Spring Concert

The Delmar Community Orchestra, under the direction of Vincent Bonafede, will present a Spring Concert on Monday, May 6, 2019 at 7:30 pm at the Bethlehem Town Hall (445 Delaware Ave., Delmar). The concert, which will feature classical, pops, and movie music, is free and open to the public. The Orchestra is very pleased to welcome flute soloist William Giannone to the program, who will perform Charles Tomlinson Griffes’ “Poem for Flute and Orchestra” and Benjamin Godard’s “Valse.” Giannone is a native of East Rockaway, Long Island. He attended SUNY Fredonia and was graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree cum laude. After college, he enlisted in the US Army and was a member of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, NY. While in the army, he attended Teachers College of Columbia University and received a Master of Arts degree. At Columbia he studied with John Wummer, principal flute, New York Philharmonic (1942 – 1965). Giannone has performed with many groups on Long Island, including the American Concert Band, the Merrick Symphony, the Five Towns Orchestra, and the Valley Stream Community Band and Orchestra. For more information, please contact DCO President Janet Behning at delmarcommunityorchestra@gmail.com or (914) 271-2055, or visit the DCO website at www.delmarcommunityorchestra.org.