concert mash-up
Four concerts in a week lent itself to quite the musical mash-up this month. Starting things off on a Tuesday night was the a cappella group Straight No Chaser at the Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh. The group performed Christmas tunes along with rock and pop classics. One of my favorites was their version of “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch.” Thursday night’s stop was Stage AE for Sara Bareilles along with The Cab, Parachute, and Matt Kearney. The opening bands were great with each performing some acoustic sets, but I really lked Sara Bareilles as headliner. She had an awesome band and stage show. Checkout some highlights in the video below. Saturday was next with the Holiday Pops concert at Heinz Hall featuring the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Choir. The concert reminded me how you truly can’t beat the timelessness of a professional classical performance. I ended the week on Sunday evening with a home-brewed Christmas cantata from my hometown church cluster. My family and church friends had a great performance to end my musical week.
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