Friends of - The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra

www.astoriabank.com
Louis Panacciulli, Music Director
The orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following friends
Edward Baier
Ingrid and Ronald Bruens
Maryann and Bruce Burns
Dolly Catania
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Corcoran
Frank Drew
Mary Esposito
Gisela and Harald Feige
Kathleen Galotti
Karen and Tom Gerner
Mary Haberkern
Kathryn Hager
Anne and Joseph Heaney
Arlene and Kenneth Heim
Carolyn and James Kearney
Nancy Keegan
Cecilia Lik
Dan Mason
Pauline Panacciulli,
In Memoriam
Evelyn and Peter Regan
Lisa Roselli
Barbara and James Sandquist
Lorraine Schumacher
Cathy and Tony Somma
Roberta Stark
Ann Marie and Kalman Toth
Michael Vezzi
Carol and Frank Wibben
Ursula and Kenneth Wunsch
Kathleen and Andrew Ziegler
The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
1-800-ASTORIA
Symphony Orchestra
859 Willow Rd. • Franklin Square, NY 11010
tel: 516.565.0646 • fax: 516.486.2362 • [email protected]
Visit our website at: www.nassaupops.com
Let the music begin!
The Nassau Pops
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dawn Manuel
President/Managing Director
Louis Panacciulli
Vice President/Music Director
Judith Carlson
Secretary
Elaine Panacciulli
Treasurer
Monroe M. Diefendorf, Jr.
Total Wealth Manager
Susan J. Levison
Personnel/Publicity Director
Michael Panacciulli
Director of Technology
James Carlson
Director
Elizabeth Connolly
Director
Debra Grodenchik
Director
Joann Zappa, Esq.
Director
Encore!
Friends of
Summer Series 2015
Volume 53
Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and is administered
by the Huntington Arts Council, Inc.
The orchestra also appreciates the continuing and longtime support of Astoria Bank for the Mineola and Lynbrook
performances as part of the bank’s summer Music Under The
Stars Program.
All parks have ample parking and are handicapped accessible.
Admission, as always, is free. Do not forget to post the enclosed
schedule so that you do not miss any of these upcoming events.
S
ometimes the simplest experiences are the most
pleasurable. If you have ever been entertained by The
Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra during its summer
concert series, then you know what a satisfying musical
experience it can be. At last it is time to remove those lawn
chairs from storage and get ready to have your evenings filled
with your most loved songs. Then sit back and relax as The
Nassau Pops begins its 31st season of concerts with Long Island’s
beautiful parks as a backdrop.
The orchestra will open Series I concerts on Friday, July 10th in
Wilson Park in the Village of Mineola, sponsored by the Village
and the Mineola Chamber of Commerce. On July 12th, the
orchestra travels just beyond the Nassau border to appear on the
soundstage of Heckscher Park in the Town of Huntington. They
head back west on Wednesday, July 22nd bringing Series I to a
close with a performance at Valley Stream’s scenic Village Green.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! For the last eleven years,
audience members have been entertained by The Nassau Pops
at the benefit performances for United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau
County at Long Island’s Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.
This year, in honor of Frank Sinatra’s one-hundredth birthday
the orchestra will be joined by none other than Joe Piscopo.
Joe, who came to fame on Saturday Night Live will be making
his second appearance with The Nassau Pops on October 18 at
3pm. Together they will recreate some of Sinatra’s best loved
songs. The title sponsor of the performance is NEFCU. This
partnership with The Nassau Pops celebrates the opening of
NEFCU’s doors to the general public with many new locations
in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Further details and directions to all of our concerts can always be
found on our website, www.nassaupops.com, or you can call our
office at 516-565-0646. We look forward to seeing you!
Series II begins with all new music and a return visit to Mineola’s
Wilson Park on July 31st. The orchestra travels to Lynbrook’s
Greis Park on August 7th and the season concludes with a
performance at Syosset/Woodbury Park on Wednesday, August
11th when The Nassau Pops will be accompanying Strawberry
Fields, the Ultimate Beatles Tribute Band.
Look for Jack and Ann Cassin to be back again, joining the
orchestra with love songs and music from some of Broadway’s
greatest productions.
This program of concerts is made possible with funds from the
Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York
State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew
Summer 2015
Musician’s
Corner
2014
Toni Rosenbaum
One of the most satisfying experiences for a music teacher is to see one’s
student pursue a career in music. It was 1995 when Toni Rosenbaum
entered the fourth grade at the Howell Road School in Valley Stream
District 13 and began her study of the French horn with Band Director
Charlie Zipperlen, a long-time member of The Nassau Pops French
horn section. One year later, Charlie retired, and his successor, Lou
Panacciulli took up the reins there. Toni was a dedicated student and
followed her love of music by enthusiastically participating in concert
band, orchestra, and chorus not only at Howell Road School but
through her graduation from Valley Stream Central High School.
Toni attended the University of Delaware graduating in 2007 with a Major in French horn and a Minor
in Music Business. She received her Master’s Degree in Non-Profit Management from The New School
in 2011 and began her working career at The Juilliard School as an Admissions Counselor. Shortly
thereafter, Toni spent time working for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City, a
nonprofit theatre that produces Broadway shows, notably Anything Goes and Cabaret.
Currently, she works at Lincoln Center and is involved
in a fundraising project leading to the renovation and
renaming of Avery Fisher Hall. This new five hundred
million dollar theater will be named David Geffen
Hall. David Geffen, along with Steven Spielberg
and Jeff Katzenberg, founded Dreamworks
Productions. Geffen donated one hundred million dollars to this state-of-the-art
renovation which will now bear his name in perpetuity.
It has been a long time since Maestro Panacciulli was Toni’s instructor at Howell
Road School and is now delighted she has returned as a faithful member of
The Nassau Pops.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
to continue to bring music to the residents
of Long Island.
Series I
July 10
July 12
July 22
Series II
July 31
Aug 7
Aug 11
8:00pm 8:30pm 8:00pm
Wilson Park, Mineola
Heckscher Park, Huntington
Valley Stream, Village Green
If you care to assist The Nassau Pops with financial support,
please return this card to the address below along with your
check (payable to The NPSO, Inc.).
8:00pm
8:00pm
8:00pm
Wilson Park, Mineola
Greis Park, Lynbrook
Syosset/Woodbury Park, Syosset
No gift is too small and all tax-deductible donations received
are sincerely appreciated.
Mineola - On Union Street. From Jericho Turnpike, Rte. 25, go south on
Roslyn Road to Westbury Ave. and turn left. To Union Street and turn right.
The entrance to Wilson Park will be on your left.
From Old Country Road, go north on Roslyn Road to Liberty Ave.
and turn right. To Union Street and turn left. The entrance to Wilson Park
will be on your right.
Rain location is Mineola Middle School, corner of Emory Rd. & Garfield Ave.
Huntington - On Northern Blvd. (Rt. 25A) 1/2 mile east of Rt. 110.
Valley Stream - Adjacent to Hicks St. and just north of the Valley Stream
LIRR station.
Lynbrook - On Horton Ave. between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hway.
Rain location is Recreation Bldg. in Greis Park.
Syosset - On Jericho Turnpike, ¼ mile east of the Seaford Oyster Bay Expway
(Rte. 135) and just across from the Fox Hollow Inn
For further information, call (516) 565-0646
or visit our website at www.nassaupops.com
Photos by Dan Neri & Joseph Meloy
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Franklin Square, NY 11010
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