FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Sunday, May 5, 2013

25th Anniversary Season Finale
This concert and gala features the Festive Overture by Shostakovich, Grieg's Piano Concerto with Music Director Walter Morales as soloist, a world premiere by Pittsburgh composer Robert Schultz, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4.
05/05/2013
Time: 3:00 pm

Location: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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East End Choral Festival
The festival features the choirs of East Liberty Presbyterian, Shadyside Presbyterian, Calvary Episcopal, and St. Andrew's Episcopal churches.  The guest conductor will be David Hill, conductor of the BBC Singers and Bach Choir of London.  Combined choirs will sing works of Gerald Finzi, Benjamin Britten, and Randall Thompson.
05/05/2013
Time: 4:00 pm
East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Benedetti & Tchaikovsky
Conductor Kazem Abdullah begins his PSO concert debut with Brahms' furiously brooding Tragic Overture.  Hindemith's Mathis der Maler is arguably the German composer's most famous orchestral work and is based on music from his opera of the same name. Young Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti performs the Tchaikovsky concerto, featured on her recent highly-praised recording.
05/10/2013 - 05/12/2013
05/10 - 8:00 pm
05/12 - 2:30 pm
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Vincent Carr, organ
Vincent Carr will play the Cathedral’s historic 1931 Steinmeyer organ. Now Associate Organist at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ, Carr earned his bachelor's degree in organ performance at Indiana University, and received the Charles Ives Prize from the Yale School of Music.
05/10/2013
Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, PA
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Walk Two Moons
Adapted by Tom Arvetis from the Newbery Award-winning book by Sharon Creech and directed by Lisa Ann Goldsmith. "Flawlessly adapted, 'Walk Two Moons' challenges audiences to look outward into a world where everyone has the immense power to help one another. 'Walk Two Moons' has a poignant, valuable message for audiences of every age." - ChicagoBeat.
05/10/2013 - 05/19/2013
New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, PA
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Trio Aoide
Coming from three different continents, the musicians in Trio Aoide bring a unique blend of classical music from their varied musical backgrounds and styles. They have played their respective instruments (violin, piano, and cello) throughout the U.S. and Europe, and enjoy playing together as Trio Aoide, named after the Greek muse of song
05/11/2013
Time: 7:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church, 309 Lincoln St., Johnstown, PA
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Maecenas XXIX Gala
Consistently recognized as one of Pittsburgh “Top Ten” parties, Pittsburgh Opera's Maecenas gala is always a glamorous, elegant evening. This year, Pittsburgh Opera honors PNC with the Maecenas Award and Dr. Jared L. Cohon of Carnegie Mellon University with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Tickets available at pittsburghopera.org or 412-281-0912, ext 225.
05/11/2013
Time: 7:00 pm - 1 am
Benedum Center, 231 7th St., Pittsburgh, PA
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Angela Sheik Red Dress Tour with special guest Jim Rodgers
2011-2012 BOSS US National Loop Champion Angela Sheik is a fierce vocal- and multi-instrumentalist who wows audiences by building her own virtual backup band using rhythmic harmonies, beatbox rhythms, a looper pedal, and a collection of unusual instruments. Pittsburgh Symphony bassoonist Jim Rodgers goes electric with sound layering devices, recreating classical favorites, rock classics, and original soundscapes.
05/11/2013
Time: 3:00 PM
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie, PA
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Peter Yarrow Mother's Day Concert
The music of Peter, Paul and Mary awakened a generation to activism and idealism. Their songs, “Puff the Magic Dragon,” “Blowin’ in the Wind,” and “If I Had a Hammer,” are classics. Peter Yarrow continues to use music to inspire and bring people together to create a more just, peaceful and compassionate world. This pay-what-you can benefit concert supports Hope Academy’s music scholarship fund.
05/12/2013
Time: 7:30 pm
East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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