Episode Details

The music program at Third Presbyterian Church is featuring an upcoming concert as a part of their concert series! Singer Sydney Kaczorowski and pianist Fabio Gentili, talk about their upcoming recital featuring Slavic art songs. The program features work by Zoltan Kodaly, Bohuslav Martinu, and Feliks Nowowiejski. Sydney talks about her background as an Ethnomusicologist, and her Polish and Italian heritage. Her first exposure to Eastern European music began when she joined the Duquesne University Tamburitzans. Her husband, Fabio, talks about his home country of Italy. He began conducting in Bologna, and first met Sydney at a festival in Italy. He now teaches at at CMU's prep school. Both talk about the emotional depth, cultural identity, and musical elegance of the works. Many of the songs are grounded in Slavic folk traditions. Sydney also describes her extensive research in locating rare sheet music by Nowowiejski. They perform a piece by Feliks Nowowiejski in WQED-FM's studios. You can hear Fabio and Sydney this Friday, May 16th at 7:30 pm at Third Presbyterian Church. Admission is free with donations accepted. Visit https://www.thirdchurch.org/music-at-third-presents-slavic-folk-songs-feat-sydney-kaczorowski-fabio-gentili/ 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.