Don Bryn--pianist, composer and arranger--moved to Sarasota in 2008 from Hawaii after 15 years of touring the globe. During that time, he has played and conducted for over 300 shows a year, including performances by Burt Bacharach, Lorna Luft, Nestor Torres, John Raitt, Jim Neighbors, and Charro, as well as Musical Directing and conducting the national revival tour of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”. He has also played jazz, classical, and cocktail piano, both solo and leading small jazz groups for everything from ballroom dancing to large formal events. He now plays private events in the area as well as playing with “Jennifer Leigh and Her New Digs” in local Sarasota venues. He also teaches piano and music theory at the Allegro Music Academy. Originally from the Pittsburgh area, Don has also performed with the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, and in a very special performance for the Pittsburgh Symphony where he played the piano—in full costume—as Mozart.
Jazz Piano
Perfect for parties, clubs, and restaurants, Don's cocktail piano
is the way to go to add flair. You can choose jazz standards or
add in some pop and broadway tunes, depending on the tone of the
event.
Don also has vocalists available for nice intimate duo settings. Don also sings a few tunes if you like the idea of vocals but have a limited budget.
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Classical Piano
Whether you need light classics for sunday brunch, want to set a more formal
tone for an event, or just love great classics, Don's classical piano
is the perfect way to add the ambience you want. You can choose light
classics for tone-setting or add in a few more showy pieces to impress your
guests.
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This is a sample list of pieces Don might play for your
event.
Trio and Quartet
For medium sized events, restaurants and clubs, you can't beat
a trio or quartet. With Don on piano and a combination of drums,
bass, and vocals
or sax, you'll get an entertaining mix of jazz standards
and tunes everyone will know.
If you're on a budget but still want the sound of a combo, Don uses high-quality tracks of a live rhythm section to add class in a minimum amount of space.
Big Band Jazz
If you're having a big event and really want to impress your guests,
a Big Band is what you need. Don leads bands with 7-14 pieces
playing great standard tunes from slow ballads to heavy swing
to ballroom dance styles like Cha-Cha, Tango, and Rhumba. If
you have a dance floor, this music will have your guests up in
no time.
Please go to Music Samples to see a demo video.
941-388-7690 music@donbryn.com
| A Fine Romance |
| A Foggy Day |
A Little Tear |
| A Night In Tunisia |
| A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody |
| Acercate Mas |
| After The Lovin |
| After You've Gone |
| Again |
| Agua de Beber |
| Ain't Misbehavin' |
| Airegin |
| Alice In Wonderland |
| All Blues |
| All God's Chillun Got Rhythm |
| All Of Me |
| All of You |
| All The Things You Are |
| Alma Con Alma |
| Almost Like Being In Love |
| Alone Together |
| Alright, OK, You Win |
| Always |
| Anema E Core |
| Angel Eyes |
| Annie's Song |
| Anniversary Waltz |
| Anthropology |
| Antigua |
| Anything Goes |
| April In Paris |
| Are You lonesome Tonight |
| Around The World |
| As Time Goes By |
| At Last |
| Au Privave |
| Autumn In New York |
| Autumn Leaves |
| Avalon |
| Away In A Manger |
| Baby Elephant Walk |
| Baby Mine |
| Bali Ha'I |
| Basin Street Blues |
| Baubles, Bangles, and Beads |
| Beer Barrel Polka |
| Begin The Beguine |
| Bernie's Tune |
| Besame Mucho |
| Bess, You Is My Woman Now |
| Bewitched |
| Beyond The Reef |
| Bill Baily Won't You Please Come Home |
| Birdland |
| Birth Of The Blues |
| Black And Blue |
| Black Coffee |
| Black Orpheus |
| Blame If On My Youth |
| Blue And Sentimental |
| Blue Bayou |
| Blue Bossa |
| Blue Danube Waltz |
| Blue Hawaii |
| Blue Moon |
| Blue Skies |
| Blueberry Hill |
| Body And Soul |
| Born To Be Blue |
| Boy Next Door, The |
| Brazil |
| Brian's Song (Hands Of Time) |
| But Beautiful |
| But Not For Me |
| By The Light Of The Silvery Moon |
| Bye Bye Blackbird |
| Cabaret |
| California Dreamin' |
| Can't Help Lovin' That Man |
| Cantaloupe Island |
| Caravan |
| Carolina Moon |
| Chances Are |
| Charleston |
| Chattanooga Choo-Choo |
| Cheek To Cheek |
| Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White |
| Cherry Tree Carol |
| Chicago |
| Choclo, El |
| Christmas Song (Chestnuts) |
| Cielito Lindo |
| Close To You |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine |
| Compadre Pedro Juan |
| Confessin' (That I Love You) |
| Contigo En La Distancia |
| Copacabana |
| Corcovado |
| Corner Pocket |
| Could I Have This Dance |
| Coventry Carol |
| Crazy |
| Cry Me A River |
| Cute |
| Dancing On The Ceiling |
| Dansero |
| Darktown Strutter's Ball |
| Darn That Dream |
| Day By Day |
| Days Of Wine And Roses |
| Dear Heart |
| Dearly Beloved |
| Deck The Hall |
| Derecho Viejo |
| Desafinado |
| Devil May Care |
| Dindi |
| Do Nothing Till You Hear From Hear |
| Do You Know What It Means |
| Don't Be That Way |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
| Don't Know Why |
| Dream Dancing |
| Earth Angel |
| East Of The Sun |
| Easy To Love |
| Edelweiss |
| Elmer's Tune |
| Embraceable You |
| Emily |
| España Cani |
| Everybody Loves Somebody |
| Everything Happens To Me |
| Everything I Love |
| Exactly Like You |
| Falling In Love With Love |
| Fascination |
| Favela |
| Flamingo |
| Flintstone's Theme |
| Fly Me To The Moon |
| Fools Rush In |
| For All We Know |
| For Sentimental Reasons |
| Four |
| Four Brothers |
| Frenesi |
| From This Moment On |
| Frosty The Snow Man |
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You |
| Gentle Rain, The |
| George (On My Mind) |
| Get Happy |
| Get Out Of Town |
| Getting Sentimental |
| Girl From Ipanema |
| Girl Talk |
| God Bless The Child |
| God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen |
| Gone With The Wind |
| Green Dolphin Street |
| Green Eyes |
| Harbor Lights |
| Harlem Nocturne |
| Hatikvah |
| Havah Nagila |
| Have You Met Miss Jones |
| Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
| Hawaiian War Chant |
| Hawaiian Wedding Song |
| Hello Dolly |
| Here We Come A-Caroling |
| Here's That Rainy Day |
| Hernando's Hideaway |
| Holly And The Ivy |
| Home For The Holidays |
| Honeysuckle Rose |
| How High The Moon |
| How Insensitive |
| How long Has This Been Going On |
| How Sweet It Is |
| I Can't Get Started |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love |
| I Can't Help Falling In Love With You |
| I Concentrate On You |
| I Could Have Danced All Night |
| I Could Write A Book |
| I Cover The Waterfront |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was |
| I Fall In Love Too Easily |
| I Get A Kick Out Of You |
| I Got It Bad (& That Ain't Good) |
| I Got Rhythm |
| I Hadn't Anyone Till You |
| I Just Called To Say "I Love You" |
| I Left My Heart In San Francisco |
| I Let A Song (Go Out Of My Heart) |
| I Love Paris |
| I Love You |
| I Loves You Porgy |
| I Only Have Eyes For You |
| I Remember You |
| I Should Care |
| I Thought About You |
| I Won't Dance |
| If I Loved You |
| If I Were A Bell |
| I'll be Around |
| I'll Be Home For Christmas |
| I'll Be Seeing You |
| I'll Get By |
| I'll Never Smile Again |
| I'll Take Romance |
| I'm Beginning To See The Light |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You |
| I'm Glad There Is You |
| I'M Gonna Sit Right Down And. . . |
| I'm Old Fashioned |
| Imagination |
| In A Mellow Tone |
| Indiana |
| Isn't It Romantic |
| It Don't Mean A Thing |
| It Had To Be You |
| It Might As Well Be Spring |
| It Nevered Entered My Mind |
| It's All Right With Me |
| It's Allright With Me |
| It's Impossible |
| It's Now Or Never |
| It's Only A Paper Moon |
| It's Too Late |
| Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow. . . |
| I've Found A New Baby |
| I've Got A Crush On You |
| I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo |
| I've Got The World On A String |
| I've Got You under My Skin |
| I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face |
| I've Never Been In Love Before |
| Jersey Bounce |
| Jingle Bells |
| Jingle-Bell Rock |
| Joyspring |
| Jump For Me |
| Jumping With Symphony Sid |
| Just Friends |
| Just In Time |
| Just One Of Those Things |
| Just Squeeze Me |
| Just The Way You Are |
| Kansas City |
| Killing Me Softly With His Song |
| Killler Joe |
| L.O.V.E. |
| La Cinquantaine |
| La Comparsita |
| La Vie En Rose |
| Lady Be Good |
| Lady Bird |
| Lady Is A Tramp |
| Laura |
| Let It Snow |
| Let Me Call You Sweetheart |
| Let's Fall In Love |
| Liechtensteiner Polka |
| Like Someone In Love |
| Limbo Rock |
| Little Boat |
| Long Ago & Far Away |
| Love For Sale |
| Love Walked In |
| Lover Man |
| Lullaby Of Birdland |
| Lullaby Of Broadway |
| Mack The Knife |
| Makin' Whoopie |
| Mambo No. 5 |
| Mame |
| Margaritaville |
| Matchmaker |
| Maui Waltz |
| Mean To Me |
| Meditation |
| Mele Kalikimaka |
| Memories Of You |
| Mercy, Mercy, Mercy |
| Misty |
| Mona Lisa |
| Mood Indigo |
| Moon And Sand |
| Moon River |
| Moonglow |
| Moonlight In Vermont |
| Moonlight Serenade |
| More |
| More I See You |
| Morning |
| Morning Dance |
| My Baby Just Cares For Me |
| My Favorite Things |
| My Funny Valentine |
| My Little Suede Shoes |
| My Romance |
| Nature Boy |
| Never On Sunday |
| New York, New York |
| Nice Work If You Can Get It |
| Night And Day |
| Night Train |
| Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square |
| O Little Town Of Bethlehem |
| Old Black Magic, That |
| Old Devil Moon |
| On A Clear Day |
| On A Slow Boat To China |
| On The Road Again |
| On The Street Where You Live |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street |
| Once I Loved |
| Once In A Lifetime |
| Once In A While |
| One For My Baby |
| One Note Samba |
| Our Love Is Here To Stay |
| Out Of Nowhere |
| Over The Rainbow |
| Paper Moon |
| Pennies From Heaven |
| Pennsylvania Polka |
| People |
| People Will Say We're In Love |
| Perdido |
| Perfidia |
| Pick Yourself Up |
| Please Release Me |
| Poinciana |
| Polkadots & Moonbeams |
| Pomp & Circumstance |
| Prelude To A Kiss |
| Pure Imagination |
| Quando, Quando, Quando |
| Quiet Village |
| Rainbow Connection |
| Rambunkshush |
| Red Roses For A Blue Lady |
| Rockin' Chair |
| Round Midnight |
| Samba De Orpheus |
| Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town |
| Satin Doll |
| Save The Last Dance For Me |
| Sea Cruise |
| Second Hand Rose |
| Second Time Around |
| Secret Love |
| See You In September |
| Sentimental Journey |
| September In The Rain |
| Serenata |
| Shadow Of Your Smile |
| Sh-boom |
| Shine On Harvest Moon |
| Shiny Stockings |
| Side By Side |
| Silent Night |
| Silver Bells |
| Singing In The Rain |
| Skating In Central Park |
| Skylark |
| Sleepwalk |
| Slow Boat To China |
| Smile |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
| Someday My Prince Will Come |
| Someone To Watch Over Me |
| Somewhere My Love |
| Song For My Father |
| Soon |
| Sophisticated Lady |
| South Of The Border |
| Spanish Eyes |
| Spring Can Really Hang You up The Most |
| St. Louis Blues |
| St. Thomas |
| Stardust |
| Stars Fell On Alamaba |
| Stella By Starlight |
| Stompin' At The Savoy |
| Stormy Weather |
| Straight No Chaser |
| Strangers In The Night |
| Sudden Samba |
| Summer Samba |
| Summertime |
| Sunrise, Sunset |
| Sunshine On My Shoulders |
| Suzy Snowflake |
| Sway |
| Sweet And Lovely |
| Sweet Georgia Brown |
| Swonderful |
| Take Five |
| Take the "A" Train |
| Taking A Chance On Love |
| Tangerine |
| Tea For Two |
| Teach Me Tonight |
| Tenderly |
| Tennessee Waltz |
| Tequila |
| That's What Friends Are For |
| The Best Thing For You Is Me |
| The Breeze And I |
| The Carioca |
| The Man I Love |
| The Nearness Of You |
| The Party's Over |
| The Song Is You |
| The Very Thought Of You |
| The Way We Were |
| The Way You Look Tonight |
| Them There Eyes |
| There Is No Greater Love |
| There Will never be Another You |
| These Foolish Things |
| They Can't Take That Away From Me |
| They Say It's Wonderful |
| Things Ain't What They Used To Be |
| This Can't Be Love |
| This Masquerade |
| Thou Swell |
| Till There Was You |
| Time After Time |
| Tiny Bubbles |
| Too Marvelous For Words |
| Tough Talk |
| Triste |
| Tropical Merengue |
| Try To Remember |
| Tuxedo Junction |
| Unchained Melody |
| Under Paris Skies |
| Under The Boardwalk |
| Unforgettable |
| Volare |
| Walkin My Baby Back Home |
| Waltz For Debby |
| Waltzing Matilda |
| Watch What Happens |
| Wave |
| We Wish You A Merry Christmas |
| We've Only Just Begun |
| What A Difference A Day Made |
| What A Wonderful World |
| What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life |
| What Kind Of Fool Am I |
| What'll I Do? |
| What's New? |
| When I Fall In Love |
| When I Look In Your Eyes |
| When I See An Elephant Fly |
| When Irish Eyes Are Smiling |
| When My Baby Smiles At Me |
| When You Wish Upon A Star |
| When You're Smiling |
| Where Is Love |
| Where Or When |
| White Christmas |
| Who Can I Turn To |
| Why Should I Care |
| Winter Wonderland |
| Witchcraft |
| Without A Song |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Yesterday |
| Yesterdays |
| You Are So Beautiful |
| You Are The Sunshine Of My Life |
| You Do Something To Me |
| You Go To My Head |
| You Made Me Love You |
| You Make Me Feel So Young |
| You Oughta Be In Pictures |
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream |
| You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To |
| Younger Than Springtime |
| Your Cheatin' Heart |
| You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You |
| You're The Top |
| Zing Went The Strings |
| 2-part Invention 1 | Bach |
| 2-part invention 4 | Bach |
| 2-part invention 8 | Bach |
| 2-part invention 10 | Bach |
| 2-part invention 13 | Bach |
| 3-part invention 15 | Bach |
| French Suite VI (EM) | Bach |
| Partita in French Style #1 | Bach |
| Prelude I | Bach |
| Prelude II | Bach |
| Prelude V | Bach |
| Prelude VI | Bach |
| Prelude XXI | Bach |
| Fugue XXI | Bach |
| Prelude XV (Bk II) | Bach |
| Bourree (2nd violin sonata) | Bach |
| Ket Roman Tang | Bartok |
| Suite, Op 14 (I) | Bartok |
| Fur Elise | Beethoven |
| Minuet in G | Beethoven |
| Sonata Cm (Pathetique) | Beethoven |
| Sonata C#m (Moonlight) | Beethoven |
| Sonata Dm (I, III) | Beethoven |
| Sonata I (I) | Beethoven |
| Four Anniversaries (II, IV) | Bernstein |
| Habanera | Bizet |
| Black and White Rag | Botsford |
| Hungarian Dance No 5 | Brahms |
| Rhapsody #2 | Brahms |
| Etude Op 10 No 4 | Chopin |
| Etude Op 10 No 5 | Chopin |
| Etude Op 10 No 9 | Chopin |
| Etude Op 10 No 3 | Chopin |
| Etude Op 10 No 12 | Chopin |
| Etude Op 25 No 1 | Chopin |
| Etude Op 25 No 2 | Chopin |
| Etude Op 25 No 11 | Chopin |
| Etude Op 25 No 9 | Chopin |
| Etude Op 25 No 12 | Chopin |
| Minute Waltz | Chopin |
| Prelude Op 28 No 20 | Chopin |
| Fantasie-Impromptu | Chopin |
| Mazurka Op 7, No 1 | Chopin |
| Nocturne No 1 | Chopin |
| Nocturne No 2 | Chopin |
| Nocturne Op 55 No 1 | Chopin |
| Polonaise AM | Chopin |
| Polonaise Ab M | Chopin |
| Scherzo Op 3 | Chopin |
| Arabesqaue No 1 | Debussy |
| Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum | Debussy |
| Girl With The Flaxen Hair | Debussy |
| Jardins sur la pluie | Debussy |
| Reverie | Debussy |
| Humoreske | Dvorak |
| Impromptue No 3 | Faure |
| Sonata I | Galuppi |
| gypsy Rondo | Haydn |
| Serenade | Haydn |
| Sonata DM | Haydn |
| Sonata CM | Haydn |
| Pineapple Rag | Joplin |
| Sonata II | Hindemith |
| Prelude No 8 | Kabalevsky |
| Prelude No 21 | Kabalevsky |
| Amazing Grace | Kartsonakis |
| 3 Preludes | Kennan |
| Malaguena | Lecuona |
| Etude DbM | Liszt |
| Hunting Song | Mendelssohn |
| Scenes d'enfants | Mompou |
| Turkish March | Mozart |
| Sonata CM | Mozart |
| Fantasie & Sonata Cm | Mozart |
| Menuet A L'antique | Paderewski |
| Dance of the Hours | Ponchielli |
| Sonata III | Prokofiev |
| Prelude C#m | Rachmaninoff |
| Pavene for a Dying Infant | Ravel |
| Marthe Militaire | Schubert |
| The Swan | Saint-Saens |
| Novellette No 2 | Schumann |
| Impromptu | Schubert |
| Desire | Scriabin |
| Scenes from Childhood | Schumann |
| Prelude | Shostakovich |
World-Travelled PIANIST, COMPOSER Settles in Sarasota
Performs
with Local Musicians; Teaches Piano at Allegro Music Academy
Sarasota, Fl. – Don Bryn, a 20-year veteran composer, musician and musical director, recently moved to Sarasota to perform locally and teach piano at a local music academy.
Bryn has worked actively as a musical director, arranger and classically trained pianist since 1994, performing more than 300 shows each year and working with such icons as Burt Bacharach, Charo, Lorna Luft, Jim Neighbors, John Raitt and Nestor Torres.
Bryn was the musical director and conductor for the 1997 National Tour of the acclaimed classic, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
“I decided to settle down in Sarasota because I wanted to be near friends in a place where the kind of music I play and love is appreciated,” said Bryn of his move.
Bryn brings with him to Sarasota a love of teaching piano. He currently teaches at the Allegro Music Academy, where he educates students about music from a composer’s unique perspective.
“I teach the traditional technique necessary to play the piano, but I think it’s also important to have an understanding of the music and what makes something musical,” said Bryn. “Most of the music of today is not written or played note-by-note, it’s done by chords. Guitarists naturally learn chords even without understanding the theory, but pianists have to learn the theory to play chords, and that’s what I teach my students.”
Bryn plans to perform solo and in several musical groups, including one with his long-time friends, Mike and Georgia Riber, who manage the Sam Ash Music store in Sarasota. The friends play together as a trio or in larger groups known as the “Hip Replacements.”
Bryn performs a variety of music, from classical to jazz to theatre and show tunes, working solo, in small combos, or leading medium and large-size bands.
As a composer, Bryn has written pieces for classical guitar, choir and large orchestras. His piece, Too Much of a Good Thing, for large orchestra was recorded in Melbourne, Australia, in 2001. More recently, his Piano Sextet in D, was played live on Nashville Radio by esteemed string ensemble “Alias.”
Bryn’s other career highlights include performing with the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Point Park Playhouse and a very interesting performance for the Pittsburgh Symphony where he played Mozart pieces dressed in full costume as Mozart.
After receiving his undergraduate degree in Piano Performance and Music Technology from Duquesne University, Bryn continued at the university to earn his masters in Composition.
Soon after graduate school, Bryn received a job offer in Australia. He has been traveling for work ever since, visiting exotic locales like Guatemala, Japan, Russia, Spain, Kenya, and Papua New Guinea.
Don Bryn is available for performances and private lessons. For more information, call 388-7690 or visit www.donbryn.com.
Greatest Highlights & Adventures
| Norwegian Cruise Line, Band Master | 2005-2008 |
| Holland America Line, Musical Director | 1996-2004 |
| American Hawaii Cruises, Musical Director | 2000-2001 |
| Kennedy Entertainment, Musical Director | 1997 |
| Cunard Line, Musical Director/Cocktail Pianist | 1997 |
| Encore Attractions, Musical Director, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers Nat'l tour | 1996 |
| Crown/Commodore Cruise Lines, Musical Director | 1994-95 |
| Gargaro Productions, Pittsburgh, PA, Musical Director | 1992-94 |
Peter Pan, West
Side Story, Annie, A Lyric Christmas Carol, A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music, Jesus Christ Superstar, Beehive. |
|
| The Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh, PA, Conductor/Keyboards | 1992-94 |
Company, Into
the Woods (Concert), Cats(Selections), Les Miserables(Selections) |
|
| Providence Presbyterian Church, Musical Director | 1993-94 |
| Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, Keyboards | 1993 |
| The Pittsburgh Symphony (Mostly Mozart), Piano | 1991 |
| The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Keyboards | 1991-92 |
| Cedar Point (Amusement Park), Band Leader/Keyboards | 1990-92 |
| Duquesne University Tamburitzans, Singer/Dancer | 1988-90 |
| Seton Center Suzuki School of Music, Piano/Creative Ability Development | 1993-94 |
| The Playhouse Conservatory, Accompanist/Coach/Music | 1990-94 |
| The City Center at Duquesne University, MIDI and Music | 1992-93 |
| Private Piano Instruction, Robinson Township Christian School/Spratt's usic | 1990-94 |
Education |
| Master of Music, Composition - Duquesne University, 1992 |
| Assistantship, Music Technology |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts, Piano Performance/Music Technology - Duquesne University, 1990 |
| Magna Cum Laude |
| Pi Kappa Lambda |
Client list
Al Hinkson
Allegro Music Academy
American Hawaii Cruises
Ana Maria Island Community Choir and Orchestra
Baywalk, St. Petersburg
Brocket Productions
Burt Bacharach
Collier's Reserve, Naples
Commodore Cruise Line
The Cork, St. Armands
Crown Cruise Line
Cunard Cruise Line
Encore Attractions
Freedom Village, Bradenton
Gargaro Productions
Holland America Line
Jane’s World Entertainment
Jennifer Leigh
John Raitt
Kennedy Entertainment
Lorna Luft
Marina Jack, Sarasota
Mattisons City Grill, Sarasota
NCL America
Nestor Torres
New York, New York, Sarasota
Norwegian Cruise line
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
Pelican Pete's, Bradenton
Renaissance Country Club, Ft. Myers
Rendezvous, Sarasota
Ritz-Carlton Sarasota
Sarasota Bay Club
Sarasota yacht Club
The Blarney Stone, Pittsburgh
The Pittsbugh Symphony
The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
The Pittsburgh Opera Society
The Pittsburgh Playhouse
The Pittsburgh Playhouse Conservatory
TPC Prestancia Club, Sarasota