TRYPO encourages persons with disabilities to attend all events we present.
Accessibility accommodations can include:
- Curbside assistance
- Accessible entrances
- Accessible seating locations with companion seats
- Accessible restroom
- Service animals are welcome
- Braille programs are available with advance notice
- Assistive listening devices are available with advance notice
- Sign language interpretation is available with advance notice
TRYPO's Frequent Venues
The majority of TRYPO’s core large ensemble concerts take place at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. Carnegie Music Hall will have three open floors, all accessible by elevator. Most seats on the second and third floor balconies have steps, with a railing, leading down to the front of the balcony.
Parking is located at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. The museum operates a six-level parking facility for cars and small vans. The entrance is located at the intersection of S. Craig Street and Forbes Avenue. There are two drop-off areas:
- The Carriage Drive entrance on Forbes Avenue. Driving down Forbes there is a half-circle driveway on the right where the Natural History Museum’s entrance is located and the lobby is connected directly to the Carnegie Music Hall.
- There is also an entrance at the rear of the Museum of Art next to the Sculpture Garden. There are glass power assist doors that you can use to enter the Museums at the lower level. You can then take the elevator to the 1st floor and take the ramp down to the first floor to get to the Carnegie Music Hall. Please feel free to ask a security guard for directions!
The majority of TRYPO’s core large ensemble rehearsals and some performances take place at Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music. The Mary Pappert School of Music has three open floors, all accessible by elevator.
There are numerous parking options available. The university operates an eight-level parking facility for vehicles called Forbes Garage. The entrance is located on Forbes Avenue. There are also two drop off areas:
- The lower level door of the Music School located after the stop sign on Seitz Street.
- The main entrance to the Mary Pappert School of Music located around the bend on Seitz Street.
Occasionally, TRYPO’s core large ensemble performances take place at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. The Pittsburgh Playhouse has two open floors, all accessible by elevator.
There are numerous parking options available located near the venue. You can view all the parking garages and their real-time status here: https://www.parkpgh.org/.
Occasionally, TRYPO’s Tutti Strings and Symphonette ensembles perform at the Children’s Museum Museum Lab. All performance spaces are wheelchair accessible. The Museum has its own parking lot.
Occasionally, TRYPO’s Symphonette ensemble performs at The Block at Northway. All performance spaces are wheelchair accessible. The venue has its own parking lot.
Occasionally, TRYPO’s large ensembles perform at Heinz Hall. All three levels of seats are wheelchair accessible via elevator. There are parking garages located near to the venue. You can view the real-time parking status of each garage here: https://www.parkpgh.org/.
Occasionally, TRYPO’s large ensembles perform at North Hills Middle School. There is accessible seating available. The venue has its own parking lot.
For accessibility accommodation requests, or for any questions related to the accessibility of a performance, please email staff@trypo.org or call 412-391-0526 to speak with Ana Diaz, our accessibility coordinator. If possible, we ask for two weeks notice for accessibility accommodation requests so that we can make sure we are ready for you!