Glass Harp to perform two shows

Staff report

Glass Harp will perform at Pittsburgh’s Rex Theater at 8 p.m. May 6, which will be its first Steel City appearance since 1972.

Then, at 8 p.m. May 7, the band will perform at Cleveland’s Beachland Ballroom. The Youngstown-based band will be joined by percussionist Tom Shelley both nights.

For tickets to the Rex show, call 412-381-6811, or go to rex.greyareaprod.com. For the Beachland show, call 216-383-1124, or go to beachlandballroom.com.

Glass Harp (Phil Keaggy, Daniel Pecchio and John Sferra) was a mainstay of the music scene centered around Kent in the late ’60s. It signed with Decca Records, and released three albums and embarked on numerous national tours.

After parting ways in 1972, Keaggy became a star of contemporary Christian music. Sferra built a studio and production career, while Pecchio became a co-founder of the Michael Stanley Band.

Since 2000, Glass Harp has occasionally reunited for one-off shows and short tours. In 2010, it released the “Live at the Beachland Ballroom” CD.