Central Presbyterian Church, Tarentum
Central Presbyterian, a late 19th century church, provides a welcoming and fascinating environment with carved wood and beautifully restored stained glass.
305 Allegheny Street
Tarentum, PA 15084
The Essential Bel Canto: 19th Century Italian Songs
Love, longing, and lust: soprano Sydney Kaczorowski and tenor Adriel Baralt Jiminez are accompanied by Fabio Gentili in a program of 19th century bel canto style art songs and duets by Rossini, Verdi, and Bellini.
Academy String Quartet: Friends of Ukraine, Too
A sequel to last season’s “Friends of Ukraine” program, we are pleased to add music from Poland, Latvia, and, due to the success of the democratic process, Hungary!
Lyatoshinsky Suite on Ukrainian Folk Themes
Grazyna Bacewicz String Quartet #4 (Poland)
Traditional Hungarian Tunes for String Quartet
Three Latvian Christmas Carols (set by Pittsburgher Tom Roncevic)
Joseph Haydn Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 #2, "The Fifths"
Mellow Voices: Music for Clarinet and Viola
Ryan Leonard, clarinet, Warren Davidson, viola, and Amin Carillo, piano.
Rebecca Clarke Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale for Clarinet and Viola
Max Bruch Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
1) Andante
2) Allegro con moto
7) Allegro vivace ma non troppo
Joan Tower Nightwings for Solo Clarinet
Rebecca Clarke Passacaglia
Max Bruch Eight Pieces
5) Romanian Melody
4) Allegro agitato
Academy String Quartet: Four by Two
"Four by Two" is a program of music for string quartet and for various combinations of two instruments, featuring contemporary composer Jess Montgomery's Strum and one of the monumental masterpieces of the rich string quartet repertoire, the Schubert D minor quartet, known as "Death and the Maiden."