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.

From 06/04/2016: Johnstonbaugh guitarists Jackson Farmakis (11, Central Elementary) and Ben Yurek (12, Homeschooled), perform under the instruction of Craig “Izzy” Arlet.

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.

From 05/28/2016: Clara Yuo (9, Ross Twp.), Abby Bojalad (10, Sewickley), Lakshmi Mulgund (11, Sewickley), Jayne Miner (11, Gibsonia), and Kush Bandi (11, Wexford) are all students at the Center for Young Musicians and perform pieces on piano.

From 05/28/2016: Violinists Charlie Burton (14, Squirrel Hill) and Mei Hommes (13, Forest Hills), Violist Felix Veser (14, Fox Chapel), and Cellist Abby Mirra (16, Mt. Lebanon) perform Mozart’s Quartet no. 172 as the Onyx Quartet. All are members of the Three Rivers Young People’s Orchestra.