Voice of the Arts

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Insights and anecdotes from musicians, dancers, artists, actors and directors, as well as audience response.

  1. 7H AGO

    Music at Third - Ché Bandonéon!

    Third Presbyterian Church's Spring 2026 Music at Third series continues with "Ché Bandonéon!" Music Director Lenny Young joined QED's Anna Singer live to talk about the program. The bandonéon is the instrument of the tango, a concertina instrument which resembles the accordion. "Ché Bandonéon!" will be a solo recital featuring Argentinian bandonéon player Rodolfo Zanetti. On the program are traditional Argentinian songs, as well as classical pieces from Bach and Schubert. Lenny talks about bringing Rodolfo to Pittsburgh through his wife, Raquel, who is also from Argentina, and Third Presbyterian's collaboration with Pittsburgh Tango Connection guest dancers. Don't miss "Ché Bandonéon!" at Third Presbyterian Church in Shadyside this Friday, February 20th at 7:30pm. Admission is by free will donation. More information is available on Third Presbyterian's website. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    11 min

  2. 10H AGO

    Contemporary Craft - Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan

    Running at Contemporary Craft right now is Peregrination, the art of Chinese Canadian artist Xiaojing Yan. Contemporary Craft’s Director of Visual Engagement Yu-San Cheng spoke with QED’s Melissa Black about the exhibition. Born in Jiangsu, China, Xiaojing moved to Toronto to further her education and career, and she received her master’s degree in sculpture from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Yu-San talks about Xiaojing’s journey and how she transforms migration, memory, and identity into material art. Peregrination is on view now through May 2nd. Contemporary Craft gallery admission is free. Find more information on Contemporary Craft’s website. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    16 min

  3. 12H AGO

    The Boredom Set - Q

    Can business be creative? WQED producer Nick Zaller sat down with owner and Creative Director of The Boredom Set Coffee Company, Q, to chat about how much artistic expression is involved in running a coffee business. Q talks about the message behind Boredom Set, “create to spite boredom,” and how owning his own business has allowed for creative freedom and artistic expression. Q also tells Nick about his coffee journey, learning to love the creative process, and his view on the Pittsburgh barista scene. The Boredom Set has two cafe locations: in Market Square downtown, and on Walnut St in Shadyside inside Heat Check. The Boredom Set can be found on Instagram at @theboredomset. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    15 min

  4. 1D AGO

    Manfred Honeck & the PSO Present Bruckner's Eighth!

    The Pittsburgh Symphony plays Bruckner's Eighth Symphony this weekend! Music Director Manfred Honeck joined Jim Cunningham live on the QED Morning Show to talk about the program. Maestro Honeck discusses the questions surrounding death that Bruckner was fixated on. The Eighth Symphony, nicknamed The Apocalyptic, especially looks beyond life, reflecting the paths and conflict of the human journey in each of its movements. The symphony's performance will be recorded by the Reference label, and Maestro Honeck will also be honored with a Medal of Honor from the Bruckner Society of America. Jim and Maestro Honeck also play an excerpt of the Eighth, and chat about new additions to the symphony, the Olympics, growing up in Austria, and the Honeck family. The PSO plays Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 this weekend, February 20th-22nd at Heinz Hall! For more information and to get tickets, visit the PSO's website. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    29 min

  5. 5D AGO

    Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra - Janice Carissa & Mike Rozell

    The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra serves up a Valentine's Musical treat this Saturday, 7:30pm at the Palace Theater. Music Director Daniel Meyer conducts Copland's "Rodeo" and Randall Thompson's Symphony No. 2, while Janice Carissa will play the Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue. Westmoreland Symphony Executive Director Mike Rozell and pianist Janice Carissa stopped by the QED Morning Show to talk about his weekend's concert. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    19 min

  6. 6D AGO

    Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras - Jesse Nager and Brian Worsdale

    The Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra presents their Wind Symphony and Percussion Ensemble at the South Fayette High School at 1:30pm on February 14th, and at 7pm with "A Pops Evening with Jesse Nager." Jesse and Brian Worsdale, Music Director, join Jim Cunningham to discuss the program and Jesse's career in Mamma Mia, Good Vibrations, Mary Poppins, Motown and Stephen Sondheim's Being Alive which was directed by Billy Porter. Jesse remembers working with Mariah Carey, Shania Twain and Patty Labelle; his early years at the University of Michigan; being raised in the Jewish tradition; and his work on YouTube in the Broadway Boys, a show that Jesse created. Jesse and Brian mention their work together at the French Woods Summer events where Brian teaches and have much to say about the young musician experience. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    24 min

  7. 6D AGO

    Chatham Baroque Presents The Lisette Project: Haitian Creole Music

    Chatham Baroque has an upcoming concert which features “Lisette quitté la plaine,” the oldest known song text in early Haitian Creole. Baritone Jean Bernard Cerin, who serves as the Director of the Voice Program at Cornell University, joined QED's Anna Singer over the phone to talk about the program. Jean-Bernard speaks about his research on Haitian classical music and how he came across the Lisette poem. The text was traditionally set to the popular baroque French melody “Que ne suis-je la fougère,” but recordings of an edition with this tune, to Jean-Bernard's knowledge do not exist. He talks about the history of the Creole text and its global journey, and the inception and work of the Lisette Project on studying its evolution. Jean-Bernard will sing for the concert, joined by soprano Michele Kennedy, Nicholas Mathew on fortepiano/piano, and Chatham Baroque's Scott Pauley on baroque guitar. The program is contextualized by pieces that follow "Lisette quitté la plaine"'s remarkable journey across Haiti, France, New Orleans, and back to its place of origin in Haiti. The concert will take place at Shadyside Presbyterian Church on Sunday, February 22nd at 2:30pm. More information and tickets can be found on Chatham Baroque's website. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    15 min

  8. 6D AGO

    Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra - Jacob Joyce

    The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony have a concert this Sunday, February 15th! Music Director Jacob Joyce joined Jim Cunningham live on the QED Morning Show to talk about the program. The program includes Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 “Paris Symphony,” Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3, and concludes with Richard Strauss’s epic tone poem Don Juan. The concert also features PYSO violinist Karin Hoppo, the winner of PYSO's 2025-26 season Concerto Competition, performing the first movement of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47. In addition to the concert, Jacob also talks about the importance of youth orchestras, his Amadeus concert program for the next PSO season, his own musical journey, and PYSO's upcoming Greece tour. He gives a preview of the PSO's upcoming Discovery & Drinks concert at the MuseumLab, which will feature a quartet of PSO musicians playing works by William Grant Still, Florence Price, and Maurice Ravel. Don't miss PYSO's wonderful program at Heinz Hall this Sunday, February 15th at 7:30pm. The concert is free, and you can register for tickets at PYSO's website. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    26 min
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Insights and anecdotes from musicians, dancers, artists, actors and directors, as well as audience response.

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  • Creator
    WQED Multimedia
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    704
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Voice of the Arts