Tony Procaccini of Warde's Class of 1976 to Host "Due Artisti" and "Lounging With Lombardi" Today, August 17, on Centanni Broadcasting Network

Andrew Warde High School Class of 1976 product Tony Procaccini, pictured below at the left, will guest-host sessions of "Due Artisti" and "Lounging with Lombardi" on the Centanni Broadcasting Network today, Wednesday August 17, 2011. The shows will originate from New York City, and can be heard (and are usually archived at) http://www.centannibroadcasting.com/.

During "Due Artisti," Tony will feature the music of soprano Lia Carter. Ms. Carter, a Fairfield, CT resident, is a highly-acclaimed soprano from the Midwest who trained in New York City and has performed worldwide. In addition to singing regularly at many churches in Fairfield County, she has an upcoming engagement in Lincoln Center during the September 11 commemorations.

Married and with five children, Carter juggles her busy liturgical and non-liturgical performances with a steady teaching schedule. Her recent CD, "Song of Devotion," features twelve well-prepared pieces from various music genres. Her professional Website is http://liacarter.com/.

For "Lounging with Lombardi," noted author-historian-producer Chuck Granata will be Tony's in-studio guest.

Granata is the author of "Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording" and two other critically-acclaimed books. He has also produced numerous high-profile reissue projects, some of them focused on Sinatra's Columbia recordings. He is heard and see on radio and TV often, and is the producer and engineer for "Nancy for Frank," Nancy Sinatra’s weekly radio program on Sirius-XM satellite radio.

Procaccini and Granata will discuss his "Sessions" book and play music samples demonstrating ideas found in this seminal work, covering the major periods in Sinatra's recoding career and the various studios in which he recorded.

Tony Procaccini, a self-proclaimed "proud alumnus" of Andrew Warde High School's Class of 1976, is Music Director of Saint Patrick's Church in Bridgeport, CT, an Italian/English Interpreter/Translator, a Sinatra Historian, and the Music Director of the Annual Community Christmas Carol Sing-Along sponsored by B.A.C.I.O., Inc.