season 36, concert 5 - may 10, 2019

Season 36, Concert 5 - May 10, 2019

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

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Bergen County Division of Cultural & 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

John & Marilyn Wagner Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc.

Decotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLC PVH Corporation

SUPPORTER ($500 to $999) Barbara Abney Bolger

In Memory of Carolyn & Howard Crumb Gregory Fritze

In Memory of Aquilina Lim Jeffrey & Kathryn Mantel

Philip & Sheila Smith 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 Elaine Douvas

Naomi Freshwater Donna & Lawrence Friedman

Paul Goldberg Lois Hicks-Wozniak

Marie Kane Paul & Carolyn Kirby

Michael J. Kokola James & Cheryl Mallen

Jerry, Mary, Leah & Brendan Meyer Dorothy Neff

Richard Ostling Kathy & John Palatucci

Robert Paustian Deloss Schertz & Rose Kraybill Beth Seavers & Neil Sheehan

Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Kristen Siebenhuhner Jason Stier

Richard & Karen Summers

AFFILIATE ($100 to $249) Ginny Baird

John & Louise Butler David & Jacalyn Bychek

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

Victoria Ezra Eugene Ferraro

Sally Fillmore & David Appel Tamara Freeman

John Harley Marie Kane

Annette & Andy Lieb Marks Family

Joseph & Deborah Marsicovete Keith Mogerley Irene Montella

Roy Mortiz Walter Perog

Marcella Phelan Margaret & Gregory Pieper

Donald Reeder, Esq. Randolph Reveley Jean Roughgarden

Carol Sawitz Francis & Barbara Schott

Patricia & Robert Schreiber Christina Stier

Richard & Jessie Ver Hage Dr. Richard & Katherine Wise

Nancy Zweil BNY Mellon Community Partnership

Jewish Community Fund

FRIEND ($1 to $99) Andre Baruch

Jill Bloom Carol Ann Compasso Lawrence DeLosica Maureen J. Demes

Mary & Gregory Farrell Frances Ferraro

Arlene & Mark Glauber Katherine Grasso

Jane & Dr. Bruce Haas Richard Hahn Emily James

Emmett & Elizabeth Johnson Janet Johnston Jennifer Kaysan

Janis Keown-Blackburn Nathan Kinney Dr. Lisa Lutter

Lorraine Mariella Beth Mejia Roy Moritiz

Thelma Peres Larry & Barbara Roshon

Albert Schagen Rachel Schulman Virginia Sirinides Kathryn Smith

Steven & Ida Steiner Mr. & Mrs. Harold Sylvester

Dorene Thornton Paul Van Ness & Wanlun Esther Tsai

Janet Vidovich William Vollinger

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2018-19 CONTRIBUTORS The New Jersey Wind Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of our

donors and subscribers whose generous support makes these programs possible.

Christian Wilhjelm, Music Director

Annual Side-by-Side Concert

FEATURED GUEST SOLOIST Jonathan Yu, Clarinet

2018-2019 NJWS Youth Soloist Competition Winner

THE NEW JERSEY WIND SYMPHONY SIDE-BY-SIDE SYMPHONIC BAND Jacqueline Sarracco & Jennifer Wise, Co-Directors

PRELUDE CONCERT - 7:30 PM

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan Wind Symphony Amy Wilcox, Director

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 8:00 PM West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

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About the New Jersey Wind Symphony Dr. Christian 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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973-334-8484 www.TheMusicShop.com

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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

Jonathan Yu (16) is a junior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and has been playing the clarinet for six years. He is the principal clarinetist for the Wind Ensemble at

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School as well as in the Youth Orchestra of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, which he has been a member of for 6 years. He has successfully auditioned for the 2019 New Jersey Region II Band, New Jersey All-State Band and All-State Orchestra, and the 2018 New Jersey Region II Band, New Jersey Region II Orchestra and New Jersey All-State Band. He received the Gold Prize in the Golden Key USA Music Festival along with a performance at Carnegie Hall in May of 2018. He was also invited to perform as a soloist with the Highland Park Municipal Concert Band in June 2018. During the summer of 2018, he attended the Rutgers University Wind Band and Chamber Music Camp.

SIDE-BY-SIDE STUDENT MUSICIANS One of the most important missions of the New Jersey Wind Symphony is to reach out to the youth in our area and expose them to fine wind ensemble literature and performance. With this in mind, 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 NJWS and prepare several works that would challenge them musically and involve them in a professional level performance situation. Music teachers from the NJWS and area high schools made their recommendations, and we are delighted this evening to host the 11th 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 NJWS. 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, Chris Wilhjelm and the Side-by-Side Committee (Jacqueline Sarracco & Jennifer Wise) for making this performance possible. We would also like to give a special "thank you" to The Music Shop in Boonton for donating the student music folders.

First Name Last Name Instrument SchoolLilliam Cantillano Alto Saxophone North Bergen HSSarah DeCarlo Alto Saxophone New Milford HSBen Summer Alto Saxophone Waldwick HSSiddarth Sudeesh Bari Sax Paramus HSChristian Stahl Baritone Saxophone Ramapo HSErin Lopez Bass Clarinet West Milford Township HS Ben McLaughlin Bass Trombone West Milford Township HS Jacob Eccher Bassoon Lakeland Regional HSAdrian Hisona-Espino Bassoon Paramus HSChristian Fuentes Clarinet North Bergen HSNickolaus Hiltke Clarinet Ramapo HSMuhamad Jalloh Clarinet Suffern HSSteven Lange Clarinet West Milford Township HS Raquel Mea Clarinet West Milford Township HS Sean Partington Clarinet West Milford Township HS Sophie Pilaar Clarinet West Milford Township HS Theresa Santa Lucia Clarinet West Milford Township HS Sarah Chimileski Flute West Milford Township HS Conor Guzman Flute Lakeland Regional HSNicole Hom Flute Paramus HSDaniel O'Connell Flute Ramapo HSLilianna Sanchez Flute West Milford Township HS Jocelyn Triolo Flute Midland Park HSMichael Dekens French Horn Ramapo HSGabriela Menjivar French Horn North Bergen HSCassie Petrich French Horn West Milford Township HS Ryan Ward French Horn Northern Valley Old Tappan HSMegan Hahn Oboe Paramus HSMarie Parkin Oboe West Milford Township HS David Reinstein Oboe New Milford HSRyan Donovan Percussion Bergenfield HSRachel Wilson Percussion New Milford HSLillian Zou Percussion Pascack Hills HSRyan Almonte Trombone North Bergen HSGregorio Rivera Trombone Paramus HSKarina Garcia Trombone North Bergen HSKenneth Cho Trumpet Ramapo HSJohn Grifone Trumpet Ramapo HSSean Johnson Trumpet New Milford HSMichael Rivera Trumpet Paramus HSJose Suarez Trumpet West Milford Township HS Sebastian Taborda Trumpet North Bergen HSEmma Wilhjelm Trumpet Glen Rock HSTurner Marks Tuba Hawthorne HS

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. In April 2019, the New Jersey Wind Symphony hosted the annual convention of the Association of Concert Bands.

PICCOLO Max Taylor

FLUTES

Chrysten Angderson Kristin Bacchiocchi-Stewart *

Patricia Barlow Lisandra Hernandez

Annette Lieb Tamomi Takamoto

Max Taylor Jennifer Thornton

OBOE

Mark Donellan *

ENGLISH HORN Mark Donellan *

BASSOONS

Aly Berkowitz Robert Gray Jason Stier *

CONTRA BASSOON

Robert Gray

Eb CLARINET Sabrina Tempesta

CLARINETS Jeff Bittner

Suzanne Coletta Naomi Freshwater

Joe Mariany Natalie McCarter

Leigh Myers Marcie Phelan

Jean Roughgarden Beth Seavers Neil Sheehan

Karen Summers Richard Summers * Sabrina Tempesta

Janet Vidovich

BASS CLARINETS Brendan Hughes

Joel Kolk * Lynne Montella

SAXOPHONES

Ryan Mantell * - Alto & Soprano Matthew Salisbury - Alto Andre Baruch - Tenor

Lisa Freitas - Tenor Thomas Wise - Tenor

Michael DePompeo - Baritone

CORNETS/TRUMPETS Dave Bychek Mike Connor Ryan Dore Dave Hurd

Tamara McLaughlin Daniel Osorio

Richard Roberts Michael Russo

Thomas Siebenhuhner Ann Sirinides Tony Spinuzzi Joseph Stella

Roger Widicus *

FRENCH HORNS Ben Fine

John Harley Joshua Jenkins Carolyn Kirby *

Brian McLaughlin

TROMBONES Thomas Abbate Lee Anderson

Stephanie Dutcher Kristen Siebenhuhner Robert Tiedemann *

EUPHONIUMS Robyn Keyes

John Palatucci * Don Van Teyens

TUBAS

Billy Hughes Wes Krygsman

PIANO

Alison Meyer

STRING BASS David Marks

PERCUSSION

Ross Chu Ryan Jaccoi

James Mallen Luke Short

Yuto Takamoto Chris Tarantino

* 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

The Black Horse Troop – John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) was said to have enjoyed a long relationship with the men and horses of Cleveland’s Ohio National Guard Cavalry, known as Troop A. Sousa had a special affinity for horses, but had to give up riding after breaking his neck in a fall from a high-spirited stallion in 1921. He drew upon some special rhythmic resource when writing this march for horses and riders, and once again his special comprehension of the thrilling spectacle of regimental movement produced a compelling musical experience for both the player and the listener. During the half century of Sousa’s career as the most successful bandmaster who ever lived, there was both reason and necessity for his creating wonderful marches, and among them all The Black Horse Troop is a positive standout. Always United, Forever Strong – Brian Balmages (b.1975) is an award-winning composer, conductor, producer, and performer. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from James Madison University and a Master’s Degree from the University of Miami in Florida. His compositions have been performed worldwide. His active schedule of commissions and premiers has incorporated groups from elementary to professional ensembles, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Miami Symphony Orchestra, and Boston Brass, to name a few. In 2012, Mr. Balmages received the prestigious Albert Austin Harding Award from the American School Band Directors Association. Currently, Mr. Balmages is the Director of Instrumental Publications for the FJH Music Company, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The composer provides us the best description of his fanfare in his own words. “In thinking about the work, it is about community. The music follows a single person coming outside the morning after a catastrophic event. This person is portrayed by a single note which opens the piece. Shortly thereafter, additional people begin to come out one by one as portrayed in the music. The cumulative effect becomes apparent rather quickly. While the single original note continues to sound, the power and combination of all the notes around it lift it up and make it glorious. This clearly results in something greater than the sum of its parts.” Redemption – Rossano Galante (b.1967) was born and raised in Buffalo, New York and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in trumpet performance from SUNY at Buffalo in 1992. He was accepted into the University of Southern California's Film Scoring Program, where he studied with the late Jerry Goldsmith. At the age of thirty-two, he moved to Southern California to pursue a career in film composition and orchestration. Mr. Galante has collaborated as an orchestrator on some major Hollywood productions. As a composer, Galante wrote commissioned works for a number of brass bands in the United States, including the Nebraska Wind Symphony and the Wind Orchestra of Hofstra University. Sweeping in scope and meaning, the romanticism of Redemption is undeniable. The lush and lyric elements capture the sense of euphoria one experiences after being saved from an emotional crisis. Ecstatic melodic lines and rich scoring create an impassioned musical intimacy for the listener. ‘Mambo’ from Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’ – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was an erudite, passionate musician whose exceptional talents and expressive gifts earned him a special place in the hearts of New Yorkers. He rose to instant national fame in 1943, at age 25, when he filled in for the suddenly ill Bruno Walter as conductor of a nationally televised New York Philharmonic performance. He went on to become the Philharmonic’s music director until 1969 and remained a frequent guest conductor there until his death. With the Philharmonic, he presented a series of 53 educational Young People’s Concerts that were broadcast on CBS, making him a familiar face around the nation. He also composed music, crossing from academic classical music into Broadway musicals, including West Side Story, On the Town, and Candide. Mambo comes from Bernstein’s high-energy musical, West Side Story. It's a fast-paced, Cuban-inspired dance that's guaranteed to make you want to move… which is exactly what Bernstein wanted. For him, music wasn't about writing or reading notes on a page, but instead about how it made you feel physically. In this dance the percussion section defines Bernstein’s love of rhythm, and you can hear that influence in Mambo. This is certainly a piece that jumps! Clown Act – Thomas Kahelin (b.1959) is an American composer and educator. As a native of southern California, he grew up in Manhattan Beach where he started playing the trumpet at the age of ten. He graduated with honors from the University of Southern California, having studied with Morten Lauridsen, James Hopkins, Anthony Vazzana and Robert Linn. After winning the inaugural Hans J. Salter Composition Award, he was inducted into the national music honor society, Pi Kappa Lambda. Mr. Kahelin is currently enrolled in UC Irvine's Master of Arts in Teaching degree program, having just obtained his Single Subject Credential in Music. For him, becoming a music teacher was an inevitable process and a convergence of creativity. The composer’s respect for the art of playing circus music inspired him to create Clown Act. Traditional circus music conveys atmosphere and attempts to create a sense of spectacle. The music is composed for the purpose of accompanying the acts presented in the ring, and the tempo provides the performers with necessary timing to fit the action. The clown acts are most often fast, furious and zany, requiring the music to stir the audience’s reaction to the hysterical antics before them. This humorous circus march brings to life all the color of a clown parade, as it slips and slides and elbows you in the ribs. The saxophone section gets to stand and bark like dogs, and the entire ensemble screams in delight as a clown is shot out of a cannon onto a galloping horse. Kahelin captures the gestures and spirit of the great circus marches, and then adds a lot more of the fun part of the circus into the mix. This work has been heralded as one of the best examples of humor in music. Program Notes compiled by Marcie Phelan


PROGRAM NOTES Symphonic Suite from On The Waterfront – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) ventured only once into the field of film music, this in 1954, when he agreed to write a score for On the Waterfront. This movie stands as something of a landmark in American cinema. A gritty examination of union corruption on the docks of New York, it starred the young Marlon Brando as an alienated drifter who manages, against long odds, to bring down a crooked boss, played by Lee J. Cobb. Other performers included Rod Steiger, Karl Malden, and Eva Marie Saint, and Elia Kazan turned in what was probably his finest work as a director. The film garnered eight Academy Awards, with Bernstein’s score receiving a nomination. In 1955, the year On the Waterfront was released, Bernstein reworked his film score into a concert suite in one movement. Bernstein’s music reflects the tense realism to which On the Waterfront aspired. Much of the score is filled with violent rhythms and rough, jazz-tinged harmonies. The prominent use of alto saxophone adds a distinctly 20th-century urban flavor. Yet there are lyrical moments also, beginning with the opening section, whose spare textures intimate a particularly American sense of space and loneliness. Bernstein offers another lyrical episode midway through the piece in a duet for flute and harp, and he develops the melody these instruments introduce into a soaring anthem that bears comparison with his best songs. Following an energetic episode, the composer returns to the quiet, spacious music of the opening and builds this into a stirring climax in the suite’s closing minutes. Salve Regina – Patrick J. Burns (b.1969) serves as an adjunct professor of music at Montclair State University in New Jersey, where he teaches orchestration, counterpoint, band literature, and music composition. Mr. Burns also teaches instrumental music in the Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools. In 1986, Mr. Burns founded the Bloomfield Youth Band, a community wind ensemble of 65 secondary school and collegiate musicians, which he continues to direct today. Mr. Burns's compositions have been performed throughout the United States and abroad by various ensembles, including the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" in Washington, D.C. and Carnegie Hall, and conservatory bands in Russia and Japan. His music has twice appeared on Bandworld's Top 100 list of band compositions. Salve Regina was written for the Ohio University Wind Orchestra and is based on the chant, Salve Regina. This ancient melody dates back to the 11th century and has been part of the Catholic liturgy since the 12th century. The composer expressed his being drawn to the chant with the following words, “I have had great interest in the Salve Regina for some time, since my college days, in fact. It is at once severe yet gentle; expressive yet meditative; vast in character, yet personal and intimate. This setting attempts to relate to the listener all of these varied elements which are germane to the original work.” Introduction, Theme and Variations – Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces. His best-known operas include Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) and Guillaume Tell (William Tell). A tendency for inspired, song-like melodies is evident throughout his scores, which led to the nickname "The Italian Mozart." Until his retirement in 1829, Rossini had been the most popular opera composer in history. Rossini’s Introduction, Theme and Variations is a staple for virtuoso clarinetists. The solo part vaunts a succession of haphazard acrobat notes, sewn together by the player’s bold musicality. Clarinet pieces with orchestral accompaniment were popular in the early Romantic period as Mozart set the bar with his renowned Clarinet Concerto. Other opera composers wrote for clarinet, including Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer. The clarinet’s versatile registers, known as chalumeau, clarion, and altissimo, suggest different vocal timbres. The clarinet part offered here is challenging from the start, with eager quick notes spanning the instrument’s range. Except for the opening notes, occasional cadences, and cheerful rejoinders, the accompaniment remains in the background. Rossini calls on the soloist’s virtuosity throughout the work with cadenza demands, solo passages with eager quick notes that span the instrument’s range, and sweet lyrical writing that allows the soloist to respond with equally sweet tonality. Overture and Caccia – Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) was born on 7 July 1911, in Cadegliano, Italy. At the age of 7, under the guidance of his mother, he began to compose songs, and four years later he wrote the words and music of his first opera, The Death of Pierrot. In 1923 he began his formal musical training at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan. Following the death of his father, his mother took him to the United States, where he was enrolled at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. There he completed his musical studies, working in composition under Rosario Scalero. The Consul, Menotti's first full-length work, won the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle award as the best musical play of the year in 1954. By far Menotti's best-known work is the Christmas classic Amahl and the Night Visitors, composed for NBC-TV in 1951. This beloved opera celebrated the 50th anniversary of its premiere in 2001 and continues to receive hundreds of performances annually. In 1984 Menotti was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor for lifetime achievement in the arts. Overture and Caccia was originally scored for orchestra as part of the opera, The Last Savage, and was premiered in October 1963 in Paris. The mood of the opera reflects the humorous story of a Vassar coed attempting to capture the abominable snowman (the so-called “Last Savage”) in the Himalayas. The opera however, never held a very long audience appeal and is seldom performed. The Overture and Caccia has endured as transcribed for wind symphony. In this setting the composition presents a demanding challenge to the players to maintain the pursuit at a frenetic pace leaving both musicians and audience breathless at the end.


The Clouds That Sail in Heaven - Todd Stalter Foundry - John Mackey

Nimrod - Edward Elgar, Arranged by Alfred Reed Khan - Julie Giroux

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Symphonic Suite from "On the Waterfront" Leonard Bernstein Transcribed by Jay Bocook Fantasy on "Salve Regina" Patrick J. Burns Introduction, Theme and Variations Gioachino Rossini Edited by David Glazer

Jonathan Yu, Clarinet 2018-2019 NJWS Youth Soloist Award Winner

Overture and Caccia Gian Carlo Menotti

The Black Horse Troop John Philip Sousa

INTERMISSION

The New Jersey Wind Symphony Side-by-Side Symphonic Band:

Always United, Forever Strong Brian Balmages (Fanfare for Winds and Percussion) Presentation of the 2018-2019 New Jersey Wind Symphony Youth Soloist Awards

Redemption Rossano Galante

Conducted by Jennifer Wise

Mambo from "West Side Story" Leonard Bernstein Arranged by Michael Sweeney

Conducted by Jennifer Wise

Clown Act Thomas Kahelin Conducted by Jacqueline Sarracco

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

PROGRAM

PICCOLO Max Taylor

FLUTES

Chrysten Angderson Kristin Bacchiocchi-Stewart *

Patricia Barlow Lisandra Hernandez

Annette Lieb Tamomi Takamoto

Max Taylor Jennifer Thornton

OBOE

Mark Donellan *

ENGLISH HORN Mark Donellan *

BASSOONS

Aly Berkowitz Robert Gray Jason Stier *

CONTRA BASSOON

Robert Gray

Eb CLARINET Sabrina Tempesta

CLARINETS Jeff Bittner

Suzanne Coletta Naomi Freshwater

Joe Mariany Natalie McCarter

Leigh Myers Marcie Phelan

Jean Roughgarden Beth Seavers Neil Sheehan

Karen Summers Richard Summers * Sabrina Tempesta

Janet Vidovich

BASS CLARINETS Brendan Hughes

Joel Kolk * Lynne Montella

SAXOPHONES

Ryan Mantell * - Alto & Soprano Matthew Salisbury - Alto Andre Baruch - Tenor

Lisa Freitas - Tenor Thomas Wise - Tenor

Michael DePompeo - Baritone

CORNETS/TRUMPETS Dave Bychek Mike Connor Ryan Dore Dave Hurd

Tamara McLaughlin Daniel Osorio

Richard Roberts Michael Russo

Thomas Siebenhuhner Ann Sirinides Tony Spinuzzi Joseph Stella

Roger Widicus *

FRENCH HORNS Ben Fine

John Harley Joshua Jenkins Carolyn Kirby *

Brian McLaughlin

TROMBONES Thomas Abbate Lee Anderson

Stephanie Dutcher Kristen Siebenhuhner Robert Tiedemann *

EUPHONIUMS Robyn Keyes

John Palatucci * Don Van Teyens

TUBAS

Billy Hughes Wes Krygsman

PIANO

Alison Meyer

STRING BASS David Marks

PERCUSSION

Ross Chu Ryan Jaccoi

James Mallen Luke Short

Yuto Takamoto Chris Tarantino

* 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

The Black Horse Troop – John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) was said to have enjoyed a long relationship with the men and horses of Cleveland’s Ohio National Guard Cavalry, known as Troop A. Sousa had a special affinity for horses, but had to give up riding after breaking his neck in a fall from a high-spirited stallion in 1921. He drew upon some special rhythmic resource when writing this march for horses and riders, and once again his special comprehension of the thrilling spectacle of regimental movement produced a compelling musical experience for both the player and the listener. During the half century of Sousa’s career as the most successful bandmaster who ever lived, there was both reason and necessity for his creating wonderful marches, and among them all The Black Horse Troop is a positive standout. Always United, Forever Strong – Brian Balmages (b.1975) is an award-winning composer, conductor, producer, and performer. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from James Madison University and a Master’s Degree from the University of Miami in Florida. His compositions have been performed worldwide. His active schedule of commissions and premiers has incorporated groups from elementary to professional ensembles, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Miami Symphony Orchestra, and Boston Brass, to name a few. In 2012, Mr. Balmages received the prestigious Albert Austin Harding Award from the American School Band Directors Association. Currently, Mr. Balmages is the Director of Instrumental Publications for the FJH Music Company, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The composer provides us the best description of his fanfare in his own words. “In thinking about the work, it is about community. The music follows a single person coming outside the morning after a catastrophic event. This person is portrayed by a single note which opens the piece. Shortly thereafter, additional people begin to come out one by one as portrayed in the music. The cumulative effect becomes apparent rather quickly. While the single original note continues to sound, the power and combination of all the notes around it lift it up and make it glorious. This clearly results in something greater than the sum of its parts.” Redemption – Rossano Galante (b.1967) was born and raised in Buffalo, New York and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in trumpet performance from SUNY at Buffalo in 1992. He was accepted into the University of Southern California's Film Scoring Program, where he studied with the late Jerry Goldsmith. At the age of thirty-two, he moved to Southern California to pursue a career in film composition and orchestration. Mr. Galante has collaborated as an orchestrator on some major Hollywood productions. As a composer, Galante wrote commissioned works for a number of brass bands in the United States, including the Nebraska Wind Symphony and the Wind Orchestra of Hofstra University. Sweeping in scope and meaning, the romanticism of Redemption is undeniable. The lush and lyric elements capture the sense of euphoria one experiences after being saved from an emotional crisis. Ecstatic melodic lines and rich scoring create an impassioned musical intimacy for the listener. ‘Mambo’ from Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’ – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was an erudite, passionate musician whose exceptional talents and expressive gifts earned him a special place in the hearts of New Yorkers. He rose to instant national fame in 1943, at age 25, when he filled in for the suddenly ill Bruno Walter as conductor of a nationally televised New York Philharmonic performance. He went on to become the Philharmonic’s music director until 1969 and remained a frequent guest conductor there until his death. With the Philharmonic, he presented a series of 53 educational Young People’s Concerts that were broadcast on CBS, making him a familiar face around the nation. He also composed music, crossing from academic classical music into Broadway musicals, including West Side Story, On the Town, and Candide. Mambo comes from Bernstein’s high-energy musical, West Side Story. It's a fast-paced, Cuban-inspired dance that's guaranteed to make you want to move… which is exactly what Bernstein wanted. For him, music wasn't about writing or reading notes on a page, but instead about how it made you feel physically. In this dance the percussion section defines Bernstein’s love of rhythm, and you can hear that influence in Mambo. This is certainly a piece that jumps! Clown Act – Thomas Kahelin (b.1959) is an American composer and educator. As a native of southern California, he grew up in Manhattan Beach where he started playing the trumpet at the age of ten. He graduated with honors from the University of Southern California, having studied with Morten Lauridsen, James Hopkins, Anthony Vazzana and Robert Linn. After winning the inaugural Hans J. Salter Composition Award, he was inducted into the national music honor society, Pi Kappa Lambda. Mr. Kahelin is currently enrolled in UC Irvine's Master of Arts in Teaching degree program, having just obtained his Single Subject Credential in Music. For him, becoming a music teacher was an inevitable process and a convergence of creativity. The composer’s respect for the art of playing circus music inspired him to create Clown Act. Traditional circus music conveys atmosphere and attempts to create a sense of spectacle. The music is composed for the purpose of accompanying the acts presented in the ring, and the tempo provides the performers with necessary timing to fit the action. The clown acts are most often fast, furious and zany, requiring the music to stir the audience’s reaction to the hysterical antics before them. This humorous circus march brings to life all the color of a clown parade, as it slips and slides and elbows you in the ribs. The saxophone section gets to stand and bark like dogs, and the entire ensemble screams in delight as a clown is shot out of a cannon onto a galloping horse. Kahelin captures the gestures and spirit of the great circus marches, and then adds a lot more of the fun part of the circus into the mix. This work has been heralded as one of the best examples of humor in music. Program Notes compiled by Marcie Phelan


SIDE-BY-SIDE STUDENT MUSICIANS One of the most important missions of the New Jersey Wind Symphony is to reach out to the youth in our area and expose them to fine wind ensemble literature and performance. With this in mind, 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 NJWS and prepare several works that would challenge them musically and involve them in a professional level performance situation. Music teachers from the NJWS and area high schools made their recommendations, and we are delighted this evening to host the 11th 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 NJWS. 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, Chris Wilhjelm and the Side-by-Side Committee (Jacqueline Sarracco & Jennifer Wise) for making this performance possible. We would also like to give a special "thank you" to The Music Shop in Boonton for donating the student music folders.

First Name Last Name Instrument SchoolLilliam Cantillano Alto Saxophone North Bergen HSSarah DeCarlo Alto Saxophone New Milford HSBen Summer Alto Saxophone Waldwick HSSiddarth Sudeesh Bari Sax Paramus HSChristian Stahl Baritone Saxophone Ramapo HSErin Lopez Bass Clarinet West Milford Township HS Ben McLaughlin Bass Trombone West Milford Township HS Jacob Eccher Bassoon Lakeland Regional HSAdrian Hisona-Espino Bassoon Paramus HSChristian Fuentes Clarinet North Bergen HSNickolaus Hiltke Clarinet Ramapo HSMuhamad Jalloh Clarinet Suffern HSSteven Lange Clarinet West Milford Township HS Raquel Mea Clarinet West Milford Township HS Sean Partington Clarinet West Milford Township HS Sophie Pilaar Clarinet West Milford Township HS Theresa Santa Lucia Clarinet West Milford Township HS Sarah Chimileski Flute West Milford Township HS Conor Guzman Flute Lakeland Regional HSNicole Hom Flute Paramus HSDaniel O'Connell Flute Ramapo HSLilianna Sanchez Flute West Milford Township HS Jocelyn Triolo Flute Midland Park HSMichael Dekens French Horn Ramapo HSGabriela Menjivar French Horn North Bergen HSCassie Petrich French Horn West Milford Township HS Ryan Ward French Horn Northern Valley Old Tappan HSMegan Hahn Oboe Paramus HSMarie Parkin Oboe West Milford Township HS David Reinstein Oboe New Milford HSRyan Donovan Percussion Bergenfield HSRachel Wilson Percussion New Milford HSLillian Zou Percussion Pascack Hills HSRyan Almonte Trombone North Bergen HSGregorio Rivera Trombone Paramus HSKarina Garcia Trombone North Bergen HSKenneth Cho Trumpet Ramapo HSJohn Grifone Trumpet Ramapo HSSean Johnson Trumpet New Milford HSMichael Rivera Trumpet Paramus HSJose Suarez Trumpet West Milford Township HS Sebastian Taborda Trumpet North Bergen HSEmma Wilhjelm Trumpet Glen Rock HSTurner Marks Tuba Hawthorne HS

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. In April 2019, the New Jersey Wind Symphony hosted the annual convention of the Association of Concert Bands.

Jonathan Yu (16) is a junior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and has been playing the clarinet for six years. He is the principal clarinetist for the Wind Ensemble at

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School as well as in the Youth Orchestra of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, which he has been a member of for 6 years. He has successfully auditioned for the 2019 New Jersey Region II Band, New Jersey All-State Band and All-State Orchestra, and the 2018 New Jersey Region II Band, New Jersey Region II Orchestra and New Jersey All-State Band. He received the Gold Prize in the Golden Key USA Music Festival along with a performance at Carnegie Hall in May of 2018. He was also invited to perform as a soloist with the Highland Park Municipal Concert Band in June 2018. During the summer of 2018, he attended the Rutgers University Wind Band and Chamber Music Camp.

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

About the New Jersey Wind Symphony Dr. Christian 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

Printing of this program generously underwritten by Ace Reprographics.

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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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Music folders for the New Jersey Wind Symphony are generously donated by The Music Shop.

973-334-8484 www.TheMusicShop.com

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

WWW.NJWINDSMPHONY.ORG


Annual Side-by-Side Concert

FEATURED GUEST SOLOIST Jonathan Yu, Clarinet

2018-2019 NJWS Youth Soloist Competition Winner

THE NEW JERSEY WIND SYMPHONY SIDE-BY-SIDE SYMPHONIC BAND Jacqueline Sarracco & Jennifer Wise, Co-Directors

PRELUDE CONCERT - 7:30 PM


Friday, May 10, 2019 - 8:00 PM West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

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New Jersey Wind Symphony

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

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Bergen County Division of Cultural & 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

John & Marilyn Wagner Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc.

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SUPPORTER ($500 to $999) Barbara Abney Bolger

In Memory of Carolyn & Howard Crumb Gregory Fritze

In Memory of Aquilina Lim Jeffrey & Kathryn Mantel

Philip & Sheila Smith 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 Elaine Douvas

Naomi Freshwater Donna & Lawrence Friedman

Paul Goldberg Lois Hicks-Wozniak

Marie Kane Paul & Carolyn Kirby

Michael J. Kokola James & Cheryl Mallen

Jerry, Mary, Leah & Brendan Meyer Dorothy Neff

Richard Ostling Kathy & John Palatucci

Robert Paustian Deloss Schertz & Rose Kraybill Beth Seavers & Neil Sheehan

Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Kristen Siebenhuhner Jason Stier

Richard & Karen Summers

AFFILIATE ($100 to $249) Ginny Baird

John & Louise Butler David & Jacalyn Bychek

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

Victoria Ezra Eugene Ferraro

Sally Fillmore & David Appel Tamara Freeman

John Harley Marie Kane

Annette & Andy Lieb Marks Family

Joseph & Deborah Marsicovete Keith Mogerley Irene Montella

Roy Mortiz Walter Perog

Marcella Phelan Margaret & Gregory Pieper

Donald Reeder, Esq. Randolph Reveley Jean Roughgarden

Carol Sawitz Francis & Barbara Schott

Patricia & Robert Schreiber Christina Stier

Richard & Jessie Ver Hage Dr. Richard & Katherine Wise

Nancy Zweil BNY Mellon Community Partnership

Jewish Community Fund

FRIEND ($1 to $99) Andre Baruch

Jill Bloom Carol Ann Compasso Lawrence DeLosica Maureen J. Demes

Mary & Gregory Farrell Frances Ferraro

Arlene & Mark Glauber Katherine Grasso

Jane & Dr. Bruce Haas Richard Hahn Emily James

Emmett & Elizabeth Johnson Janet Johnston Jennifer Kaysan

Janis Keown-Blackburn Nathan Kinney Dr. Lisa Lutter

Lorraine Mariella Beth Mejia Roy Moritiz

Thelma Peres Larry & Barbara Roshon

Albert Schagen Rachel Schulman Virginia Sirinides Kathryn Smith

Steven & Ida Steiner Mr. & Mrs. Harold Sylvester

Dorene Thornton Paul Van Ness & Wanlun Esther Tsai

Janet Vidovich William Vollinger

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.

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