The Italian Alpini
Choir of Thunder Bay
Photo by Mr. Ernie Slongo
The Choir in Virginia Minnesota USA 1998
From right to left, John Marcesi, Bruno's back, our
Bella
Bionda- Peppina Rassat, the towering Pepi Gini, Freddy Rassat, Lucinao
(Pavaroti) Farno, Mario, Pasquale Scarcello, Riocardo, Tony Buttazoni,
and Mario, the hat behind Mario belongs to me, Caesar Squitti.
Salute !
- The CD.
Now available !
only
$
10.00 Cdn
plus
$ 5.00 shipping
PHOTO BY GREG JOHNS - IMAGETECH
PHOTOGRAPHIC
INC- THUNDER BAY - 1-807-622-2012
SPECIAL THANKS TO
DANNY JOHNSON
- RECORDING AND MIXING -
ROY PIOVESANA
- CD INSERT DESIGN AND PHOTOGRPAHY -
DAVINCI CENTRE AND THE ITALIAN CULTRUAL CENTRE
BRUNO'S CONTRACTING - NADIN CONTRACTING
- SPONSORS -
Salute !
Picture by Roy Piovesana
The official release at the Italian Cultural
Centre, "Salute !"
by Maestro Ernie Slongo !
(SPECIAL
THANKS
TO BOB STONE & STAFF FROM WORLD REPLICATION GROUP )
- Picture by Roy Piovesana
The official release at the Italian Cultural
Centre, Thunder
Bay !
with special guest from Italy, Suor ( Sister) Olinda next to our own
Mother
Superior Beppina Rassat !
Photo by Roy Piovesana
President of the choir, Tony Buttazoni presents
a CD to Suor ( Sister) Olinda !
Photo by Caesar J.B. Squitti
- " I am a Canadian ..."Mamma Mia
!"
Danny Johnson and Maestro Ernie Slongo....at the "Da Vinci -
Recording Studio" !
Conducted by Maestro Ernie Slongo
1. Sul Cappello...O Barcarol Del Brenta
2 Vecchio Scarpone ( vocal - Luciano Farno)
3. La Fameja Dei Gobon
4. Tutti Mi Chiamano Bionda
5. La Villanella
6. Bella Ciao
7. Calabrisella
8. Come Porti i Capelli Bella Bionda
9. Va Pensiero (Duet Antoinetta Nadin & Guido Tommasini)
10. Vola, Vola, Vola
11. Piemontesina
12. O Surdato I'Nammurato
13. Madonna Nera
14. Funiculi, Funicula....Tic Ti, Tic Ta,.. E Le Stellette
15. El Relicaro (Accordion John Scaffeo)
16. Battagliero (Accordion, John Scaffeo)
Music by John Scaffeo, and his Krazy
accordion !
Send your cheques or money orders to
Italian Alpini Choir
C/O President Tony Buttazni
1106 W. Mary Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario CANADA
P7E 4M5
$ 10.00 Cdn plus $
5.00 shipping
Total $ 15.00 Cdn includes shipping
2005
-MEMBERS
Ernie Slongo -
Director
(from West Fort)
Scaffeo, John -
Accordionist
Babe (Bambino), Bill (Irish Green)
Battistella, Bruno
Bergamo, Archie
Buttazzoni, Antonio PRESIDENT
Farno, Luciano
Garbaz, Tony
Gazzola, Lina
Gini, Pepi
Maccadanza, Pia
Marchese, Giovanni
Marino, Concetta
Mechis, Cecil
Nadin, Antonia
Rizzi, Pierina
Rassat, Beppina
Squitti, Caesar J. B.
Squitti, Teresa
Sticca, Mario
Tommasini, Gilda
Tommasini, Guido
Villalta, Sergio
Zen, Orlando
THE CHOIR
HISTORY
The Italian Alpini Choir
originated in the Northern Italian Alps as a military choir assigned
with
the Alpini Troops.
Today the choir is made
up of individuals from all parts of Italy and Canada. The choir holds
practices
at both the Italian Centennial Hall and the DaVinci Centre and is open
to anyone interested in singing in Italian. Our current song selection
features songs from all parts of Italy. The choir performs at a variety
of community events, and has perform at The Ironworld Centre in
Minnesota,
USA.
Photo by Caesar J. B. Squitti
Our Maestro is Mr. Ernie
Slongo, and the music is by accompanist Mr. John Scaffeo, the second
best
accordian player in the whole world . . . well
almost !
Past conductors include
Silvio Tessolin, Mr. Phil Cotten, and Raymond Colosimo.
Photo by Caesar J. B. Squitti
Three members of the
Alpini Choir take a break - from the singing to enjoy a delicious plate
of, you guessed it, spaghetti and meatballs, the dish that makes the
Italian
Hall famous. In the picture, Peppina Rassat, (one of the Italian Halls
famous cooks), Maria Michelussi, and Leo Marson.
John and Wilma Marchesi
are seen making Italian Crostoli as part of a fund raising event.
Members
of the choir, gather at the DaVinci Centre or the Italian Society of
Port
Arhur , to make crostolio and Italian deep fried pastry. John tells
Marchesi
tells me that in the first year of the choir, Al Waxman of " King
of Kengsinton" introduced the choir, under the directorship of Mr.
Silvio Tessolin at the Fort William Gardens back in 1973. Also in the
picture
from left to right, are Ricardo Lazzari, Cecil Mechis, Pasquale
Scarcello,
and Caesar Squitti.
THE ALPINI CHOIR at THUNDER
BAY AUDITORIUM -2002
Maestro Earnie Slongo far left - John
Scaffeo - accordionist far right
Teresa Squitti - Marisa Mancuso -
Peppina Rassat
Mary Marino - Antoniette Nadin -
Lena
Meo
Lena Gazzola - Gilda Tommasini -
Fiorella
Nadin
Mario Sticca - Tony Garbaz
Bruno Battistella - Guido Tommasini
John Marcese - Caesar Squitti -
Sergio
Villalta
Francesco Pedulla - Cecil Mechis
Presdient Tony Buttazzoni -
Orlando
Zen
THE ALPINI CHOIR WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ITS SPONSORS
- BRUNO'S CONTRACTING
- Da VINCI CENTER - ITALIAN SOCIETY OF PORT ARTHUR - NADIN CONTRACTING
- SQUITTI'S -
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