All Events | Starting Friday, December 18, 2009Holiday Sounds of the South Hills Chorale
12/18/2009
Gloria!
Handel's stunning Gloria showcases soprano Sherezade Pantahki in her Pittsburgh debut. This celebration of Christmas traditions includes joyful instrumental works by Giuseppe Tartini and Marin Marais. Guests include Erika Cutler, violin; and Andrew Appel, harpsichord. Friday's "Wandering Minstrels" event is at St. James Parish in Sewickley. Other concerts are Saturday evening at Synod Hall, Oakland; and Sunday afternoon at Chatham University.
12/18/2009
Ellington's Beggar's Holiday
Duke Ellington's only Broadway show - an updated and totally Americanized version of the Threepenny Opera starring that lovable rogue Mack the Knife. Romance, thievery, corruption, passion – Mackie’s back in town! And he is accompanied by the incomparable sound of MCG Jazz. Libretto by Dale Wasserman & John La Touche, and orchestrations by Mike Tomaro. Jonathan Eaton, Stage Director.
12/18/2009
Duke Ellington's Beggar's Holiday
A Jazz Collaboration with the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh. A landmark revival of Duke Ellington’s retelling of the Beggar’s Opera features musical arrangements by Pittsburgh’s own Billy Strayhorn and text by Dale Wasserman and John Latouche. Broadway’s first racially-integrated musical, set in America, tells the story of the lovable rogue MacHeath who escapes the gallows and carries off his true love, Polly Peachum.
12/18/2009
25th Anniversary Holiday Concert
Andres Cladera conducts the Renaissance City Mens and Womens Choirs in a festive holiday celebration of their 25th anniversary as Pittsburgh's GLBT community choirs.
12/19/2009
A Polish Christmas
Bruce Lauffer conducts A Christmas Festival and Sleigh Ride by Anderson; Hannukah Festival Overture by Richman, Polish Choir and Carols with Henry Doktorski, accordion; Christmas Eve by Gade; Farandole by Bizet; and Tintinnabulations by Pierpoint.
12/19/2009
Radio Holly Days
Escape the holiday hustle and bustle with Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda and Glenn Miller. From a live radio drama complete with sound effects to the heartwarming music that made Christmas special for the boys overseas, Five By Design adds a holiday flair to their flagship production Radio Days.
12/19/2009
Gods, Love and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection
A selection of tapestries and prints from the Carnegie’s collection explores the historical popularity of these engaging pictures in textile; the patrons, artists, and studios that created a taste for tapestries; and the thematic intersections between tapestry and print imagery, such as masterworks by Albrecht Dürer, Andrea Mantegna, and others.
12/19/2009
A British Yuletide
The Oakland Girls Choir of Pittsburgh features Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, and John Rutter's Dancing Day.
12/19/2009
Home for the Holidays
Monroeville native Channing Yu returns to conduct choral and instrumental holiday favorites for the entire family with the All-Star Choir of Westmoreland County, Marc Tourre, Director.
12/19/2009
Bells Are Ringing
McKeesport Symphony welcomes back singer Alice Heatherington from New York to celebrate the holidays. Along with the handbell choir from Good Shepherd Church and the First Evangelical Free Church Choir, it's a festive evening for the whole family!
12/20/2009
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