PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMS AT EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Monday, November 24 at 7 p.m. PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) performs a Community Engagement Concert at East Liberty Presbyterian Church on Monday, November 24 at 7 p.m. Resident Conductor Daniel Meyer leads the PSO in a program featuring PSO violinist Lorien Hart as soloist in Beethoven’s Romance No. 1 in G major and the Rogers CAPA Choir performing Vivaldi’s Gloria and Faure’s Pavane. Music by Haydn, Ravel and Bridge complete the program. The November 24 concert is one element of the PSO’s larger Community Engagement relationship with the East Liberty area. The PSO’s interaction with East Liberty also includes the presence of PSO musicians at schools in the neighborhood and regular meetings with a Community Committee, which includes parents of area Pittsburgh Public School students, faith-based representatives, community representatives, and music teachers in the East Liberty area. The PSO’s Community Engagement Program aims to develop and cultivate mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with audiences in Pittsburgh. This successful program helps to educate the PSO about its audiences and their home communities. It also allows the PSO to interact with individuals and break down barriers, helping audiences to gain accessibility, alter perceptions, and understand the relevance of the PSO to their community and own lives. A free, pre-concert student performance takes place prior to the concert, in the East Liberty Presbyterian Church Chapel beginning at 6 p.m. The pre-concert performance features students from Rogers CAPA, Dilworth Traditional Academy and Hope Academy of Music and the Arts. Tickets (adults: $10 in advance and $15 at the door; seniors 60+ and students 18 and under: $5) to this event can be purchased by calling 412.361.5662, or in person at East Liberty Presbyterian Church or at Vintage Senior Center, also in East Liberty. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has been a vital part of the City of Pittsburgh’s heritage for more than 100 years. With its noble history of the finest conductors and musicians and its strong commitment to artistic quality and excellence, audiences around the world have claimed the PSO as their orchestra of choice. Beginning in the early 1900s with frequent performances in Canada, the PSO confirmed its ranking as a world-class orchestra, earning critical acclaim for each tour abroad. Its 29 international tours include 15 European tours, seven trips to the Far East and two to South America. In January 2004, the PSO became the first American orchestra to perform for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, as part of the Pontiff’s Silver Jubilee celebration. September 2008 marks the arrival of the PSO’s ninth music director, Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck. Editors Please Note: November 24 at 7 p.m. East Liberty Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Daniel Meyer, conductor Lorien Hart, violin Rogers CAPA Choir; Henry Biggs, Director RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 in G major for Violin and Orchestra FAURÉ Pavane, Opus 50 VIVALDI Gloria BRIDGE Lament for String Orchestra HAYDN Symphony No. 85 in b-flat major, “La Reine” # # # Contact: James Barthen. Vice President of Public Affairs Phone: 412.392.4835 | email: jbarthen@pittsburghsymphony.org Contact: Rachelle Roe, Director of Public Affairs phone: 412.392.3306 | email: rroe@pittsburghsymphony.org Contact: Nicole Cerrillos Philipp, Director of Media Relations phone: 412.392.4827 | email: ncerrillos@pittsburghsymphony.org _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_...