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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Saturday, February 4, 2012
Richard Egarr: The Harpsichord's Golden Century
R&B proudly welcomes back stellar harpsichordist Richard Egarr, who highlights the 17th century briliance of the harpsichord. Suites by Couperin, Froberger, Purcell and Blow will dazzle with the elegance, power and beauty that we have come to expect from Egarr's fingertips.
02/04/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA
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Adventures of the Heart
Music Director Daniel Meyer conducts Mozart's Violin Concerto #5 with soloist Noé Inui, Beethoven's Symphony #2, and Aaron Jay Kernis' Musica Celestis.
02/04/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Palace Theater, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, PA
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Consolidation
The Pitt Men's Glee Club and Oakland Girls' Choir join the Bach Choir in a capella music ranging from 16th-century madrigals to works by Benjamin Britten, Morten Lauridsen, Mozart and Pittsburgh's Sean Pack in an ideal acoustic for antiphonal harmonies.
02/04/2012 - 02/05/2012
02/04 - 8:00 pm
02/05 - 4:00 pm
Location: Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall, 5th Ave. & Tennyson, Pittsburgh, PA
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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
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Power Center Ballroom, 1015 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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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
Time: 4pm
East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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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
Time: 7pm
Location: James Laughlin Music Hall, Chatham University
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Monique 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
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Kresege Theater, School of Music, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Uncommon
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!
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
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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