Season 33, Concert 5 - May 13, 2016

BENEFACTOR ($3,000 and above) Lindsay B. Gallagher

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SPONSOR ($1,000 to $1,999)

Michael & Darel-Ann DePompeo D Emilio & Maria Uriarte

Judith Widicus In Memory of John R. Rodland

In Memory of Warren Grim Daichii Sankyo, Inc.

SUPPORTER ($500 to $999)

Barbara Abney Bolger Lawrence & Donna Friedman D

In memory of Aquilina Lim Randy F. Reveley

John & Marilyn Wagner D Dr. Christian Wilhjelm & Jacqueline Sarracco D

Patricia & Fred Yosca Bank of New York/Mellon Corporation

PVH Corporation

ASSOCIATE ($250 to $499) Annette Baron & Andrew Lieb

Mary & Paul Bergquist D Jeffrey Bittner D

Naomi Freshwater Paul Goldberg Elisa R. Grim

Paul & Carolyn Kirby D Michael Kokola

Beth Mejia D Kathy & John Palatucci D

Neil Sheehan D In Memory of Harry Shapiro D

John & Marilyn Wagner D Anonymous D

Blue Moon Cafe

AFFILIATE ($100 to $249) Ginny Baird

John G. Bolger John L. & Louise M. Butler

David & Jacalyn Bychek Suzanne Coletta

Lynn & Dick Curtin James Demes Sally Fillmore

Capt. Kenneth Force Frank & Loretta Healey Marie & Marion Kane

Cheryl & James Mallen D Jerrold & Mary A. Meyer

Irene Montella D

Dorothy Neff Mary & Michael Nussear

Marcella Phelan D Jean Roughgarden D

Deloss Schertz & Rose Kraybill Francis & Barbara Schott

Rachel Schulman D Ted & Evelyn Slockbower Richard & Karen Summers

Kathleen & Harold Sylvester Janice Willet

Nancy E. Zweil D

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Gayle & Richard Felton D Vicki Fiore, M.D.

Katherine Grasso D Richard F. Hahn

Lois Hicks-Wozniak D Carol & Richard Holodak

Emily James D Janet Johnston D

Janis Keown-Blackburn D Nathan Kinney D

Lorraine Mariella D Judith & David Maron

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Betsy Murphy & Dick Sparrow Walter & Diana Perog

Ellen Pollen D Larry & Barbara Roshon D

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The Ridgewood Concert Band would like to thank all of the many volunteers who have made this concert possible.

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The Ridgewood Concert Band would like to give a special “thank you” to the Pascack Valley Regional

High School District. The Pascack Hills High School Band room is our weekly rehearsal site.

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Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, Music Director

A Season of Classics Annual Generations Concert

PRELUDE CONCERT - 7:30 PM

Bloomfield Youth Band Patrick J. Burns, Founding Director

FEATURED GUEST SOLOISTS Timothy Ruszala, Bassoon

2015-2016 RCB Youth Soloist Competition Winner

Richard Summers, Clarinet

FEATURED CLASSIC Jupiter from The Planets

Gustav Holst, arr. Merlin Patterson

THE RIDGEWOOD CONCERT BAND SIDE-BY-SIDE SYMPHONIC BAND Alecia DeJoseph & Jacqueline Sarracco, Co-Directors

Friday, May 13, 2016 - 8:00 PM West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

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the Ridgewood Concert Band

Timothy Ruszala is an avid bassoonist from Fairfield, NJ who settled on bassoon in the 8th grade, after first playing both the clarinet and French horn. Since then, he has auditioned for many regional concert bands and orchestras, successfully winning the first bassoon seat in the North Jersey Area, Region, All-State, and NAFME All-National Honor Ensembles each time he auditioned. This year, he will also be

performing with the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America on their fourth annual tour which, after playing in Carnegie Hall, will travel to Montpellier, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Prague to give additional concerts under the baton of Valery Gergiev. This is his first time playing a concerto with full accompaniment, and he couldn’t be more excited! Richard Summers is a music educator, performer, conductor, arranger, and composer. Recently retired from NJ public schools, Richard taught instrumental music for 32 years. He was a member of the West Point Band, graduated from Juilliard with both BM and MM degrees, and has taught all levels of instrumental music from elementary, middle and high schools at Kinnelon and Pequannock, NJ and was also the concert band director and clarinet/woodwind instructor at Wm. Paterson University. During the 1988-89 season, Mr. Summers became concertmaster of the Ridgewood Concert Band, and has been featured soloist several times, and is assistant conductor, and personnel manager of this fine community band. His wife, Karen, is also an RCB member and clarinetist, and their son, Stephen, also played clarinet with RCB until a few years ago. Richard has played with many area orchestras and chamber music groups including the NJ Pops Orchestra. Currently he is active as a clinician, woodwind performer, and guest conductor in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York area. Mr. Summers is a published arranger and composer for Bandworks and Carl Fischer Publications and has had several of his arrangements performed with the Ridgewood Concert Band.

RIDGEWOOD CONCERT BAND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT: Mark Zettler IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Carolyn Kirby

VICE PRESIDENT: John Wagner RECORDING SECRETARY: Annette Lieb

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: James Mallen TREASURER: Neil Sheehan

MEMBERS AT LARGE: John Butler, Mike DePompeo,

Lawrence Friedman, David Marks, Kathleen Peters, Philip Peters, Thomas P. Price, Deloss Schertz & Beth Seavers

Loch Lomond – Frank Ticheli (b.1958). The Scottish folk song Loch Lomond dates back to the late 18th century and the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden Moor in 1746. Loch Lomond tells the story of two prisoners, one to soon be executed and the other to be set free. Oh! ye’ll tak’ the high road and I’ll tak’ the low road, An’ I’ll be in Scotland afore ye’, But me and my true love will never meet again On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond It’s said that the spirits of those that died in foreign lands will take the “low road” home to Scotland to arrive well before their still living comrades who had to make the long journey home on foot. Ticheli has tried to “preserve the folksong’s simple charm, while also suggesting a sense of hope and the resilience of the human spirit.” The final statement of the Scottish melody is artfully combined with the well-known Irish folksong Danny Boy. Together they reach an inspiring crescendo before fading out to the last strains of the song “On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.” Star Wars – The Marches – John Williams (b. 1932). There is little doubt of the impact of John William’s music on the entertainment world. His film music, including a more than 20-year collaboration with director Steven Spielberg, has been an integral part of some of the film industry’s finest achievements. John William’s unique talent and respected artistry have made these film scores a significant and vital part of our American culture. Williams’s score to Star Wars recreates in a science fiction world the same musical effects of Wagnerian music-dramas. The music for the Star Wars franchise has become so deeply engrained in our minds that to hear but a few seconds, or even an opening chord, is to be immediately transported into that world and its entire engaging narrative. This collection of marches from several of the films was arranged here by Jerry Brubaker and promises to take you to “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.” Program Notes compiled by Marcie Phelan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor, professional musician and educator, has been the Ridgewood Concert Band’s Musical Director since it was founded in 1983. He was also Music Director of the renowned Goldman Memorial Band in New York City. As a guest conductor, Dr. Wilhjelm has conducted the West Point Band, the United States Army Field Band, the Virginia Wind Symphony, the Allentown Band, the Hanover Winds, the Raritan Wind Symphony, and the Norwalk Symphony. Dr. Wilhjelm has been the conductor of the annual New York City Tuba Christmas since 2000. He was recently appointed the conductor of the Ramapo College Concert Band. As a French horn player, he has performed under the world’s great conductors including Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Colin Davis and Arthur Fiedler. Dr. Wilhjelm has played the French horn with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops and, as a principal, with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Opera Orchestra and the Richmond Symphony. An honors graduate of the New England Conservatory, he received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1998. He has been the band director at Pascack Hills High School since 1984. Dr. Wilhjelm was recently honored by his election to the American Bandmasters Association. He is the 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Conductor Award presented by the Association of Concert Bands. Dr Wilhjelm is the state chair for the National Band Association. In 2013, he was elected to the Board of Directors for the Association of Concert Bands. ____________________________________________________________________________________

The Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB), A New Jersey Wind Symphony, in its 33rd season, is one of the leading wind ensembles in the United States. Founded by community leaders, dedicated musicians and Music Director Chris Wilhjelm in 1983, the RCB is committed to engaging and inspiring our audiences with the finest in traditional and contemporary wind literature. Led by Dr. Wilhjelm, the band is composed of professional, amateur and student players drawn from across the tri-state area.

PROGRAM NOTES The Pathfinder of Panama – John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) more than anyone else, Sousa is responsible for bringing the United States Marine Band to the level of excellence upheld today. As a composer, he wrote the best known and most beloved marches in the repertoire and as the band’s director, he was an innovator who shaped the future of the Marine Band. Shortly after the completion of the Panama Canal in1914, the Sousa Band was invited to perform at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, held in San Francisco. At the request of Walter Anthony, a reporter for the San Francisco Call, Sousa composed “The Pathfinder of Panama” march to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal and dedicated it to the exposition as well. The “Pathfinder” in the title of the march refers not to an individual, but to the Panama Canal itself, an engineering marvel that shortened the ocean voyage between San Francisco and New York by approximately 8,000 miles and continues to have an incalculable impact on the shipping of goods and passengers worldwide. Hungarian Fantasy – Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) was best known as a composer of opera and came to be known as the founder of German romantic opera. As a gesture of friendship, he composed a work for solo clarinet and was immediately confronted by Georg Brandt, a colleague of the clarinetist, to write a solo for bassoon. The result was his first concerto for Bassoon in F. Brandt so loved the work, he asked von Weber to do another and Hungarian Fantasy was born. To get it done quickly von Weber rewrote a viola work he had previously written for his brother Fritz. This solo has become much more popular with bassoonists today and can be heard in many auditions and performances. The rondo’s rhythms emphasize the Hungarian flavor of the music. Weber’s writing of the work fully exploits the facility of the bassoon, its agility over a wide range of notes, tonal quality, and its lyrical as well as comical elements. All of these factors give our young soloist an opportunity to showcase his most capable flare and virtuosity. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity from The Planets – Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Arr. Merlin Patterson. Gustav Holst played a major role in re-energizing English concert music by injecting it with the spirit and, at times, the letter of the country’s folk music. He created music in a more cosmopolitan style, such as his immensely popular original orchestral suite The Planets. It took Holst more than two years to complete The Planets, which is composed in seven parts, each one for the seven planets. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity is the fourth planet musically described. The exuberance of this movement shows itself not only in its tempo and rhythm but also in the multiplicity of subjects. Jupiter might well be designated as “the English movement” because it shows how Holst was profoundly influenced by the folk music of his country. Certainly this is rustic English composition, music for a fair with crowds of people in it and infinite good spirits. The grand tune that ends the parade of themes has become the setting for a patriotic hymn with the words “I vow to thee my country.” Triumphal March from Aida – Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). The Triumphal March is the centerpiece of Act II of Verdi’s acclaimed opera Aida. In Scene 2 the people of Egypt welcome a victorious leader of the Egyptian Army Radames and his men. They watch as Ethiopian captives are paraded before them. This sequence has traditionally been the occasion for the most spectacular staging that any opera house can manage, involving multiple choruses, on stage bands, a large ballet corps, and sometimes trained horses (the premiere in Cairo in 1870 reportedly used elephants.) From the opening trumpet fanfare the music grips the audience with its profound pomp and pageantry. Many opera critics have noted this scene to be the most popular in all of operatic literature and the Triumphal March its cornerstone. Rhapsody for Solo Clarinet and Band – Patrick J. Burns (b.1969) best describes this piece in his own words, “The work consists of one large movement with three contiguous sections following a brief introduction: Comodo – Lirico – Meccanico. The character of each section is quite different, one from another, but so is the compositional style and harmonic vocabulary. Each movement explores various traits of the clarinet’s “personality,” if you will – and affords the soloist ample opportunity to be expressive in both highly technical and sweepingly lyric passages throughout virtually the entire range of the instrument. The ensemble itself maintains a very active role throughout, and is often on equal footing with the soloist in terms of the evolution of the piece.” March to the Scaffold Movement IV from Symphonie Fantastique – Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Arr. R. Mark Rogers. Symphonie Fantastique is a piece of program music which tells the story of an artist gifted with a lively imagination who has poisoned himself with opium in the depths of despair because of a hopeless love. In the fourth movement, the dose of the narcotic, while too weak to cause his death, plunges the artist into a heavy sleep accompanied by the strangest of visions. He dreams he has killed his beloved, that he is condemned, led to the scaffold and is witnessing his own execution. The procession advances to the sound of a march that is sometimes somber and wild, and sometimes brilliant and solemn, in which a dull sound of heavy footsteps follows without transition the loudest outbursts. At the end of the march, the audience can envision the fall of the guillotine providing the fatal blow.

SIDE-BY-SIDE STUDENT MUSICIANS One of the most important missions of the Ridgewood Concert Band is to reach out to the youth in our area and expose them to fine wind ensemble literature and performance. With this in mind, Dr. Chris Wilhjelm suggested that we set up a concert in which deserving high school students would have the opportunity to play side-by-side with the musicians in the RCB and prepare several works that would challenge them musically and involve them in a professional level performance situation. Music teachers from the RCB and area high schools made their recommendations, and we are delighted this evening to host the 8th Annual “Side-by-Side Concert.” The music you will hear during the second half of tonight’s concert is the result of hours of personal practice as well as joint rehearsals with the students and the RCB. It is our hope that the students and you, our audience, will find this annual event both educational and enjoyable. Below are the names of the student participants. We are grateful to them, their teachers, their parents, Dr. Chris Wilhjelm and the Side-by-Side Committee (Alecia DeJoseph and Jacqueline Sarracco) for making this performance possible. We would also like to give a special "thank you" to Music & Arts in Paramus for donating the student folders.

Student Name Grade Instrument SchoolAsch, Madison 10 Oboe Midland Park HSBellanich, Angie 12 Clarinet New Milford HSBenavides, Margy 12 Alto Sax North Bergen HSBlaeuer, Ariana 12 French Horn West Milford HSBurger, Sophia 10 Flute Ridgewood HSCline, Cody 11 Trombone Butler HSCollins, Dan 12 Tuba Midland Park HSCollins, Liam 11 French Horn Ramapo HSDouthat, Carolyn 10 Trumpet Wayne Valley HSDreyer, Danielle 10 Bass Clarinet West Milford HSDreyer, Jordan 10 Bassoon West Milford HSFeldman, Hannah 11 Trombone Morristown HSFerraro, Francesca 10 Clarinet Pascack Hills HSFlanagan, Amanda 12 Clarinet West Morris Mendham HSFord, Raelene 10 Oboe Indian Hills HSGarcia, Amanda 10 Flute North Bergen HSGarcia, Arlene 10 Clarinet North Bergen HSGonzalez, Natalie 10 Flute/Piccolo Memorial HSGunn, Patrick 11 Clarinet Ramapo HSHernandez, Jon 12 Bari Sax Pascack Hills HSHu, Daniel 9 Clarinet Whippany Park HSJones, Margaret 12 Percussion Morristown HSKalanick, Anthony 10 Clarinet Morris Knolls HSKowalski, Natalie 11 Clarinet Butler HSKwak, HeeYoung 10 Bassoon Paramus HSLachenauer, Ari 11 Trombone Suffern HSLange, Steven 9 Clarinet West Milford HSLenahan, Conor 9 Trumpet Morristown HSLevine, Tara 12 Flute New Milford HSMcIntyre, Madison 10 Percussion West Milford HSMcIntyre, Zachary 12 French Horn West Milford HSMejia, Scarleth 12 Flute North Bergen HSMola, Fred 10 Trumpet Ramapo HSNiederman, Jacob 10 Clarinet Indian Hills HSOplinger, Claire 9 Flute Morristown HSPadilla, Gabriela 12 Clarinet North Bergen HSPerry, Emily 12 Flute West Milford HSPhilibert, Tami 12 Flute Indian Hills HSPinney, Kevin 11 Alto Sax Ramapo HSPlumer, Ross 12 Trombone Suffern HSRuszala, Timothy 12 Bassoon West Essex HSSansone, Chris 11 Flute West Milford HSSanta Lucia, Theresa 9 Clarinet West Milford HSSolon, Zach 11 Tuba Pascack Hills HSSondermeyer, Kelly 12 Flute Butler HSStouffer, Sean 11 Trombone Don Bosco HSVargas, Yax 10 Trumpet North Bergen HSWang, Daniel 11 Flute Parsippany HSWestervelt, Patrick 12 Trombone New Milford HSWiniarski, Christopher 11 Tuba Ramapo HSWinston, Erica 11 Flute/Piccolo Pascack Hills HSYoon, Nari 11 Flute Paramus HS

PICCOLO Max Taylor

FLUTES

Chrysten Angderson Jill Bloom

Lisandra Hernandez Jennifer Kasyan

Annette Lieb Kristin Bacchiocchi-Stewart *

Tomomi Takamoto Max Taylor

Jennifer Wise

OBOES Drew Greis

James Mullins *

OBOE AND ENGLISH HORN Molly Raum

BASSOONS

Jordan Dreyer + Marissa Gerin Bob Gray *

Tomothy Ruszala +

CONTRA BASSOON Bob Gray

Eb CLARINET

Michelle McGuire

CLARINETS Jeffrey Bittner Ashley Grutta Joe Mariany

Michelle McGuire Marcie Phelan

Jean Roughgarden Beth Seavers Neil Sheehan

Karen Summers Richard Summers *

Janet Vidovich

BASS CLARINETS Bianca D’Agostaro

Joel Kolk *

CONTRA BASS CLARINET Danielle Dreyer +

SAXOPHONES

Lois Hicks-Wozniak * - Alto Andre Baruch - Alto Timothy Egan - Alto

Christopher Mantell - Alto Ryan Mantell - Tenor Erik Sloezen - Tenor

Michael De Pompeo - Baritone

CORNETS/TRUMPETS Dave Bychek Mike Connor

Alecia DeJoseph Dave Hurd

Dave Luquette Tammy McLaughlin

Richard Roberts Michael Russo Ann Sirinides Tony Spinuzzi Joseph Stella

Roger Widicus *

FRENCH HORNS Megan Chann

Ben Fine Carolyn Kirby *

Brian McLaughlin Bryan Meyer

Deloss Schertz

TROMBONES Thomas Abbate * Stephanie Dutcher

Keith Marson Rob Paustian Nate Rensink

Bobby Tiedemann Gabe Stephens

EUPHONIUMS Robyn Keyes

John Palatucci * Don Van Teyens

TUBA

Robert Sacchi * Bob Gould

STRING BASS David Marks * Charlie Nolet

PERCUSSION

Andrew Haderthauer * Margaret Jones +

Brett Laramee Madison McIntyre +

Beth Seavers Chris Tarantino

PIANO

Alison Meyer

* PRINCIPAL + SIDE BY SIDE STUDENTS

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ASSOCIATE CONDUCTORS John Palatucci

Richard Summers

LIBRARIAN Dave Bychek

PERSONNEL MANAGER

Richard Summers

STAGE MANAGER Tony Spinuzzi

BOX OFFICE

Marilyn Wagner

PARKING DIRECTOR John Hahn

WEB ADMINISTRATOR

Deloss Schertz

PROGRAM DESIGN Joseph Stella

Prelude by the Bloomfield Youth Band Patrick J. Burns, Founding Director

Valerius Variations - Philip Sparke A Prayer - Patrick J. Burns

Fandango - Frank Perkins, arranged by Floyd Werle

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pathfinder of Panama John Philip Sousa

Edited by Frank Byrne

Hungarian Fantasy Carl Maria von Weber Andante and Hungarian Rondo Transcribed by R. Mark Rogers

Timothy Ruszala, Bassoon 2015-16 RCB Youth Soloist Award Winner

Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity from "The Planets" Gustav Holst Arranged by Merlin Patterson Triumphal March from "Aida" Giuseppe Verdi Transcribed by Clark McAlister

INTERMISSION Rhapsody for Solo Clarinet and Band Patrick J. Burns

Richard Summers, Clarinet

The Ridgewood Concert Band Side-by-Side Symphonic Band:

March to the Scaffold, Movement IV Hector Berlioz from "Symphonie Fantastique" Transcribed by R. Mark Rogers Presentation of the 2015-2016 Ridgewood Concert Band Youth Soloist Awards

Loch Lomond Frank Ticheli

Alecia DeJoseph, Conductor Star Wars - The Marches John Williams Arranged by Jerry Brubaker

Jacqueline Sarracco, Conductor

*Flash photography and audio or video recording of this concert is strictly prohibited.*

DR. CHRISTIAN WILHJELM, MUSIC DIRECTOR

PROGRAM

PICCOLO Max Taylor

FLUTES

Chrysten Angderson Jill Bloom

Lisandra Hernandez Jennifer Kasyan

Annette Lieb Kristin Bacchiocchi-Stewart *

Tomomi Takamoto Max Taylor

Jennifer Wise

OBOES Drew Greis

James Mullins *

OBOE AND ENGLISH HORN Molly Raum

BASSOONS

Jordan Dreyer + Marissa Gerin Bob Gray *

Tomothy Ruszala +

CONTRA BASSOON Bob Gray

Eb CLARINET

Michelle McGuire

CLARINETS Jeffrey Bittner Ashley Grutta Joe Mariany

Michelle McGuire Marcie Phelan

Jean Roughgarden Beth Seavers Neil Sheehan

Karen Summers Richard Summers *

Janet Vidovich

BASS CLARINETS Bianca D’Agostaro

Joel Kolk *

CONTRA BASS CLARINET Danielle Dreyer +

SAXOPHONES

Lois Hicks-Wozniak * - Alto Andre Baruch - Alto Timothy Egan - Alto

Christopher Mantell - Alto Ryan Mantell - Tenor Erik Sloezen - Tenor

Michael De Pompeo - Baritone

CORNETS/TRUMPETS Dave Bychek Mike Connor

Alecia DeJoseph Dave Hurd

Dave Luquette Tammy McLaughlin

Richard Roberts Michael Russo Ann Sirinides Tony Spinuzzi Joseph Stella

Roger Widicus *

FRENCH HORNS Megan Chann

Ben Fine Carolyn Kirby *

Brian McLaughlin Bryan Meyer

Deloss Schertz

TROMBONES Thomas Abbate * Stephanie Dutcher

Keith Marson Rob Paustian Nate Rensink

Bobby Tiedemann Gabe Stephens

EUPHONIUMS Robyn Keyes

John Palatucci * Don Van Teyens

TUBA

Robert Sacchi * Bob Gould

STRING BASS David Marks * Charlie Nolet

PERCUSSION

Andrew Haderthauer * Margaret Jones +

Brett Laramee Madison McIntyre +

Beth Seavers Chris Tarantino

PIANO

Alison Meyer

* PRINCIPAL + SIDE BY SIDE STUDENTS

___________________________

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTORS John Palatucci

Richard Summers

LIBRARIAN Dave Bychek

PERSONNEL MANAGER

Richard Summers

STAGE MANAGER Tony Spinuzzi

BOX OFFICE

Marilyn Wagner

PARKING DIRECTOR John Hahn

WEB ADMINISTRATOR

Deloss Schertz

PROGRAM DESIGN Joseph Stella

Prelude by the Bloomfield Youth Band Patrick J. Burns, Founding Director

Valerius Variations - Philip Sparke A Prayer - Patrick J. Burns

Fandango - Frank Perkins, arranged by Floyd Werle

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pathfinder of Panama John Philip Sousa

Edited by Frank Byrne

Hungarian Fantasy Carl Maria von Weber Andante and Hungarian Rondo Transcribed by R. Mark Rogers

Timothy Ruszala, Bassoon 2015-16 RCB Youth Soloist Award Winner

Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity from "The Planets" Gustav Holst Arranged by Merlin Patterson Triumphal March from "Aida" Giuseppe Verdi Transcribed by Clark McAlister

INTERMISSION Rhapsody for Solo Clarinet and Band Patrick J. Burns

Richard Summers, Clarinet

The Ridgewood Concert Band Side-by-Side Symphonic Band:

March to the Scaffold, Movement IV Hector Berlioz from "Symphonie Fantastique" Transcribed by R. Mark Rogers Presentation of the 2015-2016 Ridgewood Concert Band Youth Soloist Awards

Loch Lomond Frank Ticheli

Alecia DeJoseph, Conductor Star Wars - The Marches John Williams Arranged by Jerry Brubaker

Jacqueline Sarracco, Conductor

*Flash photography and audio or video recording of this concert is strictly prohibited.*

DR. CHRISTIAN WILHJELM, MUSIC DIRECTOR

PROGRAM

PROGRAM NOTES The Pathfinder of Panama – John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) more than anyone else, Sousa is responsible for bringing the United States Marine Band to the level of excellence upheld today. As a composer, he wrote the best known and most beloved marches in the repertoire and as the band’s director, he was an innovator who shaped the future of the Marine Band. Shortly after the completion of the Panama Canal in1914, the Sousa Band was invited to perform at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, held in San Francisco. At the request of Walter Anthony, a reporter for the San Francisco Call, Sousa composed “The Pathfinder of Panama” march to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal and dedicated it to the exposition as well. The “Pathfinder” in the title of the march refers not to an individual, but to the Panama Canal itself, an engineering marvel that shortened the ocean voyage between San Francisco and New York by approximately 8,000 miles and continues to have an incalculable impact on the shipping of goods and passengers worldwide. Hungarian Fantasy – Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) was best known as a composer of opera and came to be known as the founder of German romantic opera. As a gesture of friendship, he composed a work for solo clarinet and was immediately confronted by Georg Brandt, a colleague of the clarinetist, to write a solo for bassoon. The result was his first concerto for Bassoon in F. Brandt so loved the work, he asked von Weber to do another and Hungarian Fantasy was born. To get it done quickly von Weber rewrote a viola work he had previously written for his brother Fritz. This solo has become much more popular with bassoonists today and can be heard in many auditions and performances. The rondo’s rhythms emphasize the Hungarian flavor of the music. Weber’s writing of the work fully exploits the facility of the bassoon, its agility over a wide range of notes, tonal quality, and its lyrical as well as comical elements. All of these factors give our young soloist an opportunity to showcase his most capable flare and virtuosity. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity from The Planets – Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Arr. Merlin Patterson. Gustav Holst played a major role in re-energizing English concert music by injecting it with the spirit and, at times, the letter of the country’s folk music. He created music in a more cosmopolitan style, such as his immensely popular original orchestral suite The Planets. It took Holst more than two years to complete The Planets, which is composed in seven parts, each one for the seven planets. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity is the fourth planet musically described. The exuberance of this movement shows itself not only in its tempo and rhythm but also in the multiplicity of subjects. Jupiter might well be designated as “the English movement” because it shows how Holst was profoundly influenced by the folk music of his country. Certainly this is rustic English composition, music for a fair with crowds of people in it and infinite good spirits. The grand tune that ends the parade of themes has become the setting for a patriotic hymn with the words “I vow to thee my country.” Triumphal March from Aida – Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). The Triumphal March is the centerpiece of Act II of Verdi’s acclaimed opera Aida. In Scene 2 the people of Egypt welcome a victorious leader of the Egyptian Army Radames and his men. They watch as Ethiopian captives are paraded before them. This sequence has traditionally been the occasion for the most spectacular staging that any opera house can manage, involving multiple choruses, on stage bands, a large ballet corps, and sometimes trained horses (the premiere in Cairo in 1870 reportedly used elephants.) From the opening trumpet fanfare the music grips the audience with its profound pomp and pageantry. Many opera critics have noted this scene to be the most popular in all of operatic literature and the Triumphal March its cornerstone. Rhapsody for Solo Clarinet and Band – Patrick J. Burns (b.1969) best describes this piece in his own words, “The work consists of one large movement with three contiguous sections following a brief introduction: Comodo – Lirico – Meccanico. The character of each section is quite different, one from another, but so is the compositional style and harmonic vocabulary. Each movement explores various traits of the clarinet’s “personality,” if you will – and affords the soloist ample opportunity to be expressive in both highly technical and sweepingly lyric passages throughout virtually the entire range of the instrument. The ensemble itself maintains a very active role throughout, and is often on equal footing with the soloist in terms of the evolution of the piece.” March to the Scaffold Movement IV from Symphonie Fantastique – Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Arr. R. Mark Rogers. Symphonie Fantastique is a piece of program music which tells the story of an artist gifted with a lively imagination who has poisoned himself with opium in the depths of despair because of a hopeless love. In the fourth movement, the dose of the narcotic, while too weak to cause his death, plunges the artist into a heavy sleep accompanied by the strangest of visions. He dreams he has killed his beloved, that he is condemned, led to the scaffold and is witnessing his own execution. The procession advances to the sound of a march that is sometimes somber and wild, and sometimes brilliant and solemn, in which a dull sound of heavy footsteps follows without transition the loudest outbursts. At the end of the march, the audience can envision the fall of the guillotine providing the fatal blow.

SIDE-BY-SIDE STUDENT MUSICIANS One of the most important missions of the Ridgewood Concert Band is to reach out to the youth in our area and expose them to fine wind ensemble literature and performance. With this in mind, Dr. Chris Wilhjelm suggested that we set up a concert in which deserving high school students would have the opportunity to play side-by-side with the musicians in the RCB and prepare several works that would challenge them musically and involve them in a professional level performance situation. Music teachers from the RCB and area high schools made their recommendations, and we are delighted this evening to host the 8th Annual “Side-by-Side Concert.” The music you will hear during the second half of tonight’s concert is the result of hours of personal practice as well as joint rehearsals with the students and the RCB. It is our hope that the students and you, our audience, will find this annual event both educational and enjoyable. Below are the names of the student participants. We are grateful to them, their teachers, their parents, Dr. Chris Wilhjelm and the Side-by-Side Committee (Alecia DeJoseph and Jacqueline Sarracco) for making this performance possible. We would also like to give a special "thank you" to Music & Arts in Paramus for donating the student folders.

Student Name Grade Instrument SchoolAsch, Madison 10 Oboe Midland Park HSBellanich, Angie 12 Clarinet New Milford HSBenavides, Margy 12 Alto Sax North Bergen HSBlaeuer, Ariana 12 French Horn West Milford HSBurger, Sophia 10 Flute Ridgewood HSCline, Cody 11 Trombone Butler HSCollins, Dan 12 Tuba Midland Park HSCollins, Liam 11 French Horn Ramapo HSDouthat, Carolyn 10 Trumpet Wayne Valley HSDreyer, Danielle 10 Bass Clarinet West Milford HSDreyer, Jordan 10 Bassoon West Milford HSFeldman, Hannah 11 Trombone Morristown HSFerraro, Francesca 10 Clarinet Pascack Hills HSFlanagan, Amanda 12 Clarinet West Morris Mendham HSFord, Raelene 10 Oboe Indian Hills HSGarcia, Amanda 10 Flute North Bergen HSGarcia, Arlene 10 Clarinet North Bergen HSGonzalez, Natalie 10 Flute/Piccolo Memorial HSGunn, Patrick 11 Clarinet Ramapo HSHernandez, Jon 12 Bari Sax Pascack Hills HSHu, Daniel 9 Clarinet Whippany Park HSJones, Margaret 12 Percussion Morristown HSKalanick, Anthony 10 Clarinet Morris Knolls HSKowalski, Natalie 11 Clarinet Butler HSKwak, HeeYoung 10 Bassoon Paramus HSLachenauer, Ari 11 Trombone Suffern HSLange, Steven 9 Clarinet West Milford HSLenahan, Conor 9 Trumpet Morristown HSLevine, Tara 12 Flute New Milford HSMcIntyre, Madison 10 Percussion West Milford HSMcIntyre, Zachary 12 French Horn West Milford HSMejia, Scarleth 12 Flute North Bergen HSMola, Fred 10 Trumpet Ramapo HSNiederman, Jacob 10 Clarinet Indian Hills HSOplinger, Claire 9 Flute Morristown HSPadilla, Gabriela 12 Clarinet North Bergen HSPerry, Emily 12 Flute West Milford HSPhilibert, Tami 12 Flute Indian Hills HSPinney, Kevin 11 Alto Sax Ramapo HSPlumer, Ross 12 Trombone Suffern HSRuszala, Timothy 12 Bassoon West Essex HSSansone, Chris 11 Flute West Milford HSSanta Lucia, Theresa 9 Clarinet West Milford HSSolon, Zach 11 Tuba Pascack Hills HSSondermeyer, Kelly 12 Flute Butler HSStouffer, Sean 11 Trombone Don Bosco HSVargas, Yax 10 Trumpet North Bergen HSWang, Daniel 11 Flute Parsippany HSWestervelt, Patrick 12 Trombone New Milford HSWiniarski, Christopher 11 Tuba Ramapo HSWinston, Erica 11 Flute/Piccolo Pascack Hills HSYoon, Nari 11 Flute Paramus HS

Loch Lomond – Frank Ticheli (b.1958). The Scottish folk song Loch Lomond dates back to the late 18th century and the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden Moor in 1746. Loch Lomond tells the story of two prisoners, one to soon be executed and the other to be set free. Oh! ye’ll tak’ the high road and I’ll tak’ the low road, An’ I’ll be in Scotland afore ye’, But me and my true love will never meet again On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond It’s said that the spirits of those that died in foreign lands will take the “low road” home to Scotland to arrive well before their still living comrades who had to make the long journey home on foot. Ticheli has tried to “preserve the folksong’s simple charm, while also suggesting a sense of hope and the resilience of the human spirit.” The final statement of the Scottish melody is artfully combined with the well-known Irish folksong Danny Boy. Together they reach an inspiring crescendo before fading out to the last strains of the song “On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.” Star Wars – The Marches – John Williams (b. 1932). There is little doubt of the impact of John William’s music on the entertainment world. His film music, including a more than 20-year collaboration with director Steven Spielberg, has been an integral part of some of the film industry’s finest achievements. John William’s unique talent and respected artistry have made these film scores a significant and vital part of our American culture. Williams’s score to Star Wars recreates in a science fiction world the same musical effects of Wagnerian music-dramas. The music for the Star Wars franchise has become so deeply engrained in our minds that to hear but a few seconds, or even an opening chord, is to be immediately transported into that world and its entire engaging narrative. This collection of marches from several of the films was arranged here by Jerry Brubaker and promises to take you to “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.” Program Notes compiled by Marcie Phelan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor, professional musician and educator, has been the Ridgewood Concert Band’s Musical Director since it was founded in 1983. He was also Music Director of the renowned Goldman Memorial Band in New York City. As a guest conductor, Dr. Wilhjelm has conducted the West Point Band, the United States Army Field Band, the Virginia Wind Symphony, the Allentown Band, the Hanover Winds, the Raritan Wind Symphony, and the Norwalk Symphony. Dr. Wilhjelm has been the conductor of the annual New York City Tuba Christmas since 2000. He was recently appointed the conductor of the Ramapo College Concert Band. As a French horn player, he has performed under the world’s great conductors including Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Colin Davis and Arthur Fiedler. Dr. Wilhjelm has played the French horn with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops and, as a principal, with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Opera Orchestra and the Richmond Symphony. An honors graduate of the New England Conservatory, he received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1998. He has been the band director at Pascack Hills High School since 1984. Dr. Wilhjelm was recently honored by his election to the American Bandmasters Association. He is the 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Conductor Award presented by the Association of Concert Bands. Dr Wilhjelm is the state chair for the National Band Association. In 2013, he was elected to the Board of Directors for the Association of Concert Bands. ____________________________________________________________________________________

The Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB), A New Jersey Wind Symphony, in its 33rd season, is one of the leading wind ensembles in the United States. Founded by community leaders, dedicated musicians and Music Director Chris Wilhjelm in 1983, the RCB is committed to engaging and inspiring our audiences with the finest in traditional and contemporary wind literature. Led by Dr. Wilhjelm, the band is composed of professional, amateur and student players drawn from across the tri-state area.

Timothy Ruszala is an avid bassoonist from Fairfield, NJ who settled on bassoon in the 8th grade, after first playing both the clarinet and French horn. Since then, he has auditioned for many regional concert bands and orchestras, successfully winning the first bassoon seat in the North Jersey Area, Region, All-State, and NAFME All-National Honor Ensembles each time he auditioned. This year, he will also be

performing with the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America on their fourth annual tour which, after playing in Carnegie Hall, will travel to Montpellier, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Prague to give additional concerts under the baton of Valery Gergiev. This is his first time playing a concerto with full accompaniment, and he couldn’t be more excited! Richard Summers is a music educator, performer, conductor, arranger, and composer. Recently retired from NJ public schools, Richard taught instrumental music for 32 years. He was a member of the West Point Band, graduated from Juilliard with both BM and MM degrees, and has taught all levels of instrumental music from elementary, middle and high schools at Kinnelon and Pequannock, NJ and was also the concert band director and clarinet/woodwind instructor at Wm. Paterson University. During the 1988-89 season, Mr. Summers became concertmaster of the Ridgewood Concert Band, and has been featured soloist several times, and is assistant conductor, and personnel manager of this fine community band. His wife, Karen, is also an RCB member and clarinetist, and their son, Stephen, also played clarinet with RCB until a few years ago. Richard has played with many area orchestras and chamber music groups including the NJ Pops Orchestra. Currently he is active as a clinician, woodwind performer, and guest conductor in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York area. Mr. Summers is a published arranger and composer for Bandworks and Carl Fischer Publications and has had several of his arrangements performed with the Ridgewood Concert Band.

RIDGEWOOD CONCERT BAND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT: Mark Zettler IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Carolyn Kirby

VICE PRESIDENT: John Wagner RECORDING SECRETARY: Annette Lieb

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: James Mallen TREASURER: Neil Sheehan

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funds administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs. ________________________________________________________________________

The Ridgewood Concert Band would like to thank all of the many volunteers who have made this concert possible.

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The Ridgewood Concert Band would like to give a special “thank you” to the Pascack Valley Regional

High School District. The Pascack Hills High School Band room is our weekly rehearsal site.

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Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, Music Director

A Season of Classics Annual Generations Concert

PRELUDE CONCERT - 7:30 PM

Bloomfield Youth Band Patrick J. Burns, Founding Director

FEATURED GUEST SOLOISTS Timothy Ruszala, Bassoon

2015-2016 RCB Youth Soloist Competition Winner

Richard Summers, Clarinet

FEATURED CLASSIC Jupiter from The Planets

Gustav Holst, arr. Merlin Patterson

THE RIDGEWOOD CONCERT BAND SIDE-BY-SIDE SYMPHONIC BAND Alecia DeJoseph & Jacqueline Sarracco, Co-Directors

Friday, May 13, 2016 - 8:00 PM West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

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Season 33, Concert 5 - May 13, 2016