Shareholder part of Carnegie Hall’s NYO2 Luis Pedro Alasuuraq Muñoz, a 17-year-old violinist from Polaris K-12 School in Anchorage, was recently chosen to be part of Carnegie Hall’s 2021 national youth ensemble, NYO2. NYO2 is a free orchestra program that comes together alongside the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America and NYO Jazz each summer for intensive training and performance opportunities. The program has a particular focus on recruiting musicians from communities underrepresented in classical music. Participating musicians have the opportunity to work closely with top players from American orchestras and conservatories. Muñoz, an ASRC shareholder, was the only Alaskan chosen. This summer at Purchase College, New York, Luis joined more than 200 peer musicians for meaningful mentorship and musical activities including private lessons, master classes, full rehearsals, workshops on essential music skills, and performances, led by an all-star faculty made up of principal players from top American orchestras and esteemed jazz artists. Guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen returns this year to lead NYO2. For many of these musicians, this will be the first time they’ve been able to play together in major ensembles since the global pandemic began. All program activities for summer 2021 are expected to take place in-person in the New York area with strict health protocols in place.
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