Youth Express: Ben & Isabel Valasek
From 06/18/2016: Ben Valasek and daughter Isabel (14, Armstrong High School) previewing Who’s Your Daddy?, a benefit concert supporting the Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western Pa., 6/18, 8 pm, Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District.
Youth Express: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, Rebecca Chen
From 06/18/2016: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, Yih-An (Rebecca) Chen (17, Wexford) performs selections on piano.
Youth Express: David’s Music House Flute Ensemble
From 06/11/2016: Caitlin Kohlmeyer (North Strabane), Rachel Esselstyn (Peters Twp.), and Ava Szalla (North Strabane) all perform on flute in the David’s Music House flute ensemble led by Kelsey Backstrom.
Youth Express: Johnstonbaugh’s Music Centers Guitarists
From 06/04/2016: Johnstonbaugh guitarists Jackson Farmakis (11, Central Elementary) and Ben Yurek (12, Homeschooled), perform under the instruction of Craig “Izzy” Arlet.
Youth Express: Fairchild Challenge
From 06/04/2016: Fairchild Challenge Honorees Ella Conti (12, Woodland Hills Academy), Evan Baldwin (14, Shaler Middle School), by phone, Destiny Morgano and Amber McGaffick of Shaler Middle School reflect upon their projects and the program. The Fairchild Challenge is sponsored locally by Phipps Convervatory and Botanical Gardens.