Cornet soloist Amy Nelson to perform with Sun City Concert Band

Guest artist Amy Nelson will be featured at the May 4 and 6 performances of the Sun City Concert Band.

Nelson will play the famed cornet solo "Variations on The Carnival of Venice" by Jean Baptise Arban.

Nelson's resume ranges from pop and Broadway to orchestral and brass band. A native of Waukegan, she has lived and performed around the world.

While living in New York City, she was an active freelance musician and worked on Broadway. She spent two years as lead trumpet with the International Broadway tours of "Cinderella," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "The Sound of Music."

In Chicago, Nelson performed with pop star Adele at the United Center. She is currently a musician in Chicago's Broadway theaters, and a busy performer around the Chicago area.

Nelson is a passionate champion of the cornet's warm, lyrical, expressive qualities. She holds five North American Brass Band Association Solo Champion titles, placing in the top three at NABBA's solo competitions a record 10 times.

Nelson will be accompanied by the Sun City Concert Band which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Located at Del Webb in Huntley, the band was formed in 2003 by 11 musicians, some of whom hadn't played in 40 years. The band, featuring 50 talented musicians, is conducted by Pam Jorgensen, the band director at Heineman Middle School in Algonquin.

The performances, titled "Under the Big Top," will feature a variety of upbeat, carnival-type compositions at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, and 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, in Drendel Ballroom in the Prairie Lodge, 12900 Del Webb Blvd.

Tickets are $15 and are available by emailing ConcertBandTickets@gmail.com.