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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Saturday, May 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
Time: 7:30 pm
Katz Performing Arts Center, JCC, 5738 Darlington Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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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
Time: 7:30 pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PA
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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
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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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 - 08/26/2012
4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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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
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Somerset Area High School Auditorium
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Celebrate Life, Celebrate Art
Persad Center's 'Celebrate Life, Celebrate Art' auction and reception brings together the work of more than 200 local, regional, and international artists who donate original art and sculpture. The event includes delicacies from top restaurants, the best entertainment in the city, and a diverse audience.
05/14/2012
Time: 6pm
Location: August Wilson Center, downtown Pittsburgh
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Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group is best known for its wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. Although it is impossible to describe, people of all ages agree that Blue Man Group's show is an intensely exciting and wildly outrageous experience that leaves the entire audience in a blissful, euphoric state. With no spoken language, Blue Man Group reaches people of all ages, languages, and cultures.
05/15/2012 - 05/20/2012
Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Pittsburgh, PA
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SOLD OUT! Music for the Spirit
SOLD OUT! Manfred Honeck conducts an ensemble of PSO principals and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh in sacred choruses by Handel, Bernstein, Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams and Haydn, as well as instrumental works by Ravel, Bloch and Mozart interspersed with Old Testament readings. Featured soloists include Anne Martindale Williams, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Michael Rusinek, Andrey Nemzer and Gregg Baker.
05/16/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom, 4905 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Italian Riviera
Music Director Edward Leonard conducts Berlioz' Roman Carnival Overture, several Italian opera scenes with tenor Robert Frankenberry, Mendelssohn's Symphony #4 “Italian” and Respighi's Fountains of Rome.
05/18/2012 - 05/19/2012
Time: various
05/18 - 8:00 pm
05/19 - 7:00 pm
Location: various
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Vaughan Williams' Symphony #5
Music Director Warren Davidson conducts Borodin's Prince Igor Overture, Dall'Abaco's Oboe Concerto, Op. 5, featuring Renate Sakins; and Vaughan Williams' Symphony #5.
05/19/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Upper St. Clair H.S., 1825 McLaughlin Run Rd., Upper St. Clair, PA
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