Episode Details

Husband and wife team, Robert Schultz and Tina Faigen, spoke with Jim Cunningham about their upcoming Food for Music concert featuring the music of Robert Schultz on Saturday, March 23rd at 3pm at the James Laughlin Music Center on Chatham University's campus. This concert is the third installment of Schultz, Faigen and Friends concert series that raises donations to the Pittsburgh Food Bank. Tina performs two piano solo pieces by Robert, Arabesque Op. 57 and Veiled Op. 58 in WQED-FM's studio. Robert and Tina discuss the program that features recently written work by Robert which showcases Yeeha Chiu on the piano, Mark Carver on the piano, Peggy Greb on the flute, and Walter Morales on the piano. Tina highlights how colorful and rich in depth Robert's new pieces are, and Robert highlights his influences by Debussy and modern romantic Russian composers. They also discuss their continued tradition of the concert series and the community they built with the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra. Visit https://chatham.edu/events/ to learn more. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.