St. John's News
Office of Community Relations Hosts Spring Concert on Staten Island Campus
May 22, 2007
The St. John's University Office of Community Relations
partnered with the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum on Staten Island to
celebrate Memorial Day and the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of
Italian Patriot and Staten Island resident (1851-53) Giuseppe
Garibaldi with The Richmond County Orchestra’s Concerto di
Primavera 2007 on Sunday, March 20.
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The patriotic spring concert was a garibaldino blend of classics
and pop from both worlds, featuring international singing star
Giada Valenti, conducted by Maestro Alan Aurelia and hosted by St.
John’s Vice President for Community Relations Joseph Sciame.
The concert featured performances of great composers, including
Wagner, Verdi, Puccini and Morricone. Pop favorites from America
and Italy were also enjoyed, including Volare and It’s Impossible.
Vocalists Giada Valenti, Tamara Haskin, Salvator Motisi, Tammy
Tyburczy and Arthur Lauter performed with the full orchestra and
filled the Campus Center with powerful music.
The program concluded with a rousing rendition of Irving
Berlin’s God Bless America.
Scaime stated, “Our annual Concerto di Primavera attracts
hundreds of guests and this was special, for it combined the
classic pieces of music in symphony, complimented by some
outstanding singing. It was a most appropriate tribute to
patriotism.”
For more information about events sponsored by the Office of
Community Relations, call (718) 990-1941 or visit us on the web at
www.stjohns.edu/communityrelations.