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YES: Christian Chiu
New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artists Competition provides a recital opportunity and support to talented classical musicians. This week, we’re delighted to present winning artist Christian Chiu, performing selections on piano, live on SLB.
YES: Diviapaed
New at Neighborhoodvoices: Local singer-songwriter B. Greiner, 15, is ‘Diviapaed,’ a fusion of soft-rock, folk and christian music. We’re pleased to welcome this young talent, live on SLB.
CRY America / Toys Du Jour
New at Neighborhoodvoices: CRY America Pittsburgh’s 8th Annual Festival in the Park features Indian food, music, culture and a movie to benefit underpriviledged children in India and the US. The event was Sunday, July 15th from 5pm to dusk at Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park, Oakland. Joining us is Adam MacGregor, long time volunteer, Sri Babu, an intern, and musicians Toys Du Jour, who performed at the festival and shared some of their distinctive tunes with us, live on SLB.
YES: Michael Boyas
New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artists Competition provides a recital opportunity and support to talented classical musicians. This week, we’re delighted to present winning artist Michael Boyas, tenor, sharing with us recorded performances from his March recital.
YES: Children of the New World Chorus
New at Neighborhoodvoices: Children of the New World is a summer camp offered by the Pittsburgh School for the Choral Arts. Taught by leaders of the Oakland Girls Choir, the camp includes a week of musical learning, art activities, dance classes, and games which focus on different cultures in the Americas. This performance is a culmination of the music they’ve learned over the week, from a group of 1st through 6th grade girls.
YES: South Park Children’s Theatre
New at Neighborhoodvoices: The youth cast of South Park Theatre’s latest production, ‘Blame It on the Wolf’, perform selected scenes from the play. The South Park Theatre’s mission is to provide quality, affordable mainstream theatre to both adults and children in the region and encourage participation and involvement in the arts. The Children’s Theatre stage is a unique, outdoor venue for children to enjoy quality, family-friendly theatre.
YES: Center for Young Musicians Cellists
New at Neighborhoodvoices: Celia, 5, Elliot, 5, Coleman, 6, Colin, 7, Bob, 8, Kazu, 10, and Annie, 11, are cellists at the Center for Young Musicians under the instruction of Rowena Gutana. The Center for Young Musicians develops a community of students with a life-long love of music through a comprehensive, long-term curriculum. We’re happy to have these young players in our studios, performing live on SLB.
YES: Center for Young Musicians Violinists
New at Neighborhoodvoices: Katie, 5, Alexa, 5, Ava, 7, Josephine, 8, Haley, 13, and Meredith, an incoming college freshman, are violinists at the Center for Young Musicians under the instruction of Tanya Satteson. The Center for Young Musicians develops a community of students with a life-long love of music through a comprehensive, long-term curriculum. We’re happy to have these young players in our studios, performing live on SLB.
YES: Nathaniel Chen
New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artists Competition provides a recital opportunity and support to talented classical musicians. This week, we’re delighted to present winning artist Nathaniel Chen from Marshall Middle School, performing selections on piano, live on SLB.
YES: Luminari “I Want to be an Ambassador” Program
New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Luminari “I Want to be an Ambassador” program is an intensive, seven day summer program that is designed “to help teens master the skill sets and character traits of a successful Ambassador… especially the vital art of diplomacy.” The program meets in Pittsburgh at the Heinz History Center and culminates with a two day trip to Washington D.C. where the camp will visit cultural museums, foreign embassies, as well as the U.S. State Department. Today we are joined by Rohan, a soon-to-be 8th grader at Dorseyville Middle School, who won an essay contest and earned a scholarship to participate in this year’s program. Rohan fills us in on some of the fascinating subjects that he has learned so far in the program, including conflict resolution, world religions, and the subtleties of cross-cultural communication. Rohan is joined by Luminari staff member Rick Tony, the director of this year’s Ambassador program.
