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Mark Gionfriddo

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Was a performer, arranger, and audio engineer for the Young@Heart Chorus fundraising concert and CD launch entitled "Miss You" held on Zoom on October 3rd. The event raised $100,000 to replace the revenue lost when Y@H was forced to cancel their two area performances due to the pandemic. Featuring appearances by Paul Shaffer, Larry David, Steve Buscemi, David Byrne, Los Lobos, Jim James, Edie Falco, John Berman of CNN, and Hoda Kotb & Jenna Bush-Hager of NBC, the concert is available for viewing here: 

Performed with the Young@Heart Chorus, the Springfield SciTech Band, and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players on November 16, 2019 at the Academy of Music in Northampton. In addition, Mark was commissioned by Y@H to write seven arrangements for the chorus and the SSO players, including "Medley from Bizet's CARMEN," "Kiss" by Prince, "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter In a Small Town" by Pearl Jam, and Bob Dylan's "Forever Young."