A McLean student-musician is among among 103 nationwide selected to participate in the National Youth Orchestra of the United States (NYO-USA).
Jayden Hunter Lee (flute) is among students from 34 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico recognized by Carnegie Hall as being among the finest players in the country following a comprehensive and highly selective audition process.
NYO-USA musicians will travel to New York in late July for an intensive two-week training residency at Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY). Celebrated conductor Marin Alsop will lead NYO-USA at the orchestra’s annual Carnegie Hall concert (Aug. 5), presented as part of World Orchestra Week (WOW!) – a week-long celebration of international youth orchestras – followed by a South American tour that includes stops in Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and elsewhere.
Both at Carnegie Hall and abroad, the orchestra will perform Barber’s Symphony No. 1, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with Jean-Yves Thibaudet as soloist, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
All of Carnegie Hall’s national youth ensembles are offered free of charge, ensuring that all invited musicians have the opportunity to take part each summer.
