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Trolley Cemetery Tours:
(Seating is limited.)
Trolley #1: 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00
Trolley #2: 1:15, 2:15, 3:15, and 4:15
Trolley #3: 2:30, 3:30, and 4:30
The trolley will depart from the front of the Conservatory. Each tour is identical and will take participants past the grave of Jane Foster, Stephen Foster's wife. From there the trolley will proceed to Stephen Foster's grave.
The group will progress to the Temple of Memories. If time permits we will disembark and view the beautiful Stephen Foster Stain Glass Window.
After reentering the trolley the group will ride past the grave of Marion Foster Welch, the daughter and only child of Stephen Foster.
Notable interns and interesting facts about the cemetery will be pointed out as they appear along the route.
At Foster's grave site:
Pittsburgh Music Academy students will perform:
- Main gate from 11:00 - 12:00
- Foster's grave from 1:00 to 3:00
Parking:
Parking will be available behind the Teamsters Temple across the street from the Gatehouse entrance. If the parking lot is full, please find the nearest convenient parking space.
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Allegheny Minstrels
www.alleghenyminstrels.com
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Home Front
Home Front is a group
of western Pennsylvania musicians who perform authentic Civil War era
music in period style. Home Front plays a wide selection of tunes
martial, sentimental, and patriotic, from both sides of the conflict
between North and South. Dressed in authentic fashions of the 1860s,
Home Front represents those who served the war effort from home. Music
was an important part of that effort. Music was played in the parlors
and the concert hall to encourage patriotic fervor, to soothe the pain
of separation from soldier sons and husbands, and to entertain the
troops themselves. Home Front strives to recreate that sound.
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| Tunnel Vision
Tunnel Vision combines the pioneering spirit of Stephen Foster and early American music with a contemporary folk sound. Clever arrangements of Foster’s music, along with other American tunes and originals, provide a fresh perspective on the unique and enduring place Stephen Foster holds in American music. Some fancy fiddling, rich vocal harmonies and a sense of humor round out this entertaining musical journey. Tunnel Vision is David Michael King (guitar and vocals), Gil Bigenho, Jr. (fiddle and vocals) and Keith Swan (bass and vocals).
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Powers - Freeman - Berman
Sue Powers, banjo/vocals is an accomplished song writer and one of the founding members of Devilish Merry- Pete Freeman, dobro/vocals, has toured and recorded with countless artists, including, among others, The Mavens- Jeff Berman, mt. dulcimer, is a multi-instrumentalist/composer who has collaborated and recorded with artists across stylistic boundaries. They will be joined by Lindsey Horner on bass, a multi-instumentalist/composer/recording artist in his own right from NYC.
Together, their music builds on diverse Appalachian traditions, combined with contemporary song writing and improvisational sensibilities, to create unique interpretations of traditional and original music. |
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