Musicians & Bands in Syracuse, NY

Mario DeSantis attributes the staying power of the orchestra 1st to the quality musicians who have shared their talent through the years, and secondly to the special orchestrations which are continuously updated and custom written for the orchestra's unique instumentation by Jay Owen and Joe Riposo.

Recreating the glorious sounds and appearance of this pivotal period in American history, the band performs the most popular melodies of the 1850-1870 period, as well as patriotic airs, operatic medleys, marches, and dance music by the era's most renowned composers and bandmasters. All of the band's

Signature Music Camp is held on the picturesque campus of Ithaca College. The 2009 program includes a one-week Youth Camp and a two-week Teen Camp. The Signature Music Camp goal is to provide an affirming and non-competitive musical community that nurtures the personal and collective contributors of