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All Events | Starting Sunday, May 6, 2012It's Beethoven, I promise!
Faith United Methodist Church presents The Morningside Trio performing Beethoven's “Gassenhauer” Trio, Schumann's “Fairy Tales,” a wonderfully romantic Trio by Reinecke, Rick Sowash's pastoral “View from Carew," and a Latin Jazz piece by Paquito D'Rivera. Edward Leonard, piano; Greta Schottman, cello; and Alex Jones, clarinet. Freewill donations benefit Autism Speaks.
05/06/2012
Senior Citizens' Day
Free admission for seniors with docent tours 11am - 1pm, then light refreshments and live music. Sponsored by the Women's Committee of the CMoA. Doors open 10:45am.
05/07/2012
A Wrinkle in Time
Before Harry Potter, A Wrinkle in Time was the delightful story about the adventures of Meg and her family and the battle between good and evil, the control of the universe and the ultimate triumph of love. Come see the fusion of science, technology and the arts come alive before your eyes.
05/11/2012
Silk Screen Asian-American Film Festival
This annual event showcases films and filmmakers with origins in India, Japan, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Iran, and more, beginning with a gala opening-night event and screening of “The Lady,” a film about Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi. Festival venues include the Harris Theater, Melwood Screening Room, and Regent Square Theater.
05/11/2012
Masterworks IV: Sohn Shines
Violin sensation Livia Sohn joins André Raphel and the WSO in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D. This season finale also includes Berlioz' Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Prokofiev's "Classical" Symphony #1, and Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe Suite #2.
05/11/2012
An American in Paris
Manfred Honeck closes the Paris Festival with Stravinsky's vibrant ballet Pétrouchka, created for the Ballets Russes in Paris. Then, hear the jazz-infused Cello Concerto by Swiss-born Arthur Honegger featuring PSO Principal Cellist Anne Martindale Williams. George Gershwin's An American in Paris captures the composer's own experience of the bustling streets of Paris.
05/11/2012
Come On, Let's Praise the Lord In Song!
This Pittsburgh Gospel Choir concert is dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen (with some in attendance) and will feature special guest artistJoe Negri on guitar. Gospel songs will include: Psalm 8, Order My Steps, and I Opened My Mouth to the Lord.
05/12/2012
Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Steiglitz
This exhibition of more than 150 works features many of the most important artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, exploring the radical nature of the Impressionist movement and the visual dialog between these artists and Pictorialist photographers of the era. The show includes works by Cassatt, Cezanne, Degas, Gaugin, Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, Seurat, Demachy, Stieglitz, Steichen, White, and others.
05/12/2012
A Grand Finale
Istvan Jaray conducts the season finale featuring the Gloria by Vivaldi, and the Choral Fantasy by Beethoven, with pianist Marina Lupinacci and the Johnstown Symphony Chorus.
05/12/2012
Across the Seas
Walter Morales conducts Gershwin's An American in Paris, a new arrangement of Ellington's Sophisticated Lady, Eric Ewazen's Western Fanfares for Brass and Percussion, and short, fun favorites by Leroy Anderson including The Typewriter.
05/12/2012
Mother's Day Concert in Somerset
Music Director Istvan Jaray conducts the 12th annual JSO Mother's Day Concert in Somerset, featuring light classical favorites and "the boy with the golden voice," 11-year-old singer Shane Treloar. Every mother receives a flower, courtesy of Somerset Trust Company.
05/13/2012
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