YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy Pianists

Colin, 5, Noah, 7, Lucinda, 8, Dean, 9 and Chloe, 10, are all pianists from the Pittsburgh Music Academy, performing live on SLB.

YES: Frick Environmental Charter School’s Earth INK Nature Writers Program

Kmari, 11, Miles, 9, Shaiyan, 8, Elena and Ellie, are all students in the ECS Earth Ink, a nature writing program, which takes place after school and is facilitated by Jessica Server, Linsdsey Scherloum, and Ian Riggins in connection with Chatham University. Here they share selections, live on SLB.

YES: Violinists from the Center for Young Musicians

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Meredith Hudock, Haley Raphael and Anthony Cicco, all students at The Center for Young Musicians, performing solo and ensemble pieces for violin, live on SLB.

YES: Luci’s Irish American Fiddlers

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Katie, 9, Lance, 8, Alex, 9, Chloe, 11, Theresa, 11, and Elizabeth, 12, are all violin/fiddle students in the private studio of Luci Tedesco. Hear them perform Irish and American jigs and reels, live on SLB.

YES: Students from Washington and Jefferson College

New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Saturday Light Brigade was lucky enough to have four very special guests from Washington and Jefferson College visit our studio this past Saturday. DeAndre Simmons, Michelle Kelly, Lindsay Smith, and Erikka Loper stopped by the studio as a field trip for their class with Dr. Anthony Fleury, of Washington and Jefferson’s Theater and Communications Department. Each student hosts and/or produces a radio show on Washington and Jefferson’s college station, WNJR. The four took some time to talk to us about themselves, their education, and their radio shows, live on SLB.

YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater previews “AIDA”

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Members from the Pittsburgh Musical Theater performing selections from their upcoming performance of ‘AIDA,’ the classic story of Giuseppe Verdi’s Italian opera with the contempory music and style of Elton John and Tim Rice, live on SLB.

YES: All City Arts w/ Pittsburgh Beechwood PreK-5

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Dana Darke, 10, Robert ‘Issac’ Sherene, 10, and Shane Smith, 10, from Pittsburgh Beechwood PreK-5, sharing poetry created in The Writers Club, live on SLB.

Youth Expression Showcase: Fairchild Challenge Winners

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Participants were asked to design eco-friendly bags. Listen as first place winners Leann Dase, Dave Morgan, and Aimee Ozarchuk from Woodland Hills, along with their teacher Dan Schuller, discuss their designs and processes, live on SLB.

The Fairchild Challenge fosters interest in the environment by encouraging teenagers to investigate, devise imaginative and effective responses, and to take action at many levels on environmental issues through a menu of Challenges.

Youth Expression Showcase: Western PA Young Writers Institute

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Dighan Kelly (8th Grade at CAPA), Rachel Dougal (5th Grade at Boyce Middle) and Zaire Smith (4th Grade at Frick Environmental Charter), all members of the Western PA Young Writers Institute, share selections live on SLB.

The Western PA Young Writers Institute is for young people who enjoy writing and who want to develop their craft in a community of writers.

Youth Expression Showcase: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Kevin Silmore Skolnick, Claire Niederberger, Loleta Lee and Grace Stokan, all seniors in high school and members of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, performing live on SLB.