Sunday’s celebration began with a solemn Mass held at The Parish of Mt. Carmel/Blessed Sacrament Church. It was in Italian and featured Mozart’s Coronation Mass performed by the Utica Symphony Orchestra and the Festival Chorus of San Gennaro including members of the Oneida Area Civic Chorale.
Mass was immediately followed by a Procession led by the Red Band from Mt. Carmel Church, up Mohawk St., and over Bleecker St.
We continued right into a large tent and stopped in front of a Statue of San Gennaro. After a Blessing to San Gennaro by the Very Rev. Stephen Enea …we played a few more songs in celebration.
The parking lot of The Sons of Italy was filled with tents featuring not only Italian food but food from many of the various ethnic groups found in the city. There were also games and carnival rides along with tents and stands selling Religious and Italian items.
We returned in the afternoon to play a Concert from 4:30-6:30 to close the Feast. We could hear the audience singing along as we played many of their favorite Italian songs.
The inaugural San Gennaro Feast in Utica is off to a fine start.
VIVA SAN GENNARO!!
VIVA LA BANDA ROSSA!!
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San Gennaro Festival
San Gennaro Festival
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