2009 Free Summer Lawn
Concert Series
Sunday Afternoons (1 to 3 pm)
Sunday July 19 ~ The Tudor
Brass Players
Baroque compositions to
celebrate the 1600's
The
Tudor Brass Players is a
brass quintet and have been
entertaining Hudson Valley
audiences for 30 years.
Their program will range
from traditional Baroque
compositions to more modern
favorites such as Ain't
Misbehavin'. Ensemble
members include James Paradies,
trumpet; Mike Siless, trumpet; Tom Keehn,
trombone;
David Keehn, horn; and
Joseph LaRusso, tuba.
Sunday,
July 26 ~ Cambiata
Chamber Players
From Mozart to Tchaikovsky,
this concert will
celebrate the 1700's with a
performance of classical and
romantic selections.
Program presented by Pauline
Mancuso, flute; Emily
Robison, cello;
Peter J.
Mancuso, piano
Sunday,
August 2 ~ Spirit of Unity Gospel
Ensemble
Veteran gospel singers and
musicians perform
traditional and contemporary
African-American gospel
music.
Hudson Valley's
Spirit of Unity
Gospel Ensemble
is an interfaith,
multidimensional collective
of established area gospel
singers and musicians,
songwriters, and other
performers. Ensemble
members include: Gene Williams,
artistic director and bass
guitarist. Director of
Singers, Sharlene Stout. Additional
performers include: Jose Alverez, Vivian Boone, Ester
Carrington, Minnie
Carrington, Lawrence Cotton,
David Edwards, Gloria
Edwards, Nick Fuller, Eileen
Herrera, April Jones, Harold
Kimble, Marion Kinlock, Joan
Okon, Anne Perry, Victor
Rohas, Anesta Qwame-Vannoy
Sunday, August 9 ~ The Saints of
Swing
Enjoy
electric selections of
Swing, Jazz, Dixieland,
Motown, R&B,
Ballroom,
Gospel, Latin, and Klezmer
classics. This seven-piece
band is led by David
Winograd on tuba/bass (from
the Hudson Valley
Philharmonic), and it
features famed vocalist Miss
Rene Bailey who has
performed with noted
musicians such as Louis
Armstrong, B.B. King, and
Aretha Franklin. Other
members include Dale
Demarco, sax/clarinet; Bob
Leive on trumpet/Bag of
Tricks, Ken Foy, trombone;
Mike Kull, piano; and Gene
Randolph, drums.
Sunday,
August 16 ~ Jazz Pioneers
This Big Band concert by
The Jazz Pioneers
features a unique and
enjoyable blend of swing and
Big Band favorites with the
best of modern jazz. Enjoy
music from the great jazz
visionaries from the past
forty years such as Stan
Kenton and Maynard
Ferguson. Directed by Bill
Gillespie, this concert will
feature well known vocalists
Vito Petruccitto, Sr. and
Ceista Little-Quinn.
Sunday, August 23 ~
Crawdaddy
Crawdaddy
is a six piece band focuses
on roots rock and R & B with
a distinct New Orleans
flavor.
Instrumentation includes
keyboard, electric guitar,
bass guitar, drums,
saxophone, and trumpet.
Everyone in the band also
sings both lead and backing
vocals. The repertoire
starts with Duke Ellington
and ranges through Dr John,
The Neville Brothers,
Frankie Ford, Little
Richard, Los Lobos, and The
Band. The music has
consistently provoked
unrestrained dancing among
audience members ranging in
age from 7 to 70. Featured
artist in the band is Jimmy
Eppard on electric guitars
and vocals. Jimmy has played
professionally in the Hudson
Valley for over 30 years. He
has also toured the world
and recorded as a member of
The Band and the Memphis
Pilgrims.
The
summer lawn concerts are
presented for free to the
public, thanks to the
generous support of our
sponsors: MVP Health
Care, title sponsor, with
additional support from
Dutchess County Arts
Council, Ulster Savings
Bank, and Palmiter Benefits
Group, LLC.
