When Kye Galvin first discovered a love of music — at about age 4 — neither he nor his parents ever dreamed that he would one day perform at New York City’s legendary Carnegie Hall.

But that’s exactly what will happen on Feb. 9, when he takes the stage with about 400 of the world’s most talented high school musicians for the High School Honors Performance Series.

Galvin, a senior at The Classical Academy, auditioned for the Honors Concert Choir when he received an invitation as a member of the Colorado All-State Choir, he said.

“Everyone in the All-State Choir was invited to audition,” said Galvin, 18. “I’m pretty sure I was the only one who did.”

Currently in its 15th season, the Honors Performance Series was established to give elite student musicians a prestigious venue to showcase their talents.

The audition process, Galvin said, was fairly simple.

“All I had to do was record a song, and send it in. So I did that and kind of forgot about it,” he said. “I thought it would be a good experience to audition, but I had no thought of actually getting in.”

Blake Galvin, Kye’s father, never doubted his son’s talent. But with 10,000 students applying for just a few hundred spots, he tried to be realistic about Kye’s chances.

“We talked about the audition as a family and decided, ‘Why not?’” said Blake, TCA’s dean of secondary educational philosophy.

“We figured that the audition would be a great experience for him, but as talented as he is, we never really believed that he would be selected.”

In November, when Galvin received a letter saying he had been selected as a member of the elite choir, he could barely believe it, he said.

“I was very, very shocked,” he said. “Really excited, but shocked.”

Galvin has studied music, acting and dance for most of his life. He is a member of several local performance groups, including Starz Theater Company and the Fidele Youth Dance Company.

“He has put in a lot of work to get to this point,” Blake Galvin said. “There was a point in his singing career when he was getting a little frustrated, because his voice started to change, and he wasn’t getting the vocal range that he was used to. But he worked through that. We’re super proud of him.”

Galvin and his parents plan to fly to New York City a few days early to do some sightseeing and take in a couple of Broadway shows.

“We’re lumping my senior trip into this experience,” he said.

He needs to learn his performance piece before rehearsals begin on Feb. 6. But Galvin says he’ll be ready.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” he said. “I’m really excited about it. A little nervous, but really excited.”