TINO CARDENES
Porch Concerts 2020
Summing Up the Season
Anton DeFade's
Beatles Band
PORCH CONCERTS ON DEVONSHIRE
Between May 24 and October 17 we had the pleasure of presenting 19 musical events. Our porch provided a stage for 60 Pittsburgh musicians, including 16 talented youth, who performed music from diverse genres from Bach to Beatles, Mozart to Mariachi, and Tango to Jazz.
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CONCERTS FOR A CAUSE
Your generous donations helped struggling freelance musicians during the Covid-shutdown and supported youth music programs at:
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Afro-American Music Institute
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Arts Preschool in East Liberty
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CMU Preparatory School Scholarship Fund
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Hope Academy, East Liberty
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Mindful Music Moments, PPS
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Pittsburgh City Schools
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PSO Musician's Care Fund (lessons, transportation and instrument repair.)
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Three Rivers Young People's Orchestra
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Urban Impact, North Side
THE MUSICIANS
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY &
CARNEGIE MELLON
Andrés Cárdenes, violin
Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola
Will Chow, cello
Sung-Im Kim, piano
Monique Mead, violin
Dennis O’Boyle, violin
Rodrigo Ojeda, piano
Alexandra Thompson, cello
JAZZ
Anton DeFade, bass
Eric DeFade, sax and flute
Kelley Krepin DeFade, vocals
Tom Roberts, piano
Eric Susoeff, guitar
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Theresa Abalos, flute
Chantal Braziel, voice
Brian Curtin, violin
Casey Ferguson, bassoon
Will Teegarden, cello
Agata Miklavc, violin
Juliette Greer, violin
Emily Gallagher, soprano
Hilary Gamble, viola
Gabriel Hightower, cello
Hyun Ju, piano
Veronica Lopez, viola
Katie Russell, clarinet
Joseph Sandler, voice
Leah Stevens, flute
Ryan Walsh, oboe
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SINGERS, TANGO DANCERS
BEATLES BAND
Susan DeLuca, vocals
Donna Groom, keys and vocals
Renny Hortono, tango dancer
Brandon Lehman, vocals
Jacob Pleakis, keys & vocals
Chewy Suzuki, tango dancer
Brian Wolfe, drums
Alex Herd, sound engineer
MARIACHI
Beideth Briceño, voice
Gustavo Coyotl, guitarrón
Sandra Morales, violin
Ulises Ramirez, trumpet
Juanita Villegas, vihuela
TALENTED YOUTH
Hannah Bedeck, violin
Isabel Cardenes, harp
Tino Cardenes, piano
Tonino Cerri, violin
J. Oliver Choo, piano
Nora Gruber, piano
Jun Gruber, cello
Alex Sayette, sax
Laziza Shanazarova, violin
Étienne Strandberg-Houzé, violin
Julien Strandberg-Houzé, violin
Rohan Sykora, guitar
Alice Tang, violin
Tadao Tomokiyo, piano
Felix Veser, viola
William Wang, violin
Pianist, Producer, Composer