The Sewickley Music Club is celebrating its 104th year and welcoming back members for the 2024-25 season of a talented lineup of musical performances.
The first musical program is “From Church to Tango” performed by Alejandro Pinzón (bandoneón – tang instrument) and Rodrigo Ojeda (piano).
Pinzón is the music director and Principal conductor at Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra. He formed “Maestro Tango” and teaches dance workshops and music master classes, conducts concerts, performs with chamber ensembles and orchestras and gives lectures about tango.
Ojeda is an assistant teaching professor of coaching and accompanying at Carnegie Mellon University as well as a piano faculty member in its Music Preparatory School. He has also been playing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2006.
Club members will meet for their first tea and program at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 405 Frederick Ave. in Sewickley.
Information on The Sewickley Music Club membership can be found on The Club’s Facebook page or by calling Donna Pavlis, publicity/marketing, at 412-498-6352.
The SMC 2024-25 season performances will include:
• Resonant Rhythms: Bridging Classical Elegance with Rock Energy
Cello Fury — Nicole Myers, Simon Cummings and Cecilia Caughman
1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church
• Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus
Lois Treloar
1:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Sewickley Methodist Church
Holiday Catering by 424 Walnut
• Sonata Domestica
Rhian Kenny (principal piccolo/flute/PSO) and Jack Howell (principal bass clarinet/PSO)
1:30 p.m. March 11 at Sewickley Presbyterian Church
• My Favorite Fugues
Michael Hammer (organ/piano)
1:30 p.m. April 8 at Sewickley Presbyterian Church
• Annual Meeting & Spring Luncheon
• The Concord Jazz Quartet
Jeff Grubbs (cass), Eric Susoeff (guitar), Andy Reamer (vibraphone) and Tom Wendt (drums)
Noon May 13 at Montour Heights Country Club
