LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the Greece Choral Society's 40th
Anniversary Concert on May 2, 2010 and paying tribute to Director Ralph
Zecchino and Accompanist Sandra Zecchino

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend organizations and individuals whose commitment and creative
talents contribute to the education, entertainment and cultural enrich-
ment of their community and the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the Greece Choral Society's 40th Anniversary Concert on May 2,
2010 and to pay tribute to Director Ralph Zecchino and Accompanist
Sandra "Sandy" Zecchino in recognition and appreciation of their long
and extraordinary service and contributions to and on behalf of the
choral society and their community; and
WHEREAS, For the past 40 years, Ralph and Sandy Zecchino have been
warm, wonderful assets to the Town of Greece, New York and have helped
fill it with beautiful voices; and
WHEREAS, The Greece Choral Society, a member of the Greece Performing
Arts Society, was organized in 1970 under the direction of Ralph Zecchi-
no, a well-known and highly respected music educator, as part of the
Greece Central School District's Continuing Education Program; and
WHEREAS, Ralph Zecchino has been the Choral Society's Director since
day one and, three years later, his wife, Sandy, took over the
accompanist's duties and has performed them ably ever since; and
WHEREAS, For this very special couple, the Greece Choral Society is a
labor of love and, together, they are actively involved in the extensive
and complex behind the scenes work which contributes so significantly to
its success and enduring popularity; and
WHEREAS, Ralph Zecchino has, for the past 30 years, also been the
Director of the Sanctuary Choir of St. Charles Borromeo Church, where
the Greece Choral Society's 40th Anniversary Concert will take place,
and Sandra Zecchino is a valued and active member of the choir; and
WHEREAS, In both choirs Ralph Zecchino does far more than direct; he
provides anyone with some ability to sing with the opportunity to learn,
improve and perform a wide variety of music in venues most people would
never have the opportunity to experience, such as the opportunity to
perform on stage at the Eastman Theatre, to perform a "live" program
with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra on television, to perform with
100 or more members as a choir, to perform a variety of classical works
as well as "pops" music, or at "Wegmans Concerts by the Shore"; and
WHEREAS, Under Ralph Zecchino's direction, the members of the Greece
Choral Society have also had the opportunity to and have been honored to
proudly represent the State of New York performing in Normandy, France
at the 50th Anniversary observation marking the end of World War II and
to perform at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, perform in Ireland and in
Washington, D.C. at St. Matthew's Cathedral where President John F.
Kennedy's Requiem Mass took place; and
WHEREAS, On Sunday, May 2, 2010, the 100 member Greece Choral Society
will perform a very special 40th Anniversary Concert, "Reflections" 40
Years of the Greece Choral Society, at St. Charles Borromeo Church in
Greece with Guest Soloists Harold McAulliffe and Cindy Miller and the
Bach Children's Chorus, and, of course, directed by Ralph Zecchino and
accompanied by Sandra Zecchino; and
WHEREAS, As the Greece Choral Society celebrates its 40th Anniversary,
its members, leaders and supporters may look back with great pride to
its beginnings, taking just repletion in its purposeful growth and

tremendous accomplishment as it renews its commitment to service and
excellence; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the Greece Choral Society's 40th Anniversary Concert on May
2, 2010 and to pay tribute to Director Ralph Zecchino and Accompanist
Sandra Zecchino for quietly, selflessly sharing their talents, out of
pure love of music, with the Greece, New York community and beyond; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Greece Choral Society and to Ralph and Sandra Zecchino.