Carlos and Julie Ocampo will perform Andean music in a free concert May 21.
The Carson City Symphony Association will present a concert featuring Music of the Andes on Saturday, May 21 at 2:30 p.m. at Empire Elementary School in Carson City.
The concert features Kantu Inka – Carlos and Julie Ocampa, who have been presenting Peruvian Andean music since 2003. Inka’s performance will include an introduction to Andean wind, string, and percussion instruments, music, dance, geography, and clothing.
They will be joined by 12 students of all ages playing zamponas (Peruvian panpipes) and string instruments for a special rendition of “El Condor Pasa,” a well-known piece written in 1913 by Peruvian composer Daniel Alomia Robles.
The performance is the culmination of four workshops at which Kantu Inka shared their passion for Andean music with members of Carson City Symphony’s Youth Strings and Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall adult string ensemble. The performance is free to attend.
For information, call the Symphony at 775-883-4154.
