Trish Foti Genco: News

Friends,

It’s hard to believe that we are already to the beginning of July. A “Happy 4th of July” to all! A special prayer of thanksgiving for all those who so bravely protect our great nation and have done so for generations! July 4th has always been a special day in my family! It was my Grandmother’s birthday…she would have been 110 this year! It is hard to imagine that; loved her so…Where is all the time going?!?

Things are busy here in New Orleans! I recently sang for a beautiful Mass with the MIR Group on the anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady. Previously this week, I had the privilege of singing for the Kenner City Mayoral Inauguration. The inspiring Inaugural Mass and Ceremony were beautiful and I am honored to have been a part of it. There is great hope for the future of the City of Kenner!

I had hoped that this email would announce the release of my new website, but due to technical difficulties that is not the case. I apologize to anyone who has tried to access my website in the past few days and was unable. My domain has been temporarily reconnected to the previous server and is now viewable until all the kinks can be worked out and the new site is up and running. Please be on the lookout for an announcement that my new site has been launched. As always you can find the site at: tfotigenco.com

I am happy to announce that this year the “Catholic Grammys” (UCMVA), United Catholic Music and Video Association, will be having there awards in Canada! I am excited to announce that I have been nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year. My songs, from my latest release INSPIRED CLASSICS, have also been nominated in a number of different categories. Bravo to all my friends who helped make this wonderful project happen! Nominations are: “Wherever You Go”; Liturgical/Sacramental. “Christmas Lullaby” Seasonal Song ; “Ave Maria” and “Laudate Dominum” Devotional Song. Lastly, the entire project INSPIRED CLASSICS has been nominated for Devotional Album of the Year and Joe Hand for Producer of the Year.

On a regional front, please continue to pray for our beloved coast! As the number of days increase and the list of beaches effected by the oil spill continues to grow, please continue to support our region by visiting and eating LOTS of seafood! In an effort to help I am donating 50% of all CD sales during the month of July and August to Gulf Aid. Please use this great opportunity to stock up on Christmas gifts and help the coast. My CDs can be purchased online fromtfotigenco.com, CDbaby.com and CatholicMusicNetwork.com. You can find more information about Gulf Aid at gulfaid.org. I am lining up concerts to help out Parishes affected, so stay tuned! For more info or to schedule a concert contact Rachel@tfotigenco.com

In other news, I am thrilled to report that the 3 Sopranos: Praise to Raise Concert was a HUGE success! The Church was packed and we rose over $8,200 for the children in Haiti. Lorraine Hess, Kitty Cleveland and I had such a blast performing together that we hope to do so again in the near future; be on the lookout for our upcoming concerts.

I have also begun working on music for my new project LOVED! I am so excited to be starting this journey. Be on the lookout for a digital release in the near future and more news!

We are also re-designing and “fine tuning” our 2008 Christmas Project. We are booking concerts for this special release! I will be joined by Dreux Montegut (piano), Helen Maxwell (Harp), Karen Ray (cello), Anne Chabreck (flute), Vance Woolf (trumpet) and friends. Please contact tgenco@aol.com to schedule one in your parish!

Also, Immaculate Conception is in the process of finalizing its 4th Annual Fall Concert Series. Be on the lookout for updates regarding dates and times. Performers to date include a Gospel Choir, Strings, Flute, and Brass Group! I hope to see you at one of these concerts. If you would like to sponsor one of these concerts and help offset the cost please contact me at tgenco@aol.com


God Bless,

Trish

Efforts to support the recovery of the Gulf Coast through CD sales have been extended until the end of July. 50 percent of proceeds go to Gulf Aid. Visit www.catholicmusicnetwork.com for more information.

A numerical look at Kenner's inauguration ceremony
Published: Friday, July 02, 2010, 8:45 PM Updated: Friday, July 02, 2010, 8:46 PM
Drew Broach, The Times-Picayune
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Here's a by-the-numbers look at Kenner's inauguration ceremony, held Thursday at the Pontchartrain Center, for its 2010-14 elected officials:


Brett Duke/The Times-PicayuneKenner's new mayor, Mike Yenni, and his fiancee, Michelle Swanner, were all smiles as the crowd applauded him during the city's inaugural ceremony Thursday at the Pontchartrain Center.
12 -- The time (noon) that the ceremony was scheduled to begin.

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1,044 -- Words in keynote address by Jefferson Parish Assessor Lawrence Chehardy.

2,803 -- Words in inaugural address by Mayor Mike Yenni.

0 -- Words spoken from the podium by Ed Muniz, Yenni's usually loquacious predecessor.

7 -- References in Yenni's address to United States presidents. Ronald Reagan was quoted five times, Theodore Roosevelt twice.

1 -- References in Chehardy's remarks to British writers. He quoted Rudyard Kipling's poem "If."

2 -- Vocal performances by Trish Foti Genco, music director at the Roman Catholic Immaculate Conception Church in New Orleans. She sang the National Anthem and "America the Beautiful."

1 -- Trumpet solos by Jay Haydel, John Quincy Adams Middle School band director. He played a medley of themes from "Mansions of the Lord," "The Way We Were" and "My Way."

2 -- Elected officials in City Councilwoman Jeannie Black's family. Her son, Stephen, is a constable in St. Charles Parish, and he administered the oath of office to her.

2 -- Judges on stage. Henry Sullivan administered the oath to Yenni, and June Berry Darensburg administered the oath to Councilman Gregory Carroll. Both judges serve on the 24th Judicial District Court.

2 -- Parishwide elected officials on stage. Sheriff Newell Normand administered the oath to Police Chief Steve Caraway and Councilwoman Maria DeFrancesch. Chehardy administered the oath to Councilman Ben Zahn.

3 -- State legislators on stage. Sen. Danny Martiny, R-Kenner, administered the oath to Councilwoman Michele Branigan. Rep. Tom Willmott, R-Kenner, administered the oath to Councilman Joe Stagni. Rep. Tony Ligi, R-Metairie, administered the oath to Councilman Kent Denapolis.

1 -- Democrats among Kenner's nine elected officials. All but Carroll are Republicans.

16 -- Members of the inaugural committee. Carol Luna, Kenner's retired deputy chief administrator, chaired the committee. Michelle Swanner, Yenni's fiancee and the general manager of Chateau Golf and Country Club, was the honorary chair. Other members: former City Council clerk Gwen Boynton, Yenni campaign consultant Greg Buisson, Kenner Purchasing Director Brenda Campos, City Hall consultant Greg Cantrell, BFM Corp. owner Ralph Fontcuberta, Assistant Community Services Director Donna Hahn, City Council clerk Natalie Hall, Yenni friend and Carnival ball decorator Blaine Kern Jr., Penny Larsen Jr., Ashley Mohrmann, Kenner CAO Mike Quigley, retired Jefferson Parish Carnival director Henry Trapani, Pontchartrain Center general manager Kathleen Turner and mayor's executive assistant Valerie Waguespack.

2 -- Prayers listed in the program. The invocation was delivered by the Rev. Stephen Sauer, pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, the benediction given by pastor Mark Mitchell of New Hope Community Baptist Church in Kenner.

1 -- Prayers not listed in program but delviered anyway, by Darren DiBenedetto, a Navy aviation and warfare systems operator 2nd class.

4 -- Elected former mayors who are still alive: Aaron Broussard, who served from 1982 to 1996; Louis Congemi, 1996-2003; Phil Capitano, 2004-06; Muniz, 2006-10.

1 -- Number of those who were spotted at the ceremony: Muniz. If Broussard, Congemi or Capitano attended, they kept an awfully low profile.

Please join me for a Christmas Concert, Immaculate Conception (Jesuit) Church, New Orleans. 5:30 p.m. Free! See you there!

Just a newsaworthy note to let you all know that I will be moving on from my position at St. Louis Cathedral at the televised mass on WLAE effective 11/8/09.

While I have loved my time there, and am touched to have been part of many of your lives, I look forward to seeing you all in person at my home parish of Immaculate Conception in New Orleans each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. I will also see you on TV with my local media friends in several upcoming appearances...so stay tuned.

God bless!

Catch Trish and some of the top area industry wedding professional at the event "Things to Do Before I Do". Join Trish for this great evening of food, presentations, and insight! Check out this site for dates and times! Hope to see you there~
http://www.beesflowershop.com/08contact.htm

News

WLAE to continue airing daily Mass and other faith-based programming
By: SComiskey
Wednesday June 17th 2009
A Message from WLAE General Manager Ron Yager
I am pleased to announce that the PBS Board voted this morning on the newly revised membership policies and that WLAE has been grandfathered in on the broadcasting of all our Catholic programming including the daily mass. We received numerous calls and e-mails from our viewers to keep the mass on the air and I am delighted that we will be able to continue this vital outreach to the many homebound and shut-ins that we serve. Glenda King, Barbara Wick and myself spoke to many of these folks directly and it was clear that our airing of the mass and other religious programming definitly makes a difference in their lives.



Thanks to everyone for your prayers and support.



Ron



Ron Yager

WLAE General Manager

As cantor for the televised Sunday mass at St. Louis Cathedral, it would be disheartening to see PBS strike “sectarian” programming. “The Public Broadcasting Service (“PBS”) is poised to vote on June 14-15 on a revised programming policy for its affiliated television stations which, among other policies, would not permit them to air “sectarian” programs. Part of its decision will include a definition of “sectarian.” PBS’ proposed definition appears to include such programs as “The Face: Jesus in Art” and “Walking the Bible”, but excluding programs which consist of religious services (such as the Mass).” (Archdiocese of New Orleans) The Mass held at St. Louis Cathedral, which is tele vised daily in addition to the Sunday liturgy reaches people all across the greater New Orleans area, who otherwise would not be able to participate in the liturgy. This mass is seen in prisons, nursing homes, and hospitals, in addition to many others who for one reason or another can not attend a traditional mass.
PBS has met with the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and states that the PBS committee-council would find community reaction to the above proposal helpful in their decision making process. If you or your staff have a reaction to this proposed decision, please send an email or fax to: Helen Osman, Secretary of Communications, USCCB at hosman@usccb.org or 202/541-3129 before June 12, 2009. We will forward these comments to PBS immediately.

For more information concerning the discontinuing of “sectarian” programming on PBS please see http://www.arch-no.org/News.php?mode=read&id=474&title=PBS+considering+striking+%27 sectarian%27+programming (Archdiocese of New Orleans Statement)

Or http://www.current.org/pbs/pbs0907sectarian.shtml. (PBS)
God Bless,
Trish



Please forward to anyone who to think would be concerned about such a proposition. Also, please do not hesitate to copy and paste any or part of the below text in order to help expedite contact.


As ­­­­_________ it would be disheartening to see PBS strike “sectarian” programming. “The Public Broadcasting Service (E2PBS”) is poised to vote on June 14-15 on a revised programming policy for its affiliated television stations which, among other policies, would not permit them to air “sectarian” programs. Part of its decision will include a definition of “sectarian.” PBS’ proposed definition appears to include such programs as “The Face: Jesus in Art” and “Walking the Bible”, but excluding programs which consist of religious services (such as the Mass).” (Archdiocese of New Orleans) The Mass held at St. Louis Cathedral, which is televised daily in addition to the Sunday liturgy reaches people all across the greater New Orleans area, who otherwise would not be able to participate in the liturgy. This mass is seen in prisons, nursing homes, and hospitals, in addition to many others who for one reason or another can not attend a traditional mass.
PBS has met with the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and states that the PBS committee-council would find community reaction to the above proposal helpful in their decision making process. If you or your staff have a reaction to this proposed decision, please send an email or fax to: Helen Osman, Secretary of Communications, USCCB at hosman@usccb.org or 202/5 41-3129 before June 12, 2009. We will forward these comments to PBS immediately.

For more information concerning the discontinuing of “sectarian” programming on PSB please see http://www.arch-no.org/News.php?mode=read&id=474&title=PBS+considering+striking+%27 sectarian%27+programming (Archdiocese of New Orleans Statement)

Or http://www.current.org/pbs/pbs0907sectarian.shtml. (PBS)

Trish Foti Genco, vocalist, and Dreux Montegut, piano, will serve as guest artists at the National Catholic Health Association Conference in New Orleans at the Shearton Hotel in early June 2009. National OCP recording artist Valimar Jansen will join the duo. Also, joining the conference are the St. Louis Cathedral Boychoir, under the direction of Mr. Montegut, and a New Orleans Jazz Ensemble.

January 17, 2008 - 7:30pm — Nick Alexander
Going to a rally this coming week? Get yourself inspired by these songs

# 3 Trish Foti Genco "Masterpiece" from In the Stillness.

Read more: topcatholicsongs.com

We are pleased to announce the National release of our 5th project: INSPIRED CLASSICS.

A true "test and labor of love" and the results are worth it!

What do you get when you mix 2 hurricanes, lost files, a missing engineer, failed internet, emergency surgery, illness,
and some snow in New Orleans?!?!...well project #5 of course. It is here.. thanks to the wonderful efforts of Joe Hand! Listen and Enjoy! The details of the drama of this project will sure to amuse all in the New Year! Stay tuned..

Happy New Year and God bless us all!

Trish

Sunday, November 16, 2008
Top Catholic Songs announces top ten Christmas albums

by Nick Alexander




Christmas and Advent 2008 is upon us. This is a tremendous opportunity to wait in expectant hope for the coming of our Risen Savior, but also a time to reflect upon His first coming as a precious infant. These albums provide the best in both contemporary and traditional carols, both servicing Advent and Christmas. I invite you to check them out at your leisure, and introduce them to your family.




1. Christmas Joy by Gretchen Harris
2. Bethlehem Morn by Chuck Stevens
3. In His Presence...the Gift of Christmas by Trish Foti Genco
4. Happy Birthday Jesus-A Christmas Album by Donna Lee
5. Christmas Peace by Michael Zabrocki
6.Peace On Earth (songs for Advent and Christmas) by Sean Clive
7. Christmas All Year Through by Lynn Geyer
8. Come to the Stable by Nancy Krebs
9. Wait With Me: Advent of the Promised Son by Susan Bailey
10. Take Me Back to Bethlehem by Elizabeth Schmeidler

See Top Catholic Songs' full page advertisement in the holiday issue of Faith & Family Magazine.

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=45408620

Saturday, October 25, 2008
Unity Award Winners
A star-studded and beautifully performed awards program honored deserving Catholic artists with Unity Awards from the United Catholic Music and Video Association (UCMVA) - the "Catholic Grammy." Performers included Matt Maher, Trish Foti Genco, Tony Melendez, Kitty Cleveland, John Michael Talbot and many others.

Kudos go out to Philip Stein, the president of the UCMCA, Susie Gorell, Susan and Ron Stein, Trish Foti Genco, Bernie Klein and Dave Wang for making this show possible. Trish and Bernie were key to bringing the Unity Awards show to its new permanent home at Loyola University in New Orleans; Trish's relentless support of New Orleans musicians resulted in the live band and gospel choir that accompanied performances.


Watch the entire show here:


Here are the winners:



Song of the Year

Live Like Saints - John Grassadonia





Songwriter of the Year

John Grassadonia - Live Like Saints





Male Vocalist of the Year

John Michael Talbot





Female Vocalist of the Year

Kara Klein




Group of the Year

Daughters of St. Paul





Artist of the Year

Matt Maher




New Artist of the Year

Crystal Velazquez




Producer of the Year

Joe Hand & Kitty Cleveland - Lord When You Came” from the Album “Surrender” – Artist: Kitty Cleveland – Christiana, LLC Label









Modern Rock Alternative/Rock
Song of the Year

A. Be My Everything - Chris Padgett




Gospel Song of the Year

Wade In The Water-ValLimar Jansen




Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year

Away from Myself - Noelle Garcia




Praise & Worship Song of the Year

Were You There? -Marilla Ness




Devotional Song of the Year

I Surrender -Sharmane




Country Song of the Year

Traces of Jesus - Dan Duet




Liturgical/Sacramental Song of the Year

Adoro Te Devote-Voice Trek




Modern Rock/Alternative Rock Album of the Year

Impact-Chris Padget




Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year

The Meaning of Life - Sammy Blaze




Gospel Album of the Year

Anointing - ValLimar & Frank Jansen




Pop/Contemporary
Album of the Year

Meet Me Where I Am-Noelle Garcia




Devotional Album of the Year

Living Water – 50th John Michael Talbott




Liturgical/Sacramental Album of the Year

Angels – Celestial Voices of Harmony-Voice Trek




Instrumental Album of the Year

Rejoice-Steve Hall




Praise & Worship Album of the Year

Live: Songs from the Road-Steve Angrisano




Children's Album of the Year

Hi God 6 -Carey Landry & Carol Jean Kinghorn




International Album of the Year

I Believe In You-Marilla Ness




International Artist/Group of the Year

Marilla Ness




Choral Collection of the Year

A. Hymns & Anthems - Colin Mawby & Andrew Wright




Spoken Word Recording of the Year

Enduring Love - A Rosary for Chastity - Kara Klein




Best Religious Television Presentation,DVD/Video Release and/or Movie Presentation for Catholic Evangelization of the Year

Bella - Directed by Alejandro Monteverde




Video/DVD Producer of the Year

Denise Pinckey, Eduardo Verastegun, Leo Severino, Alejandro Monteverde & Sean Wolfinton - Bella




Album Packaging of the Year

Surrender (2007 Remix) – Artist: Kitty Cleveland – Art Director: Dawn Cadard




Video/DVD Packaging of the Year

Kara Klein DVD Trilogy – Artist: Kara Klein – Art Director: Bernard J. Klein




Seasonal Song of the Year

What Child Is This-Trish Foti Genco




Seasonal Album of the Year

Light of the World-Angelina

You can watch a recorded version of the entire program at www.ustream.tv/channel/ucmva. More coverage will be coming in the week to come. Thanks to Dave Wang for producing the live show.


Posted by GrapeVine at 7:55 PM
Labels: Unity Awards 2008

Read an article on Trish and her appearance at the Unity Awards in New Orleans at this link:

www.clarionherald.org

Preparations are well underway for the 9th annual Unity Awards on Loyola Univeristy's Campus. 10/25 7:00 p.m.

Trish is a final nominee in several catagories!

Watch for Trish with the St. Mary's Dominican High School Choir under the direction of Brenda Castillo.

Tickets available unitywards08.com.

See you there!

"Ave Maria" included in the "Top Ten Catholic Marian Songs" by the National Catholic Registar.

Check it out soon!

Congratulations!

"Lamb of God" on the release "After the Rain" has been named #4 in the Top ten songs for "Holy Week" as featured in the NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTAR! Congratulations!

Get your copy of the Christmas release today from this website. The CD has officially sold out in local stores. A few copies remain at Borders, St, Louis Cathedral Bookstores, and Mules. Thank you!

Cultural Arts
Recording artist to present concert

'Christmas at the Abbey' comes Friday

Friday,
November 30, 2007
Kelli Moore

The walls of Benet Hall at St. Joseph Abbey in Covington will resonate with the joyful sounds of Christmas when New Orleans-based Catholic recording artist Trish Foti Genco performs in concert Friday.

The concert, "Christmas at the Abbey," will begin at 7:30 p.m., and the public is invited to attend. Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to St. Joseph Abbey for the renovation of Benet Hall.

The concert will showcase songs and music on Genco's latest album, "In His Presence . . . the Gift of Christmas." Produced partly in Nashville, Tenn., the CD was released in November and includes both classic and contemporary Christmas favorites, as well as some New Orleans jazz sounds.

"We did a Christmas CD because the people of New Orleans expressed (to us) that's what they wanted," Genco said. "We're excited about it."
A longtime singer who serves as music director for Immaculate Conception Church in New Orleans and cantor for St. Louis Cathedral, Genco said she was drawn to the idea of supporting Benet Hall through a concert to highlight the need for quality performing venues in the greater New Orleans area, particularly north of Lake Pontchartrain.

"We need venues for area musicians," she said. "I think (Benet Hall) is an important cultural center for the north shore."

Constructed in 1961 as a place for seminarians to perform as part of their formation process, the 610-seat venue has also been used for years by the local community for dance, musical and theatrical performances.

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According to Benet Hall's theater manager, Kit Friedrichs-Baumann, renovation is taking place in stages, while the theater continues to be in use.

She said visitors to Benet Hall on Friday can enjoy the benefits of a new HVAC system that was recently installed, as well as a new light-control system. Other upgrades planned for the future include seat restoration; new house and stage flooring; and a new sound, lighting and rigging system.

Tickets to "Christmas at the Abbey" may be purchased in advance through Friedrichs-Baumann, or at the door before the performance. The doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for senior citizens, students and children. St. Joseph Abbey is located at 75376 River Road in Covington. To purchase tickets or obtain more information, call Friedrichs-Baumann at 867-2233.

For more information about Genco's music, visit www.tfotigenco.com.

. . . . . . .

Kelli Moore covers community cultural arts in western St. Tammany. Send news about community art and music events and people to her at pnkmoore@bellsouth.net or 1001 N. U.S. 190, Covington, LA 70433.

Published on NOLA.com Friday, November 30, 2007 3:01 p.m.

Published in The Times-Picayune Sunday, December 2, 2007














Also performing in the concert will be two members of the St. Louis Cathedral Boychoir, Carl Helmers and Bryton Gunther, as well as members of the teen choir of St. Peter Catholic Church in Covington, under the direction of Mary Beth Russell. Members of the St. Peter Teen Choir are: Marybelle Bates, Jenny Bravo, Leah Couvillon, Kevin Coyne, Jacques Damare, Alexandra Doucet, Karista Filopoulos, L.A. Lam, Sarah Mariano, Alexandra Mejia, Gina Mejia, Anneliese Moore, Bradley Pregeant and Meagan Robert.

Together with Genco and her team of musicians, the concert promises to be one of Christmas cheer and inspiration.

Rather than using professional musicians furnished by the Nashville producer, Genco opted to record her Christmas CD using five New Orleans area musicians. All of them, she said, are lifelong friends who enjoy successful professional musical careers locally. These musicians, who will join her onstage at the Abbey concert, include pianist Dreux Montegut, director of music at St. Louis Cathedral; Anne Chabreck, of the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra, on flute; Karen Ray, of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, on cello; and Jeremy Brekke, of Loyola University, and Vance Woolf, of the LPO, on trumpets.

Genco said she chose to collaborate with local musicians on her Christmas CD "to raise awareness" around the nation that there are good, professional musicians who have remained in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, and "as a city we need to support them."

She said many of the national critical reviews she's read since her CD was released last month indicate a lack of awareness nationwide of the musical talent still available in New Orleans.

"They're shocked that we still have great musicians in the area," Genco said.

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We are excited to announce Trish will be on WWL-TV morning news on November 29, 2007! Tune In to hear her!

At your request a list of New Orleans area stores that carry our CDs:

New Orleans:

St. Louis Cathedral Bookstore

What's New (Decatur)

Blessed Seelos Center

Catholic Bookstore

Metairie:

Mule's Catholic Bookstore

Barnes and Noble

Borders

Church Supply

All the Best

Pauline Gift and Media

Christmas Village (Vets)

Slidell and Chalmette:

Angels of Peace

Layfayette:

Zoo of Acadiana

Amazon

CD Baby

Itunes

Indie Heaven

Catholic Compnay

Troubador of Our Lord

Heartbeat Records

Two of Trish's songs:
The Magnificat (After the Rain)and In the Stillness (In the Stillness) have been selected for the top ten songs of Advent.

Look for the Ad in the National Catholic Registar or Check out www.topcatholicsongs.com.

Trish will be featured on the International Tv Show. The 30 minute show will focus on Trish's music.

December 25, 2007
December 27, 2007

Check Local listing for times!

A big congraulations to Trish! She is a final Nominee for female vocalist of the year!