Saratoga students to perform at Carnegie Hall in April

Students play Carnegie Hall More than Prospect High School students will be playing at a band and orchestra festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City next spring The Prospect High School Band and Orchestra were invited to perform at the National Band Orchestra Festival The Saratoga students will be traveling with Prospect s music director AJ Gonzales He has been teaching for four years and this is his first trip to Carnegie Hall with WorldStrides a pupil progress company Related Articles Bay Area events calendar for Sept weekly editions Festival Fright Nights start Sept at Winchester Mystery House League of Women Voters seeks participants for voter registration Milpitas middle school hosts workshop for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Sound of Music hits the stage in Saratoga This opportunity is truly once in a lifetime for our students declared Gonzales in a press release Performing at Carnegie Hall represents the pinnacle of musical achievement and our students have worked incredibly hard to reach this level The students will also have the opportunity to rehearse and perform under the guidance of nationally acclaimed conductors and adjudicators and to participate in educational workshops at the festival set for April - The school has set up a charity event to offset trip expenses and purchase new and refurbished instruments and sheet music To donate visit https app schoolfundr org fund prospectmusic Church organist in concert Acclaimed concert organist Sook Hyun Kim will be playing at St Andrew s Episcopal Church on Sept as part of the church s concert series Kim is known for playing the organ at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles She was the organist at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D C in and during the annual Christmas concert She in recent days played in venues throughout Paris in the International Organ Music Seminar The concert is free to the general but the church is accepting donations St Andrew s Episcopal Church is located at Saratoga Ave The concert starts at p m doors open at p m For more information visit https www st-andrews-saratoga org or call - -