Category Archives: PSO Programs
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Look back at the 2017 Sensory Friendly Concert with the Pittsburgh Symphony
Posted on July 19, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in Accessibility, PSO Programs.The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra continued its Sensory Friendly Program in 2017, its third year, with the Music of Flight and Fantasy on June 17. Guest conductor Lawrence Loh led the orchestra through a musical celebration featuring works of John Williams and others, and celebrating the power of imagination. The Pittsburgh Symphony’s Sensory Friendly Performance is a family-friendly […]
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Pittsburgh Symphony Presents Third Annual Sensory Friendly Concert on June 17
Posted on June 14, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in PSO Programs.It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra third sensory-friendly orchestra performance, “Music of Flight and Fantasy,” Saturday, June 17 at 2:30 p.m. at Heinz Hall! Led by newly appointed Music Director of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Lawrence Loh, who helped launch the sensory friendly initiative when he was the Pittsburgh […]
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Meet Roger Ideishi
Posted on March 16, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in Accessibility, PSO Programs.Roger Ideishi is the director of occupational therapy at Temple University in Philadelphia. He works to provide community access and opportunities for children with diverse sensory and cognitive abilities. In this interview, host Hugh Sung talks with Roger for his program “A Musical Life” about how people with sensory and cognitive challenges face challenges in […]
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Eight Tips for Engaging Young Children with Music
Posted on April 5, 2016 by Jessica Ryan in PSO Programs.“I like to hear the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra because you can hear all the instruments and it gives different emotions. Music could be happy or sad, and it’s fun to hear that with a very talented symphony orchestra.” – Fiddlesticks Family Series Patron Patrons love attending the PSO’s Fiddlesticks Family Concerts presented by Macy’s, […]
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Music for the Spirit
Posted on December 14, 2015 by Jessica Ryan in PSO Programs.“Even though music is often without words, it has a tremendous power to reach and touch the human spirit in amazing ways.”— Manfred Honeck At one point or another, we’ve probably all experienced the transformative power of music. Music can bring us closer to others and provide comfort when we’re feeling down. It can […]
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Music for Remembrance
Posted on November 30, 2015 by Jessica Ryan in PSO Programs.“As long as we live, they too will live; for they are now a part of us as we remember them.”—Sylvan Kamens and Rabbi Jack Riemer As the words of Kamens and Riemer’s famous poem faded, the gentle and serene tones of the flute began. Lorna McGhee, PSO Principal Flute, played for an intimate […]
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Music Around the World Day at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Posted on October 29, 2015 by Jessica Ryan in PSO Programs.Last month, PSO musicians Sarah Clendenning and Eva Burmeister visited Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC for Music Around the World Day, sponsored by the Jack Buncher Foundation. Sarah and Eva, along with other ensembles like Pittsburgh Taiko, played music while patients, families, and staff listened and engaged in art activities inspired by different cultures. […]
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Another Great Year of Music & Wellness
Posted on July 17, 2015 by Jessica Ryan in PSO Programs.“The mood of the hospital lit up as the musicians played!” – Participant at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC “We would like to have them [the musicians] every day.”– Participant at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital Thanks to a fantastic team of PSO musicians and staff, music therapists, and other professionals at area healthcare facilities, last month […]
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Designing a Music Presentation for Adults with Special Needs
Posted on July 10, 2014 by Penny Brill in Accessibility, Guest Blogs, PSO Programs.PSO cellist Adam Liu and I were recently invited to do a 45-minute presentation for the first Woodlands Foundation Notes from the Heart Music Camp for adults over 21. Adam plays the erhu as well as the cello, and I play violin and viola, so between us we had the potential to provide a wide range of […]
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Musical Anesthesia
Posted on April 30, 2014 by Jessica Ryan in Pain Management, PSO Programs.After PSO Violist Penny Brill discovered she had breast cancer, she used music, as well as many other tools, to manage her pain before, during, and after surgeries. Although music supported her in countless situations, the songs she found most helpful varied based on a number of factors, including her emotional state. For instance, […]
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