December 3, 2016

Youth Express: V, a Wind Quintet

From 12/03/2016: Youth Chamber Connection and Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra present “V” Wind Quintet, featuring Beth Danley, flute (12th grade, Trinity Christian School), Geoffrey Madge, oboe (9th grade, Chartiers Valley High School), Sydney Ellison, clarinet (12th grade, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School), Mitchell Dubin, bassoon (9th grade, Pittsburgh CAPA) and Maya Waller, French horn (12th grade, North Allegheny High School).

November 19, 2016

Youth Express: Chris Fedor & Well-Tempered Trio

From 11/19/2016: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist Award honoree Chris Fedor (16, North Allegheny) on cello along with Joey Camella (17, Homeschool) on violin and Cameron Schepner (17, Hampton HS) on piano. They perform as the Well Tempered Trio.

November 19, 2016

Youth Express: Young Playwrights Festival

From 11/19/2016: EQT City Theatre Young Playwrights Festival honorees Cavan Bonner (17, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12), Katrina Kudla (18, Moon Area High School and IUP) and Brenna Sposito & Julia Garhart (both of Sharpsville Middle School) with details on their original plays.

November 19, 2016

Youth Express: National League of Cities

From 11/19/2016: Youth delegate Mikayla Barrera (16, City of Surprise, AZ) and youth sponser advisor, Mike Cassidy, with reflections during their visit to the National League of Cities 2016 City Summit at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

November 12, 2016

Youth Express: To Kill a Mockingbird

From 11/12/2016: In collaboration with Prime Stage Theatre Company and in support of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read initiative, Pittsburgh Youth Media reporters Matthew Miramontes (12th grade, Cornell), Zoe Vongtau (11th grade, Baldwin) and Sienna Rodriguez (12th grade, PA Cyber) with reflections on To Kill A Mockingbird. Also joining us are Oscar-nominated actress Mary Badham (who played Scout in the 1962 film) and Grace Vensel (6th grade, Pittsburgh CAPA) who plays Scout in the Prime Stage production of this classic, 11/11 to 11/13, New Hazlett Theater.