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: Center for Young Musicians

October 31, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/31/2015: Center for Young Musicians violinist Alexandra Schnatterly (17, Seneca Valley) performs musical duets with her instructor, Leah Givelber.

YES: Pittsburgh Brashear Students in Action

October 24, 2015 – 11:45 am
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From: 10/24/2015: Savannah Mynahan (16) and Cameron Brown (16) of Pittsburgh Brashear talk about Students in Action community and police relations programs at their school.

YES: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, Claire Edwards

October 17, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/17/2015: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, Claire Edwards shares selections from Bach and Paganini on violin.

YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater

October 17, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/17/2015: Pittsburgh Musical Theater performers Rush Hodgin (17, Pine Richland), Sky Bennett (17, Allderdice), Sabina May (16, Moon Township), and Mia Schmidtetter (16, Fox Chapel), accompanied by music director, James Rushin, preview the upcoming show, Oliver, running October 22 to 25 at the Byham Theater.

YES: Kentucky Avenue School Mythological Monster Mash-Up

October 3, 2015 – 2:00 pm
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From 10/03/2015: Gemma Brooks (7), Eliza Harris (8), Olina Mukherjee (9), Lukyan Silver (10), and Zora Harris (11) of Kentucky Avenue School talk about their Mythological Monster Mash-Up Project for Maker Faire Pittsburgh, 10/10 and 10/11.

YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month

October 3, 2015 – 2:00 pm
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From 10/03/2015: Big couple Brian Needham and Ami Saji with little brother, Xavier, talk about their relationship forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staff, Sandra Eritano.

YES: City Theatre Company Young Playwrights

September 26, 2015 – 1:30 pm
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From 09/26/2015: City Theatre Company 2015 Young Playwrights award-winners Korey Grecek (13, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter), Tara Marsh (14, Lincoln Junior/Senior High School), Ciara Sing (15, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12), Michelle Do (16, North Hills High School), and Sasha Edwards (16, Washington High School) all have plays selected for the 2015 Young Playwrights Contest.

YES: Riversong String Band

September 19, 2015 – 1:19 pm
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From 09/19/2015: The Arnold-Mages sisters of Southside Slopes, Josephine (5), Lillian (6), Camille (12), and Emily (15), are four fiddlers who perform as Riversong.

YES: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, J. Oliver Choo

September 12, 2015 – 4:22 pm

From 9/12/2015: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists winner J. Oliver Choo (12) performs selections from Schubert and Motzart on piano.

YES: Big Brother, Big Sister of the Month

September 5, 2015 – 2:48 pm
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Lauren and Shyae talk about their relationship as forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBS staffer Cheryl Jones.