Richmond County Orchestra

Richmond County Orchestra & New York Philharmonic in concert on Flag Day 2009 "A tribute to our Veterans"

Featuring Phillip Meyers principal horn New York Philharmonic and Maestro Alan Aurelia performing the R. Strauss Concerto #1 also music by Wagner, Richard Rodgers, Selections from "Hair" by Staten Island composer G. Mac Dermot, "Pride of the Marines by Staten Island singer/ song writer Art Lauter. plus special guest appearances by Susan Wagner HS Theater Dept. singers in music from A Chorus Line, and Tchaikovsky famous 1812 overture complete with cannons!

This concert will be narrated by Tara Lynn Wagner anchor at NY1 TV.

Sunday June 14th 3 pm St Johns University upper level of the student campus center, 300 Howard Ave, Staten Island NY 10301

Tickets $20 suggested donation at door, Students @ Children 12 and under FREE!

For more information please visit www.richmondcountyorchestra.org or 718-390-4306 Sunday March 29, 1:00PM

Students and faculty of the Dorothy Delson Kuhn Music Institute collaborate with the Richmond County Orchestra to introduce different types of instruments used by an orchestra. Download the pre-registration form.

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Richmond County Orchestra's MUSICIANS CONTEST #2

$500 cash award plus a chance to perform a solo with the RCO!

Learn more about the RCO musician contest #2.

Staten Island's premiere professional home-grown symphony orchestra (65-85 members strong) The Richmond County Orchestra has served greater SI for over 7 years with 10-20 performances per season! This includes its annual great performance series, the Maestro Speaks series and Classic's for Kids' series, all open to the public at modest admission and FREE for Children. Under Maestro Alan Aurelia the orchestra has gained national attention and has been able to attract world class musicians, soloists, celebrities, and combine them with local musicians, singers, composers, visual artists, poets and dancers creating diverse, dynamic multi-media concert events.

RCO's Student Mentoring programs and extensive music in education outreach programs "bringing classics to the kids & kids to the classics" have helped launch many students music careers. RCO's huge diversity in its musicians age and ethnic makeup helps create and generate equally diverse programming for our SI community. "To entertain and to educate" is the RCO motto.

RCO awards a prize and a nationally televised public concert with the orchestra to the winner of it's annual music competition. The RCO has produced two CDs on SI. RCO performs in a large variety of venues. Including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cotton Club, The Jewish Heritage Museum, the Music Hall at Snug Harbor, St John's University, St George Theatre, St Peters Church, The Conference House, Wagner College and CSI. RCO offices are located in Snug Harbor Cultural Center.

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