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An Annual Event for New Year’s Eve

By Bill Snyder | December 23, 2019

John Covelli

Pianist John Covelli presents his annual New Year’s Eve concert at St. Patrick’s Church in Binghamton. He joins us to talk about his varied program, mixing familiar works with pieces he has just recently discovered, and about a project close to his heart.

Photo credit: QYR via Flickr; John Covelli

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