October 19, 2009:
Astoria Symphony 2009-10 Season Launch
The Astoria Music Society launched it's 2009-10 concert season and christened the Tony Bennett Concert Hall at the brand new Frank Sinatra School of the Arts on October 17, 2009. We performed works by Felix Mendelssohn, Alfred Schnittke, and Ludwig can Beethoven, and I invited the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts Orchestra to join the Astoria Symphony onstage for two excerpts of music by Josef Haydn and Aram Khachaturian.
Me conducting the combined Astoria Symphony
and Frank Sinatra School of the Arts Orchestra in rehearsal
The amazing Miranda Cuckson, violins & violas,
and a big bass section!
It was a remarkable experience, to say the least. The young musicians from the Frank Sinatra School played with heart and integrity, and I pushed them in every direction - tempo, dynamics, and phrasing. I look forward to building a relationship with the school and with the musicians of the orchestra. Many thanks to Ken Lieberson, director of the FSSA orchestra, who also conducted the combined orchestras that night. Also thanks to Miranda Cuckson, Brent Chancellor, Grant Gilman, my wife Taylor, the AMS board of directors, and everyone else who was part of this show.
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