Local students to perform at Carnegie Hall

South High School juniors Marie Berlovitz and Ethan Davenport have been selected to take the stage at Carnegie Hall in the 2016 High School Honors Performance Series in February.

Berlovitz and Davenport achieved the performance honor in a selection process that began last spring with auditions. They join 750 singers selected from a field of 18,000. As finalists in this process, they are considered among the highest-rated high school performers worldwide. They will join other performers from all 49 United States, Guam, four Canadian provinces, and some foreign countries for a performance at world-famous Carnegie Hall, a venue that marks the pinnacle of musical achievement.

Finalists will come together in New York City for five days in February. They will have the opportunity to learn from world-renowned conductors, work with other finalists, and get a taste of New York City. Two performances, an Honors Choral Performance and an Honors Instrumental Performance, will take place Feb. 7.

Berlovitz, a soprano II, and Davenport, a tenor I, are members of the South High Pop Singers and the Varsity Choir under the direction of music teacher Laurie Meyers.

The Honors Performance Series was created to showcase accomplished individual high school performers on an international level by allowing them to study under master conductors and perform in Carnegie Hall.