NSO Fall Concert:
Orchestral Works of Hispanic Heritage
Featuring Young Artists Competition Winner Kayla Nelson
Event Details
- 13 October 2024, Sunday
- 3:00PM
- North Kansas City High School
- Admission free
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and our YAC Winner
The Northland Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to partner with the North Kansas City High School Latino Student Union to present our Fall concert celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
This program also features our Young Artists Competition winner, Kayla Nelson, who will be performing the French Horn feature Villanelle by Paul Dukas.
About Kayla Nelson
![Kayla Nelson](https://www.northlandsymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image1-1-200x300.jpeg)
Kayla Nelson is a senior at Liberty North High School, where she plays French Horn in the Wind Symphony. She has participated in the Missouri All-State band since her freshman year, earning first chair her junior year. She attended Interlochen Arts Academy over the summer of 2023 and is looking forward to growing her musicianship at Luzerne Music Center over the summer of 2024. Kayla studies privately with David Sullivan, acting principal horn in the Kansas City Symphony. Kayla plans to major in horn performance in college, aspiring to perform professionally in a major symphony orchestra. Outside of music she enjoys being outside and hanging out with friends.
Click here to learn more about our Young Artists Competition, held every Spring.
Repertoire
- Malagueña from the Andalucia Suite / Lecuona (Cuba)
- La precesion del rocio / Turina (Spain)
- Oblivion (feat. Phillip Hodges, accordion) / Piazzolla (Argentina)
- Intermezzo from Goyescas / Granados (Spain/Catalan)
- Huapango / Moncayo (Mexico)
- Villannelle (feat. Kayla Nelson, YAC winner, French Horn) / Dukas
- Nocturna / Fragosa (Portugal)
- Danzon No. 2 / Márquez (Mexico)
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What to expect
No tickets required - entry is free and general admission
About 2 hours long with a 15-min intermission
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