NJWS December 2019 Concert

Season 37, Concert 2 - December 8, 2019

2019-2020 CONCERT SERIES ONTRIBUTORS 2019-20 C The New Jersey Wind Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of our

donors and subscribers whose generous support makes these programs possible.

BENEFACTOR ($3,000 and above) Keith Mogerley Thomas & Victoria Price Irene Montella Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Roy Mortiz Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs Walter Perog Konica Minolta Business Solutions Marcella Phelan Margaret & Gregory Pieper PATRON ($2,000 to $2,999) Donald Reeder, Esq. Judy & Roger Widicus Randolph Reveley Dr. Christian Wilhjelm & Jacqueline Sarracco Jean Roughgarden Pascack Valley Hospital Foundation Carol Sawitz SPONSOR ($1,000 to $1,999) Francis & Barbara Schott Richard Chase Patricia & Robert Schreiber Michael & Darel-Ann DePompeo Richard & Jessie Ver Hage John & Marilyn Wagner Dr. Richard & Katherine Wise Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc. Nancy Zweil PVH Corporation BNY Mellon Community Partnership Jewish Community Fund SUPPORTER ($500 to $999) Barbara Abney Bolger FRIEND ($1 to $99) In Memory of Carolyn & Howard Crumb Andre Baruch In Memory of Aquilina Lim Jill Bloom Philip & Sheila Smith William & Elsa Carbone Yuto Takamoto Carol Ann Compasso Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Lawrence DeLosica United Way, Northern New Jersey, Somerset County Maureen J. Demes Mary & Gregory Farrell ASSOCIATE ($250 to $499) Frances Ferraro Mary & Paul Bergquist Arlene & Mark Glauber Jeff Bittner Katherine Grasso Elaine Douvas & Robert Sirinek Jane & Dr. Bruce Haas Sally Fillmore Richard Hahn Naomi Freshwater Emily James Donna & Lawrence Friedman Emmett & Elizabeth Johnson Marie Kane Janet Johnston Paul & Carolyn Kirby Jennifer Kaysan Michael J. Kokola Janis Keown-Blackburn Ron Levy Nathan Kinney James & Cheryl Mallen Dr. Lisa Lutter Jerry, Mary, Leah & Brendan Meyer Lorraine Mariella Kathy & John Palatucci Beth Mejia Robert Paustian Lawrence Miloscia Michael & Dawn Russo Roy Moritiz Deloss Schertz & Rose Kraybill Thelma Peres Beth Seavers & Neil Sheehan Larry & Barbara Roshon Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Kristen Siebenhuhner Albert Schagen Christina Stier Rachel Schulman Jason Stier Virginia Sirinides Richard & Karen Summers Kathryn Smith Network for Good Steven & Ida Steiner

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Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, Music Director

Ridgewood TubaChristmas IV

FEATURED GUEST SOLOIST

Alan Baer

Principal Tuba, New York Philharmonic

PRELUDE CONCERT - 7:00 PM Mahwah High School Symphonic Band Jeffrey C. Bittner, Director

Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 7:30 PM West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

This Concert is Sponsored by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.

About the New Jersey Wind Symphony

Dr. Chris Wilhjelm, community leaders, and musicians founded the Ridgewood Concert Band Funding has been made possible in part by the (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, New Jersey State Council on the 2017, the Ridgewood Concert Band formally changed its name to the New Jersey Wind Arts/Department of State, Symphony (NJWS) to better reflect the identity of the organization. through grant funds administered by the 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 Bergen County Department of Parks, awarding of the John Philip Sousa Foundation’s coveted Sudler Silver Scroll Award in 1996. Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.

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 The New Jersey Wind Symphony would like to thank all of Board of Directors decided to incorporate as the Ridgewood Concert Band. the many volunteers who have made this concert possible. 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 The New Jersey Wind Symphony would like to give a other nationally renowned performers and conductors. The New Jersey Wind Symphony has also been active in the commission and performance of new works. special “thank you” to David Marks and the Midland Park

The New Jersey Wind Symphony is actively engaged with area schools, offering opportunities for School District. The Midland Park High School band talented school musicians to perform with the band. In 2006, the band launched a scholarship room is our weekly rehearsal site. 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. Music folders for the New Jersey Wind Symphony are

The NJWS has also obtained world-wide recognition through international touring: generously donated by The Music Shop. 1998 – Central Europe: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria 2003 – Southern France: The Riviera Reeds Festival, La Croix Valmer; Le Pradet 973-334-8484 2008 – China: Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xian, Beijing www.TheMusicShop.com 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 ______

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

WWW.NJWINDSYMPHONY.ORG

Alan Baer joined the New York Philharmonic on June 21, 2004, as Principal Tuba. He was formerly principal tuba with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. His other performing credits include recordings with The Cleveland Orchestra led by Vladimir Ashkenazy, performances with the Peninsula Music Festival of Wisconsin, New Orleans Symphony, Los Angeles Concert Orchestra, Ojai Festival Orchestra (California), Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed as a featured soloist, touring several countries in Europe, including Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and France.

Mr. Baer began his undergraduate work at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he studied with Dr. Gary Bird. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree with Ronald Bishop at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and has done graduate work at the University of Southern California, Cleveland Institute of Music, and California State University, Long Beach, where he studied with Tommy Johnson. While in Long Beach, Mr. Baer taught at California State University, where he also directed the university tuba ensemble and the brass choir. In Milwaukee, Mr. Baer was adjunct professor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Wisconsin and director of the Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. ______

Rutgers University Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble

Tubas: Ben Liberti, Eric Kassay, Mary Berger, Hadley Giles, Samantha Lake, Zhen Huang, William Territo, Kyle Gelatka, Jason Procaccini, Ben Rivera, Tim Burke and Matt Sakasitz.

Euphoniums: Ian Kerr-Mace, David Weintraub, Shawn Nagpal, Laura Fallon, Patrick Worrell, Edward Griffin, and Samantha Pednault.

NEW JERSEY WIND SYMPHONY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

RESIDENT P : Roger Widicus

ICE RESIDENT V P : Larry Friedman

XECUTIVE IRECTOR E D : Deloss Schertz

ECORDING ECRETARY R S : Annette Lieb

ORRESPONDING ECRETARY C S : James Mallen

REASURER T : John Harley

EMBERS AT ARGE M L : Thomas Abbate John Butler Mike DePompeo Naomi Freshwater Lisandra Hernanzez David Marks

Rob Paustian Mike Russo Beth Seavers Program Notes continued...

Christmas and Sousa Forever – John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) and arranged by Julie Giroux (b.1961) received her formal education at Louisiana State University and Boston University. Ms. Giroux studied composition with John Williams, Bill Conti and Jerry Goldsmith. She performs on piano and horn, and published her first composition at the age of nine. Julie has been writing music for concert band since 1983 and began composing, orchestrating, and conducting music for television and films in 1985. Her arrangements and compositions have earned several Emmy nominations. When she won her first Emmy Award, she was the first woman and the youngest person ever to win the award in the category. She has arranged for Celine Dion, Paula Abdul, Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, Madonna, Reba McEntire, Little Richard, Billy Crystal, Michael Jackson, and many others. NJWS audiences have heard John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever on many concert occasions, but not quite like Julie Giroux’s clever arrangement put forth here tonight. The composition has been Ms. Giroux’s ongoing holiday gift to the nation since its premiere in 2010. The arranger has imagined America’s most famous march with a sprinkling of familiar holiday melodies that are skillfully woven into the musical fabric of Sousa’s masterpiece. The result is cleverly written, thus providing an enjoyable musical partnership of audience favorites.

Program Notes compiled by Marcie Phelan

Tuba Concerto – Donald Grantham (b.1947) is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes in composition. His music has been praised for its "elegance, sensitivity, lucidity of thought, clarity of expression and fine lyricism," in a citation awarded by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. In recent years his works

have been performed by the orchestras of Cleveland, Dallas, and

Atlanta among many others, and he has fulfilled commissions in media from solo instruments to opera. The composer resides in Austin, TX and is the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Professor of Composition at the University of Texas at Austin. In his own words, the composer describes his composition: “My Tuba Concerto – for Tuba Solo, Orchestral Winds, Percussion and Piano – is in three movements. The first movement, marked ‘Fiery and bold,’ is a virtuosic workout featuring much interplay between the soloist and percussion, particularly the timpani. The second movement is lyric and expressive. Formally, it is a kind of continuous development:

New material is added to older material without ever really replacing it, and the entire elements combine and interact throughout the entire movement. The third movement is in a much more popular and jazzy vein, and is dedicated to the memory of Tiny Parham, a jazz musician who flourished in Chicago in the 1920s and 1930s and a composer whose music and scoring I particularly admire.”

Nutcracker Fantasia – Julie Giroux (b.1961) began composing, orchestrating, and conducting music for television and films, which came to include North and South, Dynasty, and The Colbys, as well as the films Karate Kid II, White Men Can’t Jump, and Broadcast

News. Ms. Giroux is an extremely well-rounded composer, writing

works for orchestra (including chorus), chamber and wind ensembles, soloists and brass and woodwind quintets in both serious and commercial formats. She has more than seventy published works for concert band. Nutcracker Fantasia is the composer leading us through the experience of dreaming about the famous ballet that is often performed during the holiday season.

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PROGRAM NOTES Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor, professional musician A Hong Kong Overture – Michael Valenti (b.1942) is an American and educator, has been the New composer and conductor. His many awards include an Emmy for the Jersey Wind Symphony's score of the television series “A Walk Through the 20th Century” and a Peabody Award for the “Newsmark” music for CBS Radio. A Hong (formerly Ridgewood Concert Kong Overture opens with an Asian-inspired fanfare to signify the Band) Musical Director since it character of the city of Hong Kong. The British took over the city in was founded in 1983. He was also 1842, and this is made apparent by a march that gives this section of Music Director of the renowned the piece a European feel. The British returned Hong Kong to Goldman Memorial Band in New mainland China in 1997 after 156 years of occupation. This transition York City. As a guest conductor, of power is personified in the music and the listener will hear the Hong Kong culture fully restored to its people. The composer has Dr. Wilhjelm has conducted the dedicated this work to Dr. Christian Wilhjelm and the New Jersey West Point Band, the United States Army Field Band, the Wind Symphony. Both the symphony and Dr. Wilhjelm are Virginia Wind Symphony, the Allentown Band, the profoundly grateful for Mr. Valenti’s most gracious compliment. Hanover Winds, the Raritan Wind Symphony, and the Norwalk Symphony. Dr. Wilhjelm has been the conductor Variants on a Mediæval Tune – Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008) is of the annual New York City Tuba Christmas since 2000. a composer who achieved wide popularity in the mid-20th century with a proliferation of essentially tonal, lyrical works. He wrote He was recently appointed the conductor of the Ramapo dozens of pieces each for chorus, orchestra, band, chamber groups, College Concert Band. As a French horn player, he has as well as scores for television and three operas. He studied performed under the world’s great conductors including composition at the Juilliard School in New York City and with Paul Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Colin Davis and Arthur Hindemith at Yale University. Variants on a Mediæval Tune was his first Fiedler. Dr. Wilhjelm has played the French horn with the composition for the wind band genre which has remained as one of Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops and, as a principal, the most often performed band literature works. “In dulci jubilo” is a melody which has been used by many composers, among them J.S. with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Opera Bach, as the subject for a variety of musical works. Norman Dello Orchestra and the Richmond Symphony. Joio was inspired by it to compose a set of variations. They consist of a brief introduction, the theme, and five “variants” which send the An honors graduate of the New England Conservatory, he mediaeval melody through five true metamorphoses, strongly received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1998. contrasting in tempo and character, and utilizing the possibilities of Dr. Wilhjelm was recently honored by his election to the the band to the highest degree. Although commissioned for and performed by the Duke University Band in 1963, this lovely work is American Bandmasters Association. He is the 2012 still often found on band and wind symphony programs throughout recipient of the Outstanding Conductor Award presented the country. 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. PROGRAM

Prelude by the Mahwah High School Symphonic Band

Jeffrey C. Bittner, Director

Die Meistersinger (Excerpts) - Richard Wagner, arranged by Eric Osterling Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, Music Director Afterlife - Rossano Galante PICCOLO BASS CLARINETS EUPHONIUMS Of Castles and Legends - Thomas Doss Max Taylor Brendan Hughes Robyn Keyes ______Joel Kolk * John Palatucci *

FLUTES Lynne Montella Don Van Teyens Chrysten Angderson A Hong Kong Overture Michael Valenti Kristin Bacchiocci-Stewart * SAXOPHONES TUBAS Written for Dr. Christian Wilhjelm and The New Jersey Wind Symphony Patricia Barlow Andre Baruch - Alto Larry Zaidan World Premier Performance

Jill Bloom Ryan Mantell * - Alto Michael Gould Lisandra Hernandez Dawn Russo - Alto Variants on a Mediæval Tune Norman Dello Joio Annette Lieb Jacqueline Sarracco - Alto PIANO

David Stedge Lisa Freitas - Tenor Alison Meyer Tomomi Takamoto Michael DePompeo - Baritone Tuba Concerto Donald Grantham Max Taylor HARP I. Fiery and bold Jen Wise CORNETS/TRUMPETS Irene Bressler II. Languid and expressive Dave Bychek III. Boisterous! OBOES Mike Connor STRING BASS Alan Baer, Tuba Ruth Diamond Fabes Ryan Dore David Marks Mark Donellan Dave Hurd Robert LeClair * Dave Luquette PERCUSSION INTERMISSION Tamara McLaughlin Ross Chu ENGLISH HORN Daniel Osorio Ryan Jaccoi Nutcracker Fantasia Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Mark Donellan * Richard Roberts Mike Sasson Arranged by Julie Giroux Michael Russo Yuto Takamoto BASSOONS Ann Sirinides Chris Tarantino Aly Berkowitz Tony Spinuzzi Mark Zettler * Wexford Carol Arranged by Jeff Cottrell Robert Gray * Joseph Stella Runaway Sleigh Steven Cross Jason Stier Roger Widicus * * PRINCIPAL PLAYERS You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch Hague/Seuss ______Arranged by Lewis J. Buckley Eb CLARINET FRENCH HORNS ASSOCIATE CONDUCTORS Rutgers University Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble Sabrina Tempesta Ben Fine John Palatucci John Harley Richard Summers Alan Baer, Director

CLARINETS Josh Jenkins LIBRARIAN Jeff Bittner Carolyn Kirby * Dave Bychek Ridgewood TubaChristmas IV Suzanne Coletta Collette Mathers Naomi Freshwater Brian McLaughlin PERSONNEL MANAGER AdesteWe Wish Fideles You A(O Merry Come Christmas All Ye Faithful) [Hymnal #41] Lyn Lowndes Deloss Schertz Richard Summers TheSilent First Night Noel [Hymnal #56] Joe Mariany Samantha Slockbower STAGE MANAGER Natalie McCarter O Little Town of Bethlehem [Hymnal #44] Tony Spinuzzi Marcie Phelan TROMBONES Away in the Manger [Hymnal #25] Jean Roughgarden Thomas Abbate BOX OFFICE Beth Seavers Lee Anderson Marilyn Wagner [Hymnal #60] Neil Sheehan Stephanie Dutcher PARKING DIRECTOR Karen Summers Keith Marson Hark the Herald Angels Sing [Hymnal #31] John Hahn Richard Summers * Robert Paustian Jingle Bells (Tuba Style)

Sabrina Tempesta Kristen Siebenhuhner WEB ADMINISTRATOR Janet Vidovich Robert Tiedemann * Deloss Schertz Christmas and Sousa Forever John Philip Sousa

PROGRAM DESIGN Arranged by Julie Giroux ALTO CLARINET Joseph Stella Joe Mariany *Flash photography and audio or video recording of this concert is strictly prohibited.* PROGRAM

Prelude by the Mahwah High School Symphonic Band

Jeffrey C. Bittner, Director

Jill Bloom Ryan Mantell * - Alto Michael Gould Lisandra Hernandez Dawn Russo - Alto Variants on a Mediæval Tune Norman Dello Joio Annette Lieb Jacqueline Sarracco - Alto PIANO

Sabrina Tempesta Kristen Siebenhuhner WEB ADMINISTRATOR Janet Vidovich Robert Tiedemann * Deloss Schertz Christmas and Sousa Forever John Philip Sousa

PROGRAM DESIGN Arranged by Julie Giroux ALTO CLARINET Joseph Stella Joe Mariany *Flash photography and audio or video recording of this concert is strictly prohibited.* PROGRAM NOTES Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor, professional musician A Hong Kong Overture – Michael Valenti (b.1942) is an American and educator, has been the New composer and conductor. His many awards include an Emmy for the Jersey Wind Symphony's score of the television series “A Walk Through the 20th Century” and a Peabody Award for the “Newsmark” music for CBS Radio. A Hong (formerly Ridgewood Concert Kong Overture opens with an Asian-inspired fanfare to signify the Band) Musical Director since it character of the city of Hong Kong. The British took over the city in was founded in 1983. He was also 1842, and this is made apparent by a march that gives this section of Music Director of the renowned the piece a European feel. The British returned Hong Kong to Goldman Memorial Band in New mainland China in 1997 after 156 years of occupation. This transition York City. As a guest conductor, of power is personified in the music and the listener will hear the Hong Kong culture fully restored to its people. The composer has Dr. Wilhjelm has conducted the dedicated this work to Dr. Christian Wilhjelm and the New Jersey West Point Band, the United States Army Field Band, the Wind Symphony. Both the symphony and Dr. Wilhjelm are Virginia Wind Symphony, the Allentown Band, the profoundly grateful for Mr. Valenti’s most gracious compliment. Hanover Winds, the Raritan Wind Symphony, and the Norwalk Symphony. Dr. Wilhjelm has been the conductor Variants on a Mediæval Tune – Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008) is of the annual New York City Tuba Christmas since 2000. a composer who achieved wide popularity in the mid-20th century with a proliferation of essentially tonal, lyrical works. He wrote He was recently appointed the conductor of the Ramapo dozens of pieces each for chorus, orchestra, band, chamber groups, College Concert Band. As a French horn player, he has as well as scores for television and three operas. He studied performed under the world’s great conductors including composition at the Juilliard School in New York City and with Paul Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Colin Davis and Arthur Hindemith at Yale University. Variants on a Mediæval Tune was his first Fiedler. Dr. Wilhjelm has played the French horn with the composition for the wind band genre which has remained as one of Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops and, as a principal, the most often performed band literature works. “In dulci jubilo” is a melody which has been used by many composers, among them J.S. with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Opera Bach, as the subject for a variety of musical works. Norman Dello Orchestra and the Richmond Symphony. Joio was inspired by it to compose a set of variations. They consist of a brief introduction, the theme, and five “variants” which send the An honors graduate of the New England Conservatory, he mediaeval melody through five true metamorphoses, strongly received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1998. contrasting in tempo and character, and utilizing the possibilities of Dr. Wilhjelm was recently honored by his election to the the band to the highest degree. Although commissioned for and performed by the Duke University Band in 1963, this lovely work is American Bandmasters Association. He is the 2012 still often found on band and wind symphony programs throughout recipient of the Outstanding Conductor Award presented the country. 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. Tuba Concerto – Donald Grantham (b.1947) is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes in composition. His music has been praised for its "elegance, sensitivity, lucidity of thought, clarity of expression and fine lyricism," in a citation awarded by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. In recent years his works

have been performed by the orchestras of Cleveland, Dallas, and

News. Ms. Giroux is an extremely well-rounded composer, writing

Program Notes continued...

Program Notes compiled by Marcie Phelan

NEW JERSEY WIND SYMPHONY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

RESIDENT P : Roger Widicus

ICE RESIDENT V P : Larry Friedman

XECUTIVE IRECTOR E D : Deloss Schertz

ECORDING ECRETARY R S : Annette Lieb

ORRESPONDING ECRETARY C S : James Mallen

REASURER T : John Harley

EMBERS AT ARGE M L : Thomas Abbate John Butler Mike DePompeo Naomi Freshwater Lisandra Hernanzez David Marks

Rob Paustian Mike Russo Beth Seavers Alan Baer joined the New York Philharmonic on June 21, 2004, as Principal Tuba. He was formerly principal tuba with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. His other performing credits include recordings with The Cleveland Orchestra led by Vladimir Ashkenazy, performances with the Peninsula Music Festival of Wisconsin, New Orleans Symphony, Los Angeles Concert Orchestra, Ojai Festival Orchestra (California), Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed as a featured soloist, touring several countries in Europe, including Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and France.

Rutgers University Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble

Tubas: Ben Liberti, Eric Kassay, Mary Berger, Hadley Giles, Samantha Lake, Zhen Huang, William Territo, Kyle Gelatka, Jason Procaccini, Ben Rivera, Tim Burke and Matt Sakasitz.

Euphoniums: Ian Kerr-Mace, David Weintraub, Shawn Nagpal, Laura Fallon, Patrick Worrell, Edward Griffin, and Samantha Pednault.

About the New Jersey Wind Symphony

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

WWW.NJWINDSYMPHONY.ORG

Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, Music Director

Ridgewood TubaChristmas IV

FEATURED GUEST SOLOIST

Alan Baer

Principal Tuba, New York Philharmonic

PRELUDE CONCERT - 7:00 PM Mahwah High School Symphonic Band Jeffrey C. Bittner, Director

Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 7:30 PM West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ

This Concert is Sponsored by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. ONTRIBUTORS 2019-20 C The New Jersey Wind Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of our

donors and subscribers whose generous support makes these programs possible.

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