Saint Patrick's Church (Bridgeport) Music Department, led by Music Director Anthony Procaccini (AWHS 1976), held its third annual Guest Artist Day, honoring Fairfield resident Thomas Woodman, Sunday, June 7.
The Greenwich-born Mr. Woodman (pictured at left), a baritone, has performed in most of the major concert venues in the USA as well as numerous prestigious concert halls around the world. For this event, he interpreted the Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria" as well as adding his rich voice to the church choir in a mix of Classical style (Beethoven), Gospel style (Pepper Choplin) and traditional chorales.This day was also the final Sunday of the choir season and, as Procaccini noted at the podium near the conclusion of the mass, "This is our end-of-season opportunity to thank the choir members for another year of hard work and commitment to the parish." A well-deserved and sustained round of applause followed.
Parishioners mingled with Fairfield native Procaccini (pictured above in the suit at the right), Woodman and the chorus for "coffee and..." soon after the mass ended.Please sign the AWHS Guest Book.
Visit the Andrew Warde High School Gift Shop.
Watch the AWHS 1976 vintage "film".
1 comment:
This honor is well-deserved. Congrats Tom! Mr. Woodman has one of the greatest voices I have ever heard. His wife Carol might be the exception to that. Outstanding voices, both of them!
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