North High School Junior is accepted into Carnegie Hall youth program

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A local youth symphony member as been accepted into the Carnegie Hall Weil Music Institute in New York.

Angelica Jones plays the viola and is the only student from Iowa to be accepted.

She will travel to New York in July to perform with students from all over the country.

The National Youth Orchestra 2 will also make its European debut over the summer.

The group will head to Scotland for a week.

Jones auditioned last year but did not get in, however, she didn’t let that stop her.

She kept working on her pieces and submitted again this year.

Jones says it was hard persevering at times, but she had a clear vision of what she wanted.

“I watched the videos all the time on YouTube and I just imagined myself playing. And I was like that would be so cool if I would be able to do that. So, I feel like that was a big thing. Which is kind of weird. But, yeah, just imagining yourself there with the group and just performing these incredible pieces at Carnegie Hall,” said Jones.

Jones says the support from her family and friends has helped her get to where she is now.

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