Magic!
Holiday
Catholic Parish Handbell Choir, directed
by Kelly Thompson.
Christmas with the Camerata
Date: Dec. 15
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: Sixth Presbyterian Church,
1688 Murray Avenue, Pittsburgh
(Squirrel Hill)
Contact: pittsburghcamerata.org, or
412.421.5884
At this most reflective time of year,
when light and darkness are equal, the
Pittsburgh Camerata offers the music
of Christmas, sacred and secular. The
Camerata is a professional vocal ensemble
committed to presenting imaginative and
inspiring choral programs.
Pittsburgh Camerata – What
She Said: Music of Women
Poets
Date: Feb. 8
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church, 5801 Hampton Street,
Pittsburgh (Highland Park)
Contact: pittsburghcamerata.org, or
412.421.5884
Featuring Emily Dickinson, Sara
Teasdale, Amy Lowell, Cynthia Jarvis,
Gwyneth Walker, Hildegard von Bingen,
Abbie Betinis, and Libby Larsen. Guests
include Pittsburgh Girls Choir, based in
the eastern part of the city, and Triple Trio,
all-girls ensemble of Mt. Lebanon H.S.
Pittsburgh Children’s Theater
Series Presents ‘The Magic
School Bus’
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 7 p.m.
Address: GS Middle School, 301 North
Main Street, Greensburg
Contact: trustarts.org/pct_home/
events/series/childrens-theater-
series
Hop on the Magic School Bus for
a ride in this new musical adaptation!
When the class gets lost on the way to
the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day
by blasting into outer space for an epic
interplanetary field trip.
Renaissance City Choir Holiday
Concert
Date: Dec. 14
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: East Liberty Presbyterian
Church, 116 South Highland Avenue,
Pittsburgh (East Liberty)
Contact: rccpittsburgh.com, or
800.838.3006
Traditional, new and inclusive choral
music!
River City Brass Christmas
Brasstacular
Date: Dec. 7
Address: The Palace Theatre,
21 West Otterman Street, Greensburg
Contact: rivercitybrass.org, or
thepalacetheatre.org
River City Brass brings the magic each
year with Christmas carols, holiday movie
music, classic songs, and collaborations
with local choirs.
Seton Hill University Dance
Academy: ‘The Jazzy
Nutcracker’
Dates: Dec. 14 & 15
Address: Seton Hill Arts Center-
Reichgut Concert Hall, Seton Hill
University, Greensburg
Contact: setonhill.edu/tickets, or
724.552.2929
A fun and exciting twist on the classic!
You’ll see “jazzed-up” scenes of the party,
Drosselmeyer’s gifts, mice and snow, and
meet the unique characters that Clara and
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the Nutcracker visit in the magic place
called Swingland. The music includes
adaptations of Tchaikovsky’s original
score by Busy McCarroll and Jeff Nelson,
as well as Duke Ellington.
The Theatre Factory Presents
‘A Christmas Carol’
Dates: Dec. 6-15
Address: 235 Cavitt Avenue, Trafford
Contact: thetheatrefactory.org, or
412.374.9200
The classic Dickens tale where the
miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited
by the ghosts of Christmases past,
present and future, who lead him on a
transformational journey.
Westmoreland Symphony
Orchestra Holiday
Performances: ‘The Nutcracker
Ballet’ and ‘Home for the
Holidays’
Dates: Dec. 14 & 15 – The Nutcracker
Ballet; Dec. 21 – Home for the
Holidays
Address: The Palace Theatre,
21 West Otterman Street, Greensburg
Contact: westmorelandsymphony.org,
or 724.837.1850
Join the orchestra and the Laurel Ballet
Company on the traditional magical
trip to the land of the Sugarplum Fairy!
You’ll experience Tchaikovsky’s score
performed by the full orchestra. In Home
for the Holidays, make your season merry
and bright with a concert of your favorite
music, featuring the All-Star Choir of
Westmoreland County and special guests. n
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