Sunday, February 26, 2017

Dreamweaver Marketing News, BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS CELEBRATES THE CITY THAT INSPIRED A MASTER WITH ‘MOZART IN PRAGUE’


For Immediate Release
February 23, 2017

BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS CELEBRATES THE CITY THAT INSPIRED A MASTER WITH ‘MOZART IN PRAGUE’ ON MARCH 10 

JURAJ VALČUHA
PITTSBURGH—Prague is the city that cherished Mozart, inspired Smetana and Janáček, and launched Dvořák. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra celebrates the city’s unique place in musical history during the BNY Mellon Grand Classics weekend, “Mozart in Prague,” on March 10 & 12 at Heinz Hall.
Slovakian conductor Juraj Valčuha returns to Pittsburgh with a program inspired by this magical city — from Smetana’s famous Moldau, depicting the river flowing through the city, to Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, nicknamed the “Prague,” premiered in Prague in 1787. This weekend’s program features the debut of Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi, performing Dvořák’s Piano Concerto, last heard in Heinz Hall over a decade ago. The program closes with Dvořák’s colorful Carnival Overture, in which the composer depicts a city at nightfall, filled with “shouts of joy and unrestrained hilarity.”
A pre-concert talk, open to all ticketholders, will occur on stage one hour before each concert. On Friday, students from the Pittsburgh Piano Teachers’ Association and, on Sunday, a Youth Chamber Connection ensemble will perform one hour before concert start time in the Grand Lobby of Heinz Hall. These performances are free and open to ticketholders. Program notes for the weekend are available online at pittsburghsymphony.org/Prague and on the PSO mobile app the day of the concert.
The concert begins at 8 p.m. on Friday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets, ranging in price from $20 to $94, can be purchased by calling the Heinz Hall box office at 412-392-4900 or visiting pittsburghsymphony.org/Prague.
The Pittsburgh Symphony would like to recognize and thank BNY Mellon for its 2016-2017 title sponsorship of BNY Mellon Grand Classics. Fairmont Pittsburgh is the official hotel of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Delta Air Lines is the official airline of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Radio station WQED-FM 89.3 and WQEJ-FM  89.7 is the official voice of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

About the Artists
JURAJ VALČUHA has been chief conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI since 2009. He studied composition and conducting in Bratislava, St. Petersburg with Ilya Musin, and Paris.

He debuted with Orchestre National de France in 2005. In the following seasons, he led the Philharmonia Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Swedish Radio, Oslo Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Dresden, Munich Philharmonic, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale in Florence, and Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome. He made his U.S. debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and National Symphony in Washington, D.C.

In 2011-2012, he made his debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony and led again the Staatskapelle Dresden, Pittsburgh Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris and Orchestra di Santa Cecilia. With his RAI Orchestra, he made a tour primarily to the Musikverein Vienna, the Philharmonie in Berlin, the Enescu Festival in Bucharest, and the Abu Dhabi Classics with soloist Yo-Yo Ma. In 2012-2013, he had his debut with the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Filarmonica della Scala in Milan and Art Centre Ottawa and led again the NSO Washington, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Swedish Radio, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris and Philharmonia.

In 2013-2014, he returned to the Pittsburgh Symphony, WDR Cologne, NDR Hamburg, Philharmonia, Swedish Radio Orchestra, NHK for a Japan tour and Munich Philharmonic, and conducted opera productions (Puccini´s Madama Butterfly and Prokofiev’s The Love for three Oranges) at the Maggio Musicale in Florence; he took part at the Bratislava Festival with the Orchestra dell´Accademia di Santa Cecilia.

His engagements in 2014-2015 took him back to the San Francisco, NSO Washington, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Symphony orchestras as well as the Los Angeles Philharmonic. With the Philharmonia at the RFH, he paid a tribute to Lorin Maazel with the Respighi Trilogy. He also had debuts with the St. Louis Symphony and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal as well as the Wiener Symphoniker, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and the HR Frankfurt. The Rai touring took them to Munich, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Basel and Zurich with pianist Arcadi Volodos. On the opera house, he conducted productions of Turandot at Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and Jenůfa at Teatro Comunale in Bologna.

The 2015-2016 marked his return with the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony and San Francisco Symphony, and a debut with the Minnesota Orchestra. Recurring visits to the Munich Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Swedish Radio and NDR Hamburg Symphony and Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome occurred, as well as Maggio Musicale in Florence. He was touring with Bamberg Symphony to the Beethoven Festival in Bonn, Frankfurt and Cologne as well as with NDR Hamburg to the Bratislava Festival. During the Easter time he conducted Parsifal at the Budapest Opera.

In 2016-2017, he will debut with the Chicago Symphony and will lead again the San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Utah Symphony orchestras, Art Center Ottawa, National Symphony in Washington, OSM Montreal and Minnesota Orchestra. In Europe, he will return to the HR Frankfurt, NDR Hamburg, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Philharmonia and at the Bratislava Festival, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome. On the Opera, he will conduct Pique Dame in Florence, Elektra at Teatro di San Carlo Naples and Peter Grimes at Teatro Comunale Bologna.

FRANCESCO PIEMONTESI is a pianist of exceptional refinement of expression, which is allied to a consummate
technical skill. Widely renowned for his interpretation of Mozart and the early Romantic repertoire, Piemontesi’s pianism and sensibility has a close affinity too with the later 19th century and 20th century repertoire of Brahms, Liszt, Dvořák, Ravel, Debussy, Bartók and beyond. Of one of his great teachers and mentors, Alfred Brendel, Piemontesi says that Brendel taught him “to love the detail of things.”

Piemontesi appears with major ensembles worldwide, including Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, DSO and Berlin Radio Symphony, Bavarian Radio Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, BBC Symphony, The Hallé, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Danish National Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Israel Philharmonic, the Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale, the Cleveland Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has performed with conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, David Afkham, Nicholas Collon, Charles Dutoit, Manfred Honeck, Marek Janowski, Andrew Manze, Zubin Mehta, Sir Roger Norrington, Sakari Oramo, Vasily Petrenko and Robin Ticciati.
Piemontesi is also a natural and keen chamber musician and plays with a variety of partners – the Emerson Quartet, Antoine Tamestit and Jörg Widmann in trio, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, Clemens Hagen, Angelika Kirchschlager, Daniel Müller-Schott and, during his formative years, Heinrich Schiff.

In solo recital, he has appeared in many prestigious venues including London Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Rotterdam De Doelen, Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York, Berlin Philharmonie, Zürich Tonhalle, Vienna Konzerthaus and Musikverein. In January 2016, Piemontesi launched his complete Mozart Odyssey at the Wigmore Hall, performing the sonatas in a series of recitals over the course of three seasons.
Piemontesi has performed at the Edinburgh International Festival, La Roque d’Anthéron, New York Mostly Mozart, Chopin International Music Festival in Warsaw, Lucerne Festival, Schubertiade, Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival, and Rheingau and Schleswig-Holstein festivals.

Piemontesi has released a number of fine recordings, including three recordings for Naïve Classique: the Debussy Préludes, released in autumn 2015; Mozart Piano Works; and Schumann and Dvořák’s Piano Concerti with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiří Bělohlávek.

Born in Locarno, Piemontesi studied with Arie Vardi before working with Alfred Brendel, Murray Perahia, Cécile Ousset and Alexis Weissenberg. He rose to international prominence with prizes at several major competitions, including the 2007 Queen Elisabeth Competition and, between 2009 and 2011, he was chosen as a BBC New Generation Artist. In 2012, Piemontesi was announced as artistic director of the Settimane Musicali di Ascona.



The PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, known for its artistic excellence for more than 120 years, is credited with a rich history of the world’s finest conductors and musicians, and a strong commitment to the Pittsburgh region and its citizens. Past music directors have included Fritz Reiner (1938-1948), William Steinberg (1952-1976), André Previn (1976-1984), Lorin Maazel (1984-1996) and Mariss Jansons (1995-2004).  This tradition of outstanding international music directors was furthered in fall 2008, when Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck became music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony. The orchestra has been at the forefront of championing new American works, and gave the first performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah” in 1944 and John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine in 1986. The Pittsburgh Symphony has a long and illustrious history in the areas of recordings and radio concerts. Its “Pittsburgh Live!” series with Reference Recordings has resulted in back-to-back Grammy Award nominations in 2015 and 2016. As early as 1936, the Pittsburgh Symphony broadcast on the airwaves coast-to-coast and in the late 1970s it made the ground breaking PBS series “Previn and the Pittsburgh.” The orchestra has received increased national attention since 1982 through network radio broadcasts on Public Radio International, produced by Classical WQED-FM 89.3, made possible by the musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. With a long and distinguished history of touring both domestically and overseas since 1900 — including international tours to Europe, the Far East and South America—the Pittsburgh Symphony continues to be critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest orchestras.

HEINZ HALL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is owned and operated by Pittsburgh Symphony, Inc., a non-profit organization, and is the year-round home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The cornerstone of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, Heinz Hall hosts many events that do not feature its world-renowned Orchestra including Broadway shows, popular touring artists, comedians, speakers and much more. For a full calendar of upcoming non-symphony events at the hall, visit heinzhall.org.

Editors Please Note:

Friday, March 10, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 12, at 2:30 p.m.

Heinz Hall
BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS: Mozart in Prague
JURAJ VALČUHA, conductor
FRANCESCO PIEMONTESI, piano

Bedrich Smetana                              “The Moldau,” No. 2 from Má vlast

Antonin Dvořák                               Concerto in G minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 33
I. Allegro agitato
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Mr. Piemontesi

Intermission

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart           Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, “Prague”
I. Adagio - Allegro
II. Andante
III. Presto

Antonin Dvořák                                              Carnival Overture, Opus 92

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Contact: Louise Cavanaugh Sciannameo, Vice President for Public Affairs
Phone: 412.392.4866 | email: lsciannameo@pittsburghsymphony.org
Contact: Joyce DeFrancesco, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 412.392.4827 | email: jdefrancesco@pittsburghsymphony.org
Twitter: @pghsymphony |Facebook: facebook.com/PittsburghSymphonyOrchest





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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Dreamweaver Marketing News, MTAP-Musical Theatre Artists of Pittsburgh Seeking Song Submissions






Media Contact: Stephanie Riso
(412)979-5750 (cell/text)

MTAP-Musical Theatre Artists of Pittsburgh
Seeking song submissions for second edition of
Hot Metal Musicals
Pittsburgh, PA – February 1, 2017.  MTAP--Musical Theatre Artists of Pittsburgh is asking regional artists and songwriters to submit songs to MTAPgh@gmail.com by March 1 to be considered for its second edition of Hot Metal Musicals, scheduled for June 5, 2017, at the Cabaret Theater at Theater Square in downtown Pittsburgh.  The showcase aims to raise the profile of new musical theatre work developed by current and prospective MTAP members, but songs unattached to a musical will also be considered. MTAP is open to all and invites and encourages submissions from artists working in many different musical idioms, from traditional musical theatre to pop, rock, jazz, hip hop, rap and musical languages still in the making.
                Interested artists are asked to send one or two song demos, either as mp3s or with a link to YouTube, SoundCloud, etc. If the song or songs come from a musical, a brief synopsis of the show (Word file or pdf) should accompany them. The demos must be sung; no electronic vocal lines. Artists may submit materials for more than one show but are asked to submit each show via separate email. Any songwriter looking to write something new may find inspiration in Pittsburgh itself. All materials must be submitted electronically to MTAPgh@gmail.com with one project per email (limit of 3 separate submissions) and must include the artist/s name, email and phone number on all submitted materials.
                Selected musical theatre artists will be asked to send additional materials by April 15, including a piano/vocal score or lead sheet for the selected song or songs. There is no fee to submit work, but since the purpose of Hot Metal Musicals is to showcase MTAP member work, selected artists will be asked to become core members of MTAP, which requires payment of modest dues (membership is currently $25.00/year, student membership is free, and all meetings are open to anyone interested whether a member or not). More information is available at MTAP’s website: mtap.weebly.com.
                MTAP has been established to foster collaboration between musical theatre artists in the region, and to create opportunities for the development, presentation, and production of new musical theatre. Besides the inaugural Hot Metal Musicals in 2015, MTAP has produced in its brief history six Incubator readings of members’ shows in development. It welcomes new members, including composers, librettists, lyricists, performers, musicians, directors and producers, and seeks the involvement of artists creating new musical theatre of all kinds. 
                Please email mtapgh@gmail.com for more information or to get involved.


Fact Sheet & About MTAP
Who:                     MTAP – Musical Theatre Artists of Pittsburgh
What:                    Seeking song submissions for Hot Metal Musicals showcase
Deadline:             March 1, 2017
Event Date:        Hot Metal Musicals, Monday, June 5, 2017 @ 6:00 p.m.
MTAP’s Hot Metal Musicals and the Hot Metal Musicals Incubator have received the generous cooperation and support from the Pittsburgh CLO throughout the past year.
MTAP--Musical Theatre Artists of Pittsburgh--brings together a group of local and regional artists working in a wide range of musical theatre expression, from solo cabaret to full-length narrative musical theatre. The group exists not only to support the development of work members bring in, but also to be an incubator where new works of musical theatre come into being and are nurtured.

MTAP meets monthly between September and May for networking, collaborations, new work development and presentations of work in progress. We are seeking aspiring or established composers, lyricists, librettists, playwrights, performers, professionals, producers and anyone interested in new musical development. MTAP is committed  to being open to all and invites and encourages participation from artists working in many different musical idioms. To receive regular emails from MTAP about meetings, special events, and opportunities, send an email to mtapgh@gmail.com.



MTAP – Musical Theatre Artists of Pittsburgh is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit service organization, and has garnered support from individual donors and grant making entities including The Heinz Endowments Small Arts Initiative. The Heinz Endowments is devoted to the mission of helping Southwestern Pennsylvania prosper as a vibrant center of creativity, learning, and social, economic and environmental sustainability. Core to their work is the vision of a just community where all are included and where everyone who calls our region home has a real and meaningful opportunity to thrive. Contributions for the charitable purposes of MTAP must be made payable to Fractured Atlas only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. 
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Dreamweaver Marketing News, BRIT FLOYD PINK FLOYD IMMERSION WORLD TOUR 2017 in Pittsburgh

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Diana Roth, Senior Communications Manager, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-8717/Roth@TrustArts.org 
Images available at: www.TrustArts.org/pressSearch: BRIT FLOYD 2017 



PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST
ANNOUNCES 
COHEN & GRIGSBY TRUST PRESENTS SERIES
PRESENTS 
BRIT FLOYD
PINK FLOYD IMMERSION WORLD TOUR 2017
 PERFORMMING ON TWO NIGHTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 10 & SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2017
AT THE BENEDUM CENTER 
The perfect rock show.” ̶ LA Times



Pittsburgh, PA—The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces BRIT FLOYD’s Pink Floyd Immersion World Tour 2017, will perform at the Benedum Center, 237 7th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11, 2017.  This event is presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, as part of the 2016-2017 Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series, with support from media partner 102.5 WDVE.  


TicketsTickets ($38.75-$73.75) are available at these Pittsburgh Cultural Trust official ticket sources: online at TrustArts.org, by phone at 412-456-6666, or in person at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue.
The hotly anticipated rock event of the year returns, as BRIT FLOYD brings the music of Pink Floyd to life once again with its lavish new stage show, Pink Floyd Immersion World Tour 2017. The spectacle of a Pink Floyd concert experience is truly recaptured in high-definition sound, and with a stunning million dollar light show and state of the art video design. As well as performing the favourite moments from The Dark Side of the MoonWish You Were HereThe Wall andThe Division Bell, BRIT FLOYD will also pay special tribute to the Animals album, in its 40th anniversary year, with a show stopping rendition of Dogs, as well as a host of other Pink Floyd musical gems.

The BRIT FLOYD show has truly become a phenomenon, widely regarded as the world's greatest live tribute to Pink Floyd. Faithfully recreating the scale and pomp of the final 1994 Division Bell tour, complete with circle screen and multiple moving light design, lasers, inflatables and theatrics, a BRIT FLOYD show really is as close as fans will ever get to experiencing the magnificence of a Pink Floyd show live.  More than a tribute, it’s as good as they say. Believe the hype and don’t miss it! The new Pink Floyd Immersion show promises to be Brit Floyd's most ambitious and best production yet.  The BRIT FLOYD Pink Floyd Immersion World Tour 2017is a Chas Cole for CMP Entertainment presentation.
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners. Founded in 1984, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District. The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Cultural Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts. For more information, visit TrustArts.org.


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About this Blog:  Dreamweaver Marketing Associates provides this blog as a service to the community, friends, clients and business associates.  Feel free to use this blog as a resource and also to send in your press releases.  Dreamweaver Marketing Associates is a full service marketing company that specializes in online and digital branding.  Run exclusively by Joanne Quinn-Smith, aka TechnoGranny and specializing in organic search content, like blogs, video and audio podcasts and searchable social media.  For additional information you can contact the host of this blog, Joanne Quinn-Smith at 412-444-5197.Podcasts that come under the umbrella of Dreamweaver Marketing are PositivelyPittsburghLive, TheTechnoGrannyShow ,MondayMorningMarketeer