Celebrating its 15th Anniversary Season, the Brockport Symphony Orchestra will present its Spring Jazz Concert: A Tribute to Cab Calloway on Saturday, May 3, 3 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church of Brockport, 35 State Street, Brockport. Directed by Jonathan Allentoff, this family program will feature vocal artist Michael DeLuca, violin soloist Eloise Fadial, clarinet soloist Rachel Roessel, and cello soloist Larry Fagen.
DeLuca studied vocal performance with Heinz Rehfuss while attending the University at Buffalo and has performed on stage across Western New York. He records and produces a variety of studio albums for the major streaming platforms.
Fadial, the orchestra’s concertmaster, studied with Grammy-nominated violinist Dr. John Fadial and the distinguished Dr. Beth Vanderborgh at the University of Wyoming. Currently completing a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rochester, she performs as concertmaster and violin soloist with the Eastman Summer Studio Orchestra and appears as a violinist and violist on the University of Rochester Chamber Music Series.
Roessel, the orchestra’s principal clarinet, received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from SUNY Oswego. She performs with numerous ensembles in the Greater Rochester area and has appeared in multiple “Side by Side” sessions with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
Fagen, the orchestra’s principal cello, also serves as principal cellist of the Greece Community Orchestra and co-principal cellist of the Brighton Symphony Orchestra. An accomplished performer, Fagen studied cello with Janneke Hoogland and Alan Harris at the Preparatory Division of the Eastman School of Music.
This project is made possible with support from the Village of Brockport and funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts.
Admission is free, and donations will be gratefully accepted at the door. For additional information, visit www.brockportsymphony.org
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