STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Richmond County Orchestra will celebrate its 24th anniversary season in stunning design on Sunday, Could 15, at 3 p.m. at St. John’s University’s Staten Island Campus Center Gymnasium, 300 Howard Avenue.
‘Concerto di Primavera’ will element Italian-American new music with Ervin Dede, violin soloist, Soprano Holly Flack, and Tenor Arthur Lai and guest performers Al Lambert and Tatiana Santos Mroczek, Miss Staten Island 2022, accompanied by the Richmond County Orchestra’s 60-piece orchestra directed by Maestro Alan Aurelia.
Both Flack and Lai have executed collectively at Lincoln Center. With a nod to Memorial Day, Concerto di Primavera includes a tribute to veterans. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the doorway, free of charge for students and kids.
To order tickets, click on right here or get hold of the orchestra business at 718-876-7945.
The live performance commences with the Thomas Tori Memorial Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of The us presentation of the colours, adopted by Tatiana Santos Mroczek singing the Countrywide Anthem. Singer and musician Al Lambert will present about his cousin Father Vincent Capodanno’s heroism and he will also be a featured singer.
In addition to making the most of songs by Verdi, Puccini, Vivaldi, John Williams, Leroy Anderson and Sousa executed by the Richmond County Orchestra, who has performed Carnegie Hall with Aurelia and the featured singers, a presentation by Italian-American historian William Russo and artwork discovered by artist William Castello full the lineup.
Highlighted PERFORMERS FOR ‘CONCERTO DI PRIMAVERA’
Ervin Dede started out his violin studies at the age of 6 at the music school Onufri, in Albania. On completion of his scientific studies there he moved to Italy in which he continued the review of violin at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, where by he was awarded a entire scholarship. He graduated with utmost votes. Among the his achievements are a unique prize gained at the Rodolph Lipizer Violin Competitors in Gorizia, Italy, distinct prizes awarded to him by the faculty. At present he is a freelance musician in NYC as nicely as a member of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra.
Ervin Dede
Holly Flack is a coloratura soprano with a one of a kind vary and stratospheric vocal extension, praised as an “explosive talent” for her heat, flowing center voice, rippling coloratura and effortless trills. Her new engagements incorporate the title purpose in Semele, Gilda in Rigoletto, Queen of the Night time in Die Zauberflöte, and the title part in Dinorah for which she received a “Star-Generating Performance” award from Mr. Fred Plotkin in his Seventh Annual “Freddie” Awards for Excellence in Opera. Ms. Flack has traveled multiple occasions to China for concert events in various cities close to the region, and has also done on CCTV. In 2022, she singularly represented the United states singing in a national marketing movie for the Beijing Winter Olympics. In 2021, she executed the best take note at any time sung at Lincoln Heart, a B natural above large C6, in the live performance “East/West: A Symphonic Celebration” at David H. Koch Theater. Ms. Flack is originally from Portland, Oregon.
Holly Flack
Arthur Lai is a lyric tenor and has performed as a soloist at George Weston Recital Corridor in Toronto, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Centre, Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium, Zankel Corridor and Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Corridor in New York Town, Clowes Memorial Corridor in Indianapolis and the Audio Heart at Strathmore in Maryland, Irvine Auditorium in Philadelphia, Woolsey Corridor and Welte Auditorium in Connecticut and in U.S. Capitol Hill Auditorium, Washington DC. He also carried out at United Nations, Columbia College, Skirball Center for Executing Arts of New York College, the Annual Italian Heritage Day of Columbia Affiliation of U.S Customs, the “Opera Night” Live performance on Long Island (featured in New York Periods), “Chinese American Night” on Prolonged Island, “Order Sons of Italy in America”, the “Marco Polo Day” in New York Metropolis. and WPIX Channel 11 “Morning News”, Yard Metropolis Historic Modern society, Lengthy Island, New York Mets Recreation at Citifield Stadium, Decrease East Aspect Pageant in NYC and Memorial Working day Pageant of Teaneck, NJ. San Gennaro’s Competition, Very little Italy, New York City, the Drinking water Cube in Beijing.
An actor and a member of the Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Tv and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) — Lai performed “Asian businessman on ferry” in the characteristic motion picture “Trainwreck” in 2015 starred by Amy Schumer, “Chinese cafe owner” in characteristic motion picture “Applesauce” in 2015, “Mr. Shen” in academic movie “Wall Avenue English” in 2016. He played “Father” in 4 various movies: “Visiting” “Father” “Interview” and “Crazy Chinese Father”. He appeared as a “Chinese mafia boss” in NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” in 2016.
Arthur Lai
Albert “Al” Lambert has a distinguished occupation that consists of opening for an array of stars together with Rodney Dangerfield, Pat Cooper and Chuck Mangione, just to identify a few. He has also appeared at the initial Copacabana, The Count Basie Theater and Carnegie Corridor. As a philanthropist, he has generously specified his time and abilities to several charitable not for income corporations, during his profession he has elevated above $2 million pounds in these benevolent pursuits.
Al Lambert
Tatiana Santos Mroczek is a first-12 months university student at Barnard Higher education of Columbia College. Her credits include: Broadway (The Shubert Basis): 25th Once-a-year Putnam County Spelling Bee (Rona) and Lucky Rigid (Annabel). The latest Regional Credits: Grease (Sandy) The Addams Spouse and children (Wednesday) and A Humorous Detail Occurred on the Way to the Discussion board (Philia). Also: Fienstein’s/54 Under, The Slicing Area, Do not Notify Mama, St. George Theater. Tatiana is the only initial-calendar year solid member — of the select 11 particular person cast — in the Varsity Display, Columbia University’s oldest undertaking arts custom. She is a member of Barnard College’s only a cappella group, Bacchantae. Tatiana was Pass up Richmond County’s Superb Teen 2018 and is the present-day Miss out on Staten Island 2022.
Tatiana S. Mroczek, Miss Staten Island 2022.
ABOUT RICHMOND COUNTY ORCHESTRA
The Richmond County Orchestra (RCO) was launched as a not-for-financial gain organization in 1998 by neighborhood Staten Island Musicians and Maestro Alan Aurelia. The orchestra has introduced qualified displays of the classical arts to the greater Staten Island local community. In addition to performing in the course of Staten Island, it also performed at the Guggenheim, Metropolitan and Jewish Heritage Museums, and in Washington Sq. Park, and Carnegie Hall.
Richmond County Orchestra is headed by Maestro Alan Aurelia. (Advance File Photograph)