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Syosset High School Music Phenoms Selected To Play In Florida
The duo will perform in Orlando alongside other elite musicians from around the country.
SYOSSET, NY — Two Syosset high-schoolers have been invited to perform in Orlando, Florida, alongside other top performing musicians from around the country.
Pardiss Mehrzad was invited to perform with the 2019 National Association for Music Education's All-National Honors Mixed Choir Ensemble. Kevin Xu, meanwhile, was chosen to play cello in the All-National Honors Symphony Orchestra.
They will rehearse a challenging repertoire in preparation for performing under six of the most prominent conductors in the United States. The concerts will be held Nov. 6-10 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center.
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Talented student-musicians nationwide — and overseas in military-base schools — diligently practiced to gain a chair or part in their local, district and state music honor ensembles. Of those elite musicians, just 556 were considered to be the "best of the best" and were selected to play in the festival.
The ensemble consists of a concert band, symphony orchestra, mixed choir, jazz ensemble, guitar ensemble and modern band.
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