NOCCA cellist, 17, joins Carnegie Hall’s prestigious National Youth Orchestra
May 20, 2013
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The day I met Angelique Montes at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, she walked into her teacher’s office carrying her cello in a backpack. She took off the backpack, unzipped it, pulled out the cello, tuned it, and told me she would play some Bach for me.
When she finished, all I could say was: “Wow!”
Angelique, 17, plays like a dream, even on her rented cello. This summer, she will join the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America and will tour with violinist Joshua Bell and conductor Valery Gergiev, two bright stars in the world of classical music.
“When I first found out about it, I didn’t know what a big deal it was,” she said. “I said, ‘If it’s free, I’ll try it.'”