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Voice of the Arts

WQED Multimedia

Insights and anecdotes from musicians, dancers, artists, actors and directors, as well as audience response.

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00:21:36

What's Coming Up at Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures?

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/12

It's already halfway through Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures season, but there still is plenty more events coming up!Executive Director of Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures, Sony Ton-Aime, talks about the rest of the 2024-2025 season, and what authors are coming to Pittsburgh. He first recaps the immense success of the first Western Pennsylvania Book Read with Antonia Hylton and her book "Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum". Together, the book read reached nearly 450 readers across the

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00:14:48

Goddesses and Waterfalls with Gretchen Van Hoesen

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/11

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Harpist, Gretchen Van Hoesen, talks about her upcoming performance for the Tiffany Concert Series at Calvary United Methodist Church.She talks about the program for the concert, which includes two U.S. premieres! She and Yevgeny Faniuk (flutist), George Sakakeeny (bassoonist), and colleague at the PSO Jeremy Branson (percussionist), will perform the U.S. premiere of Bridal Veil Falls by Elizabeth Raum. They will also perform the U.S. premiere of Trio by Howard Blake

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00:20:19

Ego at the New Hazlett Theater

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/10

At the intersection of music and technology, there is Ego. Director and composer, Ramin Akhavijou, actress Hazel Leroy, and lighting designer Rianne Lindsey, talks about their work together for New Hazlett Theater's next Community Supported Artist Series work, Ego. Ramin discusses the main theme of a journey through the intersection of identity, music, and technology. He talks about his inspiration for the piece coming from his interest in Freud's psychological theories. The dynamic between Id,

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00:16:09

Pittsburgh Youth Chorus Hosts South African Thula...

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/07

The sounds of South Africa's indigenous peoples are coming to Pittsburgh!Executive Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus, Lee Saville-Iksic, talks about the group hosting Thula Sizwe. A Zulu group from South Africa, Thula Sizwe will be performing on March 15th as a part of PYC's BIPOC Artist in Residence program for 2025. Lee highlights PYC's mission, and why they decided to start the Artist in Residence program. He also talks about his introduction to Thula Sizwe, and why he wanted

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00:16:51

What Is Coming Up At The Chautauqua Institution?

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/06

The Chautauqua Institution is celebrating over 150 years with a lot of great programming for 2025!Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer at Chautauqua Institution, Deborah Sunya Moore, spoke with Jim Cunningham about the recent screening of "Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis' All Rise", and upcoming events happening this summer. There were various screenings across the area, culminating in one held by WQED at City Theatre on the South Side. Deborah shares that the film is celebrating the

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00:15:49

The Pittsburgh Savoyards Sets Sail on the HMS Pinafore!

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/06

Board the HMS Pinafore and see if love wins in this wildly popular and comedic Gilbert and Sullivan show!Stage Director Melissa Grande, and cast member and coordinator extraordinaire Lynette Garlan, talk about the Pittsburgh Savoyards upcoming production of HMS Pinafore. Melissa talks about the story that revolves around a captain's daughter who is in love with a lowly sailor, despite being promised for marriage to a higher ranking officer. Melissa talks about her work as a director in the

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00:22:41

Tuesday Musical Club Celebrates Ravel's 150th Birthday

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/05

Tuesday Musical Club is back at it again, with a concert to celebrate the 150th birthday of Maurice Ravel!Organizer Nanette Kaplan Solomon, and soprano Colleen Gray, talk about the concert's program and the legendary composer behind it all. Nanette gives a history lesson about Maruice Ravel, and why he disliked the label of "Impressionist", which many associated with his music. Colleen talks her part of the program. Colleen performs two pieces live in our studios from the program. She performs

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00:20:45

Dwell Together with Resonance Works

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/04

What would it mean for us to “dwell together in unity”?Artistic Director of Resonance Works, Maria Sensi Sellner, spoke live with Anna Singer about their upcoming choral piece, Dwell Together. This work is in collaboration with Dr. Herbert Jones, and centers around three main choral orchestral pieces. Some of the pieces include Joel Thompson's "Seven Last Words of the Unarmed", which ties into the Black Lives Matter Movement from 2020, and Julia Perry's "Stabat Mater". The program also includes

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00:16:37

Quintessential Chatham Baroque

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/04

Chatham Baroque is returning to its musical roots! Co-Artistic Director and theorbo player, Scott Pauley, talks about their upcoming concert, "Quintessential Chatham Baroque" with returning member, Julie Andrijeski. Julie left the group in 2008 to teach at Case Western University, but is returning for this series of concerts. Scott reminisces about the beginning of the group, which included Julie on the violin, and second violinist Emily Davidson. In the concert, they will be playing trio sonatas,

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00:21:44

Dancing in Air with North Pittsburgh Symphonic Band

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/04

It is time to go dancing and get some steps in with North Pittsburgh Symphonic Band! Musical Director and Conductor of the band, Dr. Tad Greig, talks about their upcoming concert on Sunday, March 9th. The concert's program, entitled "Dancing in Air" features a diverse mixture of dance songs. Tad highlights each piece in the program, and why he picked the piece. The North Pittsburgh Symphonic Band is one of many community bands in the region that spans each corner on the compass. Tad gives us a

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00:25:04

PubliQuartet with Chamber Music Pittsburgh

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/03

Chamber Music Pittsburgh is hosting another concert! It brings together music from composers like Julia Perry, Duke Ellington, Vijay Iyer, Henry Threadgill, Sun Ra, Tina Turner, Alice Coltrane, and asks the question: What is American? Quartet members and violinists Curtis Stewart and Jannina Norpoth talk about the program. They talk about the special focus of the group which has taken them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and National Sawdust. Curtis has performed Julia Perry with the Johnstown

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00:20:17

Cake and Birthday Candles at City Theatre

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/03/03

City Theatre is celebrating 50 years, and their next production appropriately is all about celebrating birthdays. Director and previous Co-Artistic Director at City Theatre, Marc Masterson, spoke about the production of Birthday Candles at City Theatre. This play written by Noah Haidle, explores one woman's birthday over 100 years, in 90 minutes of course. Marc talks about the challenges of the play, including baking a real life cake on stage throughout the whole play. He also discusses the

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00:31:59

WDR Big Band Visits Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/02/28

The WDR (West Deutsche Rundfunk) Big Band visits the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild February 28th and March 1st with Bob Mintzer. Pianist in the band, Billy Test, is from Phillipsburg, Pa where he grew up watching Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and listening to the top drawer jazz of Johnny Costa, Bobby Rawsthorne, and Carl McVicker. Now Billy lives in Cologne, Germany where he composes and plays 250 concerts a year with the WDR Band. He talks about the German radio broadcasting system, working with Bob

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00:16:49

Programs Around Kara Walker Exhibition At The Frick...

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/02/28

In this episode, we dive into the numerous and wonderful programs at The Frick Pittsburgh during the "Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)" Exhibition. Interim Director of Learning and Visitor Experience, Kelsie Paul, gives a preview of the programs, starting on March 1st. Opening the exhibition, there will be a special lecture with Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, author of "Seeing the Unspeakable: The Art of Kara Walker". There will also be in-gallery talks with curator's

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00:13:27

Who is Kara Walker? The Frick Pittsburgh Knows

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/02/28

Voice of the Arts visited The Frick Pittsburgh to get a preview of their newest exhibition - "Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)". Chief Curator and Director of Collections, Dawn Brean, spoke about the exhibition's contemporary artist, Kara Walker. The exhibition features 15 large-scale prints from Walker's 2025 collection, and the 1866 publication of Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War. Dawn talks about Kara Walker's work, which puts silhouettes of

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00:29:09

Carnegie Mellon's Double Bass Symposium

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/02/27

Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium is back! To highlight the event, double bassists John Moore, Aaron White, Jeffrey Grubbs, Peter Guild, Jeffrey Turner, Brandon McClane, Jeff Mangone, and Drew Collins, performed two pieces live in WQED's Fred Rogers Studio. They performed Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings", and an encore presentation of Daryl Rumswick's "Strauss in the Doghouse". They perform both pieces in honor of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra double bass player, Betsy Heston, who died at the

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00:22:42

Witch at Carnegie Stage

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/02/27

An independent production of Jen Silverman's dark comedy, Witch, is coming to Carnegie Stage with a group of local Pittsburgh artists.Co-producers Ingrid Sonnichsen, Shammen McCune, and Ken Golden, discuss the play and why they decided to bring it to life. The group had previously produced Orphans in 2018, and found WITCH to be enticing, timeless, and fun enough to come together again. Ingrid talks about the plot of the play, which portrays a charming devil arriving in a quiet village to bargain

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00:37:34

John Mauceri's Latest CD

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/02/26

Former Pittsburgh Opera Music Director John Mauceri remembers his time in Pittsburgh and talks about his recent CD release of Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The Korngold Symphony with the Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana. The release includes an historic recording of Korngold playing his Symphony on the piano. John Mauceri tells Jim Cunningham about the program and message behind the notes describing the events of WWII. John discusses his long study of Korngold's music and how this recording came

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00:11:15

Pittsburgh Concert Chorale's 40th Anniversary

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/02/26

The Pittsburgh Concert Chorale is celebrating its 40th Anniversary Season with THE concert!Music Director, Susan Medley, spoke with Anna Singer live on the WQED-FM afternoon show about their upcoming performance of Verdi's Requiem. This master work will feature over 130 chorus members, soloists, and a professional orchestra. Susan talks about the chorale's history and why she decided to program this monster piece for the anniversary. She also describes her first time performing the Requiem at

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00:10:08

Look to the Light with Alicia Jayourba

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/02/25

In this episode, soprano Alicia Jayourba joins Anna Singer live on the WQED-FM afternoon show, to talk about her upcoming concert "Look to the Light".Alicia talks about the concert that is meant to celebrate Black History Month, and features lyrics completely written by Langston Hughes. Alicia will be joined by pianist Jaime Cohen. She discusses her transition from trombonist to singer during her time at Pittsburgh's Creative and Performing Arts Magnet school, CAPA. Alicia also talks about her

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