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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Duquesne Wind Symphony
The Duquesne Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Robert C. Cameron, has received national attention through its performances at the Eastern Division College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) conferences. Using the player pool concept, the ensemble performs music ranging from works requiring as few as eight players to as many as 45.
03/20/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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MIA
In a small town, respected insurance man Frank Schooler is being honored as the VFW's Committee on MIAs "Man of the Year." Behind the scenes, Frank and his wife, Emmy, are roiling. The weekend marks what would have been the 40th birthday of their son, Mike, missing since 1991 in Iraq, as their youngest child, Randy, vows to enlist. This world premiere by Bruce J. Robinson blends drama and comedy about real people, love and what it means to be a member of a family and society. John Amplas directs.
03/22/2012 - 04/07/2012
222 Craft Avenue Pittsburgh, PA
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Jesus Christ Superstar
Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera takes an emotional journey through the final days of Jesus Christ, chronicling Jesus' meteoric rise and ultimate death through the troubled eyes of his betrayer Judas. Both thought-provoking and tender, Jesus Christ Superstar includes the songs "Everything’s Alright," "I Don’t Know How To Love Him" and "Superstar."
03/22/2012 - 04/01/2012
Time: various
Location: Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh, PA
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Every Voice Counts
3-time Grammy Award Winner Ladysmith Black Mambazo headlines the inaugural event in celebration of Life's Work of Western PA's 85 years of championing the cause of individuals with disabilities. Ladysmith Black Mambazo was nominated in 2011 for a 16th "Best World Music" Grammy Award. Their 40 albums have sold over six million copies. Opening act: The Hangovers, the subset of the Cornell University Glee Club.
03/22/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall
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Russian Steppes
Music Director Edward Leonard conducts Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Overture, Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4.
03/23/2012
03/23 - 8:00 pm
03/23 - 7:00 pm
Pittsburgh, PA
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Sarah Chang & West Side Story
Violinist Sarah Chang performs a suite from Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story," arranged by David Newman, composer for the films "American Beauty," and "Finding Nemo," son of legendary Hollywood composer Alfred Newman, and cousin of Randy Newman. Morton Gould's Spirituals evoke aspects of African-American life and history. Sibelius' Symphony #1 evokes the shimmering landscape of the composer's native Finland.
03/23/2012 - 03/25/2012
03/23 - 8:00 pm
03/25 - 2:30 pm
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Heavenly Music for Harp and Winds
Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet principal harp Nuiko Wadden joins the group for an exotic mix of Russian, French, Austrian, German, and Chinese-American composers. A prizewinner with the American Harp Society, Nuiko Wadden is a member of the janus trio, International Contemporary Ensemble, and principal harpist with the Des Moines Metro Opera.
03/23/2012 - 03/25/2012
03/23 - 8:00 pm
03/25 - 3:00 pm
Location: various
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Every Tongue Confesses
Written by Marcus Gardley. Directed by Tre Garrett
03/23/2012 - 04/01/2012
Time: various
August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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The Little Mermaid
This fully staged production follows the tale of the Little Mermaid who falls in love with a prince and makes a terrible bargain with the loathsome Sea Witch. Watch mermaids, seaweed, sea snakes, spiders and eels and formal dancing at the royal court. The title role is danced by Kiana Del Grosso, a junior at CAPA and a dancer for many years at the Carnegie Performing Arts Center.
03/23/2012 - 03/25/2012
Time: various
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie, PA
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Trillium Ensemble: Around the World in 80 Minutes
Trillium Ensemble with guests Matthew Pickart (violin/viola), Pamela Murchison (flute) and Katie Palumbo (piano and voice) will perform Bohuslav Martinu's charming Madrigal Sonata, Maurice Duruflé's masterful Prelude, Recitative, and Variations, and Martin Kutowski's Five Argentinean Folk Dances. Palumbo will sing John Corigliano's Three Irish Folksongs, accompanied by Murchison, and Pickart plays Chameleon for Solo Violin by Pittsburgh's David Stock.
03/23/2012 - 03/24/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: various
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