Youth Expression Showcase: Pittsburgh Folk Festival w/ Christina Hlutkowsky
Christina Hlutkowksy, 18, is a student at Upper St. Clair High School and plays the “bandura,” a traditional Ukranian stringed instrument. She joins us representing the 54th annual Pittsburgh Folk Festival. The festival now highlights the cultural diversity of more than 30 nationalities in the Pittsburgh area.
Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artist Winner’s Showcase: Lydia Gibson
Lydia Gibson is a sophomore Voice Performance major (mezzo soprano) at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA.
Brittany Dorazio: Gilda’s Club Battle of the Bands Winner
Gilda’s Club is proud to introduce SLB listeners to their first Gilda’s Club Battle of the Bands winner: Brittany Dorazio! Brittany sings, and is accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Frank DiDiano.
Singer-songwriter Tori Plack
Singer-songwriter Tori Plack is the winner of the 2010 “Pittsburgh’s Got Talent” contest. She joins us today to share some of her original compositions.
Katherine Zhou
Katherine Zhou is a sophomore at North Allegheny Intermediate High School in Wexford, PA. She began playing the piano at the age of five in Milwaukee, WI. After moving to Pittsburgh at the age of ten, she began studying with CMU Professor Hanna Li.