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SPRING SEMESTER STUDENT RECITAL

The Spring Semester Student Recital on Sunday, June 22nd was a great success! The venue of this special event was Flushing Town Hall, Queens’ newest arts center and a New York City and National Landmark building (1862). The concert was divided into 3 sessions.

The first and second sessions opened with the Musical Aurora students, featuring children between the ages two and five, many of which were performing on stage for their very first time! They were excellent and filled up the theatre with electrifying moments. Then, the piano, violin, guitar, voice, and cello students took over. The program included a variety of pieces, from small compositions by John Thompson, Bach, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky to more advanced pieces such as Waltzes by Chopin, Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky (First movement), Violin Concerto by Bruch (First Movement), Cello Concerto by Lalo (First Movement), Carnaval op. 9 by Schumann, Prelude op. 23 no. 5 by Rachmaninoff, and songs from famous Musicals such as “My Fair Lady”, “Camelot”, “West Side Story” and “Bells Are Ringing.” The third session also featured our violin and piano students performing music by Beethoven (Piano Piano Sonata op. 13), Kuhlau (Piano Sonatinas), “Spring” by Vivaldi (First movement and Third Movement), Bach, Bartok, Thompson, Clementi, Schumann, Brahms, and Kabalevsky.

All the performers were great no matter their age or level. They all offered the best of their talent for our wonderful audience to hear and enjoy. Our mission at Belle Arti is to help our students develop their personality and self-confidence; surely demonstrated by our students on the stage of the prestigious Flushing Town Hall! We are very proud of their performances and accomplishments.

We would like to express our warmest gratitude to the faculty, staff, parents and guests for their special support and cooperation.

Bravo to all the performers!


Massimiliano Facchini and Claudette Munné
 

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