Season 36, Concert 3 - December 15, 2018...talented school musicians to perform with the band. In...

Season 36, Concert 3 - December 15, 2018

BENEFACTOR ($3,000 and above) Thomas & Victoria Price

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs

PATRON ($2,000 to $2,999)

Judy & Roger Widicus Dr. Christian Wilhjelm & Jacqueline Sarracco

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

Michael & Darel-Ann DePompeo In Memory of Gunther Schuller

John & Marilyn Wagner Decotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLC

Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc. PVH Corporation

SUPPORTER ($500 to $999)

Barbara Abney Bolger In Memory of Carolyn & Howard Crumb

Lawrence & Donna Friedman Gregory Fritze

In Memory of Aquilina Lim Tomomi Takamoto

In Memory of Emma Wode Fred & Patricia Yosca

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund United Way, Northern New Jersey, Somerset County

ASSOCIATE ($250 to $499)

Mary & Paul Bergquist Jeff Bittner

Naomi Freshwater Paul Goldberg

Lois Hicks-Wozniak Paul & Carolyn Kirby

Michael J. Kokola Jerry, Mary, Leah & Brendan Meyer

Dorothy Neff Richard Ostling

Kathy & John Palatucci Deloss Schertz & Rose Kraybill Beth Seavers & Neil Sheehan

Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Kristen Siebenhuhner Richard & Karen Summers

Dorene Thornton

AFFILIATE ($100 to $249) Ginny Baird

John & Louise Butler David & Jacalyn Bychek

Suzanne Coletta & Seth Glasser Kenneth & Linda Dutcher Paul & Helene Emanuel

Sally Fillmore & David Appel Tamara Freeman

John Harley Marie Kane

Annette & Andy Lieb

James & Cheryl Mallen Joseph & Deborah Marsicovete

Marks Family Keith Mogerley Irene Montella Marcella Phelan

Jean Roughgarden Carol Sawitz

Francis & Barbara Schott Patricia & Robert Schreiber

Christina Stier Richard & Jessie Ver Hage

Dr. Richard & Katherine Wise Blue Moon Mexican Cafe

BNY Mellon Community Partnership Jewish Community Fund

FRIEND ($1 to $99)

Andre Baruch Jill Bloom

Maureen J. Demes Lloyd & Jane DeVries

Mary Dorian Michelle Dugan

Delbert & Anne Eisch Margarita & Paul Elkin Richard & Gayle Felton

Frances Ferraro Eileen Ginn

Katherine Grasso Richard Hahn Emily James

Emmett & Elizabeth Johnson Janet Johnston

Janis Keown-Blackburn Nathan Kinney Dr. Lisa Lutter

Lorraine Mariella David Marks Thelma Peres

Meg & Greg Pieper Larry & Barbara Roshon

Rachel Schulman Virginia Sirinides Kathryn Smith

Steven & Ida Steiner Mr. & Mrs. Harold Sylvester

Paul Van Ness & Wanlun Esther Tsai Janet Vidovich

William Vollinger Arnold & Diane Zettler Mark & Andrea Zettler

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Ridgewood TubaChristmas III

FEATURED GUESTS

Michael Salzman, "Mr. TubaChristmas" Bob Sacchi, Tuba

PRELUDE CONCERT - 7:30 PM

Brookside School Senior Band Collette Mather, Director

Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 8:00 PM

West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

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About the New Jersey Wind Symphony Dr. Chris Wilhjelm, community leaders, and musicians founded the Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB) in 1983 with the idea of providing high quality performing venues for the many accomplished wind and percussion players living in the New York metropolitan area. On July 1, 2017, the Ridgewood Concert Band formally changed its name to the New Jersey Wind Symphony (NJWS) to better reflect the identity of the organization. Through the years, consistently high level performances have led to the production of two commercially released CDs, performances on the East Coast, and peer recognition through the awarding of the John Philip Sousa Foundation’s coveted Sudler Silver Scroll Award in 1996. The NJWS performs an annual series of concerts presenting the very finest in wind band literature for capacity audiences. Ranging from light classics and famous marches to cutting edge compositions by today’s brilliant composers, the band’s programming has drawn critical attention for its variety and depth. Originally launched as the Ridgewood Community Concert Band, an early review praising the band’s fine performance proclaimed this is no “Community” band. The Board of Directors decided to incorporate as the Ridgewood Concert Band. The members of the New Jersey Wind Symphony come from all walks of life. The musicians and board members are drawn together by a common dedication to the study, performance and support of great music. The quality of NJWS performances has attracted world-class soloists from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, radio and television personalities and other nationally renowned performers and conductors. The New Jersey Wind Symphony has also been active in the commission and performance of new works. The New Jersey Wind Symphony is actively engaged with area schools, offering opportunities for talented school musicians to perform with the band. In 2006, the band launched a scholarship program that reaches a large network of high schools in the region, inviting musicians who plan to seek a career in music to compete for scholarship funds. Winners showcase their talent as a featured soloist with the band. The competition and concert is one of the highlights of each season. Each year the NJWS performs a subscription series of concerts at their performance home in the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The NJWS has also obtained world-wide recognition through international touring: 1998 – Central Europe: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria 2003 – Southern France: The Riviera Reeds Festival, La Croix Valmer; Le Pradet 2008 – China: Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xian, Beijing 2009 – Brazil: Sao Paolo, Santos, Novo Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Ouro Preto 2010 – Germany, Austria, Italy: Garmisch, Munich, Salzburg, Schladming Festival, Venice 2018 – Southern France, Spain

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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.

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The New Jersey Wind Symphony would like to thank all of the many volunteers who have made this concert possible.

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The New Jersey Wind Symphony would like to give a special “thank you” to David Marks and the Midland Park

School District. The Midland Park High School band room is our weekly rehearsal site.

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Professor Michael Salzman has been the Tuba and Euphonium instructor at Hofstra University since 1994. In addition, he has held the position of Coordinator of Fine and Performing Arts for the Syosset Central School District since 2004. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University where he studied with Harvey Phillips, and a Master of Music from the Mannes College of Music where he was a student of Warren Deck,

former Principal Tubist of the New York Philharmonic. Other important teachers have been Sam Pilafian, Bill Barber, Michael Lind and Paul Krywicki. He also holds degrees in music education and educational administration from Queens College and Hofstra University respectively. A well known and respected tubist and teacher in the New York metropolitan area, Professor Salzman is a former Principal Tubist of the Long Island Philharmonic and a founding member of the Cosmopolitan Brass Quintet. He also has performed with such groups as The Concert Pops of L.I., the Bridgeport Symphony, the Goldman Band and Max Morath’s 92nd Street Y Ragtime Band. Extremely active in the field of music education, he has served as the President of the Nassau Music Educators Association (NMEA) and as All State Band Chair for the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA). He has also served NYSSMA as a member of their Finance, Government Relations, and Advocacy Committees. In addition to his work at Hofstra and in Syosset, he remains active as a freelance tubist and as a guest conductor. A man with a horn, a very big horn, is NJWS’s very own Bob Sacchi, Principal Tuba and member of the NJWS since 2004. A native of Bergen County, Bob began his musical career in elementary school where he began to play the tuba after switching from cornet “…because no one else wanted to do it.” He went on to study and received both Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Degrees at the Manhattan School of Music. He also attended the Julliard School and studied with the world renowned Don Butterfield and Thompson Hanks. Bob began his free-lance musical career in the Metropolitan Area in 1982 and is still performing a vigorous schedule. He is a founding member of the Gramercy Brass Orchestra, and has performed with the Goldman Memorial Band, Manhattan Symphony, Imperial Brass Band, and the Brooklyn Heights Orchestra. Bob also lends his talents on both tuba and bass saxophone to several traditional jazz groups, including the Red Onion Jazz Band, the Great Atlantic Jazz Band and Arenella’s Dreamland Orchestra. In his leisure time, Bob builds tubas and performs on a York tuba that he built and modified himself.

Colonial Song – Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger, and pianist. He began his career in London as a society pianist and concert performer. He served briefly as a bandsman in the US Army and took US citizenship in 1918. As an early experimenter with music machines and recording, he is remembered as a composer and collector of original English and other folk melodies. He is best known for his popular compositions, Country Gardens, Molly on the Shore, and Shepherd’s Hey. However, no traditional tunes of any kind are made use of in this piece, in which the composer wished to express feelings aroused by thoughts of the scenery and people of his native Australia. He offered the original piano version as a Yule gift to his dear mother. Grainger admitted his attempt to write a melody as typical of the Australian countryside as Stephen Foster's exquisite songs are typical of rural America. Klezmer Classics – Johan de Meij (b.1953) received his musical training at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, where he studied trombone and conducting. His award-winning works of original compositions, symphonic transcriptions and film score arrangements has garnered him international acclaim and have become permanent fixtures in the repertoire of renowned ensembles throughout the world. His Symphony No. 1, The Lord of the Rings, was awarded the prestigious Sudler Composition Prize. Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians in ensembles, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations. In the United States the genre evolved considerably as Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants arrived from Eastern Europe. Compared with most other European folk-music styles, little is known about the history of klezmer music, and much of what is said about it remains uncertain, although its popularity has not waned since its revival in the 1970s. Johan de Meij has expertly arranged five classics from the klezmer repertoire into a most colorful selection for wind symphony. Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) is one of the most beloved of American composers. His music has delighted audiences for almost a century with such tunes as The Typewriter Song, Trumpeter's Lullaby, and Sleigh Ride. Bugler's Holiday has very likely inspired more student trumpet players to hours of practice than any other trumpet-featured work. As you enjoy the inspiring melody, the terrific harmonies, and the great accompaniment Anderson wrote, pay close attention to the rhythms in the trio. To play notes this fast, trumpet players need to use a technique called "double tonguing," and it's something that takes a great deal of practice. Getting all three trumpets to play these fast notes precisely together heightens the challenge exponentially. In this performance the euphoniums will face the same challenge with bigger instruments, more air needed and the same “double tonguing!” Tuba Tiger Rag – Harry DeCosta (1885-1964) was an American composer, songwriter, author and pianist starting in American vaudeville. Tiger Rag is a classic example of ragtime, an American musical genre with its roots as dance music in New Orleans and St Louis in the late 1800s. Ragtime is characterized by syncopation that highlights emphasized notes that either anticipate or follow the beat. The effect is to cause the listener to move to the music. By the turn of the twentieth century, ragtime evolved into “Dixieland” derived from the Original Dixieland Band, which was a group of white musicians who began performing in 1917 in a style that was previously played only by black musicians in New Orleans. This new style of music had an infectious impact all over the world and reached its height of popularity in the 1920s. A resurgence of popularity in the 1950s kept the genre popular in American life to the present day. The well-known musical ensemble, The Canadian Brass, has performed Tuba Tiger Rag as an encore to their concerts more often than any other piece due to a brilliant arrangement by Luther Henderson. The NJWS presents a clever adaptation for wind band by David Marshall that brings all the fun and silliness of the original to our audience tonight. Program Notes compiled by Marcie Phelan

PROGRAM NOTES Make Our Garden Grow – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) is an American composer whose life and career can hardly be summed up in a few sentences. We all know him for his West Side Story and as the legendary conductor of the New York Philharmonic. He was one of the most gifted and famous musicians of the 20th century. A pianist, conductor, composer, writer, and lecturer, he is also heralded as an innovative teacher, being among the first to use television to reach a very large “classroom” in His Young People’s Concerts with the New York Philharmonic. Bernstein brought his wide-ranging knowledge and contagious excitement and energy to all his artistic pursuits, and the one hundredth anniversary of his birth on August 25, 1918 is being celebrated around the world. Make Our Garden Grow is a song from his musical Candide, that opened on Broadway in December of 1956 and ran for only 73 performances. Although the show did not enjoy success, some of the music remains popular including the overture and this title selection as has been so capably adapted for wind ensemble by Joseph Kreines. Make Our Garden Grow is one of Bernstein’s most noble and inspired moments and one which ends the show with a feeling of philosophical acceptance and some hope that life is worth living. Procession of the Nobles – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was unrivaled as a master of orchestration and is known today by most concert goers as the composer of Scheherazade, Capriccio Espanole, and Russian Easter Festival; some of the most popular works in the romantic orchestral repertoire. In addition to his contributions to the field of orchestration, his orchestral compositions, and his influence as a pedagogue, Rimsky-Korsakov, with his fifteen operas, made the largest single contribution to the development of the Russian opera repertory. With brilliant fanfares of trumpets and drums the Procession of the Nobles opens the second act of the composer’s opera Mlada, an elaborate opera ballet based on a subject of Slavic mythology that was begun in 1889 and produced at the Marinsky Theater in 1892. The huge and lavish production unfortunately proved too costly to produce and fell into obscurity. However, Procession of the Nobles has endured to the present day exciting audiences as it once announced the entry of the nobility with the brass providing the pomp, and the woodwinds providing the regal flourishes, that embellish this popular Rimsky-Korsakov work. Xerxes – John Mackey (b.1973) has become a superstar among band directors and wind composers. In 2005, at the age of 32, his Red Tango won him the American Bandmasters Association Ostwald Award, making him the youngest ever recipient of the prize. Mackey holds degrees from the Juilliard School and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with John Corigliano and Donald Erb. His works have been performed at the Sydney Opera House, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center. The composer publishes his own music through his personal website, which is also home to a very informative blog where he provides excellent inside perspective on his works. Xerxes began life as a concert march. But with so many concert marches written in “some peppy major key,” Mackey set out to write a sort of “anti-march,” based on one of history’s nastier rulers. The work is heavy with the sounds of ancient Persia, but follows the traditional form of a concert march. Mackey enjoyed the challenge of writing an untraditional work within the confines of a traditional structure. Regarding the subject of his piece, Mackey writes, “Xerxes was assassinated by Artabanus, who in turn was murdered by Xerxes’ son. It was, to put it lightly, a violent time. What better subject matter for a march?”

Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor, professional musician and educator, has been the New Jersey Wind Symphony's (formerly Ridgewood Concert Band) 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. 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. ___________________________________________________________________

NEW JERSEY WIND SYMPHONY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT: Deloss Schertz IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Mark Zettler

VICE PRESIDENT: Larry Friedman RECORDING SECRETARY: Annette Lieb

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: James Mallen TREASURER: John Harley

MEMBERS AT LARGE: Thomas Abbate, John Butler, Mike DePompeo, Naomi Freshwater, David Marks,

Rob Paustian, Mike Russo & Beth Seavers

PICCOLO Max Taylor

FLUTES

Chrysten Angderson Kristin Bacchiocchi-Stewart *

Patricia Barlow Jill Bloom

Lisandra Hernandez Annette Lieb Max Taylor

Jennifer Wise

OBOES Mark Donellan Drew Greis * Molly Raum

ENGLISH HORN

Mark Donellan

BASSOONS Christy Luberger

Jason Stier *

Eb CLARINET Sabrina Tempesta

CLARINETS Jeff Bittner

Suzanne Coletta Naomi Freshwater

Joe Mariany Leigh Myers

Marcie Phelan Jean Roughgarden

Beth Seavers Neil Sheehan

Karen Summers Sabrina Tempesta Janet Vidovich *

BASS CLARINETS Brendan Hughes

Joel Kolk * Lynne Montella

SAXOPHONES

Andre Baruch * - Alto & Soprano Ryan Mantell - Alto

Matthew Salisbury - Alto Jacqueline Sarracco - Alto

Thomas Wise - Tenor Michael DePompeo - Baritone

CORNETS/TRUMPETS

Dave Bychek Mike Connor Dave Hurd

Dave Luquette Tamara McLaughlin

Richard Roberts Michael Russo

Thomas Siebenhuhner Ann Sirinides Tony Spinuzzi Joseph Stella

Roger Widicus *

FRENCH HORNS John Harley

Joshua Jenkins Collette Mather

Brian McLaughlin Deloss Schertz *

TROMBONES

Thomas Abbate Keith Marson

Robert Paustian Nate Rensink

Kristen Siebenhuhner Robert Tiedemann *

EUPHONIUMS Robyn Keyes

John Palatucci * Don Van Teyens

TUBAS

Mike Gould Bob Sacchi *

PIANO

Don Dean

HARP Irene Bressler

STRING BASS David Marks

PERCUSSION James Mallen Mike Sasson Luke Short

Yuto Takamoto Chris Tarantino Mark Zettler *

* PRINCIPAL PLAYERS

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ASSOCIATE CONDUCTORS John Palatucci

Richard Summers

LIBRARIAN Dave Bychek

PERSONNEL MANAGER

Richard Summers

STAGE MANAGER Tony Spinuzzi

PARKING DIRECTOR

John Hahn

WEB ADMINISTRATOR Deloss Schertz

PROGRAM DESIGN

Joseph Stella


Majestia - James Swearingen

A Holst Christmas - Gustav Holst, Arranged by Douglas E. Wagner Hanukkah Holiday - Arranged by Robert Washburn

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Make Our Garden Grow Leonard Bernstein Arranged by Joseph Kreines

Procession of the Nobles from "Mlada" Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Arranged for the Goldman Band by Erik W.G. Leidzén

Xerxes John Mackey Mike Connor, Conductor

Colonial Song Percy Aldridge Grainger Edited by R. Mark Rogers

Klezmer Classics Johan de Meij

INTERMISSION

Ridgewood TubaChristmas II with Host Michael Salzman, "Mr. TubaChristmas"

Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) [Hymnal #41] Deck The Halls The First Noel [Hymnal #56] O Little Town of Bethlehem [Hymnal #44]

Bugler's Holiday Leroy Anderson Transcribed by Michael Edwards

John Palatucci, Euphonium Robyn Keyes, Euphonium

Don Van Teyens, Euphonium

Away in the Manger [Hymnal #25] We Wish You A Merry Christmas Silent Night [Hymnal #60] Hark the Herald Angels Sing [Hymnal #31]

Tuba Tiger Rag Harry DeCosta Arranged by Luther Henderson Adapted for Band by David Marshall

Bob Sacchi, Tuba

Jingle Bells (Tuba Style) Joy To The World [Hymnal #40]

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


PROGRAM

PROGRAM NOTES Make Our Garden Grow – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) is an American composer whose life and career can hardly be summed up in a few sentences. We all know him for his West Side Story and as the legendary conductor of the New York Philharmonic. He was one of the most gifted and famous musicians of the 20th century. A pianist, conductor, composer, writer, and lecturer, he is also heralded as an innovative teacher, being among the first to use television to reach a very large “classroom” in His Young People’s Concerts with the New York Philharmonic. Bernstein brought his wide-ranging knowledge and contagious excitement and energy to all his artistic pursuits, and the one hundredth anniversary of his birth on August 25, 1918 is being celebrated around the world. Make Our Garden Grow is a song from his musical Candide, that opened on Broadway in December of 1956 and ran for only 73 performances. Although the show did not enjoy success, some of the music remains popular including the overture and this title selection as has been so capably adapted for wind ensemble by Joseph Kreines. Make Our Garden Grow is one of Bernstein’s most noble and inspired moments and one which ends the show with a feeling of philosophical acceptance and some hope that life is worth living. Procession of the Nobles – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was unrivaled as a master of orchestration and is known today by most concert goers as the composer of Scheherazade, Capriccio Espanole, and Russian Easter Festival; some of the most popular works in the romantic orchestral repertoire. In addition to his contributions to the field of orchestration, his orchestral compositions, and his influence as a pedagogue, Rimsky-Korsakov, with his fifteen operas, made the largest single contribution to the development of the Russian opera repertory. With brilliant fanfares of trumpets and drums the Procession of the Nobles opens the second act of the composer’s opera Mlada, an elaborate opera ballet based on a subject of Slavic mythology that was begun in 1889 and produced at the Marinsky Theater in 1892. The huge and lavish production unfortunately proved too costly to produce and fell into obscurity. However, Procession of the Nobles has endured to the present day exciting audiences as it once announced the entry of the nobility with the brass providing the pomp, and the woodwinds providing the regal flourishes, that embellish this popular Rimsky-Korsakov work. Xerxes – John Mackey (b.1973) has become a superstar among band directors and wind composers. In 2005, at the age of 32, his Red Tango won him the American Bandmasters Association Ostwald Award, making him the youngest ever recipient of the prize. Mackey holds degrees from the Juilliard School and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with John Corigliano and Donald Erb. His works have been performed at the Sydney Opera House, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center. The composer publishes his own music through his personal website, which is also home to a very informative blog where he provides excellent inside perspective on his works. Xerxes began life as a concert march. But with so many concert marches written in “some peppy major key,” Mackey set out to write a sort of “anti-march,” based on one of history’s nastier rulers. The work is heavy with the sounds of ancient Persia, but follows the traditional form of a concert march. Mackey enjoyed the challenge of writing an untraditional work within the confines of a traditional structure. Regarding the subject of his piece, Mackey writes, “Xerxes was assassinated by Artabanus, who in turn was murdered by Xerxes’ son. It was, to put it lightly, a violent time. What better subject matter for a march?”

Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor, professional musician and educator, has been the New Jersey Wind Symphony's (formerly Ridgewood Concert Band) 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. 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. ___________________________________________________________________

NEW JERSEY WIND SYMPHONY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT: Deloss Schertz IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Mark Zettler

VICE PRESIDENT: Larry Friedman RECORDING SECRETARY: Annette Lieb

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: James Mallen TREASURER: John Harley

MEMBERS AT LARGE: Thomas Abbate, John Butler, Mike DePompeo, Naomi Freshwater, David Marks,

Rob Paustian, Mike Russo & Beth Seavers

Colonial Song – Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger, and pianist. He began his career in London as a society pianist and concert performer. He served briefly as a bandsman in the US Army and took US citizenship in 1918. As an early experimenter with music machines and recording, he is remembered as a composer and collector of original English and other folk melodies. He is best known for his popular compositions, Country Gardens, Molly on the Shore, and Shepherd’s Hey. However, no traditional tunes of any kind are made use of in this piece, in which the composer wished to express feelings aroused by thoughts of the scenery and people of his native Australia. He offered the original piano version as a Yule gift to his dear mother. Grainger admitted his attempt to write a melody as typical of the Australian countryside as Stephen Foster's exquisite songs are typical of rural America. Klezmer Classics – Johan de Meij (b.1953) received his musical training at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, where he studied trombone and conducting. His award-winning works of original compositions, symphonic transcriptions and film score arrangements has garnered him international acclaim and have become permanent fixtures in the repertoire of renowned ensembles throughout the world. His Symphony No. 1, The Lord of the Rings, was awarded the prestigious Sudler Composition Prize. Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians in ensembles, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations. In the United States the genre evolved considerably as Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants arrived from Eastern Europe. Compared with most other European folk-music styles, little is known about the history of klezmer music, and much of what is said about it remains uncertain, although its popularity has not waned since its revival in the 1970s. Johan de Meij has expertly arranged five classics from the klezmer repertoire into a most colorful selection for wind symphony. Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) is one of the most beloved of American composers. His music has delighted audiences for almost a century with such tunes as The Typewriter Song, Trumpeter's Lullaby, and Sleigh Ride. Bugler's Holiday has very likely inspired more student trumpet players to hours of practice than any other trumpet-featured work. As you enjoy the inspiring melody, the terrific harmonies, and the great accompaniment Anderson wrote, pay close attention to the rhythms in the trio. To play notes this fast, trumpet players need to use a technique called "double tonguing," and it's something that takes a great deal of practice. Getting all three trumpets to play these fast notes precisely together heightens the challenge exponentially. In this performance the euphoniums will face the same challenge with bigger instruments, more air needed and the same “double tonguing!” Tuba Tiger Rag – Harry DeCosta (1885-1964) was an American composer, songwriter, author and pianist starting in American vaudeville. Tiger Rag is a classic example of ragtime, an American musical genre with its roots as dance music in New Orleans and St Louis in the late 1800s. Ragtime is characterized by syncopation that highlights emphasized notes that either anticipate or follow the beat. The effect is to cause the listener to move to the music. By the turn of the twentieth century, ragtime evolved into “Dixieland” derived from the Original Dixieland Band, which was a group of white musicians who began performing in 1917 in a style that was previously played only by black musicians in New Orleans. This new style of music had an infectious impact all over the world and reached its height of popularity in the 1920s. A resurgence of popularity in the 1950s kept the genre popular in American life to the present day. The well-known musical ensemble, The Canadian Brass, has performed Tuba Tiger Rag as an encore to their concerts more often than any other piece due to a brilliant arrangement by Luther Henderson. The NJWS presents a clever adaptation for wind band by David Marshall that brings all the fun and silliness of the original to our audience tonight. Program Notes compiled by Marcie Phelan

Professor Michael Salzman has been the Tuba and Euphonium instructor at Hofstra University since 1994. In addition, he has held the position of Coordinator of Fine and Performing Arts for the Syosset Central School District since 2004. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University where he studied with Harvey Phillips, and a Master of Music from the Mannes College of Music where he was a student of Warren Deck,

former Principal Tubist of the New York Philharmonic. Other important teachers have been Sam Pilafian, Bill Barber, Michael Lind and Paul Krywicki. He also holds degrees in music education and educational administration from Queens College and Hofstra University respectively. A well known and respected tubist and teacher in the New York metropolitan area, Professor Salzman is a former Principal Tubist of the Long Island Philharmonic and a founding member of the Cosmopolitan Brass Quintet. He also has performed with such groups as The Concert Pops of L.I., the Bridgeport Symphony, the Goldman Band and Max Morath’s 92nd Street Y Ragtime Band. Extremely active in the field of music education, he has served as the President of the Nassau Music Educators Association (NMEA) and as All State Band Chair for the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA). He has also served NYSSMA as a member of their Finance, Government Relations, and Advocacy Committees. In addition to his work at Hofstra and in Syosset, he remains active as a freelance tubist and as a guest conductor. A man with a horn, a very big horn, is NJWS’s very own Bob Sacchi, Principal Tuba and member of the NJWS since 2004. A native of Bergen County, Bob began his musical career in elementary school where he began to play the tuba after switching from cornet “…because no one else wanted to do it.” He went on to study and received both Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Degrees at the Manhattan School of Music. He also attended the Julliard School and studied with the world renowned Don Butterfield and Thompson Hanks. Bob began his free-lance musical career in the Metropolitan Area in 1982 and is still performing a vigorous schedule. He is a founding member of the Gramercy Brass Orchestra, and has performed with the Goldman Memorial Band, Manhattan Symphony, Imperial Brass Band, and the Brooklyn Heights Orchestra. Bob also lends his talents on both tuba and bass saxophone to several traditional jazz groups, including the Red Onion Jazz Band, the Great Atlantic Jazz Band and Arenella’s Dreamland Orchestra. In his leisure time, Bob builds tubas and performs on a York tuba that he built and modified himself.

About the New Jersey Wind Symphony Dr. Chris Wilhjelm, community leaders, and musicians founded the Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB) in 1983 with the idea of providing high quality performing venues for the many accomplished wind and percussion players living in the New York metropolitan area. On July 1, 2017, the Ridgewood Concert Band formally changed its name to the New Jersey Wind Symphony (NJWS) to better reflect the identity of the organization. Through the years, consistently high level performances have led to the production of two commercially released CDs, performances on the East Coast, and peer recognition through the awarding of the John Philip Sousa Foundation’s coveted Sudler Silver Scroll Award in 1996. The NJWS performs an annual series of concerts presenting the very finest in wind band literature for capacity audiences. Ranging from light classics and famous marches to cutting edge compositions by today’s brilliant composers, the band’s programming has drawn critical attention for its variety and depth. Originally launched as the Ridgewood Community Concert Band, an early review praising the band’s fine performance proclaimed this is no “Community” band. The Board of Directors decided to incorporate as the Ridgewood Concert Band. The members of the New Jersey Wind Symphony come from all walks of life. The musicians and board members are drawn together by a common dedication to the study, performance and support of great music. The quality of NJWS performances has attracted world-class soloists from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, radio and television personalities and other nationally renowned performers and conductors. The New Jersey Wind Symphony has also been active in the commission and performance of new works. The New Jersey Wind Symphony is actively engaged with area schools, offering opportunities for talented school musicians to perform with the band. In 2006, the band launched a scholarship program that reaches a large network of high schools in the region, inviting musicians who plan to seek a career in music to compete for scholarship funds. Winners showcase their talent as a featured soloist with the band. The competition and concert is one of the highlights of each season. Each year the NJWS performs a subscription series of concerts at their performance home in the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The NJWS has also obtained world-wide recognition through international touring: 1998 – Central Europe: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria 2003 – Southern France: The Riviera Reeds Festival, La Croix Valmer; Le Pradet 2008 – China: Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xian, Beijing 2009 – Brazil: Sao Paolo, Santos, Novo Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Ouro Preto 2010 – Germany, Austria, Italy: Garmisch, Munich, Salzburg, Schladming Festival, Venice 2018 – Southern France, Spain

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The New Jersey Wind Symphony would like to thank all of the many volunteers who have made this concert possible.

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The New Jersey Wind Symphony would like to give a special “thank you” to David Marks and the Midland Park

School District. The Midland Park High School band room is our weekly rehearsal site.

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Ridgewood TubaChristmas III

FEATURED GUESTS

Michael Salzman, "Mr. TubaChristmas" Bob Sacchi, Tuba

PRELUDE CONCERT - 7:30 PM


Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 8:00 PM

West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

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