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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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00:21:35

Charlie Peck

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/24

Jim Cunningham speaks with Charlie Peck, now in his second year on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh Music Department. Two of his latest creations will be played by the The Bergamot Quartet, a rising star on the American contemporary music scene, joined by virtuoso percussionist Ji Hye Jung for a concert of new acoustic and electronic music. The event marks the world premiere of a kinetic, new multimedia project by Peck, where the musicians perform impossible music by augmenting their live

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00:10:50

Music at Third - Ché Bandonéon!

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/18

Third Presbyterian Church's Spring 2026 Music at Third series continues with "Ché Bandonéon!" Music Director Lenny Young joined QED's Anna Singer live to talk about the program.The bandonéon is the instrument of the tango, a concertina instrument which resembles the accordion. "Ché Bandonéon!" will be a solo recital featuring Argentinian bandonéon player Rodolfo Zanetti. On the program are traditional Argentinian songs, as well as classical pieces from Bach and Schubert. Lenny talks about bringing

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00:16:14

Contemporary Craft - Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/18

Running at Contemporary Craft right now is Peregrination, the art of Chinese Canadian artist Xiaojing Yan. Contemporary Craft’s Director of Visual Engagement Yu-San Cheng spoke with QED’s Melissa Black about the exhibition.Born in Jiangsu, China, Xiaojing moved to Toronto to further her education and career, and she received her master’s degree in sculpture from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Yu-San talks about Xiaojing’s journey and how she transforms migration, memory, and identity into

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00:14:38

The Boredom Set - Q

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/18

Can business be creative? WQED producer Nick Zaller sat down with owner and Creative Director of The Boredom Set Coffee Company, Q, to chat about how much artistic expression is involved in running a coffee business.Q talks about the message behind Boredom Set, “create to spite boredom,” and how owning his own business has allowed for creative freedom and artistic expression. Q also tells Nick about his coffee journey, learning to love the creative process, and his view on the Pittsburgh barista

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00:28:55

Manfred Honeck & the PSO Present Bruckner's Eighth!

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/17

The Pittsburgh Symphony plays Bruckner's Eighth Symphony this weekend! Music Director Manfred Honeck joined Jim Cunningham live on the QED Morning Show to talk about the program.Maestro Honeck discusses the questions surrounding death that Bruckner was fixated on. The Eighth Symphony, nicknamed The Apocalyptic, especially looks beyond life, reflecting the paths and conflict of the human journey in each of its movements. The symphony's performance will be recorded by the Reference label, and Maestro

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00:18:51

Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra - Janice Carissa &...

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/13

The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra serves up a Valentine's Musical treat this Saturday, 7:30pm at the Palace Theater. Music Director Daniel Meyer conducts Copland's "Rodeo" and Randall Thompson's Symphony No. 2, while Janice Carissa will play the Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue. Westmoreland Symphony Executive Director Mike Rozell and pianist Janice Carissa stopped by the QED Morning Show to talk about his weekend's concert. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's

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00:24:14

Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras - Jesse Nager...

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/12

The Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra presents their Wind Symphony and Percussion Ensemble at the South Fayette High School at 1:30pm on February 14th, and at 7pm with "A Pops Evening with Jesse Nager." Jesse and Brian Worsdale, Music Director, join Jim Cunningham to discuss the program and Jesse's career in Mamma Mia, Good Vibrations, Mary Poppins, Motown and Stephen Sondheim's Being Alive which was directed by Billy Porter. Jesse remembers working with Mariah Carey, Shania Twain and Patty

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00:14:49

Chatham Baroque Presents The Lisette Project: Haitian...

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/12

Chatham Baroque has an upcoming concert which features “Lisette quitté la plaine,” the oldest known song text in early Haitian Creole. Baritone Jean Bernard Cerin, who serves as the Director of the Voice Program at Cornell University, joined QED's Anna Singer over the phone to talk about the program.Jean-Bernard speaks about his research on Haitian classical music and how he came across the Lisette poem. The text was traditionally set to the popular baroque French melody “Que ne suis-je la fougère,”

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00:25:44

Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra - Jacob Joyce

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/12

The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony have a concert this Sunday, February 15th! Music Director Jacob Joyce joined Jim Cunningham live on the QED Morning Show to talk about the program.The program includes Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 “Paris Symphony,” Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3, and concludes with Richard Strauss’s epic tone poem Don Juan. The concert also features PYSO violinist Karin Hoppo, the winner of PYSO's 2025-26 season Concerto Competition, performing the first movement of Sibelius’s Violin

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00:23:15

Lewis Hine Pictures America at The Frick Pittsburgh

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/12

The Frick Pittsburgh's upcoming exhibition is Lewis Hine Pictures America! QED's Melissa Black spoke with Lauryn Smith, Assistant Curator, and Kelsie Paul, Director of Learning and Visitor Experience, about the exhibition.Lauryn gives an overview of who Lewis Hine was and his work photographing industrial America, immigrants at Ellis Island, and his participation in the Pittsburgh Survey, which helped bring about the first child labor laws in the United States. She also explains her role in

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00:10:26

The Bach Choir Brings Bach to Chaplin

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/11

The next installment in the Bach Choir's Cirque du Cinéma series is a program called Never Silenced, which pairs the music of J.S. Bach with the revolutionary silent films of Charlie Chaplin. Artistic Director Thomas Douglas joined Anna Singer live to talk about the concert.Thomas explains the method behind this pairing, bridging the gap between two artistic eras and genres. The films Caught in a Cabaret and A Night in the Show will be screened. The choir will accompany the films with Bach's vocal

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00:23:47

Academy Concerts - HaydnBurgh

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/11

Artistic Director of Academy Concerts Warren Davidson's newest project is HaydnBurgh: an ambitious concert series featuring all of Haydn's string quartets! Warren spoke with Jim Cunningham about the project.Warren talks about how special Haydn is as a composer, and the variety of emotions his pieces evoke. His string quartets were not intended for concert halls, but rather "rooms" in private homes, and it wasn't until later in Haydn's life that they were performed in public concerts. Warren points

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00:27:19

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Announces its...

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/11

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-2027 season! Vice President of Artistic Planning Mary Persin joined Jim Cunningham live on the morning of the announcement for an exclusive preview.This exciting season includes artist, composer, and conductor debuts, world premieres, and new PSO commissions. The symphony will also celebrate the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's death in March 2027, and an all-Mozart weekend in April 2027, including two film showings of Amadeus with live

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00:23:57

Tom Roberts - Chaplin by Candlelight

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/09

Pittsburgh pianist and silent film composer Tom Roberts returns to WQED’s Voice of the Arts podcast!Among many musical projects, Roberts is known for composing original live scores to some of Charlie Chaplin’s earliest films, which he will perform at his upcoming concert called “Chaplin by Candlelight," presenting his work from films including The Rink, The Pawn Shop, Kid Auto Races at Venice, and One A.M. Roberts talks with Giovanni Mori about the performance, as well as the process of creating his

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00:23:43

Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh's Evening with Voces...

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/06

The Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh welcomes their friends Voces Solis for a special collaboration! Artistic Director Edward Leonard and Voces Solis Artistic Director Ryan Keeling joined Jim Cunningham live on the QED Morning Show to talk about the concert.The program highlights Mozart's Solemn Vespers, Paul Moravec's "Songs of Love and War," as well as pieces from Barber, Beethoven, and English composer Roxanna Panufnik. Eddie and Ryan talk about each of the pieces and composers, chamber music, and

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00:24:22

Ruckus with Davóne Tines - “What is Your Hand in This?”

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/06

Early music rock band, Ruckus, makes their Pittsburgh debut with bass-baritone, Davóne Tines! Founder and Artistic Director Clay Zeller-Townson, spoke with Jim Cunningham about the program, which marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence."What is Your Hand in This?" brings together George Frederick Handel with Stephen Foster's "Beautiful Dreamer," "Chester" by William Billings, spirituals and Frank Sinatra's "The House I Live In." Davóne Tines sings, as does the

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00:27:24

Pittsburgh Honors the Vashon Family Legacy for Black...

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/06

The City of Pittsburgh celebrates Black History Month by honoring businessman John B. Vashon and the legacy of the Vashon Family. Jim Cunningham speaks with Paul N.D. Thornell, great-great-great-grandson of John B. Vashon, about his family and the reception.Paul provides background on his family history, detailing the work that John B. Vashon did for the Pittsburgh community, including abolitionist activism and founding a school for Black children. John B. Vashon’s son, George B. Vashon, was the

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00:25:05

Aria412 - I Hear America Singing

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/03

Aria412 presents I Hear America Singing, a film by Daren Hagen! Two of the stars, Robert Frankenberry and Aria412 co-founder Desiree Soteres, spoke with Jim Cunningham about the screening.Robert and Desiree star alongside baritone Christopher Scott in this third installment of opera films by Daren Hagen. Robert calls it a blend of "independent film and opera music theater performance," rather than a filmed show for broadcast. He and Desiree talk about their respective characters, bringing the film

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00:13:24

Chantal Joseph - The Studio Jazz Series

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/02/03

The next artist in the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall's Studio Jazz Series is vocalist Chantal Joseph! Chantal and Marlee Gallagher, Executive Director of the Library & Music Hall, spoke with WQED's Melissa Black about the show.Marlee provides background on the studio series and teases their upcoming Mardi Gras celebration with Phat Man Dee. Chantal talks about the program, which will include some jazz standards with a twist, fun instrumentation, and soul elements. Chantal will be joined

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00:20:55

Agnus Teaches Acting at the New Hazlett!

Voice of the Arts ·

2026/01/30

The second show in New Hazlett Theater's Community Supported Art series is Agnus Teaches Acting. Co-creators Treasure Treasure and Lucas Fedele chat with Emily Brunner about the show.Treasure and Lucas talk about writing Agnus with Zanny Laird, drawing from each of their own experiences in the theater world. The play follows Agnus Stephenson, an overbearing and unapologetic acting teacher. The trio wrote the play as a comedic take on acting school and bold character study. Treasure, who stars as

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