Articles by SLB Radio
YES: Oakland Girls Choir
From 12/1/12: Oakland Girls Choir Concentio Choir with challenging, classical, multiple-part pieces featuring thirty-five 6th through 12 grade girls from throughout Pittsburgh. The choir previews their Sing-a-thon, bringing music to area nursing homes and the general public via four full-length concerts, all on 12/1
YES: Landes String Studio
From 12/1/12: Young violinists from the Landes String Studio performing live
Live Music: Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle
From 11/24/12: Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle members Brittany Hautz, Bill Loeffler and Ben Shannon perform. Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle will celebrate it’s 8th annual CD release with two parties, 11/30 and 12/7, at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Big Sister Caryn Csuy and Little Sister Mary Lynn
From 11/24/12: Big Sister Caryn Csuy and Little Sister Mary Lynn, along with staff member Mark Heinbockel of BBBS of Greater Pittsburgh
YES: Gemini Theater’s “Beauty and the Beast Holiday”
From 11/24/12: Members of the cast of Beauty and the Beast Holiday, running 11/24 through 12/23, Gemini Theater
Propel Northside – Kindergarten – Animals on the Air
As part of a 12-week Creative Arts program, Propel Northside kindergartners shared information about animals through drawing, role play and storytelling, while also learning about the technology used to make audio recordings. These stories are also scheduled for distribution via The Saturday Light Brigade radio program.
Propel Northside – 5th Grade – It’s Cool to Care
As part of a 12-week Creative Arts program focused on radio broadcasting, Propel Northside fifth graders identified social issues that concerned them. They then researched, wrote and recorded these public service announcements to promote organizations working to address these issues. This project was designed to expose students to people making a difference, career opportunities focused on helping people, and the power of clear writing and speaking as a means of conveying information to others.
YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners
From 11/17/12: Trent Uhlemann (St. Sylvester School), Camille Neira (Avonworth Middle School), Alayna Ziegler ( St. Sylvester School), Jack Shorthouse (St. Phillip School) and Will Sutherland (Mellon Middle School) describing how they created sculptures using found objects as part of the Fairchild Challenge, a Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens program designed to foster interest in the environment by encouraging teenagers to investigate and to take action on environmental issues
YES: Yani Quemado
From 11/17/12: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra member Yani Quemado (Fox Chapel Area High School) performing selections on violin
