All Events | Starting Wednesday, December 2, 2009The Bells of Christmas
Talk about fun! The RCBB’s annual Christmas concert is a present filled with festive favorites old and new. It is the perfect show to get the whole family in the Christmas spirit.
12/02/2009
Jane Eyre
By Charlotte Brontë. A simple governess, Jane Eyre wins the heart of Edward Fairfax Rochester, the brooding and mysterious master of Thornfield Hall. Questioning the boundaries of class and gender, it is one of the most heartrending and powerful tales of romance and suspense ever told. Adapted and directed by Irish director Alan Stanford (Salome).
12/03/2009
Men's Glee Club Holiday Concert
12/04/2009
Gloria!
Holiday favorites including "A Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten, "Gloria" by Randol Bass, "O Magnum Mysterium" by Morten Lauridsen, "Home for the Holidays," and "White Christmas," and more with David Billings, organ; and Julia Scott, harp. Katherine Mueller conducts.
12/04/2009
A Funeral Mass for Mozart
Music Director Manfred Honeck presents his personal version of Mozart’s Requiem, where he imagines what the Mass at Mozart’s funeral could have been like. Actor John Lithgow heads an all-star performance featuring a dramatic and theatrical treatment including church bells, Gregorian Chant, readings from Mozart’s letters to his father, and passages from the Bible.
12/04/2009
Ran Dank, piano
Israeli pianist Rand Dank won the 2009 Young Concert Artists auditions where he won 7 prizes including First Prize and the Bronder Piano Prize. He'll play works by Bach, Schoenberg, Granados and Bartok.
12/04/2009
The Romeros - "The Royal Family of the Guitar"
The legendary Celedonio Romero, with his sons Celin, Pepe and Angel, founded the internationally renowned ensemble known to millions as "The Royal Family of the Guitar." With the introduction of Celin's son, Celino, into the quartet in 1990, and Angel's son Lito joining his father in duo recital, The Romeros encompasses three generations of concert artists.
12/05/2009
The Ebony Hillbillies
The Ebony Hillbillies, “one of the last African-American string bands” in the country.
12/05/2009
Pittsburgh TubaChristmas
A one-day event for tuba players and fans. Perform a free carol concert at Ross Park Mall after 11:30 a.m. registration and rehearsal at North Hills Sr. High. Check the web site for details.
12/05/2009
Journey to the Manger
A tapestry of Christmas, woven in song.
12/05/2009
Holidays with Marianne
Internationally-acclaimed opera singer and Butler County native Marianne Cornetti performs in a program that celebrates Christmas and Hanukkah music, and includes the popular audience sing-along. Elizabeth Heath Charles conducts.
12/05/2009
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
In 1985, Rick Benjamin discovered a long lost collection of orchestra scores of the Victor Talking Machine Company, and with it the inspiration for the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra. Mr. Benjamin gathered Juilliard colleagues to perform his turn-of-the-century treasures, and recordings soon followed, along with the orchestra's 1988 debut at Alice Tully Hall
12/05/2009
A Kodachrome Christmas
Earlene Hoople takes us on a fond trip through the holidays of yesteryear on her local cable access show. Boomer humorist Pat Hazell, whose signature wit celebrates Americana and pop culture, put Pittsburgh audiences in stitches with his delightfully nostalgic The Wonder Bread Years. Now Hazell points his unique lens at Christmas past in this world premiere at City Theatre.
12/05/2009
Heinz Chapel Choir Holiday Concerts
Usually sold out well in advance, these concerts feature a capella choral masterworks directed by John Goldsmith. Beginning with plainchant from the choir loft, the choir sings a processional by candlelight, accompanies the dramatic lighting of the tall transept stained-glass windows, and performs carols of many lands from traditional to contemporary.
12/05/2009
Holiday Harps
Twenty-five harpists from the American Harp Society's Pittsburgh Chapter perform an unusual and exquisite concert including traditional Irish, English, and Scottish carols, Chanukah selections and Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride. Jeffrey Turner conducts. Free admission. 412-247-3916, lavenderharp@yahoo.com
12/05/2009
Ho Ho Ho with the WSO
Music Director Yugo Ikach leads a classic and contemporary holiday celebration including selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, Handel's Messiah, and Elfman's Nightmare before Christmas, as well as the annual holiday carol singalong.
12/05/2009
Caroling, Caroling
The WCS draws its members from Westmoreland, Fayette, Allegheny, Armstrong, and Somerset Counties under the direction of Marvin Huls.
12/05/2009
PYCO Holiday Concert
Guest Conductor Roy Sonne leads orchestral and choral works by Handel, Bach, Mozart, and Saint-Saens with the St. John's Lutheran Church of Highland Chancel Choir. Orchestra members also play chamber music by Martini, Clementi, Haydn, and traditional Irish carol arrangements.
12/06/2009
In the Fields in Frost and Snow
Flutist Chris Norman and violinist David Greenberg present a musical celebration of winter drawn from Canada's Maritime heritage rooted in the traditions of the British Isles interwoven with works by CPE Bach, Telemann, and Tartini.
12/06/2009
Drue Heinz Lectures: Lidia Bastianich
Tutti a tavola a mangiare! Lidia Bastianich commands "Everybody at the table to eat!" She gets us there with her cookbooks, restaurants, and her popular public television cooking show. Born in Pola, Istria on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, Lidia has sautéed her way into the hearts of millions. Her new book is "Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy."
12/07/2009
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