Upcoming Events at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
Sat May 27, 8:00 PM - Sat May 27, 11:00 PM
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468, Bronx, NY 10468
Community: Harlem
Description
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present Salsero Maestro WILLIE ROSARIO and His Orchestra in a special reunion concert with guest artist TONY VEGA
Event Details
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present Salsero Maestro WILLIE ROSARIO and His Orchestra in a special reunion concert with guest artist TONY VEGA, on Saturday, May 27th, 2017 at 8pm. Exemplary band leader and composer, Willie Rosario, Mr. Afinque Timbalero, returns to Lehman center for a historic Salsa concert not to be missed! Produced by Lehman Center and Jose Raposo.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is on the campus of Lehman College/CUNY at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468. Tickets for WILLIE ROSARIO on Saturday, May 27th, 2017 at 8pm are $100*VIP, $65, $55, $50, and can be purchased by calling the Lehman Center box office at 718-960-8833 (Monday through Friday, 10am–5pm, and beginning at 12 noon on the day of the concert), or through online access at www.LehmanCenter.org. *New This Season: HAVANA CAFÉ and Lehman Center special VIP pre-concert wine & hors d’oeuvres reception starting at 6:30pm. VIP tickets include the reception and the best seats in the house. At the reception meet other patrons and the staff of Lehman Center. Sponsored by Havana Café Restaurant and Havana Club Puerto Rican Rum. Lehman Center is accessible by #4 or D train to Bedford Park Blvd. and is off the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Major Deegan Expressway. Low-cost on-site parking available for $5.
WILLIE ROSARIO (aka “Mr. Afinque”) was born Frenando Luis Rosario Marin in Coamo, Puerto Rico and studied guitar, saxophone, drums and music theory as a child. When Rosario’s family moved to Spanish Harlem in 1946, Willie began to play conga with various orchestras, including those led by Noro Morales, Johnny Segui, and Aldemaro Romero. With charts lent by Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez, Rosario formed his first band in 1958 and recorded his first album El Bravo Soy Yo four years later with vocalist Frankie Figueroa. During the 1960’s Rosario recorded several albums and had his first big hit “La Cuesta De La Fama” in 1969 which marked the debut of his trademark four-trumpet with baritone sax frontlin
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is on the campus of Lehman College/CUNY at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468. Tickets for WILLIE ROSARIO on Saturday, May 27th, 2017 at 8pm are $100*VIP, $65, $55, $50, and can be purchased by calling the Lehman Center box office at 718-960-8833 (Monday through Friday, 10am–5pm, and beginning at 12 noon on the day of the concert), or through online access at www.LehmanCenter.org. *New This Season: HAVANA CAFÉ and Lehman Center special VIP pre-concert wine & hors d’oeuvres reception starting at 6:30pm. VIP tickets include the reception and the best seats in the house. At the reception meet other patrons and the staff of Lehman Center. Sponsored by Havana Café Restaurant and Havana Club Puerto Rican Rum. Lehman Center is accessible by #4 or D train to Bedford Park Blvd. and is off the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Major Deegan Expressway. Low-cost on-site parking available for $5.
WILLIE ROSARIO (aka “Mr. Afinque”) was born Frenando Luis Rosario Marin in Coamo, Puerto Rico and studied guitar, saxophone, drums and music theory as a child. When Rosario’s family moved to Spanish Harlem in 1946, Willie began to play conga with various orchestras, including those led by Noro Morales, Johnny Segui, and Aldemaro Romero. With charts lent by Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez, Rosario formed his first band in 1958 and recorded his first album El Bravo Soy Yo four years later with vocalist Frankie Figueroa. During the 1960’s Rosario recorded several albums and had his first big hit “La Cuesta De La Fama” in 1969 which marked the debut of his trademark four-trumpet with baritone sax frontlin
