Filed under Eclectic Laboratory Chamber Orchestra, Events by Phil Thompson
The Brew House Gallery
$5 Suggested Donation (cash only)
Continuing their mission of tearing down distinctions of genre in music, the Eclectic Laboratory Chamber Orchestra (ELCO) will present a concert, “Mix Tape,” at 7 p.m., May 15 at the Brew House Gallery.
ELCO’s “Mix Tape” will highlight the orchestra’s talented singers and instrumentalists in a collection of solo and small-group pieces — in addition to the group’s regular large ensemble fare. Selections will include music by Morton Feldman, John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, and Kurt Weill as well as local composers Kerrith Livengood, Matthew W. Shepard, and Alan Tormey.
The concert will be held in the recently reopened gallery at the Brew House, 2100 Mary Street, on the South Side. Admission is a suggested donation of $5, cash only. Coffee will be served, as well as libations for those 21 and over.
Founded in 2008 by composer David Gerard Matthews and manager Heidi Baldt Matthews, ELCO showcases local Pittsburgh orchestral musicians while presenting an eclectic and provocative musical repertoire that ranges from the Middle Ages to the Avant-Garde. With the stated goal of breaking down the artificial musical walls of style, genre and historical period — ELCO focuses on the often unacknowledged connections between classical and rock music. David Bowie is just as likely to be heard at an ELCO concert as Gustav Mahler – to the benefit of both. For more information, visit http://elco-orchestra.webs.com.
Alan Tormey,
Kerrith Livengood,
Matthew W. Shaephard
April 27, 2011 at 8:31 am Comments (0)
Filed under Events, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra by Phil Thompson
| May 13, 2011 |
| 8:00 pm |
| May 14, 2011 |
| 8:00 pm |
Heinz Hall
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Joan Tower’s year-long residency with the PSO will culminate in the premiere of Tower’s Stroke. The program also features Hélène Grimaud performing Mozart’s Piano Concert No. 23, K. 488 and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto Symphony No.2 in D Major.
Full details for the program, including a video interview with Joan Tower, are here.
Joan Tower
April 13, 2011 at 6:32 pm Comments (0)
Filed under Events by Phil Thompson
| May 6, 2011 |
| 8:00 pm |
| May 8, 2011 |
| 2:30 pm |
Heinz Hall
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Leonard Slatkin will lead the PSO in David Del Tredici’s Final Alice with the amazing soprano Hila Plitman. The concert also includes Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf with actor (and relentless Burgh booster) David Conrad.
Full details on the performance are here.
April 13, 2011 at 6:07 pm Comments (0)
Filed under Alia Musica, Events by Phil Thompson
Synod Hall
Tickets: $15 at the door, $12 for students and seniors.
Admission is free of charge for children under 15
Discount tickets available online at www.alia-musica.org/tickets.html
Program
Lenny Young: Augury (wind quintet)
Kerrith Livengood: imaginary average (clarinet, vibraphone)
David Lidov: Kierkegaard’s Pantoum (soprano, synthetic drones, and 13 instruments)
Matthew Gillespie: Chiaroscuro (mixed ensemble)
Molly Joyce: Collage of Mischief (French horn, piano, violin, cello)
Mark Fromm: Six for seven (oboe, bassoon, trumpet, French horn, piano, cello, bass)
April 12, 2011 at 8:31 am Comments (0)