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JMYAC 2024 Winners Perform with NM Philharmonic

National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th St SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
United States

Na’Zir McFadden conductor


Sydney Tasker cello

Kate Shao piano


Coleridge-Taylor Ballade in a minor
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet

Just over 100 years ago, George Gershwin composed a concerto for jazz orchestra, and the result redefined American music. Take in his Rhapsody in Blue, performed by Kate Shao, first-place winner in the piano division of this year’s Jackie McGehee Young Artists’ Competition. The youthful vigor continues with cellist Sydney Tasker, the first-place string division winner, performing Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1. Also on the program are Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s energetic Ballade and Tchaikovsky’s Overture-Fantasy Romeo and Juliet.

Run time: Approximately 2 hours

$34, $44, $54, & $78 w/ discounts for students
*Price includes a NHCC facility fee

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National Hispanic Cultural Center / 1701 4th St SW / Albuquerque, NM 87102