The Pittsburgh Concert Society has their Alumni Concert on Sunday June 4th, 2pm at Kresge Hall on the CMU Campus.  The concert features Janet Sung, violin with Dimitri Papadimitriou, piano, as well as pianist Bruce Murray.   Janet stopped by the QED Morning Show with Anna Singer to talk about the concert.  

This Saturday, June 3rd, the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh has it's season finale concert at Rodef Shalom. Edward Leonard conducts Strauss' Metamorphosen, along with the Mendelssohn Double Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Orchestra featuring Maureen Conlon Gutierrez, violin and Rodrigo Ojeda, piano. Rodrigo, Edward and Executive Director Andrew Swenson, stopped by to chat about the concert.

Anna Singer spoke with composer Bryan Field about his early education with music, his mentors and early compositions, and then his newest works which are Three Passions for our Tortured Planet, (all proceeds from this one go to charities to help fight against climate change) and Bryan Field- Vocal Works (which features a social justice song). 

Jacob Joyce and Brian Worsdale talk about the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Three Rivers Young People's Orchestra's upcoming performance at the League of American Orchestras national conference on June 14th.  The conference is hosted by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Heinz Hall from June 14th-16th.  They also discussed Arturo Marquez, and Jacob's busy schedule in the summer that will take him around the world. 

On April 4, 2023, WQED-FM continued to celebrate it's 50th Anniversary with a live broadcast from Point Park University.  Jim Cunningham spoke with Amanda Fischer, the interim Executive Director at Pittsburgh Chamber Music, who uses the performance space at Point Park for their concerts. 

On April 4, 2023, WQED-FM continued to celebrate it's 50th Anniversary with a live broadcast from Point Park University.  Jim Cunningham spoke with Andrew Bensch, WWPJ general manager at Point Park's radio station.

On April 4, 2023, WQED-FM continued to celebrate it's 50th Anniversary with a live broadcast from Point Park University. Jim Cunningham spoke with Kim Martin and Mariah Peoples from Point Park's Performing Arts school, about upcoming events at their concert hall.