Raising Funds for Young Girls in Kenya:In Kenya the ‘girl child’ frequently faces discrimination.. Her low status is reflected in the denial of fundamental needs and rights and in such harmful attitudes and practices as a preference for sons.  Mount Carmel Girls Secondary School has need for residential facilities such as dormitories, bunk beds, desks, chairs and the like to allow girls to have a safe place to stay while pursuing their education.  The absence of residential facilities results in young girls dropping out of school, early marriage, domestic abuse, sexual exploitation, discrimination, less food and less access to education.  The proceeds of this concert will help to support this critical need.

Nikolas Nackley's career has spanned the American, European, and Asian continents. He has been featured in such venues as Boston’s Symphony Hall, L.A.’s Disney Concert Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Davies Symphony Hall. He has worked as a principal artist with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, The Carmel Bach Festival, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Boston, Festival Opera, Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Nikolas recently made his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut; Upcoming engagements include Bach’s Magnificat with the Oakland E.B. Symphony at the Paramount Theater, Beethoven’s 9th at Hertz Hall in Berkeley, Haydn’s The Seasons with the San Francisco Choral Society, and a recital series in Stuttgart and Frankfurt Germany. Visit Nikolas's Website

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