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Fan Steps in as Musician Too Sick to Perform
Justin Hurwitz asked for a keyboard player who could sight-read after a musician fell ill, and Nasa filled in on celeste for the first time.
- Until Saturday night, 21-year-old university student Sterling Nasa stepped in for an ill musician at Oscar winner Justin Hurwitz's La La Land in Concert at the Darling Harbour Theatre in Sydney.
- After an interval, Hurwitz announced a keyboard player was too sick to continue and asked the 2500-seat audience if anyone could sight-read the complex musical score.
- Encouraged by his friend Scarlett, Nasa volunteered to play the celeste; unable to sight-read the technical synth solo, he improvised the part, earning praise from Hurwitz.
- The audience responded with a thunderous ovation for the night's accidental star, and Hurwitz later admitted, "I was worried that you wouldn't be able to do it."
- Before Saturday, Nasa's performance experience was limited to an amateur production of Jersey Boys, though observers described him as an "instant legend" and "the main character" of the event.
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Within a minute and a half, Sterling Nasa went from spectator to orchestra member in the performance led by Oscar winner Justin Hurwitz.
·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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It is probably the dream of every little musician: when fans are called to the stage at a concert. In Australia a 21-year-old has now played the concert of his life.
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21-year-old amateur pianist Sterlin Nasa was the savior of the day at La La Land in Concert in Sydney. During the intermission, the conductor asked for a substitute after the regular pianist felt unwell. Nasa didn't hesitate for a moment and volunteered to save the concert, to the amazement of the audience.
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