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Date: Aug 13, 2010
HOFSTRA ITALIAN EXPERIENCE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 18 YEARS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010!
Featuring Food, Children’s Activities and Live Entertainment - Including Michael Amante, the "People's Tenor"
Outdoors, Rain or Shine, South Campus; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Michael Amante and
Alessandra Belloni, I Giullari Di Piazza
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, HEMPSTEAD, NY ... Hofstra University hosts the 18th Annual Italian Experience on Sunday, September 19, 2010, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. outdoors on the South Campus.
The Italian Experience Festival, sponsored this year by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, has grown to be a popular Long Island tradition, as well as one of the largest festivals of its kind in the United States, celebrating Italy’s gifts of culture, education and commerce to America. As in the past, the Italian Experience will feature a full itinerary of crafts, live entertainment, children’s activities and food.
Entertainment includes Michael Amante; I Giullari Di Piazza, an Italian theater group directed by Alessandra Belloni, performing traditional folk songs and dance; award-winning recording artist and pop-tenor Micheal Castaldo; the Long Island Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra; The San Remo Duo; “Pop-era” featuring members of The Bronx Opera Company; Katie’s Puppets; The Magic of Maione; and authentic Italian band music performed by Our Lady of Good Counsel Band. (**Please note: the entertainment schedule is subject to change.)
Admission to the festival is $5 per person; $3 for seniors (over 65 with ID). Children under 12 are admitted free. Free admission for Hofstra students, staff and faculty with a current HofstraCard. The public may call Hofstra’s Festival Hotline at (516) 463-6582 or visit www.hofstra.edu/Festivals for more information. For vendor information call Jessie Garcia at (516) 463-6504.
Michael Amante is affectionately known as the “People's Tenor.” He has been crowned the “Prince of High C's” for his remarkable ability to hit and sustain with ease, one of the highest notes of a tenor’s voice. With Amante’s long history of singing popular rock and gospel music, coupled with extensive classical Bel-Canto training, he is able to sing even higher with a strength and mastery rarely heard anywhere in the world. Amante’s artistry drew the highest praise from none other than Luciano Pavarotti and also from legendary vocal superstar Tony Bennett who called Amante "the next Mario Lanza.” Mr. Amante’s performance at the Italian Experience Festival is co-sponsored by Patsy’s Restaurant (New York City) and The Music and Theatre Legacy Foundation. The Order Sons of Italy in America – Grand Lodge of New York Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with Hofstra University, is proud to present Mr. Amante with the inaugural Bravo! Award at the festival.
Singer, percussionist, actress and dancer Alessandra Belloni is the artistic director, founder and lead performer of I Giullari Di Piazza, an Italian music, theatre and dance ensemble who is the artist-in-residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. She specializes in traditional Southern Italian folk dances and percussion.
The Italian Experience Festival, sponsored this year by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, has grown to be a popular Long Island tradition, as well as one of the largest festivals of its kind in the United States, celebrating Italy’s gifts of culture, education and commerce to America. As in the past, the Italian Experience will feature a full itinerary of crafts, live entertainment, children’s activities and food.
Entertainment includes Michael Amante; I Giullari Di Piazza, an Italian theater group directed by Alessandra Belloni, performing traditional folk songs and dance; award-winning recording artist and pop-tenor Micheal Castaldo; the Long Island Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra; The San Remo Duo; “Pop-era” featuring members of The Bronx Opera Company; Katie’s Puppets; The Magic of Maione; and authentic Italian band music performed by Our Lady of Good Counsel Band. (**Please note: the entertainment schedule is subject to change.)
Admission to the festival is $5 per person; $3 for seniors (over 65 with ID). Children under 12 are admitted free. Free admission for Hofstra students, staff and faculty with a current HofstraCard. The public may call Hofstra’s Festival Hotline at (516) 463-6582 or visit www.hofstra.edu/Festivals for more information. For vendor information call Jessie Garcia at (516) 463-6504.
Michael Amante is affectionately known as the “People's Tenor.” He has been crowned the “Prince of High C's” for his remarkable ability to hit and sustain with ease, one of the highest notes of a tenor’s voice. With Amante’s long history of singing popular rock and gospel music, coupled with extensive classical Bel-Canto training, he is able to sing even higher with a strength and mastery rarely heard anywhere in the world. Amante’s artistry drew the highest praise from none other than Luciano Pavarotti and also from legendary vocal superstar Tony Bennett who called Amante "the next Mario Lanza.” Mr. Amante’s performance at the Italian Experience Festival is co-sponsored by Patsy’s Restaurant (New York City) and The Music and Theatre Legacy Foundation. The Order Sons of Italy in America – Grand Lodge of New York Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with Hofstra University, is proud to present Mr. Amante with the inaugural Bravo! Award at the festival.
Singer, percussionist, actress and dancer Alessandra Belloni is the artistic director, founder and lead performer of I Giullari Di Piazza, an Italian music, theatre and dance ensemble who is the artist-in-residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. She specializes in traditional Southern Italian folk dances and percussion.
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