Youth Expression Showcase

Our weekly radio program invites students in Grades K-12 to perform live on the air. Hear young musicians, singer/songwriters, photographers, writers, poets and other people who express themselves through the arts.

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SLB Radio’s Oral History Program connects teens with adult role models in their communities. Click here to listen.

Callers

Since 1978, The Saturday Light Brigade has broadcast LIVE spontaneous on-air phone calls from kids and adults as part of its Saturday morning radio program. Now you can hear some of the most memorable calls from people participating in on-air games and other participatory features or simply calling to tell us about something exciting.

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Join us as we celebrate the original talent in our midst with these weekly archives of in-studio performances by regional and national musicians and artists. Folk, bluegrass, jazz, singer/songwriter, international, storytellers and more!

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Audio replays from the hundreds of arts, human services and other non-profit organizations interviewed by SLB each year.

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Radio Camp 2013 – Day 2 – Three Things

July 2, 2013 – 1:51 pm

On our second day of Radio Camp, our dreamers came up with our radio station call letters:

WACD (We Are Classical Dreamers)

We also learned the three essential roles for any recording session–talent, producer and engineer–and then we wrote and recorded “three things about me” and put these new skills to the test.

Radio Camp 2013 – Day 1 – Introductions

July 1, 2013 – 10:33 am

Hurray! The Summer Dreamer’s Radio Program has officially started for its fourth year in a row. Today we met our campers and played the fun ice-breaker “Two Truths and One Lie.” We also made our very own Radio Badges.

Live Music: Kevin Garrett

June 29, 2013 – 10:57 am
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From 6/29/13: Live folk-rock music with Kevin Garrett of New York City’s Noble Hunter

YES: Mike Volcheck and Owen Dougan-Bacha

June 29, 2013 – 10:49 am
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From 6/29/13: Hampton High School students Mike Volcheck and Owen Dougan-Bacha perform original songs and freestyle improvised music on guitar and accordion

YES: PMA Cello Fury Rock Camp

June 29, 2013 – 10:36 am
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From 6/29/13: Cellists from the Cello Fury Rock Camp at Pittsburgh Music Academy in Carnegie

Live Music: Elliot Sussman

June 22, 2013 – 2:25 pm
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From 6/22/13: Elliot Sussman performing live from the steps of the Children’s Museum as part of the museum’s 30th Birthday Celebration

Live Music: Aeolian Winds

June 22, 2013 – 1:34 pm
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From 6/22/13: Aeolian Winds performing Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, live on SLB

Big Brother Dario Donatelli and Little Brother Chris

June 22, 2013 – 1:30 pm
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From 6/22/13: Dario Donatelli and Chris discussing their relationship forged by Big Brother Big Sister of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staff member Cheryl Jones

Live Music: Todd Burge

June 15, 2013 – 4:14 pm
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From 6/15/2013: Parkersburg, WV singer/songwriter Todd Burge returns to our studios.

YES: Hip-Hop On L.O.C.K. Presents Ben “DOC” Powell

June 15, 2013 – 4:12 pm
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From 06/15/2013: Hip-Hop On L.O.C.K. is an arts education and mentoring program that employs hip-hop as a tool to educate and empower youth K-12 through leadership development, organizational skills, cooperative economics and knowledge of the music business.\