A Sound Gift to the Community

Thank you to the community for support of this wonderful concert!

We look forward to Labor Day weekend in 2023 with your local professional orchestra, and community symphonic chorus!

The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes will be collecting donations to benefit the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, specifically by providing food donations to the Corning Food Pantry. Please bring non-perishable foods to the event. For more information on what is collected, and what is most needed, see the section below regarding the Corning Food Pantry. You can also help us giving to the wider Southern Finger Lakes through the Food Bank of the Southern Tier in the section below.

Sponsored by the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes and by Corning Incorporated Foundation.

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Program

*Program subject to change

Old American Folk Songs - Copland
Battle Hymn of the Republic - Wilhousky/Steffe
with the Chorus of the Southern Finger Lakes

Star Spangled Banner - Smith

John Henry - Copland

Feuerfest Polka- Josef Strauss

Shenandoah -Arr. Dragon

From Sea to Shining Sea- Wendel

Movements from Dances in Canebrakes - Price

Armed Forces March - Wendel

Bahn Frei Polka - Eduard Strauss

Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa

Give to Corning Community Food Pantry

These are the items we need the most (no glass jars, please):

Boxed dry foods such as pasta, rice and instant potatoes
Canned proteins such as salmon and tuna
Nuts, peanut butter and other nut butters
Canned fruits, beans, soups and vegetables
Crackers
Baby food

Our clients with special dietary needs and restrictions also appreciate your donations for our healthy food shelves, where we stock gluten-free, reduced sodium, sugar-free and organic foods.

Chalk it up to the Kids

Kids of all ages are invited to participate in a chalk drawing contest! The folks at Nonnie Hood PRC had volunteered to host a chalk drawing in the Ice Rink during the concert. Winners will be selected by the Nonnie Hood staff, and prizes will be distributed. Follow our event on Facebook to stay up to date on information about contest details and prizes!

Facebook Event Page

Fighting Hunger in Our Community

1 in 8 people in our area are at risk of food insecurity, and 1/3 of all requests for food are for children. Hunger is a serious problem—but YOU can help! 

The most impactful way to support local hunger-relief efforts is to donate funds. This is because the Food Bank receives reduced cost and surplus commodities, and we are a wholesale food purchaser with the ability to buy in bulk. While one can of soup costs a consumer $1 at the supermarket, the Food Bank can purchase multiple cans of soup with that same $1.

Nasser Civic Center Ice Rink

Nasser Civic Center
8 Civic Center Plaza
Corning, NY 14830