The past year has brought an immense amount of joy to violist Nia Morgan. The 17-year-old junior at Leon High School says she would choose composer Antonin Dvorak’s fourth movement in the “American” quartet to accompany this time in her life. 

“It’s this light airy movement that people have described as a train ride through the American countryside,” says Morgan. “This last year of my life has felt like a journey and I feel like there’s been so much fun along the way and I’ve been learning so many things. I think that would be a good soundtrack for where I am right now.” 

Morgan is a part of the Tallahassee Youth Orchestras’ award-winning TYO Quartet. TYO will showcase the quartet among other small ensembles for a free community concert on Oct. 30.

In addition to sharing live music with the community, Morgan is most looking forward to playing music by composer Florence Price, who was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. 

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