Posts from 2019

December 16, 2019 · Articles

Teacher of the Month - Max

Learn more about our teacher of the month, Piano and keyboard teacher Max Somerville. Check out the new album from Max’s band Wreckloose here . What kind of music do you like to…

November 11, 2019 · Events

Employee of the Month - Naomi

In addition to being our beloved office manager, Naomi is also an amazing singer! Here’s a little Q and A with her about her musical background: I am a vocalist who likes to sing…

November 8, 2019 · Events

Ernie's Pick of the Month - Kikagaku Moyo - Masana Temples

Kikagaku Moyo - Masana Temples Hailing from Tokyo, Kikagaku Moyo doesn’t take cues from past psych-rock tropes like heavy guitars, reverb-drenched vocals or thundering drums.…

October 3, 2019 · Events

Camp Studio 2019 Music Videos

Check out these hilarious music videos from this past summer’s Camp Studio! TacoVille? Don’t mind if we do!

October 3, 2019 · Events

Sunburst: A Treasure of Squirrel Hill

September 9, 2019 · Articles

Annina - Teacher of the Month - September 2019

How did you get into music? I always had access to music when I was a kid - my dad had several guitars and a solid record collection of classic rock, Italian folk, and Polka. It…

August 26, 2019 · Events

New tunes from some of our Music Production Students!

Check out these tracks from two of our young music production students who go by Smiley_Face and Chillplay respectively: We post these thing periodically over on our YouTube page…

August 12, 2019 · Articles

Jordan - Teacher of the Month - August 19

What kind of music do you like to play? "I would say my absolute favorite stuff to play is anything with a either a folksy or jazzy feel on acoustic guitar. I have a lot of fun…

August 10, 2019 · Articles

Camp Studio 2019 Playlist

Camp Studio 2019 is in the books! All of our campers did such an amazing job with their songwriting, performing, engineering and producing. Check out the finished album below:

August 6, 2019 · Events

Borrow Music Gear from the Carnegie Library Music Department

You can find print and e-books about music theory, instrument instruction, and band biographies, as well as sheet music and guitar tabs. If you want to learn about Pittsburgh’s…

July 30, 2019 · Events

Night at the Pop-opera summer camp performance

Our illustrious pop stars have done it again! Check out the performance from this year's Night at the Pop-Opera camp:

July 9, 2019 · Events

Electric Army - Hotbed of Descent - Ernie’s Pick of the Month

Electric Army - Hotbed of Descent Electric Army is a group of five Pittsburgh area musicians forging new sounds that incorporate hard-hitting riffs, catchy vocal melodies, and a…

July 9, 2019 · Events

July is Love Pittsburgh Music Month!

Check out LovePGHMusic.com for a comprehensive list of upcoming shows, and read about other ways to get involved and help us build a thriving music community in our home town!

July 9, 2019 · Articles

Teacher of the Month - Chloe Wieczorek

What kind of music do you like to play? I love to play and sing jazz, pop, neo-soul, and R&B. Anything that has a groove has my heart. But if I could pull it off, which I cannot…

June 3, 2019 · Events

Instructor Band Bonanza 2019

Each June we like to highlight all of our instructor's exciting musical projects in our Instructor Band Bonanza! Check em out: Teacher(s) Involved: Chloe Wieczorek, Kevin Lynch…

April 3, 2019 · Articles

Meet the 2019 Sunburst House Band!

The 2019 Sunburst House Band has been decided, and they’ve already been practicing hard for a few weeks. Meet the 7 students who’ll be playing gigs all year representing our…

March 1, 2019 · Events

Catch Sunburst Director Alex Stanton Live at Sunburst March 16th!

Tickets are $10 for Sunburst students and families, with Alex’s share going to the Sunburst Music Scholarship Fund. Get tickets at BurghSong.com/buy-tickets Check out Alex’s music…

March 1, 2019 · Events

Congratulations to the 2018 House Band for an Amazing Season!

Stay tuned next month to meet the 2019 House Band!

February 6, 2019 · Events

New Recordings From Sunburst Rocks!

At the conclusion of each season, our Sunburst Rocks Main Stage, Emerging Artists and Suntones programs hit the studio to lay down some tracks of what they've been working on. To…