Taylor Lockwood in Lincon Center Concert Tonight
• 17-Year-Old Nutley High School Student
Dec 16, 2011 – Taylor Lockwood, a 17-year-old Nutley High School student, will be performing tonight at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York along with 14 other students in opera scenes with the Juilliard pre-college orchestra.
The student body makeup at the Juilliard Pre College includes the best young musicians and performers from around the world. "Being part of the student body at Juilliard, with students from Japan, China, Europe and South America is an honor, being able to perform at Alice Tully Hall is just amazing," Taylor said this week as she prepared for tonight's performance.
Taylor has been involved in the music department at Nutley High School and has performed in the school musicals every year. Last year she was one of eight finalists in the Papermill Rising Star Awards for Best Actress in a musical for her role as Cunegonde in Candide.
"Mr. Cundari and the music program at Nutley gave me the opportunity to be involved in a very strong music program. The level of competition is intense and it definitely helped when I went to Juilliard and auditioned against performers from all over the world."
Tonight's Performance Begins at 8
Juilliard's Pre-College Division offers a thorough and comprehensive program of music instruction for talented young people who show the potential to pursue a professional career in music. It meets on Saturdays for 30 weeks between September and May. Students accepted into the division have demonstrated their abilities at an early age, along with outstanding capabilities to work with focus and purpose. At the School, these young musicians enjoy an atmosphere where their artistic gifts and technical skills can grow and flourish.
As part of Lincoln Center, Juilliard's proximity to the Metropolitan Opera, Avery Fisher Hall, the New York State Theater, the Vivian Beaumont Theater, and the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center provides wonderful opportunities for students to expand and deepen their knowledge of music, opera, drama, and dance.
The Pre-College Division accepts students on the basis of a performance audition, which is heard by the faculty of the student's chosen major. Acceptance is based on artistic and technical merit, as well as the number of available openings in each department.
