Photos: A Musical Week in Farmingdale

It was a week of music in Farmingdale.

Students from performed for residents of Broadlawn Manor on April 28 and May 30.

"The residents enjoyed the young entertainers and the students felt a sense of gratification in bringing their music to the seniors," said Valerie LiCausi, who owns the Center.

also hosted the Spring concert last week. The show began with the senior recorder ensemble’s “All in a Garden Green” and the soothing “Passapied.” Directed by Eric Hulse, the group finished their lyrical set, performed in groups of two and three, with “Minuet” and “Country Dance.” This would be the final recorder concert to be performed at Woodward.

Erica Hartmann’s senior band impressed the crowd with three heartpounding tunes, “The Golden Eagle March,” “The Royal Tower” and “Eclipsys.” The band also played these songs for NYSSMA majors on Tuesday, May 24 at Hofstra University, in which they brought home the highest honor awarded, Gold with Distinction.

The senior orchestra, under the direction of Thérèse Mannino, brought a mystical feeling to the air with “Legend of Dark Mountain” and “Dragonhunter.” The very moving “The Tenth Planet” featured solos performed by violinist Julia Dell Aquila and pianist Julianne Malanowski.  The orchestra performed these three pieces for NYSSMA Majors at Hofstra on Wednesday, May 25, and, like the band, received the organization’s highest honor, Gold with Distinction.

The Jazz Band, also led by Erica Hartmann, played “Blues Machine,” with solos by Allison Zimmerman on soprano clarinet, Julia Miller on bass clarinet, Sean Carney and Dayna Rocha on trumpet, Maria Krieg on French horn, Anneliese Godas on bass clarinet, Julia Schnieder on trombone, and Sydney Moore on alto sax.

To end the show, Rebecca Korn’s senior chorus performed the energetic “A Time for Singing” and “Younger Generation."

The entire show was performed against a backdrop painted by the Fifth Grade Scenery Club. The students learned about technique and use of color by Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh, two leaders in the impressionism and post-impressionism era of painting, inspiring the students to create the colorful scene.

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Photos and information provided by Valerie LiCausi and Carol Block.