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YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy

December 15, 2012 – 11:55 am
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(From 12/15/12) A 12-person choir featuring 6- to 11-year olds from Pittsburgh Music Academy

YES: Choir from Pittsburgh Brashear High School

December 15, 2012 – 11:52 am
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From 12/15/12: A 10-person choir from Pittsburgh Brashear High School previewing their 12/6 concert as well as their upcoming appearance on “The Choir,” an American version of the BBC 2 reality-show, airing this spring on the USA network

Live Music: City Dwelling Nature Seekers

December 8, 2012 – 2:26 pm
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From 12/8/12: Live music with City Dwelling Nature Seekers

YES: Oakland Girls Choir

December 1, 2012 – 8:55 pm
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From 12/1/12: Oakland Girls Choir Concentio Choir with challenging, classical, multiple-part pieces featuring thirty-five 6th through 12 grade girls from throughout Pittsburgh. The choir previews their Sing-a-thon, bringing music to area nursing homes and the general public via four full-length concerts, all on 12/1

Live Music: Chris Hannigan

December 1, 2012 – 7:02 pm
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From 12/1/12: Singer-songwriter Chris Hannigan performing live

YES: Landes String Studio

December 1, 2012 – 6:59 pm
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From 12/1/12: Young violinists from the Landes String Studio performing live

Live Music: Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle

November 24, 2012 – 1:50 pm
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From 11/24/12: Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle members Brittany Hautz, Bill Loeffler and Ben Shannon perform. Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle will celebrate it’s 8th annual CD release with two parties, 11/30 and 12/7, at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

YES: Gemini Theater’s “Beauty and the Beast Holiday”

November 24, 2012 – 1:37 pm
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From 11/24/12: Members of the cast of Beauty and the Beast Holiday, running 11/24 through 12/23, Gemini Theater

YES: Yani Quemado

November 17, 2012 – 3:49 pm
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From 11/17/12: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra member Yani Quemado (Fox Chapel Area High School) performing selections on violin

Live Music: Wytold

November 10, 2012 – 1:48 pm
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From 11/10/12: Cellist, composer, and songwriter Wytold performing live in our studios