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Symphony Pops Concert: The newly renamed McKeesport Symphony Pops debuts this weekend and in a new Sunday afternoon matinee timeslot.
Concerts have moved from Saturday night to Sunday afternoons to accommodate families and working couples who might have other activities on Saturdays, the symphony says. The new "pops" moniker reflects the orchestra's focus on lighter classical music and standards.
The first concert of the 51st season features vocalist Donna Grooms of The Skyliners, along with baritone Jason Michael Swauger and flautist Martha Long and will spotlight the music of Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and the American songwriting duo Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.
Swauger will perform music made famous by Frank Sinatra, while Long, winner of the Pittsburgh Flute Club Competition, will perform Charles Griffes' "Poem for Flute and Orchestra."
The concert begins promptly tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium of McKeesport Area High School, 1960 Eden Park Blvd. Tickets are $8 for students, $15 for adults and $12 for senior citizens. Details at the symphony's website or call (412) 664-2854.
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'Wizard' Closes at MLT: McKeesport Little Theater closes its present production of "The Wizard of Oz" with a 2 p.m. matinee. The musical by Frank Gabrielson is based on the books by L. Frank Baum and the MGM motion picture score by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg.
McKeesport Little Theater is located at 1614 Coursin St., near the Carnegie Library. Call (412) 673-1100 or visit the MLT website.
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