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The Millvale Music Festival takes place this weekend, May 15th & 16th! Anna Singer spoke with collaborators for concerts taking place at St. Nicholas Croatian Church about the festival's classical music programming.

St. Nicholas is the home of the murals of Maxo Vanka. Becky Gaugler, Director of Education for the Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka, talks about the ongoing restoration of the murals and the church's Croatian history. Jordan Speranzo will conduct the Millvale Festival Orchestra on Friday, May 15th at 5:30pm. The program includes music from Nancy Galbraith, Wagner, and Mahler. Jordan explains how he chose the program, his obsession with Mahler, and studying with Nancy Galbraith.

The concerts at St. Nicholas are presented by CutTime Productions. Mr. CutTime, Rick Robinson, highlights other performances, which include the St. Michael the Archangel Schola Cantorum and Trubaduri on Friday, and PSO cellist Charlie Powers, Nat 28, and CutTime Simfonica on Saturday, May 16th. The CutTime Simfonica will play Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and some of Rick's original compositions.

Check out the full festival schedule on the Millvale Music Festival website.

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