June 13, 2009 - St. Anthony Church Festival

After a beautiful morning for the parade in Dolgeville by the time came for our evening concert, the clouds had rolled in and we had a fairly heavy rainfall, but a golden sunset started peeking out as we began our St. Anthony Concert with the Star-Spangled Banner followed by the Italian National Anthem.

Professoresa Arlene Iagnocco dedicated this concert to a former clarinet player who passed away on May 15th. In special memory we played a classical Italian Funeral piece called Una Lagrima Ed Un Fiore (A Tear and A Flower) for Jerry Barresi.

The magic from the morning was still with us - this was a fantastic concert. Our French Horn player, Carm Graziano, is back from Florida; our drummer, Dan Williams, brought a Glockenspiel to play a part in Echoes of the Opera; and Linda DeAmici debuted on her Alto Clarinet.

We played a new number given to us by our trombonist Frank Rossi called I Diavoli Rossi (The Devil Rossi)

The rain seemed to have made a difference in the sound quality - the humidity and barometric pressure were ideal to produce a rich, full, "fat", loud sound.

We played all the Italian favorites and a special treat - 2 back to back Glenn Miller hits - St. Louis Blues and Moonlight Serenade.

Even the audience was caught in the moment - they listened intently and burst into applause after each number.

VIVA LA BANDA ROSSA!!

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St. Anthony Concert and Procession