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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

A violin is displayed with a Star of David engraving on its back at the “Violins of Hope” exhibit in the Posner Center at CMU.

‘Wherever there were violins, there was hope’: CMU exhibit honors music during the Holocaust

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer November 15, 2023

For Jewish people during World War II, the violin was more than an instrument — it was a beacon of hope, a source of work and a savior. Violins that Jews played in Europe throughout the Holocaust are...

Wynton Marsalis.

‘One of our cultural jewels’: Pitt hosts 53rd annual Jazz Seminar Week

By Gabriella Garvin, Senior Staff Writer November 10, 2023

Smooth sounds and vivid photographs of jazz music greeted the Pitt community with open arms during Pitt’s 53rd annual Jazz Seminar this past week. The Jazz Studies program — within Pitt’s Department...

Brian, the drummer of local indie rock band Pitter Patter, performs at the Unplugged Oakland Fall Festival in Schenley Park on Saturday.

Unplugged Oakland festival at Flagstaff Hill brings bands to Schenley Park

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer October 22, 2023

Audience members dotting Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park on Saturday night glowed below neon lights while swaying to the sound of local Pittsburgh bands. The Unplugged Initiative, a new organization aiming...

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra playing “The Sounds of NOW” in Heinz Hall on Sept. 29.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra celebrates opening weekend with harmonies in Heinz Hall

By Nada Abdulaziz, Staff Writer October 15, 2023

In the midst of the historical architecture and gleaming chandeliers of Heinz Hall, the classical music of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) swayed listeners with “The Sounds of NOW” during the...

The Street Prophet band performing at the Pittsburgh Innovation District Show at 115 Atwood St on Saturday, Oct. 7.

Pitt student bands pack Atwood office building for ‘Live from Oakland’ concert

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer October 12, 2023

Eli Alfieri, founder of the live music project Post Genre, believes the community is entering “the next era of Oakland music.” The project held the second installment of its “Live From Oakland”...

Lana Del Rey sings at the Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, near Pittsburgh on Oct. 3, 2023.

‘Fall in love with the music’: Lana Del Rey dazzles audience at her first Pittsburgh area concert

By Carissa Canzona, Staff Writer October 9, 2023

Lana Del Rey performed her first show in the Pittsburgh area at The Pavilion At Star Lake in Burgettstown last Tuesday, Oct. 3. It was the ninth stop of her brief tour, which kicked off in Tennessee in...

A crowd gathers around the stage at a Pittsburgh concert in the 1960s.

Pitt student chronicles Pittsburgh’s musical legacy in documentary ‘The Scene Will Never Die’

By Ore Fawole, Staff Writer October 9, 2023

Jazz music swells as iconic images of Pittsburgh in the past and present flash across the screen before cutting to the title card — “The Scene Will Never Die” in bold gray typeface over a black background....

COIN’s lead vocalist Chase Lawrence shreds the guitar during Fall Fest at Schenley Drive on Sunday.

‘Electric’: COIN and student openers rock Fall Fest 2023

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer October 8, 2023

“Can we just lose our minds for like 30 seconds?” shouted Chase Lawrence, the lead vocalist of COIN, to hundreds of Pitt students crowded into a stretch of Schenley Drive. The audience obliged, chanting...

Aki Onda’s performance Spirits Known and Unknown” featuring Eyvind Kang in the Miller ICA at Carnegie Mellon University on Friday.

Impossible Music exhibit at Carnegie Mellon reexamines the meaning of music

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer October 1, 2023

Clay microphones, a self-playing piano and a cassette machine playing archival tapes captivated visitors at the “Impossible Music” exhibit at Carnegie Mellon University. The showcase explores musical...

“GUTS” album cover.

Review | Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS’ beats the sophomore slump

By Carissa Canzona, Staff Writer October 1, 2023

Olivia Rodrigo has received immense praise following the release of her sophomore album “GUTS.” With a mixture of rock and pop punk songs and ballads revolving around the highs and lows of being a...

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