All Events | Starting todayMonique Mead, violin
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
Percussion Showcase
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
Ain't-a That Good News
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
Duquesne Wind Symphony
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
Blast!
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
Uncommon Baroque
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
Nathan Carterette, piano
Local pianist Nathan Carterette performs works of Liszt, Brahms, and Godowsky. Free admission.
02/09/2012
Pops II: Cirque de la Symphonie
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
Beethoven, Mozart & Respighi
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
Daphne: Return to Love Cafe
Pittsburgh contralto Daphne Alderson and The Amazing Band present their annual Valentine's Day concert, revisiting Daphne's CD, A Matinee at the Love Cafe, featuring an assortment of standards, Europop ballads, and new arrangements of Leonard Cohen and Pete Seeger songs.
02/11/2012
Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children's Book Illustration
This exhibition provides an appealing survey of drawing styles and techniques from Randolph Caldecott in the 19th century to Chris van Allsburg in the 20th—with many delightful and familiar artists in between including Ernest Shepard, Maurice Sendak, Tomi diPaolo, and Jules Feiffer. The 40 works on paper by famed illustrators are supplemented by 13 books. Draw Me a Story will be staged with artworks hung slightly lower than usual, step stools available, and reading nooks in the galleries for visitors young and old.
02/11/2012
A Night of Song
Guest Conductor Bruce Lauffer is Music Director and Conductor of the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra as well as the Latshaw Pops Orchestra.
02/11/2012
Heroes
A selection of heroic music including Beethoven's Symphony #3 "Eroica," Wagner's "Siegfrid's Funeral March," and John Williams' "Superman" score. The WSO plays side-by-side with young musicians, and features its WSO Young Artist Competition winner.
02/11/2012
A Romantic Afternoon
Istvan Jaray conducts Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture, Mozart's Concerto for flute and harp with Tara Yaney, flute, and Christine Mazza, harp; and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite #2.
02/12/2012
A Bach Tryptich
Alan Lewis directs Chatham Baroque, the Pittsburgh Brass Ensemble, the Calvary Choir and soloists in three Bach cantatas and the trumpet showpiece "Jauchzet Gott" with soprano Kathy Linger and baroque trumpeter Rick Murrell. Cantatas include #21 "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis," and #77, "Ich sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben."
02/12/2012
Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble
Denis Colwell conducts.
02/12/2012
Sunday Afternoon Vocal Series
An Italian Valentine featuring the best of Verismo opera, featuring Amelia D’Arcy, soprano, Kelly Lynch; soprano, Enrique Bernardo, tenor and Robert Frankenberry, tenor with pianist Walter Morales.
02/12/2012
Concerto Competition Concert
Directed by Jeffrey Turner, the Duquesne Symphony Orchestra develops the understanding, technique, and discipline required of the professional orchestral musician through a broad range of repertoire from the Baroque to contemporary. Soloists often include principal and section players from the world-renowned Pittsburgh Symphony.
02/12/2012
Brit Floyd – The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Tribute Show! (Formerly Australian Pink Floyd)
TICKETS:
Single Ticket: $100 Pledge
Pair of Tickets: $200 Pledge
Seating: Orchestra/Director’s Circle
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02/23/2012
Brit Floyd
Date: Friday, February 24, 2012 - NEW SECOND DATE
Venue: Benedum Center
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Single Ticket: $100 Pledge
Pair of Tickets: $200 Pledge
Seating: Orchestra/Director's Circle
STRAIGHT NO CHASER
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Venue: Benedum Center
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Meet & Greet Single Ticket: $125 Pledge
Meet & Greet Pair of Tickets: $250 Pledge
Seating: Orchestra/Director's Circle
(These meet & greet tickets are extremely limited and are only being offered to WQED Presents members.)
Regular Single Ticket: $100 Pledge
Regular Pair of Tickets: $200 Pledge
Seating: Orchestra/Director's Circle
02/24/2012
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