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.

Oral History

SLB Radio’s Oral History Program connects teens with adult role models in their communities. Click here to listen.

Callers

Since 1978, The Saturday Light Brigade has broadcast LIVE spontaneous on-air phone calls from kids and adults as part of its Saturday morning radio program. Now you can hear some of the most memorable calls from people participating in on-air games and other participatory features or simply calling to tell us about something exciting.

Performance

Join us as we celebrate the original talent in our midst with these weekly archives of in-studio performances by regional and national musicians and artists. Folk, bluegrass, jazz, singer/songwriter, international, storytellers and more!

Interviews

Audio replays from the hundreds of arts, human services and other non-profit organizations interviewed by SLB each year.

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Youth Performance Showcase: Sydney Wolff

July 9, 2011 – 11:10 am
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Singer-songwriter Sydney Wolff, 15, of North Hills High, performing her original works along with friend and collaborator Sasha Kotarski, also 15.

Feature: Center for Young Musicians Cellists

June 18, 2011 – 11:07 am
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Ten year-old cellists Annie and Danny–from the Center for Young Musicians–perform a duet for us this week.

The North Side Songs Project: Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8

June 13, 2011 – 9:14 pm
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Nearly 100 third, fourth and fifth grade students at Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 participated in this innovative project celebrating neighborhood history through music and art.

Feature: Center for Young Musicians Violinists

June 11, 2011 – 11:45 am
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Violinists from the Center for Young Musicians performing.

The Center for Young Musicians develops a community of students with liberated ability, refined character, and a life-long love of music through a comprehensive, long-term curriculum emphasizing an early-start, an expert faculty, a dynamic support staff, and a mutual commitment between the families and the school.

Youth Expression Showcase: Center for Young Musicians Pianists

June 4, 2011 – 1:17 pm

Pianists from the Center for Young Musicians performing. The Center for Young Musicians develops a community of students with liberated ability, refined character, and a life-long love of music through a comprehensive, long-term curriculum emphasizing an early-start, an expert faculty, a dynamic support staff, and a mutual commitment between the families and the school.

Youth Expression Showcase: Winners of the 2011 Gilda’s Club Teen Writers Contest

June 4, 2011 – 12:17 pm
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Winners of the 2011 Gilda’s Club Teen Writing Contest joining us to share excerpts from their winning pieces. Gilda’s Club is a warm and welcoming place where men, women, teens, and children diagnosed with cancer, and family and friends, join with others to build social, emotional and informational support as a supplement to medical care.

Big Brother Joe Baiunco and Little Brother Amaree

May 28, 2011 – 10:34 am
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Meet a “big/little” pair matched by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and learn how you can make a difference in a child’s life. This week, we’re joined by Big Brother Joe Baiunco and Little Brother Amaree, along with BBBS staff member Cheryl Jones.

Feature: All City Arts

May 28, 2011 – 10:28 am
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Our third installment of features highlighting Pittsburgh Public Schools’ All-City Arts Showcase focuses on the visual arts. Tune in to hear middle-school students from Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8 disucss their experiences working as critics, curators and docents for the All-City Arts Showcase.

Feature: All City Arts

May 21, 2011 – 1:59 pm
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In our second installment of features highlighting Pittsburgh Public Schools’ All-City Arts Showcases, we focus on Music. Tune in to hear the choir from Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 performing live on SLB.

Youth Expression Showcase: Luke Grasha

May 21, 2011 – 1:08 pm
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Luke Grasha, 15, is a singer-songwriter and student at Gateway High School. His debut album, Fading Portraits, was recorded at age 14 and released earlier this year.