Alec Luna, McDuffie student, chosen as fellow
During Viola Visions, NWS will welcome three young violists to Miami Beach as winners of the festival’s Young Artist Competition. Open to all high-school and freshman-year college students, the competition offers winners a three-day residency at Viola Visions for a master class with Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) on Oct. 18, lessons with NWS alumni and Fellows, backstage pass to the finale concert on Oct. 19, and panel discussions with the festival artists.
Of the competition’s 33 applicants, MTT chose three winners. They will all perform for him on Friday, Oct. 18 in a master class hosted at the New World Center. Emceed by NWS alumni Anthony Parce, the master class will be live streamed for all to watch. See below for details on how to tune in.
Alec Luna
Alec Luna is currently studying with Rebecca Albers and Hsin-Yun Huang at the Robert McDuffie Center for Stringsat Mercer University. For the Viola Visions master class, he will perform the first movement of Béla Bartók’s Viola Concerto.
“The New World Symphony is one of the premier programs for musicians who are looking for elite instruction from world-class faculty, which is precisely the reason why I want to participate in Viola Visions. My goal is to play in a major orchestra and the instruction and guidance that I would receive if given the privilege of attending this festival would prove to be invaluable to me as I begin preparing myself to be successful in the world of classical music.”