Articles in Youth Expression Showcase
YES: Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh Youth Dance Troupe
From 12/29/12: Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh Youth Dance Troupe members Alexandra Knapp (Joffrey Ballet School, New York City) and Aubri Knapp (Pine Richland Middle School) previewing the troupe’s New Years Eve performance as part of Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2013
YES: Propel Andrew Street High School Open Mic Night
From 12/22/12: Live performances from Propel Andrew Street High School Open Mic Night
YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s “A Lyrical Christmas Carol”
From 12/15/12: Pittsburgh Musical Theater with selections from their production of “A Lyrical Christmas Carol”, running 12/19 to 12/23 at the New Hazlett Theater
YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy
(From 12/15/12) A 12-person choir featuring 6- to 11-year olds from Pittsburgh Music Academy
YES: Choir from Pittsburgh Brashear High School
From 12/15/12: A 10-person choir from Pittsburgh Brashear High School previewing their 12/6 concert as well as their upcoming appearance on “The Choir,” an American version of the BBC 2 reality-show, airing this spring on the USA network
YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners
From 12/8/12: Fairchild Challenge winners Sarah Del Frate (Mellon Middle School), Claire Bachtell (Woodland Hills Junior High), Hannah Pribanic (St. Sylvester School), Sharon Dong (Ingomar Middle School) and Tyler Wade (Manchester Academic Charter School) sharing reflective essays on spending 24 hours in the absence of technology
YES: Oakland Girls Choir
From 12/1/12: Oakland Girls Choir Concentio Choir with challenging, classical, multiple-part pieces featuring thirty-five 6th through 12 grade girls from throughout Pittsburgh. The choir previews their Sing-a-thon, bringing music to area nursing homes and the general public via four full-length concerts, all on 12/1
YES: Landes String Studio
From 12/1/12: Young violinists from the Landes String Studio performing live
YES: Gemini Theater’s “Beauty and the Beast Holiday”
From 11/24/12: Members of the cast of Beauty and the Beast Holiday, running 11/24 through 12/23, Gemini Theater
YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners
From 11/17/12: Trent Uhlemann (St. Sylvester School), Camille Neira (Avonworth Middle School), Alayna Ziegler ( St. Sylvester School), Jack Shorthouse (St. Phillip School) and Will Sutherland (Mellon Middle School) describing how they created sculptures using found objects as part of the Fairchild Challenge, a Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens program designed to foster interest in the environment by encouraging teenagers to investigate and to take action on environmental issues
