Season 33, Concert 1 October 18, 2015

Season 33, Concert 1 - October 18, 2015

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

Thomas & Victoria Price Merrill Lynch Wealth Management/

Bank of America Corp.

PATRON ($2,000 to $2,999) Carolyn & Howard Crumb

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

Emilio & Maria Uriarte In Memory of John Rodland In Memory of Warren Grim

Judith Widicus Daichii Sankyo, Inc.

SUPPORTER ($500 to $999)

Barbara Abney Bolger Darel & Michael DePompeo

Lawrence & Donna Friedman, in support of the Ridgewood Concert Band Society

In memory of Aquilina Lin Keith Mogerley

Randy F. Reveley John & Marilyn Wagner

Christian Wilhjelm Patricia & Frederick Yosca

Mark Zettler PVH Corporation

ASSOCIATE ($250 to $499)

John G. Bolger Naomi Freshwater

Paul Goldberg Dorothy S. Neff

Kathleen & John J. Palatucci Carol & Neil Sheehan

BNY Mellon Community Partnership Costco of Hackensack

Plymouth Rock Foundation Music & Arts Center, Paramus

AFFILIATE ($100 to $249)

John & Louise Butler David & Jacalyn Bychek

Suzanne Coletta James Demes Sally Fillmore

Capt. Kenneth Force Frank & Loretta Healey

Marie Kane Cheryl & James Mallen

Joseph & Deborah Marsicovete Jerrold & Mary A. Meyer

Irene Montella Mary & Michael Nussear

Marcella Phelan Deloss Schertz & Rose Kraybill

Francis & Barbara Schott Ted & Evelyn Slockbower Richard & Karen Summers

Kathleen & Harold Sylvester Janice Willett

Nancy E. Zweil Blue Moon Cafe

FRIEND ($1 to $99)

Virginia Baird Eileen Beaumel

Richard & Janet Boziwick Vincent & Marianne DeDea

Michelle Dugan Vicki Fiore, M.D. Katherine Grasso Richard F. Hahn

Carol & Richard Holodak Janet Johnston

Judith & David Maron Elizabeth Ann McGrath

Valerie Moore, in memory of Warren Grim Betsy Murphy

Walter & Diana Perog Albert W. Schagen Edward J. Schlamp

Beth Seavers Ann Sirinides

Virginia Sirinides David Sternberg

Alexander & Deborah Taylor Jon Thurlow

William D. & Helen L. Thurlow Richard & Jessie VerHage

Janet Vidovich Mark & Andrea Zettler

Amazon Smile Foundation Tito’s Burritos, Ridgewood

If you are a recent subscriber or donor, we

may have received your name too late to include in this program and we apologize for that, but you will be in subsequent programs.

Thank you.

2015-16 CONTRIBUTORS The Ridgewood Concert Band gratefully acknowledges the support of our donors

and subscribers whose generous support makes these programs possible.

Printing of this program generously underwritten by Konica Minolta Business Solutions.

________________________________________________________________________

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant

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.

________________________________________________________________________

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.

________________________________________________________________________

For additional RCB information, please visit our website or scan our QR code:

WWW.RIDGEWOODBAND.ORG

Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, Music Director

A Season of Classics

FEATURED GUEST ENSEMBLE L'Harmonie La Croix Valmer Jean-Luc Wastable, Conductor

FEATURED CLASSIC Bacchanale from "Samson and Delilah"

Camille Saint-Saëns

PRE-CONCERT TALK - 6:00 PM Hail! California: Bringing A Classic Back To Life

with composer/arranger Peter Stanley Martin

Sunday, October 18, 2015 - 7:00 PM West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. is a Proud Sponsor of

the Ridgewood Concert Band

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 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. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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: Noreen Baer John Butler

Mike DePompeo Lawrence Friedman

Kathleen Peters Philip Peters

Thomas P. Price Deloss Schertz Beth Seavers

Peter Stanley Martin finds himself participating in the music industry in a variety of ways: as editor, arranger, conductor, guest speaker, clinician, and author. Since 2004, Mr. Martin has been a member of the G. Schirmer, Inc. and Associated Music Publishers Production and Editorial staff where he serves as Production Coordinator and collaborates daily with contemporary masters such as John Corigliano, Joan Tower, John Harbison, Andre Previn, and Tan Dun on the creation, production, and performance of new works, while also working with the compositions of luminaries like Henry Cowell, George Antheil, Samuel Barber, Gian Carlo Menotti, Percy Grainger, Charles Ives, and others. Further projects include work for The New York Pops, Richard Danielpour, Hila Plitmann, Thierry Lancino, Jonathan Newman, and the educational DVD and music series “Learning from the Legends.” Currently, Mr. Martin is developing a new collaborative-band series, partnering with composers to create authorized band transcriptions of contemporary works. The first commercial publication of the series was with John Corigliano on a band transcription of Lullaby for Natalie, which was first performed by the West Chester University Wind Ensemble. In 2014, Mr. Martin worked with Academy Award winner (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Tan Dun to create a transcription of his Internet Symphony, “Eroica” – Tan Dun’s first composition for wind band. 2015 and 2016 will feature first performances of new collaborative transcriptions of John Harbison, Aaron Jay Kernis, Joan Tower, Mark Adamo, and Richard Danielpour. In 2014, Mr. Martin’s “Centennial Performing Edition” of Camille Saint-Saëns’s Finale to "HAIL! CALIFORNIA" was premiered by the Ridgewood Concert Band. This edition is the first to incorporate all of the original music for wind band that Saint-Saëns composed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. As a conductor, Mr. Martin has received acclaim for his work with symphony orchestras, wind bands, and new music ensembles. He serves as an annual adjudicator of The American Prize, has been published in the WASBE Journal, consulted on critical editions of Samuel Barber and Zygmunt Stojowski, has presented masterclasses/guest conducted at Columbia University, New York University, Rutgers University, Hunter College, and the InterSchool Orchestras of New York, and has served as a board member and editor at the Conductors Guild. Mr. Martin received his Master of Music in Conducting from Rutgers University, where he studied with William Berz and Kynan Johns; his Bachelor of Music Education from Hofstra University; and has participated in several workshops including the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music with Marin Alsop.

The Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB), 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 Hands Across the Sea - John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Sousa prefaced the sheet music's score for this march with a quotation from the English diplomat John Hookham Frere: "A sudden thought strikes me; let us swear eternal friendship.” Though Sousa does not indicate a particular nation the march was composed for, it certainly represents the goodwill that the Sousa Band brought with them on their world tours. Composed in the wake of the Spanish-American War, this march is idealistic, in addition to patriotic, in nature. When it was premiered in 1899 the audience insisted it be repeated three times. Finale to “Hail! California” - Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) This piece was written by Saint-Saëns for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Originally scored for full orchestra, organ and supplemental wind band of 60 members, the performance at the Exposition included a full orchestra (reportedly the Boston Symphony Orchestra), an organ soloist, and the Sousa Band. It was a tribute to Franco-American relations entering a critical phase as World War I unfolded. The piece was important enough to have been mentioned in Saint-Saëns' obituary in the New York Times but disappeared into virtual obscurity until now. Arranger Peter Stanley Martin found the score at the Sibley Music Library at the Eastman School of Music and carefully arranged the work for concert band in a Centennial Performing Edition. This proud finale combines the melodies of La Marseillaise (the national anthem of France) with the Star Spangled Banner in a dramatic and triumphal finish to the grand cantata that was performed 100 years ago in San Francisco and never again until last season by the Ridgewood Concert Band.

L’HARMONIE LA CROIX VALMER

L’Harmonie La Croix Valmer is a concert band from the southeastern region of France that was founded in 1984 and is composed of professional musicians. In addition to performing around the world they are the host of Festival des Anches d’Azur, which features musical ensembles from around the world.


Paprikash - Julie Giroux (1961) Paprikash is a popular dish of Hungarian origin whose name is derived from the ample use of paprika. It is a dish prepared by people in Jewish, Greek, Hungarian, Arabic, and Russian cultures. Giroux utilized the dish’s name for the title of this piece as it draws heavily on the Phrygian Dominant Scale, which is used in the music of these cultures. Listeners will easily hear this “flavor” in the melodies, harmonies and overall energy. This piece was composed for the Saitama Sakae Wind Orchestra (Japan) and premiered by the ensemble in December 2014 at the Midwest Clinic, an international band and orchestra conference in Chicago, Illinois. Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah” - Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) The opera Samson and Delilah tells the Biblically-based story of Israelite leader and hero Samson who has been betrayed by the seductive Philistine beauty Delilah. He is blinded and then chained to the pillars of the temple of Dagon as the Philistines celebrate their victory over his people. Bacchanale (found in Act III of the opera) begins softly, reprising a “song to spring” heard in Act 1. The music then becomes fast-paced and exotic to act as the musical accompaniment to the wild revelry taking place just before Samson, calling upon the Lord for one last burst of strength, brings down the mighty pillars and tumbles the temple roof, destroying his enemies and himself. Program Notes compiled by Beth Seavers

Flute: Cyrielle Leclerc Clarinets: Valérie Wastable Maurice Gabai Serge Drommer Catherine Muzeau Jean Paul Cleret Marielle Wastable Caroline Chouard Saxophones: Valérie Coustou Jean-Jacques Illouz Monique Plaquin Franck Porterie Romuald Maryn Martine Valite René Grossi Trumpets: Denis Gautier Gilles Lebrazidec René Perinelli Nicolas Lebrazidec Philippe Bleuez

French Horn: Renate Kronreif Trombones: Andre Vaisse Jean-Christophe Bergeon Gérard Giroud Isabelle Laffonta Euphonium: Marius Bergeon Tuba: Serge Baudry Electric Bass: Ingo Kronreif Percussion: Alexandre Wastable Olivier Fougéres Conductor: Jean-Luc Wastable

PICCOLO

Max Taylor

FLUTES Jill Bloom

Carolyn Crumb Marissa Fleming

Lisandra Hernandez Jennifer Kasyan

Annette Lieb Kristin Stewart *

Tomomi Takamoto Jennifer Wise

OBOES

Lynn Grice Mary Lou Irvine *

OBOE & ENGLISH HORN

Andrea Nowalk

BASSOONS Jessica Frane Jason Stier

CONTRA BSN & BASSOON

Bob Gray *

Eb CLARINET Michelle McGuire

CLARINETS

Jeffrey Bittner Suzanne Coletta

Naomi Freshwater Ashley Grutta Leigh Myers

Jean Roughgarden Rachel Schulman

Beth Seavers Neil Sheehan

Karen Summers Richard Summers *

Janet Vidovich

BASS CLARINETS Jeffrey Bittner

Joel Kolk *

SAXOPHONES Andre Baruch - Alto

Deanna Loertscher * - Alto Christopher Mantell - Alto

Ryan Mantell - Alto Tom Wise - Tenor

Michael De Pompeo - Baritone

CORNETS/TRUMPETS Dave Bychek Mike Connor Brian Fleming David Hurd

Tammy McLaughlin Michael Russo Ann Sirinides Tony Spinuzzi Joseph Stella

Roger Widicus *

FRENCH HORNS Ben Fine

Carolyn Kirby * Brian McLaughlin

Bryan Meyer Deloss Schertz

TROMBONES Tom Abbate

Noreen Baer * Paul Kirby

Keith Marson Nate Rensink

Gabe Stephens

EUPHONIUMS Robyn Keyes

John Palatucci * Donald Van Teyens

TUBAS

Robert Sacchi * Larry Zaidan

STRING BASS Matt Suffern

HARP

Irene Bressler

PIANO Alison Meyer

PERCUSSION Ellis Berger

Dave Bychek Ben Carriel

Adam Comforti Josh Emanuel

Andrew Haderthauer James Mallen

Adrienne Ostrander John Wagner * Marilyn Wagner

Mark Zettler

* PRINCIPAL ______________________

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


French Melodies Mark Fontana Guisganderie Paul Jeanjean

Serge Drommer, Valérie Wastable & Maurice Gabai, Clarinets

Tuba Polka Traditional Serge Baudry, Tuba

Tico Tico Zequinha Abreu Cyrielle Leclerc, Flute

French Can Can for 4 Trumpets and Orchestra Jacques Offenbach Mexico Francis Lopez

Jean-Paul Cleret, Vocals

Carnival of Venice Jean-Baptiste Arban Marius Bergeon, Euphonium

Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen Denis Gautier, Trumpet

Petruschka Russian Medley

INTERMISSION

RIDGEWOOD CONCERT BAND

Hands Across the Sea John Philip Sousa Arranged by Keith Brion / Loras Schissel

Finale to “Hail! California” Camille Saint-Saëns Edited and Arranged by Peter Stanley Martin Paprikash Julie Giroux

Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah” Camille Saint-Saëns Arranged by Leigh D. Steiger

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

DR. CHRISTIAN WILHJELM, MUSIC DIRECTOR

PROGRAM


Paprikash - Julie Giroux (1961) Paprikash is a popular dish of Hungarian origin whose name is derived from the ample use of paprika. It is a dish prepared by people in Jewish, Greek, Hungarian, Arabic, and Russian cultures. Giroux utilized the dish’s name for the title of this piece as it draws heavily on the Phrygian Dominant Scale, which is used in the music of these cultures. Listeners will easily hear this “flavor” in the melodies, harmonies and overall energy. This piece was composed for the Saitama Sakae Wind Orchestra (Japan) and premiered by the ensemble in December 2014 at the Midwest Clinic, an international band and orchestra conference in Chicago, Illinois. Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah” - Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) The opera Samson and Delilah tells the Biblically-based story of Israelite leader and hero Samson who has been betrayed by the seductive Philistine beauty Delilah. He is blinded and then chained to the pillars of the temple of Dagon as the Philistines celebrate their victory over his people. Bacchanale (found in Act III of the opera) begins softly, reprising a “song to spring” heard in Act 1. The music then becomes fast-paced and exotic to act as the musical accompaniment to the wild revelry taking place just before Samson, calling upon the Lord for one last burst of strength, brings down the mighty pillars and tumbles the temple roof, destroying his enemies and himself. Program Notes compiled by Beth Seavers

Flute: Cyrielle Leclerc Clarinets: Valérie Wastable Maurice Gabai Serge Drommer Catherine Muzeau Jean Paul Cleret Marielle Wastable Caroline Chouard Saxophones: Valérie Coustou Jean-Jacques Illouz Monique Plaquin Franck Porterie Romuald Maryn Martine Valite René Grossi Trumpets: Denis Gautier Gilles Lebrazidec René Perinelli Nicolas Lebrazidec Philippe Bleuez

French Horn: Renate Kronreif Trombones: Andre Vaisse Jean-Christophe Bergeon Gérard Giroud Isabelle Laffonta Euphonium: Marius Bergeon Tuba: Serge Baudry Electric Bass: Ingo Kronreif Percussion: Alexandre Wastable Olivier Fougéres Conductor: Jean-Luc Wastable

PROGRAM NOTES Hands Across the Sea - John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Sousa prefaced the sheet music's score for this march with a quotation from the English diplomat John Hookham Frere: "A sudden thought strikes me; let us swear eternal friendship.” Though Sousa does not indicate a particular nation the march was composed for, it certainly represents the goodwill that the Sousa Band brought with them on their world tours. Composed in the wake of the Spanish-American War, this march is idealistic, in addition to patriotic, in nature. When it was premiered in 1899 the audience insisted it be repeated three times. Finale to “Hail! California” - Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) This piece was written by Saint-Saëns for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Originally scored for full orchestra, organ and supplemental wind band of 60 members, the performance at the Exposition included a full orchestra (reportedly the Boston Symphony Orchestra), an organ soloist, and the Sousa Band. It was a tribute to Franco-American relations entering a critical phase as World War I unfolded. The piece was important enough to have been mentioned in Saint-Saëns' obituary in the New York Times but disappeared into virtual obscurity until now. Arranger Peter Stanley Martin found the score at the Sibley Music Library at the Eastman School of Music and carefully arranged the work for concert band in a Centennial Performing Edition. This proud finale combines the melodies of La Marseillaise (the national anthem of France) with the Star Spangled Banner in a dramatic and triumphal finish to the grand cantata that was performed 100 years ago in San Francisco and never again until last season by the Ridgewood Concert Band.


L’Harmonie La Croix Valmer is a concert band from the southeastern region of France that was founded in 1984 and is composed of professional musicians. In addition to performing around the world they are the host of Festival des Anches d’Azur, which features musical ensembles from around the world.

Peter Stanley Martin finds himself participating in the music industry in a variety of ways: as editor, arranger, conductor, guest speaker, clinician, and author. Since 2004, Mr. Martin has been a member of the G. Schirmer, Inc. and Associated Music Publishers Production and Editorial staff where he serves as Production Coordinator and collaborates daily with contemporary masters such as John Corigliano, Joan Tower, John Harbison, Andre Previn, and Tan Dun on the creation, production, and performance of new works, while also working with the compositions of luminaries like Henry Cowell, George Antheil, Samuel Barber, Gian Carlo Menotti, Percy Grainger, Charles Ives, and others. Further projects include work for The New York Pops, Richard Danielpour, Hila Plitmann, Thierry Lancino, Jonathan Newman, and the educational DVD and music series “Learning from the Legends.” Currently, Mr. Martin is developing a new collaborative-band series, partnering with composers to create authorized band transcriptions of contemporary works. The first commercial publication of the series was with John Corigliano on a band transcription of Lullaby for Natalie, which was first performed by the West Chester University Wind Ensemble. In 2014, Mr. Martin worked with Academy Award winner (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Tan Dun to create a transcription of his Internet Symphony, “Eroica” – Tan Dun’s first composition for wind band. 2015 and 2016 will feature first performances of new collaborative transcriptions of John Harbison, Aaron Jay Kernis, Joan Tower, Mark Adamo, and Richard Danielpour. In 2014, Mr. Martin’s “Centennial Performing Edition” of Camille Saint-Saëns’s Finale to "HAIL! CALIFORNIA" was premiered by the Ridgewood Concert Band. This edition is the first to incorporate all of the original music for wind band that Saint-Saëns composed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. As a conductor, Mr. Martin has received acclaim for his work with symphony orchestras, wind bands, and new music ensembles. He serves as an annual adjudicator of The American Prize, has been published in the WASBE Journal, consulted on critical editions of Samuel Barber and Zygmunt Stojowski, has presented masterclasses/guest conducted at Columbia University, New York University, Rutgers University, Hunter College, and the InterSchool Orchestras of New York, and has served as a board member and editor at the Conductors Guild. Mr. Martin received his Master of Music in Conducting from Rutgers University, where he studied with William Berz and Kynan Johns; his Bachelor of Music Education from Hofstra University; and has participated in several workshops including the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music with Marin Alsop.

The Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB), 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.

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 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. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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: Noreen Baer John Butler

Mike DePompeo Lawrence Friedman

Kathleen Peters Philip Peters

Thomas P. Price Deloss Schertz Beth Seavers

Printing of this program generously underwritten by Konica Minolta Business Solutions.

________________________________________________________________________

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant

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.

________________________________________________________________________

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.

________________________________________________________________________

For additional RCB information, please visit our website or scan our QR code:

WWW.RIDGEWOODBAND.ORG

Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, Music Director

A Season of Classics

FEATURED GUEST ENSEMBLE L'Harmonie La Croix Valmer Jean-Luc Wastable, Conductor

FEATURED CLASSIC Bacchanale from "Samson and Delilah"

Camille Saint-Saëns

PRE-CONCERT TALK - 6:00 PM Hail! California: Bringing A Classic Back To Life

with composer/arranger Peter Stanley Martin

Sunday, October 18, 2015 - 7:00 PM West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. is a Proud Sponsor of

the Ridgewood Concert Band

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

Thomas & Victoria Price Merrill Lynch Wealth Management/

Bank of America Corp.

PATRON ($2,000 to $2,999) Carolyn & Howard Crumb

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

Emilio & Maria Uriarte In Memory of John Rodland In Memory of Warren Grim

Judith Widicus Daichii Sankyo, Inc.

SUPPORTER ($500 to $999)

Barbara Abney Bolger Darel & Michael DePompeo

Lawrence & Donna Friedman, in support of the Ridgewood Concert Band Society

In memory of Aquilina Lin Keith Mogerley

Randy F. Reveley John & Marilyn Wagner

Christian Wilhjelm Patricia & Frederick Yosca

Mark Zettler PVH Corporation

ASSOCIATE ($250 to $499)

John G. Bolger Naomi Freshwater

Paul Goldberg Dorothy S. Neff

Kathleen & John J. Palatucci Carol & Neil Sheehan

BNY Mellon Community Partnership Costco of Hackensack

Plymouth Rock Foundation Music & Arts Center, Paramus

AFFILIATE ($100 to $249)

John & Louise Butler David & Jacalyn Bychek

Suzanne Coletta James Demes Sally Fillmore

Capt. Kenneth Force Frank & Loretta Healey

Marie Kane Cheryl & James Mallen

Joseph & Deborah Marsicovete Jerrold & Mary A. Meyer

Irene Montella Mary & Michael Nussear

Marcella Phelan Deloss Schertz & Rose Kraybill

Francis & Barbara Schott Ted & Evelyn Slockbower Richard & Karen Summers

Kathleen & Harold Sylvester Janice Willett

Nancy E. Zweil Blue Moon Cafe

FRIEND ($1 to $99)

Virginia Baird Eileen Beaumel

Richard & Janet Boziwick Vincent & Marianne DeDea

Michelle Dugan Vicki Fiore, M.D. Katherine Grasso Richard F. Hahn

Carol & Richard Holodak Janet Johnston

Judith & David Maron Elizabeth Ann McGrath

Valerie Moore, in memory of Warren Grim Betsy Murphy

Walter & Diana Perog Albert W. Schagen Edward J. Schlamp

Beth Seavers Ann Sirinides

Virginia Sirinides David Sternberg

Alexander & Deborah Taylor Jon Thurlow

William D. & Helen L. Thurlow Richard & Jessie VerHage

Janet Vidovich Mark & Andrea Zettler

Amazon Smile Foundation Tito’s Burritos, Ridgewood

If you are a recent subscriber or donor, we

may have received your name too late to include in this program and we apologize for that, but you will be in subsequent programs.

Thank you.

2015-16 CONTRIBUTORS The Ridgewood Concert Band gratefully acknowledges the support of our donors

and subscribers whose generous support makes these programs possible.

Season 33, Concert 1 - October 18, 2015

Season 33, Concert 1 October 18, 2015

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