8/29 @ Garfield Artworks: ENSEMBLE ECONOMIQUE (CA) + Opale & BCBG (France)
Bryan Pyle is Ensemble Economique.From California on Not Not Fun, Shelter Press, Digitalis, and Amish Records ENSEMBLE ECONOMIQUE http://www.forcedexposure.com/artists/ensemble.economique.html...
View ArticleMutter, PSO Play Lutoslwaski to Open Berlin Musikfest
Stream this concert live in a about half an hour. Anne Sophie Mutter and the PSO play Lutoslawski’s gorgeous Chain II for the opening of the PSO tour. The concert also includes Léoš Janáček’s Suite for...
View ArticleAlia Musica Conductors’ Festival Kicks Off Fall Season
Despite the recent heat and humidity, we’re going to go ahead and call it fall. Just forget about the weather. We know it’s fall because all our favorite concert series are ramping up, the Bucs are in...
View ArticleTrillium Ensemble presents Autumn Rhythms
November 9, 2013 7:30pmFrick Fine Arts Auditorium$10 adults / $5 children Trillium Ensemble kicks off its fourth season with Autumn Rhythms at Frick Fine Arts Auditorium on Saturday, November 9, 2013...
View ArticleICYMI, Charles Ives Take Me Home
In case you missed it, City Theatre is running a very unique play through December 15, Charles Ives Take Me Home. I certainly can’t think of any other plays that feature the iconic iconoclast of...
View ArticleThe Ghost and Mr. Able
Looking for a last minute gift idea for the holidays? Symbiotic Chamber Orchestra has got you covered with the release of their five-track digital album The Ghost and Mr. Able. The album is a...
View ArticleSeem to be having some down time…
working on it… Update: OK, back up and running. Sorry about the blackout there. My hosting provider warned me it was about to switch everyone over to PHP 5.4 and that I should check for compatibility...
View ArticlePittsburgh Festival of New Music
So. Much. Music. Federico Garcia and Alia Musica Pittsburgh are about to unleash the massively engaging and sure to be spectacular Pittsburgh Festival of New Music, or as the kids are calling it,...
View ArticleInterview with ETHEL’s Ralph Farris
Chamber Music Pittsburgh’s “Just Summer” series gets started off with a performance by ETHEL in a program they have titled “Grace.” I recently had the opportunity to Skype with ETHEL violist and...
View ArticlePittsburgh New Music Ensemble 2014, Week I Preview
Your Summer New Music staycation is about to get started in earnest with the launch of Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble’s 2014 season. I met with members of PNME recently to hear their thoughts on the...
View ArticlePNME Week II Preview: Ted Hearne’s Cage Variations
Here is a preview of week II of Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble’s 2014 season. Once again, I talked with Kevin Noe and Ian Rosenbaum about what we can look forward to for the next program which features...
View ArticlePNME Solo Showcase: Violinist Nathalie Shaw
Nathalie Shaw will give a solo showcase performance as part of Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble’s 2014 summer season. Her program will include both acoustic works by Alain Celo, David Stock, and Roger...
View ArticlePNME 2014 Week III Preview
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble’s 2014 season continues with the world premiere of a new commission by Ryan Anthony Francis for PNME and guitar virtuoso Mattias Jacobsson. The program also includes Amy...
View ArticleUpcoming Performances of Roger Zahab’s Happy Hour
The Roger Zahab composed opera scenes known as Happy Hour will continue to pop up around local watering holes on tonight (Thursday) and Friday, and you can see the complete set in performances at the...
View ArticlePNME 2014 Week 4: Pierrot Lunaire and Drunken Moon
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble closes out its 2014 season with a performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s classic Pierrot Lunaire in combination with Kieren MacMillan’s Drunken Moon. The final installment in...
View ArticleGarcia-De Castro performs for New Hazlett CSA
Federico Garcia-De Castro kicks of the new season of Community Supported Art with with a performance of music for two pianos at the New Hazlett. Daniel Pesca will Join Federico as the duo performs his...
View ArticlePOSTPONED: Alia Musica Presents Eve Apart
UPDATE: The Pittsburgh performances of Eve Apart have been postponed. From the Alia Musica announcement: “Revised venue with new dates and times will be announced in October. All purchased tickets...
View ArticlePNME ArtDOG Salon
You still have a few hours to register for PNME’s free ArtDOG Salon taking place at CMU’s Alumni Hall on Thursday, October 2 at 8 p.m. You do need to register by the end of the day today (Sept. 30)....
View ArticleGood Stuff Happening This November
I’ve been quietly updating the calendar, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, but wanted to give a heads-up about some of the great concerts you should be checking out. You have tonight and tomorrow night to...
View ArticlePaul Giallorenzo’s Gitgo Quintet 11/20@ Thunderbird Cafe
avant-garde jazz supergroup from Chicago, only steps away from the Getgo. (ha ha) Thu Nov 20 8 pm 21+ show $15 adv/$20 door Thunderbird Café, 4023 Butler St, Lawrenceville PAUL GIALLORENZO’S GITGO...
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