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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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00:18:36

Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch - North Pittsburgh Flute...

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/18

CitiPark's last Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch concert is on July 27th! The summer concert series comes to a close with a relatively new group, the North Pittsburgh Flute Society. Nicholle Bernardo-Pankuch and Jillian Edmondson founded the group in January of 2025, and talk with Melissa Black about the concert. The community flute choir is based in the North Hills and has about 20 members practicing at the Ingomar Community Church. This will be their first time performing at Bach, Beethoven, and

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00:19:40

Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch - Chamber Music Pittsburgh

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/17

CitiPark's Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch's fourth concert is this weekend!The summer concert series is hosting Chamber Music Pittsburgh this weekend, with an 8 person wind-ensemble. Associate Principal Oboe with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Max Blair, Paul J. Ross Fellow and bassoonist Carlos Clark, and Artistic and Executive Director of Chamber Music Pittsburgh Martha Bonta, talk about the upcoming concert "A Summer Serenade". Max highlights the ensemble that he brought together, and the

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00:15:50

A Look at Quantum Theatre's Seagull

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/16

Quantum Theatre's new season is starting off with a spin on a classic!Artistic Director of Quantum, Karla Boos, and Director, Joanie Schultz, talk about the upcoming production of Anton Chekhov's "Seagull". Joanie created a new version, by making the character Constantine female. She highlights the love 'quadrangles' and the exploration of mother-daughter dynamics and queer identity in a different time. Joanie remarks on why she changed this classic, stemming from her desire to see "Seagull" with

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00:11:15

Summer Fridays at the Frick and More!

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/16

It's the summertime, and that means its Fridays at the Frick! Interim Director of Learning and Visitor Experience at the Frick Pittsburgh, Kelsie Paul, talks about their summer concert series and much more! Starting on July 25th, the upcoming bands include The Stemtecs Band, the Klezmerati, and the Adorabulls. All three are free outdoor concerts, with food trucks and art making available as well! Kelsie also talks about a new abstract art installation by Atticus Adams in their Greenhouse

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00:19:06

The Filmworks of Max Cianci at the Lindsay Theater

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/15

Filmmaker and Point Park University alumni, Max Cianci, talks in this episode about his upcoming filmmaker showcase at the Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center.Max's journey into film started when he was young and made home YouTube videos with LEGOs. This passion for storytelling took him to Point Park University, where he refined his art. He has since created many films, including commercials, documentaries, and short narrative stories, many showcased at the Lindsay Theater. Max talks about the

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00:23:46

2025 Johnstown Flood City Music Festival - Ron Carnevali

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/15

The Johnstown Flood City Music Festival returns to People's Natural Gas Park on Friday July 25th and Saturday July 26th with their most impressive line up to date! WQED-FM's Bryan Sejvar spoke with Festival Co-Chair Ron Carnevali about this years Festival which features Pigeons Playing Ping Pong headlining Friday night and Gov't Mule on Saturday night. Ron talks about the process to get a band as big as Gov't Mule on the bill; some of the other national acts appearing this year; how it's

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00:17:19

Pittsburgh Cello Quartet's Upcoming Concert

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/14

Cellist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Charlie Powers, talks live with Jim Cunningham about the Pittsburgh Cello Quartet's upcoming concert, and what the PSO is doing this summer. Charlie founded the Pittsburgh Cello Quartet in 2015, and it has since become a staple of high quality quartets in the region. Charlie talks about forming the group, and their upcoming concert on July 27th at Ingomar Church. There program will feature new repertoire including arrangements of works by Bach,

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00:28:59

Ed Simon's Latest Book - The Devil's Contract

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/11

Have you've heard of the New York and LA Review of Books? Now Pittsburgh joins in with a literary magazine dedicated to covering local cultures, politics, art, and literary reviews! Founder and author Ed Simon talks with Jim Cunningham to give a sneak peak into the magazine’s first publication and the goals he has set for the project. The Pittsburgh Review of Books will be free to the public and is set to release next month. Ed also talks about his recent book release “the Devil’s Contract: The

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00:18:12

Chatham Baroque's Upcoming Season

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/11

Chatham Baroque has just released their 2025-2026 season! Co-Artistic Director, Scott Pauley, discusses the upcoming season with Anna Singer. The season kicks off in October with a performance of Beethoven's Opus One. In November, Chatham Baroque's core trio performs some German and Austrian Baroque music at the Teutonia Mannerchor, a perfect venue to enjoy music with a drink! They cap off the year of 2025 with a holiday concert, A Corelli Christmas, at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. This

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00:28:47

Guitarist Xuefie Yang

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/10

The first guitarist to study the instrument at the conservatory in China, Xuefei Yang, has a new recording out to mark the 100th birthday of Erik Satie, 'Chapeau Satie". She tips her hat to the composer with her own arrangements and plays his famous music the Gymnopedie and Gnossienne. Xuefei is living near London but travels to the US for an August through September tour visiting Boston, Baltimore, Bethesda, Philadelphia and many other cities. She explains what she has learned about the enigmatic

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00:20:53

Musicians Concert Band with Jeff Kroner

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/09

You can also find more information about upcoming concerts on their Facebook page.

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00:18:15

Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch - The Pittsburgh Symphony...

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/08

Visit https://www.pittsburghpa.gov/Recreation-Events/Events/Concerts/Bach-Beethoven-and-Brunch for the full schedule.

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00:37:22

Robert & Brett McCutcheon - "The Ocean: Five Years"

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/07

Hear Brett's first interview with Voice of the Arts from 2023!

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00:19:54

Dr. Edward Alan Moore's Upcoming Concerts

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/03

Organist and Director of Music and Arts at East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Dr. Edward Alan Moore, discusses his upcoming concerts!Dr. Moore talks about the atmosphere for the Westminster Organ Summer Concert series, which includes a farmers market in the parking lot before the recital. His program includes Florence Price, Nicholas Bruhns, and Fanny Mendelssohn. Dr. Moore highlights the background of Bruhns, a 19th century organ master, who sometimes played the viola at the same time! Other

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00:27:46

Band of Brothers Shakespeare Presents Merry Wives of...

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/03

The Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company is presenting "The Merry Wives of Windsor" this July!Actors Paul Mastovich, Christina Hostetler, and Doug Meagher, discuss the famous play and the characters they play in it. Paul plays Dr. Caius, a comically exaggerated French suitor. Christina plays Mistress Alice Ford, who Sir John Falstaff attempts to woo in order to gain her wealth. Doug plays Master Ford, Alice Ford's jealous husband, who doesn't take the wooing too kindly. Thankfully, the women

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00:15:41

Raymond Saunders Exhibit at Carnegie Museum of Art

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/07/02

Carnegie Museum of Art Assistant Curator Alyssa Velazquez discusses the exhibit, "Raymond Saunders: Flowers from a Black Garden". This exhibit is the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in nearly three decades. Velazquez reflects on Saunders’ unique ability to fuse abstraction, figuration, found objects, and text into compositions that confront American history. She speaks about Saunders’ return to his hometown of Pittsburg, and his early years shaped by the museum’s youth art program. Drawing

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00:17:14

Reson8: Singing Out Loud with Chamber Music Pittsburgh

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/06/30

Chamber Music Pittsburgh's program, Pittsburgh Performs, has another concert coming up!Director of Resonance Works, Maria Sensi Sellner, talks about the partnership with Chamber Music Pittsburgh to present "Singing Out Loud", a vocal concert celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. The vocal group, Reson8, features 8 Pittsburgh vocalists; sopranos Charlene Canty and Amelia D’Arcy; mezzo-sopranos Timothi Williams and Zanna Fredland; tenors George Milosh and Andrew Bloomgarden; and baritones Daniel Teadt

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00:13:08

Music Underground - The Rea Coffeehouse

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/06/27

Have you ever been to a Pittsburgh basement? Have you ever seen a band perform in one?In this continuing series of finding venues outside the traditional box office, our intern Oliver Arner found a spot in the basement of a mansion on Chatham University's campus. The Rea Coffeehouse has been a student-run music venue since the school acquired the building in 1967. Oliver talks with Rea Coffeehouse co-president, Olivia Martin. Olivia gives an insight on the mansion’s history, the venue’s upcoming

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00:13:11

Symphony Splendor Garden Tour

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/06/26

The Pittsburgh Symphony Association will be hosting a Garden Tour in Fox Chapel this weekend! Marketing member of the Association, Jean Horne, and one of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's first violinists, Irene Cheng, talk about the Garden Tour with Anna Singer. Jean highlights the 8 private gardens featured in the tour, with some as large as 15 acres. One garden is Smithsonian-certified as a museum without walls. Others have features such as koi ponds, waterfalls, wine bottle-shaped rooms, and

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00:27:55

The Blairsville Chamber Music Festival

Voice of the Arts ·

2025/06/25

For the 3rd year in a row, Blairsville is showcasing classical music in its own Chamber Music Festival!Co-organizer of the festival, Avital Mazor, cellist Gabriel Martins, and pianist Sunmi Han, talk about the festival's program. The musical festival started during the pandemic, when Avi and his wife started organizing concerts in their neighborhood in Blairsville. Since then, they have expanded it every year! This year, there are three concerts across the area. On June 26th at the St. Peter's

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