Showing posts with label YouTubeChannel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label YouTubeChannel. Show all posts

Monday, June 18, 2012

Building Bridges for Business Debuts Coffee With... Video Series

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2012


Contact Information: 
Linda Handley, Founder
Phone: 412.475.9010
E-mail:info@buildingbridgesforbusiness.com
                                   
PITTSBURGH – Building Bridges for Business debuted its new Coffee With...SM video series – another resource aimed at empowering and educating small business owners in Pittsburgh – on the organization’s YouTube channel. The videos feature successful small business owners and political and community leaders discussing their thoughts on issues that are crowd sourced via the organizations Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn accounts and website.

On July 2, 2012 Dr Winslow Sargeant, Obama’s Chief Counsel of Advocacy for Small Business, video will be shared.  Dr Sargeant, who represents small businesses on regulatory matters, discusses the important role of small business in our economy and how to grow your business in these challenging times.

Current videos feature Pittsburgh City Council Members William Peduto and Corey O’Connor, Pennsylvania Candidate for State Representative Ed Gainey, political consultant Bonnie DiCarlo, Pittsburgh Black Business Directory publisher Connie Portis, Andre Weisbrod, president, Staar Financial Advisors and entrepreneurs Diane Daniels and Vern Alexander.

Topics discussed by guests in the video series include everything from the job market, small business growth and economic issues to sharing their favorite ride at Kennywood and, appropriately, how they take their coffee.

“Coffee With... gives successful small business owners and political leaders a chance to share their thoughts in an informal setting,” said Linda Handley, founder, Building Bridges for Business. “It also gives the small business community of Pittsburgh a chance to ask questions and address issues that affect them with these individuals via social media and a chance to hear what leaders think about key issues.”

The video series – which is shot on location at Elements Contemporary Cuisine in downtown Pittsburgh – debuted in May, with further installments planned to be released throughout the summer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6SWIqZHa94&feature=youtu.be

“Coffee With...SM  is an unique opportunity for to have information and access to business and community leaders in our region,” said JoAnn Forrester, President of SI Business Associates, a firm with over 30 years experience in business growth. Forrester continued, “It is important to know the players and find out how we can help one another grow our business and improve our community. Coffee With...SM is the perfect vehicle for this.” More on Coffee With... and Building Bridges for Business’ other development programs, is available on their homepage at BuildingBridgesForBusiness.org.


ABOUT BUILDING BRIDGES FOR BUSINESS

Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Building Bridges for Business aims at empowering and educating the region’s small business leaders by providing resources to start, manage, grow and promote their businesses.

Since its inception in November 2010, Building Bridges for Business has hosted four sold out live events, featuring prominent keynote speakers, such as Dr. Winslow Sargeant, who is President Obama's main adviser from the Small Business Administration. In addition to live events, Building Bridges for Business launched Pittsburgh's first-ever small business Twitterchat.
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Posted on behalf of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates.  Joyce Kane is the owner of Cybertary Pittsburgh, a Virtual Administrative support company, providing virtual office support, personal and executive assistance, creative design services and light bookkeeping.  Cybertary works with businesses and busy individuals to help them work 'on' their business rather than 'in' their business.  www.Cybertary.com/Pittsburgh


Thursday, May 3, 2012

PSO Concerto Competition Finalists Named; Four to Audition for Honeck in June


For Immediate Release
May 1, 2012

PSO CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALISTS NAMED

4 musicians will audition for Music Director Manfred Honeck in June

PITTSBURGH – A violinist from Utah, a cellist from Philadelphia and two pianists from Los Angeles and New York will compete for a chance to perform alongside the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra next season.
The PSO on Tuesday named the four finalists for the Concerto Competition. They are, in alphabetical order:

William Hagen, 19, of Salt Lake City, violin
Benjamin Hopkins, 21, of Los Angeles (hometown Rochester, NY), piano
Manon Hutton-DeWys, 26, of Bronx, NY (hometown Red Hook, NY), piano, and
Angela Park, 25, of Philadelphia (hometown Los Angeles), cello.

The four were named after the public voted last month on the PSO’s YouTube Channel, where the performance videos of eight semi-finalists were posted. The semi-finalists received a total of 22,222 votes during the voting period, April 13-April 30.

Music Director Manfred Honeck

The four finalists will receive round-trip air tickets to Pittsburgh, where they will audition in June at Heinz Hall for Music Director Manfred Honeck. A winner will be named June 12, receive $10,000 and be the guest soloist in the PSO’s BNY Mellon Grand Classics concerts on Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 at Heinz Hall, with Honeck conducting.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Competition received 104 eligible videos from Feb. 9 to March 22, when eight semi-finalists were chosen. The PSO Concerto Competition allowed instrumental soloists in the United States, unrepresented by management, to upload videos of a performance of selected repertoire on selected instruments to the PSO’s YouTube Channel.

The competition is supported by a $50,000 grant from the PPG Industries Foundation. The PSO would like to thank the PPG Industries Foundation for its support of this concerto competition. Established in 1951, the PPG Industries Foundation demonstrates the values of PPG Industries by enhancing the quality of life in communities where the company has a presence. PPG also supports charitable causes by encouraging employees' volunteerism and board service with nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.ppgfoundation.com.
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Contact: James Barthen, Vice President of Public Affairs
Phone: 412.392.4835 | email: jbarthen@pittsburghsymphony.org

Contact: Ramesh Santanam, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 412.392.4827 | email: rsantanam@pittsburghsymphony.org

Contact: Wendy McAfoose, PPG Corporate Communications
Phone: 412.434.3099 | email: mcafoose@ppg.com

Posted on behalf of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates.  Joyce Kane is the owner of Cybertary Pittsburgh, a Virtual Administrative support company, providing virtual office support, personal and executive assistance, creative design services and light bookkeeping.  Cybertary works with businesses and busy individuals to help them work 'on' their business rather than 'in' their business.  www.Cybertary.com/Pittsburgh

Friday, April 13, 2012

PSO Concerto Competition Semi-Finalists Named; Internet Voting Open


For Immediate Release
April 11, 2012


PSO CONCERTO COMPETITION SEMI-FINALISTS NAMED; WORLDWIDE INTERNET VOTING FOR FINALISTS BEGINS FRIDAY

8 semi-finalists vying for chance to perform as guest soloist at PSO concert


PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday picked eight musicians living in the United States to vie for an opportunity to perform next season with the orchestra in a concert led by Music Director Manfred Honeck.

The eight semi-finalists for the PSO’s national Concerto Competition are:

Francesco Camuglia, 21, of Las Vegas, flute
William Hagen, 19, of Salt Lake City, violin
Benjamin Hopkins, 21, of Los Angeles (hometown, Rochester, NY), piano
Manon Hutton-DeWys, 26, of Bronx, NY (hometown, Red Hook, NY), piano
Tae Kim, 29, of Boston, piano
Xiomara Mass, 23, of Chicago (hometown, Puerto Rico), oboe
Angela Park, 24, of Philadelphia (hometown, Los Angeles), cello
Kristan Toczko, 23, of New Haven, Conn. (hometown, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada), harp

The semi-finalists’ performance videos will be posted on the PSO’s You Tube Channel. Starting at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 13, people around the world will be able to visit www.pittsburghsymphony.org/competition to view the videos and vote for their favorite semi-finalists. Voting will end at 8 p.m., EDT, Monday, April 30.

Up to four finalists will receive round-trip tickets for a final audition with Honeck on June 11. The winner will be announced June 12,  receive $10,000 and perform alongside the PSO at Heinz Hall in BNY Mellon Grand Classics concerts on Nov. 30 and Dec. 2.

The semi-finalists were chosen by PSO musicians and a team of conductors, including Honeck. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Competition received 104 eligible videos from Feb. 9 to March 22. The PSO Concerto Competition allowed instrumental soloists in the United States, unrepresented by management, to upload videos of a performance of selected repertoire on selected instruments to the PSO’s YouTube Channel.

The competition is supported by a $50,000 grant from the PPG Industries Foundation. The PSO would like to thank the PPG Industries Foundation for its support of this concerto competition. Established in 1951, the PPG Industries Foundation demonstrates the values of PPG Industries by enhancing the quality of life in communities where the company has a presence. PPG also supports charitable causes by encouraging employees' volunteerism and board service with nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.ppgfoundation.com.

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Contact: James Barthen, Vice President of Public Affairs
Phone: 412.392.4835 | email: jbarthen@pittsburghsymphony.org

Contact: Ramesh Santanam, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 412.392.4827 | email: rsantanam@pittsburghsymphony.org

Contact: Wendy McAfoose, PPG Corporate Communications
Phone: 412.434.3099 | email: mcafoose@ppg.com

Posted on behalf of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates.  Joyce Kane is the owner of Cybertary Pittsburgh, a Virtual Administrative support company, providing virtual office support, personal and executive assistance, creative design services and light bookkeeping.  Cybertary works with businesses and busy individuals to help them work 'on' their business rather than 'in' their business.  www.Cybertary.com/Pittsburgh