{"id":63486,"date":"2026-03-07T16:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=63486"},"modified":"2026-03-07T16:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:15:27","slug":"thats-a-fantastic-milestone-for-a-local-talent-kennedy-davenport-a-senior-at-the-harrison-school-for-the-arts-is-making-her-debut-with-the-lakeland-symphony-orchestra-tonight-saturday-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/03\/07\/thats-a-fantastic-milestone-for-a-local-talent-kennedy-davenport-a-senior-at-the-harrison-school-for-the-arts-is-making-her-debut-with-the-lakeland-symphony-orchestra-tonight-saturday-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"That\u2019s a fantastic milestone for a local talent! Kennedy Davenport, a senior at the Harrison School for the Arts, is making her debut with the Lakeland Symphony Orchestra tonight, Saturday, March 7, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kennedy Davenport, a senior at the Harrison School for the Arts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As the winner of the 2025\/26 Beth Mason Young Artist Competition<\/strong>, Davenport is not only performing as a soloist but was also awarded a $3,000 scholarship for her musical excellence.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event Details: “Rhapsody & Radiance”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • When:<\/strong> Tonight, March 7, 2026, at 7:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Where:<\/strong> Branscomb Auditorium, Florida Southern College<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Conductor:<\/strong> Jason Thomas Aylward (Interim Music Director)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Program Highlights:<\/strong> * Tchaikovsky\u2019s Capriccio Italien<\/em>\n
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    • Rimsky-Korsakov\u2019s Capriccio Espagnol<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Beethoven\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 5<\/em> (“Emperor”) featuring Steinway Artist Young-Ah Tak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      About the Artist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Kennedy is a versatile powerhouse in the Lakeland community. Beyond her vocal training at Harrison, she is known for her leadership and athleticism:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Scholar-Athlete:<\/strong> A varsity softball pitcher for Lakeland High School, she has committed to play for Edward Waters University<\/strong> on a partial scholarship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Community Leader:<\/strong> She has completed over 10,000 volunteer hours<\/strong>, including mentoring with Girls Inc. of Lakeland<\/em> and advocating for arts funding in Tallahassee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Resilience:<\/strong> Recognized by her mentors for her drive and maturity, she has balanced a rigorous arts curriculum with high-level sports and community service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        Note:<\/strong> While she shares a name with the famous drag performer and RuPaul’s Drag Race<\/em> star, this Kennedy Davenport is a rising star from Lakeland’s own Harrison School for the Arts!<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        As the winner of the 2025\/26 Beth Mason Young Artist Competition, Davenport is not only performing as a soloist but was also awarded a $3,000 scholarship for her musical excellence.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"12","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9sYWtlbGFuZGdhemV0dGUuaW5mb1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDNcL0tlbm5lZHktRGF2ZW5wb3J0LWEtc2VuaW9yLWF0LXRoZS1IYXJyaXNvbi1TY2hvb2wtZm9yLXRoZS1BcnRzLndlYnA_Zml0PTI0MCUyQzM1NyZzc2w9MSIsInR4dCI6IlRoYXRcdTIwMTlzIGEgZmFudGFzdGljIG1pbGVzdG9uZSBmb3IgYSBsb2NhbCB0YWxlbnQhIEtlbm5lZHkgRGF2ZW5wb3J0LCBhIHNlbmlvciBhdCB0aGUgSGFycmlzb24gU2Nob29sIGZvciB0aGUgQXJ0cywgaXMgbWFraW5nIGhlciBkZWJ1dCB3aXRoIHRoZSBMYWtlbGFuZCBTeW1waG9ueSBPcmNoZXN0cmEgdG9uaWdodCwgU2F0dXJkYXksIE1hcmNoIDcsIDIwMjYiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6ImhpZ2h3YXkiLCJmb250IjoiIiwiYmxvZ19pZCI6MTYzMDQwNjYxfQ.H9vzUYVQkJ0BCgufKqACFOLxRzOYI1eHF5rf0hkvRx0MQ"},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[13979],"class_list":["post-63486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news","tag-thats-a-fantastic-milestone-for-a-local-talent-kennedy-davenport"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63486"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63488,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63486\/revisions\/63488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}