“The Church of the Open Door” First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown Proudly

Presents

“The Impossible Dream” A

Musical Tribute to Richard Kiley by award-winning baritone John Cimino and colleagues Richard Albagli and Tom

McCoy of Creative Leaps International. Celebrating more than 2000 performances of the role both Kiley and Cimino loved best

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Don Quixote, The Man of La Mancha!

Kiley as Don Quixote

Cimino as Don Quixote

Featuring songs from the Broadway classic and other masterful settings of the Quixote legacy plus ballads from Kiley’s film classic, The Little Prince.

Richard Kiley, well remembered for his generous community service and countless professional achievements, will be honored in a special tribute on the 10th anniversary of his passing. In addition to the concert, join us for highlights of Kiley’s last documentary appearance in “Grow Old With Me – The Poetry of Aging” together with several of Kiley’s friends, to honor and reflect on the man.

November 8th, 2009 (3 –5 p.m.)

First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown

Recommended Donation: $15 (Seniors $12)

Reservations 845-265-3220 Meet the Artists

Reception Following

All proceeds from the concert will benefit the mission of the “Church of the Open Door”, including its Philipstown Food Pantry, Habitat for Humanity projects, its Midnight Runs for the Homeless in Manhattan, the Peekskill Soup Kitchen, and more…

Benefit Concert

Benefit Concert

About John Cimino

The winner of more than 20 national and international awards as an operatic and concert performer, John Cimino has performed to acclaim throughout Europe and the continental United States, including opposite the great Pavarotti in a gala production of LA BOHEME at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Other credits include performances with the New York City Opera, the San Francisco Opera, the Wexford Festival in Ireland, and the International Verdi Festival in Italy. Also a great fan of the Broadway stage, Cimino’s favorite role is, of course, Don Quixote in The Man of La Mancha, a role he has performed countless times in concerts across the country and around the world.

Trained initially as a scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Cimino went on to study music and voice at the Manhattan and Juilliard Schools of Music as well as in Italy under Pavarotti’s own teacher, Maestro Ettore Campogalliani.

Today, Cimino divides his time between concert engagements and his role as president of Creative Leaps International which produces “Concerts of Ideas” for major corporations, think tanks, universities and institutes for professional development. He lives on the west shores of the Hudson in the town of Blooming Grove with his wife Rachel St-Vincent, a veterinarian oncologist.

Cimino and Pavarotti in “La Boheme”