West Haven High School Band Shows Off New Instruments

WEST HAVEN, CT — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, center, gets a front-row showing of the West Haven High School Band’s new instruments by director Donata Lupacchino-Nelsen, back left, and band members and students of her Advanced Placement music theory class on Monday.

Borer, a staunch advocate of the arts and music enrichment, supported the purchase of the instruments — an 88-key Yamaha P-S500 smart digital piano and a 34-inch Zildjian orchestral gong with a heavy-duty stand — through the American Rescue Plan Act.

Lupacchino-Nelsen said the band is looking forward to a special “Holiday Extravaganza: Joy to the World!” performance by the New Haven Symphony Orchestra at West Haven High on Dec. 13.

The 7 p.m. concert is presented by the city and will take place in the school auditorium at 1 McDonough Plaza.

Tickets cost $20 for orchestra seating and $15 for mezzanine seating.

Tickets are sold only in advance on the GoFan website and the NHSO website.

All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit West Haven Public Schools’ music department.

This press release was produced by the City of West Haven. The views expressed here are the author’s own.