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EPISODE · Jun 24, 2026 · 28 MIN

River City Brass at Bach, Beethoven and Brunch

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The River City Brass Band will play at Mellon Park this Sunday, June 28th as part of Bach, Beethoven and Brunch! Artistic & General Director James Gourlay and Principal Euphonium Algirdas Matonis joined Jim Cunningham live on the QED Morning Show to chat and play. The band will play a variety of marches, classic rock, and other quintessential American tunes. Algirdas talks about coming to Pittsburgh from Lithuania and finding a home with River City Brass. James praises the musical evolution of the band, and runs through their other upcoming performances this summer. James and Algirdas also played two pieces, arranged for tuba and euphonium, live in the WQED-FM recording studio. They began with Bach's "Air on the G String" and continued WQED-FM's 9:05am Mozart tradition with the Horn Duets. Join River City Brass for a "Brass-tacular" concert this Sunday, June 28th at 10:30am in Mellon Park. You can find more information and check out the rest of this summer's Bach, Beethoven and Brunch lineup on the City of Pittsburgh website. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene.Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The River City Brass Band will play at Mellon Park this Sunday, June 28th as part of Bach, Beethoven and Brunch! Artistic & General Director James Gourlay and Principal Euphonium Algirdas Matonis joined Jim Cunningham live on the QED Morning Show to chat and play.

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