Richmond County Orchestra

Highlights from Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky featuring the New American Youth Ballet and popular Opera selections with Riverside Opera Co. singers.

Saturday June 9th 7:30pm St Johns University 300 Howard Ave. Staten Island

Advance ticket sales $12 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/249357
$15 at the door, Students and Children admitted FREE!

The World Premiere of Elegies for the Fallen by Joyce Solomon Moorman accompanied by projections of Africa. Plus music by Copland, Debussy, Dukas, Strauss and Mozart.

Sunday May 20th 3pm, Curtis High School Auditorium.

Advance ticket sales $12 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246703
$15 at the door Students and Children Free!

Micheal Castado feat. Demitri Papoulis, RCO conducted by Maestro Alan Aurelia: "Mio Cuore"

Live from New York City: Click here to watch the video!

Lower Manhattan, New York City show: Click here to watch the video!

RCO Maestro Alan Aurelia & Charles Rex of the New York Philharmonic - May 1, 2011

Video - part 1: Click here!
Video - part 2: Click here!
Maestro Alan Aurelia an extra-ordinary Italian American music talent in these mesmerizing Part 2 excerpts from the May 1, 2011, concert by the Richmond County Orchestra from St. Peter's Church on Staten Island.
Best view in 720HD format and full screen mode.

Video: RCO, with Micheal Castaldo, Maestro Alan Aurelia conductor

MICHEAL CASTALDO ASTOUNDS by Ben Scanella - review

Credit for the review: Ben Scannella of L'Esperienza Magazine.

"It is always a pleasure to come to Staten Island and play with Maestro Alan Aurelia. For this latest concert in which I appeared, the orchestra, as always, was well-prepared and sounded beautiful. Maestro Aurelia brings out the best from his musicians, and Richmond County is fortunate to have such a fine cultural resource that is much deserving of its continued support and attendance."

Charles Rex, New York Philharmonic

Casa Belvedere salutes the 150th anniversary of Italy with RCO

Video (best viewed 720HD full screen mode): Click here!

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Richmond County Orchestra's MUSICIANS CONTEST #2

$500 cash award plus a chance to perform a solo with the RCO!

Learn more about the RCO musician contest #2.

Staten Island's premiere professional home-grown symphony orchestra (65-85 members strong) The Richmond County Orchestra has served greater SI for over 7 years with 10-20 performances per season! This includes its annual great performance series, the Maestro Speaks series and Classic's for Kids' series, all open to the public at modest admission and FREE for Children. Under Maestro Alan Aurelia the orchestra has gained national attention and has been able to attract world class musicians, soloists, celebrities, and combine them with local musicians, singers, composers, visual artists, poets and dancers creating diverse, dynamic multi-media concert events.

RCO's Student Mentoring programs and extensive music in education outreach programs "bringing classics to the kids & kids to the classics" have helped launch many students music careers. RCO's huge diversity in its musicians age and ethnic makeup helps create and generate equally diverse programming for our SI community. "To entertain and to educate" is the RCO motto.

RCO awards a prize and a nationally televised public concert with the orchestra to the winner of it's annual music competition. The RCO has produced two CDs on SI. RCO performs in a large variety of venues. Including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cotton Club, The Jewish Heritage Museum, the Music Hall at Snug Harbor, St John's University, St George Theatre, St Peters Church, The Conference House, Wagner College and CSI. RCO offices are located in Snug Harbor Cultural Center.

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