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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YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month

January 2, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/02/2016: Promoting January as national mentoring month, Sydney and Tiffany talk about their relationship forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staff, Cheryl Jones.

YES: Amadeus Quartet

January 2, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/02/2016: Minori Hayakawa (16, Upper St. Clair), Joseph Comella (16, Murrysville), Yosen Wang (15, Wexford), and Chris Fedor (16, Wexford) of TRYPO and Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra perform selections from Haydn and Mendelssohn as the Amadeus Quartet.

YES: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, Enoch Hsiao

December 26, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 12/26/2015: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, Enoch Hsiao (14, North Allegheny) shares selections from Beethoven and Prokofiev on piano.

YES: Fairchild Challenge

December 19, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/19/2015: Tema (10, Robinson Twp.), Alex (18) and Sage (12) of Shaler are winners of the Phipps Fairchild Challenge, “Be the Change”. Participants are asked to research ways to reduce climate change through lifestyle changes and commit to those changes for a month.

YES: MACS Students with Venture Outdoors

December 19, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/19/2015: Nehemiah (8th grade) and Denia (6th grade), students at Manchester Academic Charter School talk about their experiences with Venture Outdoors along with Iris Bejgrowicz, a Venture Outdoors trip leader.

YES: The Fox Quartet

December 12, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/12/2015: Isabel Acevedo (17) and Bohan Yao (16) of O’Hara, Lena Ison (16, Oakmont), and Tim Sutton (17, Aspinwall) are members of TRYPO and Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra brought together to perform as the Fox Quartet.

YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s “A Lyrical Christmas Carol”

December 12, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/12/2015: MeKenna Howell (13, Imperial), Ellie Tongel (12, Plum Boro), Haley Jacobs (12, Moon Twp.), Malle Winters (17, Churchill), Rush Hodgin (17, Richland), Caroline Allen (17, Pine), Sky Bennett (17, Squirrel Hill) and Sabrina Picciani (17, Moon Twp.) of Pittsburgh Musical Theater preview A Lyrical Christmas Carol, Dec. 17-20 at the New Hazlett Theater.

YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month

December 5, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/05/2015: Maddie and Sierra talk about their relationship forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staff, Cheryl Jones.

YES: David’s Music House String Ensemble

December 5, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/05/2015: Elonna Coontz (11, Fort Cherry), Darby Sandrock (10), Tewssa Feit (10), and Jordan Trombitas (13) from Peters Twp. all students of David’s Music House perform holiday selections with their instructor, Lauren Holmes.

YES: Center for Young Musicians

December 5, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 12/05/2015: Amir Awais (9, Alison Park), Julian Drake (11, Ross Twp.), Benjamin Solomon (14, Pine), and Allison Spear (16, Cranberry Twp.) of Center for Young Musicians perform holiday selections on guitar along with their teacher, Mark Marston.