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Daniel Singer Extends Contract as Music Director of the Mendelssohn Choir!

  Daniel Singer conducting MCP, March 2024 - photo courtesy of Paul Vladuchick Dear David S. Zuchowski, While interviewing for the position of Executive Director of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh earlier this year, I had the opportunity to sit down with Daniel Singer over coffee to learn more about him and his vision for MCP. Though I’d already witnessed some of his work from the podium of several Mendelssohn performances, I was energized to hear him talk about the power of music to heal, comfort, and transform. I could tell right away that this was an artistic partner I was excited to work with. A few months later, I am very pleased to announce that Daniel Singer has signed a two-year extension to his contract as Music Director of the Mendelssohn Choir , running through the 2027-28 season.  Along with thoughtful musicianship, Daniel brings a deep sensitivity to the emotional connection between music and people to this work. Now in his third year as Music Director, Dani...
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21+ event -- Carnegie Connectors: 59th Carnegie International

  Private Event for Young Professionals, 21–40 Carnegie Connectors: 59th Carnegie International   Friday, May 22, 2026 6–9:30 p.m. Carnegie Museum of Art 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213   Join us for a Carnegie Connectors event at Carnegie Museum of Art. Socialize and network with Carnegie Connectors, Carnegie Museums’s young professionals group, while exploring the 59th edition of the Carnegie International. Enjoy creating your own artwork, complimentary drinks, and light bites. Business casual or party attire suggested. This event is suggested for ages 21 through 40. Free for Carnegie Connectors members, $35 for other membership levels and non-members   Reserve Tickets *You must be 21 years of age or older to attend this event. Valid ID is required for entry. Exclusive event suggested for young professionals, 21-40.   If the word we: 59th Carnegie International Organized every four years by Carnegie Museum of Art, the Carnegie International is the lon...

ASCEND Opens Tonight!🌎

  View this email in your browser Experience the Music, Dance and Aerial Artistry of ASCEND , Opening TONIGHT! Pittsburgh Today Live 's David Highfield and Heather Abraham stopped by for an exclusive look inside the world of ASCEND , opening TONIGHT in our Highmark Theatre — and they even learned some tricks from our cast! Click here to see video Pittsburgh Playhouse Executive Producer and ASCEND co-creator, director and choreographer Kiesha Lalama discussed this immersive, original production and what audiences can expect from its new return to the stage."It's everything — it's music, it's media and movement moving as one ," says Lalama. "The entire intent is to allow you to imagine and escape the world , and really feel a sense of joy and ascend out of reality ." Don't miss this 360° experience of music, dance and aerial artistry designed for the whole family , in a world where movement becomes magic and every element — Earth, Air, Wate...

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the PBT Orchestra Opens on May 15 The Pittsburgh Premiere Will Take the Stage at The Benedum for Four Performances From May 15-17

    Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Artists Hannah Carter and Lucius Kirst; Photo by Justin Merriman   Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s (PBT) Pittsburgh premiere of Ben Stevenson, OBE’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will open on Friday, May 15  at 7:30 p.m. at the Benedum Center. Stevenson's ethereal ballet retelling of this Shakespearean comedic romp is presented with live music from the PBT Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. PBT will present four performances of this whimsical, family-friendly ballet from May 15-17 as the closing production of its 2025-26 Dream Season.    A Midsummer Night’s Dream ballet, based on William Shakespeare’s iconic comedy, weaves a tale of quarrels and reconciliations between Oberon and Titania, the fairy king and queen and the romantic misadventures of two mortal couples—all under the spell of the mischievous fairy Puck. The dreamy forest escapade will captivate audiences with its comedy, romance and playfulness. The ballet...