Annual Scholarship Program Held on May 17, 2010  at Tappan Zee High School

A virtually full auditorium of 700 were on hand as the following Students were awarded scholarships:

1. The 2010 Piermont OSIA,Inc.  Sonny DiCasoli Scholarship - Nicole Formoso

 

2.The 2010Piermont OSIA Inc. Salvatore Conigliaro Scholarship -Tampakis Nikitas

   

3. The 2010 Giovanni Da Verrazzano Lodge #1236 Order Sons of Italy in America Scholarship - Amanda DeLaurentis

 

 

4. The 2010  Sons of Italy Social Club of Piermont Scholarship -  Flaminia Avantifiori  

 

5 .The 2010  Sons of Italy Social Club of Piermont Scholarship - Amanda Connell

 

 

 

6. The 2010 Piermont OSIA Scholarship Dr. Joseph and Mrs.Camille Zambito Scholarship

In Memory of Mauro J. Cuomo and John C. Zambito -  Caterina Marchese

 

7.The 2010 Piermont OSIA La Fontanella Restaurant- Cathy, Sal, Gabriella and Gina Stillo

In Memory of Andrea and Assunta Cosentino, Scholarship for Excellence in the Study of Italian - Salvatore Rinchiera

 

8.The 2010 Sons of Italy Social Club of Piermont Scholarship - Sharon Mathew

 

9.The 2010 Sons of Italy Social Club of Piermont Scholarship - Alyssum Quaglia

 

 

 

Present to address all gathered were County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef, Orangetown Supervisor Paul Whalen and District Superintendant Dr. Ken Mitchell. Special guest for the evening was Dr. Alfio Russo, Director of the Education Office of the Italian Consulate in New York. Representing the School Board was Chairperson Roseann Petruzzeli.

 

Concert Celebrates Italian Heritage and Culture Month

 

The finest in Italian classical and Neapolitan music, played by the last remaining Italian concert band in the tri-state area, was featured at the 2009 Rockland County Italian Heritage and Culture Month Celebration Concert on Friday evening October 23rd.

 

Conductor Joseph Stamboni led the thirty piece Yonkers Concert Band as it celebrated its 68th anniversary before an audience of 500 enthusiastic music lovers with a free, two hour performance at Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg. The program began with the symphonic march “Maggiolata” by Marchesiello, and went on to highlights from Rigoletto by Verdi, Italian Festival arranged by Osser, the overture to Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna by F. Von Suppe Demelli and the Band’s signature piece: a unique sing-along of twelve Neapolitan songs with words provided to the audience. These included Santa Lucia, O Sole Mio, Vieni Sul Mar, Return to Sorrento, and other favorites.

 Joining the band was soprano Jennifer S. Greene and tenor Dale Smith. Ms. Greene sang “Musetta’s Waltz” from La Boheme by Puccini. Mr. Smith sang “Mattinata” by Leoncavallo and “E Lucevan Le Stelle” from Tosca by Puccini. They then joined forces to sing the “Brindisi” from La Traviata. The concert closed with a performance of National Emblem March which was conducted by Club President and Master of Ceremonies for the evening, Paul Oddo.

 

Before the start of the program, Orangetown Supervisor Thom Kleiner and Council Member Michael Maturo presented Mario Minichini a Proclamation declaring October 23rd as Maestro Salvatore Minichini Day in Orangetown. The Proclamation was part of a special tribute to Maestro Salvatore Minichini which also included a special performance by his son, Mario Minichini. Supervisor Kleiner also presented a Certificate of Merit to Louis "Sonny" DiCasoli in recognition of his 50 years of service to the Community as a member of the Piermont Lodge. Rockland County Executive presented to Lodge President Nick Frustaci a Proclamation which Proclaimed October as Italian Heritage and Culture Month in Rockland County.

 

The performance was sponsored by the Piermont Sons of Italy with the cooperation of the South Orangetown Central School District and admission was free.