Dan Cirucci: A Celebration Of Young Musical Talent!

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

A Celebration Of Young Musical Talent!

Fifty-eight students representing Archdiocesan Secondary Schools and private Catholic High Schools throughout the five-county region participated in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s 2022 All Catholic Orchestra and performed in the annual concert at Lansdale Catholic High School in Lansdale (Montgomery County) on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

This year’s All Catholic Orchestra, was under the direction of guest conductor, Mr. Michael Ludwig, Music Director and Conductor of the Roxborough Orchestra, a community orchestra in Northwest Philadelphia. The concert was hosted by Mr. James Timer, Music Director at Lansdale Catholic High School.

The students performed pieces that were selected from: The Star Spangled Bannerarranged by Swearingen; The Sailors Dance from The Red Poppy Gliere arranged by Errante; Peer Gynt Suite Selections (Grieg) arranged by Meyer; Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana Mascagni arranged by Bullock; The Magic of Harry Potter arranged by Michael Story; and The Star Wars Epic (John Williams) arranged by Smith.

Students from Archdiocesan Secondary Schools including Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti High School in South Philadelphia; Saint Hubert Catholic High School for Girls in the Tacony section in Philadelphia; Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield (Delaware County); Conwell-Egan Catholic High School in Fairless Hills (Bucks County); Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster (Bucks County); Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown (Chester County); Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford (Montgomery County); Lansdale Catholic High School in Lansdale (Montgomery County); Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor (Delaware County); Roman Catholic High School in Center City Philadelphia; and Archbishop Ryan High School Northeast Philadelphia participated.

Students from private Catholic High Schools including Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School in Gwynedd Valley (Montgomery County); Villa Joseph Marie High School in Holland (Bucks County); Holy Ghost Preparatory High School in Bensalem (Bucks County); St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in North Philadelphia; Nazareth Academy High School in the Northeast Philadelphia; Villa Maria Academy High School in Malvern (Chester County); Villa Joseph Marie High School in Southampton (Bucks County); and Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova (Delaware County) also participated.

Four Year awards were presented to Beatrice Aloi, Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova (Delaware County); Maureen Carpenter, Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor (Delaware County); Madeline Gaunt, Lansdale Catholic High School in Lansdale (Montgomery County); Cara Marquardt, Lansdale Catholic High School in Lansdale (Montgomery County); Maria Procaccini, Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor (Delaware County); Anna Secor, Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford (Montgomery County); and Daniel Topley, Roman Catholic High School in Center City Philadelphia.

Background Information on Mr. Michael Ludwig

Michael Ludwig’s multi-faceted career has taken him across four continents, appearing as solo violinist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Pops, KBS Symphony in Seoul, Korea, Beijing Symphony, and Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, joining illustrious conductors such as Sir Georg Solti and John Williams.

Michael’s discography includes recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony, and Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra.

As a conductor, Michael Ludwig has served as Music Director of the Roxborough Orchestra in Philadelphia since his appointment in 2015. His guest conducting appearances include performances with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra, Delaware County Symphony, and Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra. He also appears regularly as a guest conductor of the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia.

Passionately committed to education, Ludwig has conducted the Skidmore College Orchestra, All Catholic High School Orchestra of Philadelphia, Luzerne Music Center String Orchestra, South Jersey Honors Orchestra, and the New Jersey All State Intermediate Orchestra.

Michael has served as Artist-in-Residence Professor of Violin at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University and Adjunct Professor of Music (Violin) at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.

Note: For more information about All Catholic Music, please visit allcatholicmusic.org/.

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About Dan Cirucci

He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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