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On today’s episode of The Confluence: We speak to the leader of a local social service organization about how they hope to use state funding in their violence prevention work; the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 75th anniversary of touring internationally; and a conversation with Pittsburgh-raised actor, singer and now film director Billy Porter, whose latest project was shot in the city. Today’s guests include: Rashad Byrdsong, president and CEO of Community Empowerment Association, Inc.; and Melia Tourangeau, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
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The April 2 show at Heinz Hall features the full orchestra and special guests.
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The Recording Academy is recognizing the PSO’s recording of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 which also features the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh.
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On today’s program: Karina Ricks reflects on shaping priorities as the city’s first Department of Mobility and Infrastructure director before moving on to a role with the Federal Transit Administration; and the principal oboist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra shares what it was like to not practice with the full orchestra for 17 months, and how it feels to be reunited, making music again.
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The shows this weekend are the first at PSO headquarters since March 2020.
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Musicians in Pittsburgh, like artists everywhere, had to learn to live without in-person concerts and play from behind a screen when the pandemic arrived.…
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The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra gave its first performance on Feb. 27, 1896. And while the instrumentation and the music played that day wouldn’t…
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On today's program: Ballots are still being counted in Pennsylvania and other swing states; and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museums, and…
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On today's program: First-term state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta speaks at the Democratic National Convention; arts groups in Pittsburgh reimagine their…
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On today's program: Meet the PSO’s new principal pops conductor; a look back at 2020’s potential biggest business story; why a judge would bar reporters…