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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Friday, March 16, 2012
Students of the Chatham Music Program
Students of the Chatham Music Program perform as part of Chatham's Friday Afternoon Musicale series.
03/16/2012
Time: 4:00 pm
Laughlin Music Center, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Women of Ireland
Women of Ireland is an innovative and exciting fully-staged concert production that showcases the next generation of Ireland's leading female performers. The show demonstrated the wll of talent that exists within Ireland's traditions of music, song, and dance
03/16/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PA
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European Holiday
Pittsburgh Symphony cellist Adam Liu plays Dvorak's Cello Concerto. Guest conductor Lucas Richman (for PSO Resident Conductor) also conducts Brahms' Academic Festival Overture and Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite #1.
03/17/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Palace Theater, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, PA
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Duo Orfeo, guitars
Duo Orfeo presents "La Musica Callada, la Soledad Sonora: Music Exploring Silence and the Night," featuring works by Mompou, Wallace, Satie, Silvestrov, da Milano, Brahms, Macbride and Chopin. Jamie Balmer and Joseph Ricker formed Duo Orfeo in 2007, performing throughout New England and New York.
03/17/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Rd, Latrobe, PA
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Music on the Edge - Firebird Ensemble
Firebird Ensemble aims to break down preconceptions about new music, to build enthusiasm for new compositions, and to create a unique concert atmosphere. A group of eclectic musicians, Firebird ensemble will present music by Lee Hyla and Eric Moe.
03/17/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 315 S. Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Emerson String Quartet
Their many accolades include nine Grammy awards, three Gramophone awards, and the Avery Fisher Prize. In addition to performing in the world's finest music halls, the quartet has produced thirty highly acclaimed recordings. Their program features Mozart's Quartet #21 in D major, K. 575; Beethoven's Quartet #12 in E-flat major, Op. 127; and Bartok's Quartet #5.
03/18/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Young Winners Recital
Winners include pianist Catherine Zhang, soprano Grace Callahan, pianist Lily Zhang, violinist Kemper Edwards, and pianist Christian Chiu. Visit website for details.
03/18/2012
Time: 2:00 pm
Kresge Recital Hall, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Ursula Oppens, piano
Pianist Ursula Oppens, one of the very first artists to grasp the importance of programming traditional and contemporary works in equal measure, has won a singular place in the hearts of her public, critics, and colleagues alike. Her program will include Beethoven's Fantasie, Op. 77, Mendelssohn's Fantasy in F-sharp Minor, Op. 28; Amy Williams' Three pieces for piano, and Schumann's Davidsbundlertanze.
03/18/2012
Time: 3:00 pm
CAPA Auditorium, 111 Ninth St, Pittsburgh, PA
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R2: Readings & Raising Funds
Cocktails and Hors d'oevres by Bob Sendall followed by readings from "Orphan Train," a new opera by Julie Tosh and Douglas Levine.
03/18/2012
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Location: Anna Singer's home on Mt. Washington
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Ken Cowan, organ
Ken Cowan, Assistant Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, He plays the Prelude and Fugue in e, BWV 548 by J. S. Bach; Stimmen der Nacht by Sigfrid Karg-Elert; Sonata #4 in B-flat by Felix Mendelssohn; Prelude and Fugue in G minor, Op. 7 #3, and the Elegy by Marcel Dupré; as well as the Suite, Op. 5 by Maurice Duruflé.
03/18/2012
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: St. Paul Cathedral, Fifth Ave. at Craig St., Pittsburgh, PA
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