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Pittsburgh Symphony musicians perform at Westmoreland Museum of American Art

Shane Dunlap
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Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Violinist Dennis O’Boyle performs with a string quartet from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra during the Discovery & Drinks evening on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The quartet performed several pieces, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonín Dvořák, Florence Price and Jessie Montgomery.
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Jacob Joyce, associate conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, hosts the Discovery & Drinks evening with a string quartet from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. Joyce helped guide the audience through the history of each musical piece that was performed with a program entitled “Finding Home.”
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Cellist Allie Lee with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs “String Quartet No. 1” by Ludwig van Beethoven during the Discovery & Drinks evening on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg.
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Violinist Kristina Yoder with a string quartet from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs “String Quartet No. 1” by Ludwig van Beethoven during the Discovery & Drinks evening titled “Finding Home” with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg.

Musicians from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performed as part of a presentation on musical inspiration Thursday evening at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg.

The program explored the ways composers draw inspiration from folk tunes to the American experience, and how it shaped the landscape of 20th and 21st century American composition.

Visitors to the presentation also were able to tour the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania exhibit.

Shane Dunlap is a TribLive photographer covering Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. He grew up in the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh and has worked for newspapers as far away as Fayetteville, N.C., where he covered the U.S. Army at Fort Liberty. He can be reached at sdunlap@triblive.com.

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