Be sure to attend the Music Event: “Cristina Fontanelli Sings The Great International Songbook and Wine Reception” on
Sunday, May 15, 2016 – 4:PM at
Baruch Performing Arts Center
Engleman Recital Hall
55 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10010

Cristina Fontanelli has become a well-known personality through her recordings, her appearances on TV, radio, in concert, nightclubs, and opera, and through her acting debut on network television. 

She has appeared as PBS-TV/NY affiliates host for Andrea Bocelli’s “Live From Central Park” also starring Celine Dion and Tony Bennett; for the “Il Volo Takes Flight” special; Vienna Boys Choir and Qi Gong PBS-TV Specials.  In November of 2014 Cristina was chosen by the Italian government as a world-wide representative of the Puglia region to sing in Bari, Italy. 

She is the “voice of Domino’s Pizza” on their national radio commercial, the voice of “Nonna” on PBS-TV Chef Lidia Bastianich’s Christmas special (in over 300 PBS outlets across the U.S.) and has appeared on CBS Weekend NY in interview/performance/co-hosting roles for the past 2 years. She has appeared with Tony Bennett, Joel Grey, Boston Pops, and major concert halls throughout the USA and world.

Lenny Feldmann of Middletown, NY has been a professional
accordionist for over 50 years. A graduate of VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois where he majored in the accordion and received his Bachelor of Music Education degree, he returned to the New York Metro area where he continued to pursue playing professionally. 

He has performed in Yokohama, Japan at their YES ’89 World’s Fair, toured with the world famous Mantovani Orchestra, been a featured performer at numerous
State and National Association conventions, a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Accordion Association and recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Accordion Musicological Society. 

Lenny and Cristina first met when they were both on tour with the Mantovani Orchestra where she was the featured soprano soloist and he was the featured accordionist with the orchestra.

For the past five years Lenny has been providing International Musical requests every Saturday evening at the Black Forest Mill Restaurant in Highland Mills, NY.

For further information on Cristina: Info@CristinaFontanelli.com

For further information on Lenny: cordeenman@cordeenman.com