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.

Performance

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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Hannah Piston

November 27, 2010 – 12:19 pm
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As part of our ongoing series with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, this week we welcome talented 14 year-old Hannah Piston, playing harp live in our studios.

Gemini Children’s Theater’s Velveteen Rabbit

November 20, 2010 – 5:24 pm
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The Gemini Theater produces original, interactive, children’s musicals which focus on artistic, cultural and educational themes. This week we welcome members of the cast of Velveteen Rabbit as they preview their production of this classic story.

The Hilal String Quartet

November 13, 2010 – 2:06 pm
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As part of our ongoing series with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, this week we welcome the talented Hilal Quartet, a group of siblings who have been performing together for over seven years.

Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra

November 6, 2010 – 1:47 pm
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For our latest youth music series, we’re proud to feature the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. This week’s PYSO guests, a very talented string quartet with harp & bass, will perform a Debussy piece live in our studios.

Carnegie Library – Beechview

October 28, 2010 – 1:08 pm
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SLB and HearMe went to Carnegie Library in Beechview for their Halloween Party. Tune in for “The Ghost of the Ten Bloody Fingers,” a chilling yarn, and other stories in this collection.

Prime Stage Theater’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

October 23, 2010 – 10:39 am
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We’re pleased to welcome members of the cast of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as they perform a scene from this classic story.

Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s Phantom of the Opera

October 16, 2010 – 3:17 pm
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Adapted for student performances, this timeless story features student actors of the Richard E. Rauh Conservatory and Robert Morris University along with the CAPA Symphony. We’re happy to host members of the cast as they perform live in our studios.

Gemini Children’s Theater’s Alice in Wonderland

October 9, 2010 – 10:41 am
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The Gemini Theater produces original, interactive, children’s musicals which focus on artistic, cultural and educational themes. This week we welcome members of the cast of Alice in Wonderland as they preview their production of this classic story.

City Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival

September 25, 2010 – 10:41 am
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City Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival includes six performances of new works by middle and high school students, as well as workshops on various aspects of theatre. We’ll be joined by a few of the winning playwrights, along with actors who will perform a select scene.

Gemini Children’s Theater previews Sleeping Beauty

August 28, 2010 – 1:37 pm
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The Gemini Theater produces original, interactive, children’s musicals which focus on artistic, cultural and educational themes. This week we welcome members of the cast of Sleeping Beauty as they preview their production of this classic story.