Dean Karahalis and the Concert Pops Orchestra will be performing in Nassau County’s “Holiday Spectacular” concert on Sunday, Nov. 30 at the Twin Rinks Ice Center at Eisenhower Park.
Guest Vocalists will include Deana Verone, Jim Sergi, as well as Floral Park Memorial High School Chorus, directed by Samantha Koch, and the Bethpage High School Choir, directed by Deborah Stehlik.
Accompanying the concert will be an ice skating performance by Samantha Cesario, 2014 US Olympic Alternate, and young ice dancers sanctioned by the Skating Club of New York.
The two-hour concert and ice show will begin at 4 p.m. Admission will be free, but tickets are required. Free tickets are available at all Bethpage Federal Credit Union branches, as well as at the Administration Building at Eisenhower Park, the Aquatic Center, and at Twin Rinks.
The concert is co-sponsored by Nassau County Parks, Twin Rinks, and Bethpage Federal Credit Union. There is no cost to taxpayers. All attendees are asked to bring non-perishable food items, which will be collected by Island Harvest.
Dean Karahalis and the Concert Pops are a professional concert band and orchestra that performs music from popular classics, Broadway and beyond. The ensemble is made up of New York’s finest musicians, many of whom regularly perform with Broadway and The Metropolitan Opera.
The Concert Pops have performed concerts up and down the east coast in their “Pops Under the Stars” series. Some highlights are performances with guest soloists, including Marvin Hamlisch, the Manhattan Rhythm Kings, Broadway’s Tommy Tune, Betty Buckley, Enzo Stuarti, Joel Gray and Metropolitan Opera great Robert Merrill.
The band has also performed at benefit concerts for the American Cancer Society, United Way, Astoria Federal Savings Bank, as well as performances at the United States Figure Skating Championships.
The Twin Rinks Ice Center at Eisenhower Park is Long Island’s premier ice skating facility and sports entertainment venue. The 165,000 square-foot, world-class facility consists of two indoor, NHL-sized skating rinks, as well as one outdoor rink that host both roller and deck hockey leagues throughout the summer.
For further information about please contact the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums at: (516) 572-0200 or visit the website at www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks.
