Another season of music starts in Pittsburgh, and today we talk to saxophonist Jeff Siegfried and pianist Ellen Fast. They will open the season for Music in a Great Space at Shadyside Presbyterian Church this September.  

The repertoire includes works by beloved classics and contemporary innovators alike. Composers such as Steven Banks, Amy Beach, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Jeff Siegfried, William Grant Still, and Gwyneth Walker, are all represented. Ellen talks about singing in the Shadyside Choir. She has also performed as a soloist and accompanist with the Pittsburgh Camerata. She also discusses her founding of the Jade Trio.  

Jeff highlights his teaching at West Virginia University. He also talks about his compositions, one of which they will perform at the concert. He too is multi-talented, and has sung in both the Shadyside Choir and Pittsburgh Camerata.  

They play the First Prelude by Gershwin in their own arrangement in the WQED-FM studio during this episode! Hear a taste of what is to come this September at the Music in a Great Space concert.

You can hear Music in a Great Space on Sunday, September 28 at Shadyside Presbyterian Church. Admission is free.

Visit the Shadyside Presbyterian Church's website to learn more. 

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