pittsburgh Opera
ends: 02/05/2012

Brahms' Requiem
Pittsburgh Symphony
ends: 02/05/2012

Spring Awakening
Pittsburgh Musical Theater
ends: 02/05/2012

Consolidation
Bach Choir of Pittsburgh
ends: 02/05/2012

Through the Night
City Theatre
ends: 02/05/2012

New Play Festival
University of Pittsburgh Theatre Arts
ends: 02/05/2012

Billy Elliot: The Musical
PNC Broadway Across America
ends: 02/12/2012

Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
ends: 02/12/2012

As You Like It
Pittsburgh Public Theater
ends: 02/19/2012

Mid-Strut
The REP - Pittsburgh Playhouse
ends: 02/19/2012

Forum Gallery: Cathy Wilkes
Carnegie Museum of Art
ends: 02/26/2012

Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story
Carnegie Museum of Art
ends: 04/07/2012

Factory Installed
Mattress Factory
ends: 05/06/2012

Daily Screenings
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
ends: 12/31/2012