FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Sunday, April 1, 2012

Lisa See
Lisa See, a book club favorite, writes moving stories about friendship, family secrets, and forgotten history, inspired by her Chinese-American background. She returns with Dreams of Joy, following Joy, daughter of Pearl from Shanghai Girls, in a poignant depiction of life in 1957 Shanghai amidst the New Society of Red China.
04/02/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Music on the Edge - Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo
This concert for one piano, four hands, pays tribute to the music of Hungarian composer Gyorgy Kurtag.
04/02/2012
Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Bellefield Hall Auditorium,315 S. Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Moody Blues
Pioneers of symphonic rock, The Moody Blues mark the 45th Anniversary of their landmark album "Days of Future Passed" with a 32-city US tour. Their hits include: “Nights In White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Ride My See Saw,” “The Story In Your Eyes,” “Isn’t Life Strange,” “Question,” and “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band).”
04/02/2012
Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including "Be Our Guest" and the beloved title song.
04/03/2012 - 04/08/2012
Benedum Center, 237 7th St., Pittsburgh, PA
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Last Touch First by Jiri Kylian & Michael Schumacher
Famed choreographer Jirí Kylián (former artistic director of Nederlands Dans Theater) and expat Michael Schumacher eschew physical virtuosity for control, subtlety and timing with the intimate Last Touch First. Characters move surrealistically back in time to a 19th century Victorian atmosphere reminiscent of a Chekhov play. The dancers' meticulous movements, accentuated with extravagant costumes and scenery, create a dramatic and gripping work.
04/06/2012 - 04/07/2012
Time: 8:00 pm

Location: August Wilson Center
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J. S. Bach's St. John Passion
J. S. Bach's 1724 St. John Passion, in German (with English for the hymns) with the Calvary Choir and soloists, Chatham Baroque, and Pittsburgh Baroque Ensemble, directed by Alan Lewis. This work was Bach's first large-scale oratorio for St. Thomas Church, Leipzig. It tells the story of Jesus' arrest, trial, crucifixion, and death according to the Gospel of John. Freewill offering accepted.
04/06/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, a “hybrid choral mass and bassoon concerto” by the Norwegian composer Egil Hovland, in performance by the Chancel Choir with bassoonist Linda Fisher. 
04/06/2012
Time: 7pm
5121 Westminster Place Pittsburgh, PA
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Guitar Night
Three guitarists represent a broad spectrum of guitar music in one evening of live music -- Ken Karsh, jazz guitarist; Ricardo Marlow, Flamenco guitarist; and Michael Chapman, classical guitarist.
04/07/2012
Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Galleries, 6300 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Henri Matisse: The Thousand and One Nights
This fragile visitor favorite is only on view for a limited time! Matisse's multi-panel, painted paper cut-out was created when he was 81 and confined to bed. Unable to sleep and kept alive by his drive to create, Matisse had much in common with Scheherazade, the legendary narrator of the Persian literary classic 'Arabian Nights.'
04/07/2012 - 07/15/2012
4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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