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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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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YES: Violinists from Seton Center School of Music and Holy Trinity School

March 24, 2012 – 10:58 am
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: 27 young violinists from the Seton Center School of Music in Brookline, under the excellent direction of Mr. John Ott, join us to perform highlights from their repetoire, live on SLB.

Special Guests: Pitt Students from heroiKs

March 17, 2012 – 5:44 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Kaitlyn Goerl, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh, and Thomas Bryant, a recent Pitt alumni, stopped by to tell us a little about themselves and let listeners know about their non-profit student organization heroiKs. The organization will host its biggest event of the year, the 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Super Stroll, on Sunday March 25th, 2012, at 12:00pm. Listeners are invited to come join the heroiKs crew in Oakland on Sunday. All information can be found at http://www.heroiks.org

YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy Pianists

March 17, 2012 – 11:05 am
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Colin, 5, Noah, 7, Lucinda, 8, Dean, 9 and Chloe, 10, are all pianists from the Pittsburgh Music Academy, performing live on SLB.

YES: Frick Environmental Charter School’s Earth INK Nature Writers Program

March 17, 2012 – 10:55 am
Frick Environmental Charter School's Earth INK Nature Writers Program Live on SLB

Kmari, 11, Miles, 9, Shaiyan, 8, Elena and Ellie, are all students in the ECS Earth Ink, a nature writing program, which takes place after school and is facilitated by Jessica Server, Linsdsey Scherloum, and Ian Riggins in connection with Chatham University. Here they share selections, live on SLB.

YES: Violinists from the Center for Young Musicians

March 10, 2012 – 4:47 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Meredith Hudock, Haley Raphael and Anthony Cicco, all students at The Center for Young Musicians, performing solo and ensemble pieces for violin, live on SLB.

YES: Luci’s Irish American Fiddlers

March 10, 2012 – 4:42 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Katie, 9, Lance, 8, Alex, 9, Chloe, 11, Theresa, 11, and Elizabeth, 12, are all violin/fiddle students in the private studio of Luci Tedesco. Hear them perform Irish and American jigs and reels, live on SLB.

YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater previews “AIDA”

March 3, 2012 – 6:28 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Members from the Pittsburgh Musical Theater performing selections from their upcoming performance of ‘AIDA,’ the classic story of Giuseppe Verdi’s Italian opera with the contempory music and style of Elton John and Tim Rice, live on SLB.

Special Guest: Charlie Batch reads “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”

March 3, 2012 – 6:06 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: A very special guest called in to the show to read us his favorite Dr. Seuss book on the air… Charlie Batch from the Best of the Batch Foundation and the Pittsburgh Steelers! Charlie gave us a call and spent some time talking to us about his foundation and his love for Dr. Seuss, and topped it off by reading “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” live on SLB.

YES: All City Arts w/ Pittsburgh Beechwood PreK-5

March 3, 2012 – 5:49 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Dana Darke, 10, Robert ‘Issac’ Sherene, 10, and Shane Smith, 10, from Pittsburgh Beechwood PreK-5, sharing poetry created in The Writers Club, live on SLB.

Propel Homestead – 1st Grade – Original Stories and Adaptations

February 27, 2012 – 5:22 pm
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As part of a 6-week Creative Arts program which focused on storytelling, audio technology and the power of the human voice, Propel Homestead first graders created these 40 original stories and adaptations. Each student also created an illustrated book to share their story in written form with family and friends.