Thank You Dugan Foundation!
$10,000 Grant Awarded to NMS Recording Project
In December 2010, the Dugan Foundation of Houston, Texas, generously awarded the Society a $10,000.00 grant to fund our first-ever professional recording sessions dedicated to Neapolitan master works. "We are very excited by this award and the confidence the Foundation has shown in our on-going programs," said Peter Ravella, NMS Board Chairman. It is the largest single grant the Society has received and the second year of funding from the Dugan Foundation.
Patrick Dugan, a member of the Foundation Board, spearheaded the award to NMS. "Mr. Dugan has taken a personal interest in the Society's work and we are deeply indebted to him and his family for their generosity and support," added Ravella.
Plans for the recording session, which will occur this year, are still under development and we will be providing updates as the project develops. The Society plans to offer the recording for sale to provide on-going revenue for future projects.
Please join us in thanking the Dugan Foundation for their support!
Special Thanks to SEFCU Foundation!
It is also our pleasure to acknowledge the ongoing support of our friend Mary Warr-Cowans, SEFCU Board Member, for an additional $1000.00 donation from the SEFCU Foundation. We deeply appreciate SEFCU's generosity!
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Saratoga Springs
Youth Orchestra
 Mº Gioacchino Longobardi, NMS President, and the Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra, had their premiere concert at First Night Saratoga. The orchestra performed with guest violinist, NMS Assistant Artistic Director, Mº Alberto Vitolo..
"The musicians performed beyond my expectations" Maestro Lonogobardi expressed after the concert, "Their dedication and sense of professionalism was evident in the results. I am looking forward to a fruitful collaboration! We performed: Domenico Scarlatti, G.B. Pergolesi, Tommaso Giordani and Niccoló Porpora. The recording will be available soon!
 
Piano Recital Feb. 15
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January/ February Birthdays
Niccolò Piccinni b. Jan 16, 1728. Central figure in Italian opera in the 18th century. Attended Conservatorio Sant'Onofrio a Capuana(?).
Carlo Broschi - "Farinelli" b. Jan. 24, 1705. Italian castrato of 18th Century. Praised for the beauty of his sound.
Pasquale Cafaro b. Feb. 8, 1716 (?). Studied at Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini. Respected composer of oratorios, operas, cantatas and sacred music.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi b. Jan 4, 1710, composer. Studied at Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesù Cristo, Napoli. Leading figure in Opera. Listen to Pergolesi:
http://www.neapolitanmusicsociety.org/composers.html
January/February Remembrances
Francesco Feo Died in Naples, Jan 28, 1691. According to historian, Charles Burney 'one of the greatest Neapolitan masters of his time'. Feo attended the Conservatorio della Pietá dei Turchini.
Ignazio Prota Died in Naples Jan. 1748. He was a maestro of the Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio a Capuana.
Tommaso Giordani Died in Dublin, February 1806. Prolific representative of the galant style. Listen to Giordani: http://www.neapolitanmusicsociety.org/events-20100327.html
Domenico Cimarosa Died in Venice, Jan 11, 1801. Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto. Central figure in opera of the late 18th century. Listen to Cimarosa:
http://www.neapolitanmusicsociety.org/composer.html
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