Articles in The Saturday Light Brigade
Youth Express: Bonnie Synclaire
From 06/27/2020: Teen writer Bonnie Synclaire (18, Plum High School Graduate)
Interview: TRYPO Camp Crescendo, Jim Rodgers
From 06/27/2020: Jim Rodgers, Principal Contrabassonist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, with music samples and info on Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras Camp Crescendo.
Live Performance: Jordan Montgomery
From 06/20/2020: Live performance and interview with Pittsburgh-based rapper and CEO of Driving While Black Records Jordan Montgomery
Youth Express: Jazz Trio from Center of Life
From 06/20/2020: Center of Life youth jazz musicians Marcus Hicks (12th grade, Steel Valley, trumpet), Joseph Hodges (10th grade, Lincoln Park, keyboard), and Danny Evans (11th grade, Lincoln Park, drums)
Youth Express: The Berger Trio
From 06/20/2020: From Youth Chamber Connection, The Berger Trio featuring Jonah (senior, Harvard), Aaron (graduate, Pittsburgh Allderdice) and Gabriela (sophomore, Pittsburgh Allderdice) on their love of classical music and performance
Interview: Max Emiliano Gonzales, GEMS
From 06/20/2020: Artist, activist and educator Max Emiliano Gonzales a.k.a.”GEMS” discussing his recent Black Lives Matter collaborative mural along the Allegheny River
Interview: Joseph Hall, Hotline Ring! Virtual Fundraiser
From 06/20/2020: Joseph Hall (Executive Director, Kelly-Strayhorn Theater) with details on upcoming programming as well as Hotline Ring! A Virtual Fundraiser benefiting 1HOOD Media, Boom Concepts, Dreams of Hope, The Legacy Arts Project, PearlArts Studios, and Braddock Carnegie Library Association, 7/16 (5:00pm to midnight)
Interview: Celeste Smith, Advancing Black Arts
From 06/20/2020: Celeste Smith from The Pittsburgh Foundation on Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh
Live Music: PHILLTERmusic, Brian Fitzy & SaulPaul
From 06/13/2020: Brian Fitzy (Philadelphia, PA) and SaulPaul (Austin, TX) with remote interviews and performance previews of PHILLTERmusic’s LIVE 2020 Solo Innovation Showcase at the Three Rivers Arts Festival Virtual Mainstage, 6/13 (7:30 pm)
Youth Express: Sloane Simon
From 06/13/2020: Live remote performance with Sloane Simon (9th grade, Shadyside Academy)



