Musicians of Steel 5k Returns with Virtual and In-Person Events
by Bronwyn Banerdt A new season is upon us, and that means the Musicians of Steel 5K Run/Walk is just around the corner! We hope you’ll join us on Sunday, September …
PSO Musicians Bring Musical Meditation to Pittsburgh-area Schools
by Rhian Kenny The PSO Musicians Care Fund was founded in 2013 by our then-principal tympanist Ed Stephan to help support struggling public school music programs, their students and teachers. …
PSO Violinist’s Volunteer Work Recognized by Ford Foundation
by David Sogg When Lorien Hart calls, you answer. Her no-nonsense, matter-of-fact voice tells you, “We’re having a 412 Food Rescue delivery in McKeesport. Can you help with the unloading?” …
The Bouquet Goes To: Ali Gelormino
by Ron Samuels People Have The Power There is never an expectation for silver linings. They come upon us during difficult times. Many of us first met Ali Gelormino during …
Overdubbing, or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Microphone
by Jim Nova When I was a little kid, I came home from school with my report card and it had all As and one solitary B+. My dad pointed …
The Bouquet Goes To: Jim Cunningham
by Lorien Hart He is the voice of Classical Pittsburgh: the voice that brightens our weekday mornings, rounds out our week with Sunday evening’s Pittsburgh Symphony Radio, and welcomes us …
A Piercing Harmony
by Ron Samuels Do you make lists? Grocery, to-do, or holiday gift lists? How about deserted island lists? As in, if you were stranded on a deserted island, what ten …
The Bouquet Goes To: PSO Management and Staff
by Lorna McGhee As you know already, the musicians have had to learn to adapt to new performing conditions due to the pandemic, such as playing at a great distance …
Black History Month and the PSO
by Jeremy Black The Black Lives Matter protests of this summer inspired me to explore the history and relationship of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh’s Black community. The results …
The High Wire Act
by Lorna McGhee Imagine being at the top of a skyscraper, one kilometer above the ground, with one foot still on the edge of the building and one foot on …