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The CutTime Simfonica® string quartet returns with FOUR stellar Pittsburgh players adept at mixing classical (esp. symphonic) with eclecticism, humor and moxie.Featured with again be notable violinists Maureen Conlon Gutierrez and Andrew (Gio) Giordano, violist Stephen Weiss, and bassist Rick (CutTime) Robinson, who leads this inspiring 35-minute program 6:15p-6:55 before the Vanka Murals docents take the audience on a personal, guided 1-hour tour of the newly-restored masterpiece of Croatian artist Maxo Vanka a century ago.
The program includes several popular slow works ideal in this reverberant space, plus a handful a jazzy, folksy or rocksy-but-related additions. Most notable are the "Albinoni Adagio" by Remo Giazotto and the "Nimrod Variation" of Sir Edward Elgar.
This is a ticketed series ($) of Vanka Murals Holiday Lights Tours the weeknights before New Years'. Each night features a different musician and docent, who use a spotlight to focus on details.
Use the link to pre-register, which is HIGHLY recommended. Note that parking is limited, but main-door drop-off is fine. Street parking is available, but may entail some walking.
More details are coming here.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. Nicholas Croatian Church, 24 Maryland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15209-2738, United States
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