ABOUT NYC HORN
Meredith Summa aka NYC Horn is a native New Yorker who originally played the Trumpet. Five years ago she first picked up a French Horn and never looked back.
A multi-talented musician, NYC Horn is a Junior at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts & Music where she is an instrumental major. Primarily a classical musician NYC Horn is the principal horn in the school's broadway and operatic productions. In addition to playing in the "pit", Meredith is a member of the Symphony Orchestra, has jammed at Lincoln Center Jazz, played at the NYS Musical Festival and NYS Summer School of the Arts at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. This coming May she is excited to be playing at Carnegie Hall in NYC with the Interschool Orchestra of which she is a member.
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Repertoire
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SUMMER 2017
Divertimento No. 1 in B Flat; Joseph Haydn
Allegro Con Spirito
Chorale St. Anthony
Minuet - Trio
- Sonata for Horn and Piano; Paul Hindemith
- aBig bewegt
- Soundings for Horn and Synthesizer; James Naigus
Spring 2017
- Symphony No. 1; Gustav Mahler
- Langsam, schleppend - Immer sehr gemachlich (Horn II)
- Kraftig Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell, Recht gemachlich ( HornIII)
- Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen (Horn VI)
- Sturmisch bewegt - Energisch (Horn II)
- Festive Overture (Horn IV); Shostakovich
- Enigma Variations (Horn IV); Elgar
X. Nimrod
Amazing Grace (Horn I) Traditional./arr. Henderson/orch. Chris Coletti
Selections from Porgy and Bess(Horn I); George and Ira Gershwin/arr. Gil Evans
Buzzard Song
Bess, You is My Woman Now
Lenore Overture No. 3, op 72 (Horn III); Beethoven
Symphony No. 5, op. 100 (Horn III); Prokofiev
Allegro Moderato
Violin Concerto No. 4, op. 31 (Horn III); Vieuxtemps
Concerto in C Major for Flute, Oboe, and Orchestra (Horn II); Salieri
Allegro Spirituoso
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (Horn I); Grondahl
Andante Grave
Semiramide Overture (Horn III); Rossini
Tuba Concerto (Horn III); Broughton
Allegro Moderato
Concertino for Marimba and Band, op. 21 (Horn III); Paul Creston
Allegro
NYC Horn Plays
New York City's InterSchool Orchestra Symphony opened its season with a unique Tango concert celebrating the Centennial of the world's most famous Tango, "La Cumparsita," written by Uruguayan composer Gerardo Matos Rodríguez. Organized by the Consulate General of Uruguay in New York as part of the worldwide celebration of the Uruguayan Tango.
Interschool Orchestra Symphony
This was my favorite performance of the year. We performed at Trinity Church in New York City in November. Selections included:
· Overture to Nabucco; Verdi
· Symphony no. 1; Gustav Mahler
The acoustics were fabulous and it was the first time we played Mahler 1 with its triumphant choral at the conclusion. You may see the entire concert HERE
Interschool Orchestra Symphony
We performed at Carnegie Hall in May 2017. A dream come trues for any musician. Selections included:
· Symphony no. 1; Gustav Mahler
· Festive Overture; Shostakovich
· Enigma Variations; Elgar
· Amazing Grace; Traditional/arr. Chris Coletti
The performance ended with Mahler's Symphony 1. While the concert wasn't taped a small piece was captured HERE.
Les Miserables
As Principal Horn for the past two years for LaGuardia's annual musical production I've had the opportunity to be a part of our productions of Beauty & the Beast and Les Mis.
Below is a link to for a short compilation of Les Mis showing standards we upheld on the music and drama side.
Click here to see Les Mis
Orpheus in the Underworld
As Principal Horn for the past two years for LaGuardia's annual operatic production I've had the opportunity to be part of our productions of Orpheus in the Underworld and Pirates!
Below is a link for a short compilation of Orpheus in the Underworld.
Click here to see Orpheus
NYC Jazz Standard
I've been a guest musician playing with LaGuardia's Senior Jazz Band in some iconic venues including New York City's Jazz Standard Club and Lincoln Center Jazz.
Below is link for a recording at the Jazz Standard taken by a parent other than mine. See if you can guess what instrument his child plays. But you can see me playing the horn and as it is the only recording of the piece I'm glad I have it.
Click here for the Jazz Standard
