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Charlene Larsen, president of Partners for the PAC.
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Charlene Larsen, presi-
dent of Partners for the PAC
— the group hosting Panuc-
cio — said it’s important to
provide concerts like this
for audiences to experience
during the holidays.
“I think just the O Holy
Night piece of it is how
we go forward into the
Christmas season and the
Hanukkah season and into
the new year — that we
take that spirit of the hol-
idays with us into the new
year,” Larsen said.
Refreshments and
cookies during the inter-
mission will be provided
by Partners for the PAC
and proceeds will go to the
non-profit.
Music heals the soul
This year marks the
10-year anniversary of Pa-
nuccio’s concert series.
Panuccio started it
because he didn’t have any
“Messiahs” to sing in that
year, so he made his own
opportunity.
The series began at St.
Peter in Chains Cathedral
in downtown Cincinnati,
Ohio, where Panuccio has
lived since 1998. Panuccio
has performed with the
Pianist Vincent Jones-Centeno.
London Symphony Orches-
tra, Beijing Symphony, the
Lyric Opera of Chicago
and other symphonies and
operas.
It has grown over the
years, from only Panuc-
cio and an accompanist
to a performance with
an orchestra in 2014 that
was recorded by PBS and
earned Panuccio an Emmy
nomination.
Panuccio said that
during times of grief and
sorrow, especially during
the holidays, music has the
power to heal audiences.
“Some people are sad,
some people are very hap-
py, but some people are sad
because they’re suffering
and music really does that
— it brings people together
and it unifies people and it
really heals the soul,” he
said.
Panuccio has also taken
the concert across the U.S.
since 2012, with perfor-
mances in five to seven
cities each year. He’ll
perform in eight cities this
year to celebrate the 10-
year anniversary.
Seeing audiences’ faces
when he’s singing brings
Panuccio joy.
“When I’m singing to
them, I want to bring my
arms around the audience
and just completely em-
brace them and bring them
onto the stage with me …,”
he said, “and I want them
to experience the same joy
that I experience as I’m
performing for them.”
He also wants the con-
cert to transport audiences
to a “feel good” place and
allow them to not worry
about the hustle and bustle
happening in their lives.
Above all, Panuccio
wants audiences to remem-
ber what the holidays are
truly about: “to be with
your friends, with your
family, with your loved
ones and to celebrate this
wonderful music.” CW