Brecken Farrell, a junior at Knoch High School, is performing live in Pittsburgh after being selected as a finalist in a youth singing competition.

A Knoch High School junior is a finalist in a youth singing competition for the Pittsburgh region and will perform live on-stage on Monday night.

Brecken Farrell, 17, of Saxonburg is one of five students performing in a New Year’s Eve concert known as Highmark First Night Pittsburgh. Farrell is one of many students who entered an audition video into this year’s Williams Sing-Off competition, which is open to students in grades six through 12 who live within 150 miles of downtown Pittsburgh.

“I’m really happy to be a finalist and so excited to perform,” Farrell said.

Read more about Brecken Farrell’s New Year’s Eve performance in Monday’s Butler Eagle.