Season 32, Concert 1 October 17, 2014 Honoring the Legacy of John R. Rodland 2014-15 CONTRIBUTORS

The Ridgewood Concert Band gratefully acknowledges the support of our donors and subscribers whose generous support makes these programs possible.

BENEFACTOR ($3,000 and above) Judith & David Maron Lindsay B. Gallagher Jerrold, Mary A. & Leah Meyer Thomas & Victoria Price Irene Montella Konica Minolta Business Solutions Michelle & Michael Morris Merrill Lynch Wealth Management/ Dorothy S. Neff Bank of America Corp. Sylvia Nodini Mary & Michael Nussear PATRON ($2,000 to $2,999) Marcella Phelan Carolyn & Howard Crumb Jean Roughgarden Friends in support of new music Deloss Schertz & Rose Kraybill Francis H. Schott SPONSOR ($1,000 to $1,999) Rachel Schulman Khan & Eva Smith Richard & Karen Summers Kathleen & Harold Sylvester SUPPORTER ($500 to $999) Nancy E. Zweil Barbara Abney Bolger PVH Corporation Darel & Michael DePompeo Lawrence & Donna Friedman, in support of the FRIEND ($1 to $99) Ridgewood Concert Band Society Virginia Baird Joel Kolk Eileen Beaumel Charles Lachman & Emily Bliss-Lachman Linda Blacken Keith Mogerley Maria J. Bush Randy F. Reveley Vincent & Marianne DeBea John & Marilyn Wagner Michelle & James Dugan Judith Widicus Sue & Ira Emanuel Patricia & Frederick Yosca Vicki Fiore, M.D. Blue Moon Cafe Les & Sue Fox Kenneth Freiband ASSOCIATE ($250 to $499) Katherine Grasso John Butler Richard F. Hahn Paul & Carolyn Kirby Richard & Katherine Innis In memory of Acton E. Ostling Janet Johnston Kathleen & John J. Palatucci Donald & Gail Landzettel Carol & Neil Sheehan Linda Maguire BNY Mellon Community Partnership Desidor J. Maik Costco of Hackensack Walter & Diana Perog Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC. Samantha Price-Koontz Plymouth Rock Foundation Phyllis Ronco Whole Foods of Ridgewood Albert W. Schagen Edward J. Schlamp AFFILIATE ($100 to $249) Beth Seavers Richard Aumiller Nancy Short Kenneth & Sarina Bronfin Virginia Sirinides James Demes David Sternberg Sally Fillmore Alexander & Deborah Taylor Frank & Loretta Healey Jon Thurlow Robert Hennings, Jr. William D. & Helen L. Thurlow Lois Hicks-Wozniak Richard & Jessie VerHage Martha & Jane Huff Mark & Andrea Zettler Marie Kane Tito’s Burritos of Ridgewood Jill Keller Fred & Joan Knapp If you are a recent subscriber or donor, we may Michael J. Kokola have received your name too late to include in Mary & Boyd Lowry this program and we apologize for that, but you Cheryl & James Mallen will be in subsequent programs. Thank you.

Printing of this program generously underwritten by Konica Minolta Business Solutions. Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, Music Director

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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.

______Honoring the Legacy of

The Ridgewood Concert Band would like to thank all of John R. Rodland the many volunteers who have made this concert possible. FEATURED GUEST SOLOISTS ______Dr. Catherine Rodland, Organ

Richard Frey, Organ The Ridgewood Concert Band would like to give a Deborah Holden-Holloway, Soprano, Organ special “thank you” to the Pascack Valley Regional High School District. The Pascack Hills High PRELUDE PERFORMANCE - 7:30 PM School Band room is our weekly rehearsal site. Montclair State University Wind Symphony Dr. Thomas McCauley, Director ______

Friday, October 17, 2014 - 8:00 PM For additional RCB information, please West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ visit our website or scan our QR code: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. is a Proud Sponsor of WWW.RIDGEWOODBAND.ORG the Ridgewood Concert Band

RIDGEWOOD CONCERT BAND

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT: Mark Zettler

VICE PRESIDENT: John Wagner

RECORDING SECRETARY:

Carol Sheehan

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Mary Nussear

TREASURER: Neil Sheehan

MEMBERS AT LARGE:

Noreen Baer Annette Baron John Butler Mike DePompeo

Lawrence Friedman Carolyn Kirby Kathleen Peters Philip Peters Thomas P. Price

Deloss Schertz Beth Seavers

A native of Altoona, Pennsylvania, John R. Rodland earned his Master’s Degree in Sacred Music, summa cum laude, from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. After service to the First Presbyterian Church in Rutherford, New Jersey, he returned to Union Seminary for his Master’s of Divinity and was ordained in 1980. He and his wife, Joanne Harris Rodland, shared in the direction of a vast music program at the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey, until his untimely death in October 1989.

In memory and celebration of John's life and service, the John R. Rodland Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the American Guild of Organists to financially assist organ students at any age level who exhibit talent and interest in the study of music as utilized in religious services of any type, and whose continuance in such study is hindered by lack of funds.

Dr. Catherine Rodland, whose playing has been described as "transcendent" (The American Organist), is Artist in Residence at St. Olaf College. A 1987 St. Olaf graduate, she received both the MM and DMA from Eastman School of Music. She is a prizewinner in numerous international competitions and concertizes extensively throughout North America and western Europe. At St. Olaf, Dr. Rodland teaches a full studio of organ students, in addition to performing regularly. She has presented master classes on Baroque performance practice and has been a regular part of the Belvedere Chamber Music Festival in Memphis, TN which

features yearly premieres and performances of music of living composers. Kammermusik No. 7 – Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) was a theorist, teacher, violist, and composer who is regarded by many as the foremost German composer of his generation and one of the most central figures in music between the First and Second World Wars. The chamber music works are among Hindemith's most successful instrumental works of the 1920s. But the title is misleading. The individual pieces actually have concertante soloistic features instead of submitting to chamber music traditions and some of them are unusual. Kammermusik #7 focuses on the organ and is in of itself more of a concerto. Throughout the work the listener experiences incisive rhythmic articulation and clear delineation of line that allows the music’s essential vitality to come through with the greatest possible impact. Hindemith’s organ writing is altogether a splendid continuation of tradition though his bracing combination of organ and chamber ensemble retains its novelty.

Chorale Prelude: So Pure the Star – Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987). There have been few more universally admired twentieth-century American composers than Vincent Persichetti. His contributions have enriched the entire musical literature and his influence as a performer and teacher is immeasurable. He is still revered as a teacher par excellence and a highly lucid theorist. In both capacities his great artistry was ever clear and impressive, providing an example of dynamic leadership for those who encountered his genius. Written in 1963, this rather brief work is one of Persichetti’s more obscure pieces. Originally commissioned by the Duke University Band, it treats an original chorale melody with contemporary harmonies resulting in a hauntingly beautiful, lyrical piece.

Polka and Fugue from the opera “Schwanda, the Bagpiper” – Jaromir Weinberger (1896-1967) is an American composer of Czech birth. Born in Prague, Weinberger’s life was steeped in music and folk traditions that influenced his lifetime. He studied at both the Prague and Leipzig Conservatories before fleeing to New York to avoid the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939. Although it was a sensation throughout Europe after its introduction in 1927, Weinberger’s opera Schwanda, the Bagpiper is seldom performed today. What has endured is Polka and Fugue, a concert piece

derived from the score that is a perennial favorite in the repertoire of orchestras and bands alike. Combining tuneful Czech folk songs with complex rhythms and countermelodies, it is no less than a joyous, exuberant musical adventure.

Program Notes compiled by Marcie Phelan

PROGRAM NOTES Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor, professional musician and educator, has been the Ridgewood Concert Band’s Crown Imperial - A Coronation March – William Walton (1902-1983) was Musical Director since it was founded in 1983. He was also Music Director of the renowned Goldman Memorial Band first performed at the coronation of England’s King George VI in 1937 and in New York City. He regularly conducts the metropolitan subsequently performed at the coronation of the current reigning monarch area’s leading professional ensembles such as the Norwalk Elizabeth II in 1953. Most recently it was performed as the recessional Symphony. As a French horn player, he has performed offering to the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in April under the world’s great conductors including Leonard 2011. Considered one of the most popular of William Walton’s compositions, Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Colin Davis and Arthur Fiedler. the march has become well known to audiences around the world. Many listeners feel this work is reminiscent of the sounds of another famous English As a professional musician, Dr. Wilhjelm has played the composer, Edward Elgar. Rhythmic vitality, sweeping romantic melody and French horn with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops sharp, sometimes dissonant harmonies are the styles heard here in this majestic and, as a principal, with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Opera Orchestra musical opus. and the Richmond Symphony. An honors graduate of the New England Conservatory, he received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1998. He has been the band director at Pascack Hills High School since 1984. Dr. Wilhjelm was Variants on a Moravian Hymn – James Barnes (b. 1949). In 1990, James recently honored by his election to American Bandmasters Association. He is the Barnes was commissioned to compose a work to help celebrate the 250th 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Conductor Award presented by the Association Anniversary of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Realizing that Bethlehem was in the of Concert Bands. Dr Wilhjelm is the state chair for the National Band Association. very center of the many settlements of Moravian Baptists who founded the In 2013, he was elected to the Board of Directors for the Association of Concert city, Barnes searched for some sort of musical identity that would be Bands. appropriate for this commission. He found it in an obscure but very beautiful Moravian hymn entitled Morning Star, O Cheering Sight. Instead of composing the normal “theme and variations” based on this hymn, Barnes The Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB), in its 32nd season, is one of the leading wind opted to save the tune in its entirety until the very end of the work, so it ensembles in the United States. Founded by community leaders, dedicated musicians and Music Director Chris Wilhjelm in 1983, the RCB is committed to engaging and essentially became a variations and theme. After a lengthy introduction inspiring our audiences with the finest in traditional and contemporary wind literature. featuring the percussion section and three extensive variants, the hymn tune is Led by Dr. Wilhjelm, the band is composed of professional, amateur and student finally presented in its entirety by a trombone choir. Barnes chose this players drawn from across the tri-state area. instrumentation because the Moravians are most famous for their wonderful trombone choirs accompanying the singing in their church services. The full ______band then plays the hymn and the work ends in a Vivace tempo derived from the music at the very beginning of the piece.

Finale, Symphony No. 3 – Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) is generally referred to as the “Organ Symphony” and the last major effort by the composer in symphonic form. The piece was dedicated to his friend and fellow composer Franz Liszt upon his death. Although the symphony is still performed in the symphonic world, the Finale is the most memorable movement and has been transcribed for wind symphony as heard this evening. The sustained organ chord announcing the Finale is testimony to the grandeur of the piece and the movement contains considerable artistic variety. It includes a massive climax with a show of musical alliance between the winds and the organ. The final sustained organ chord is reflected with the winds that will leave the listener breathless in the dramatic conclusion.

PROGRAM

Prelude by the Montclair State University Wind Symphony Dr. Thomas McCauley, Director

DR. CHRISTIAN WILHJELM , MUSIC D IRECTOR In Memoriam - David Maslanka

Overture to Colas Breugnon - Dmitri Kabalevsky, arr. by Donald Hunsberger FLUTES SAXOPHONES HARP Jill Bloom Lois Hicks-Wozniak * - Alto Irene Bressler ------Carolyn Crumb Jacqueline Sarracco - Alto Lisandra Hernandez Erik Sloezen - Tenor CELLOS All HymnErnewerten Songs for tonight's concert haveGesangbuch been arranged by Deborah Holden-Holloway, Jennifer Kasyan Michael DePompeo - Baritone Olivia Rutler Music Director, West Side Presbyterian Church. Annette Lieb Florin Sutton Mary Nussear CORNETS/TRUMPETS Crown Imperial - A Coronation March William Walton Diana Rettie * Dave Bychek STRING BASS Richard Frey, Organ Tomomi Takamoto Mike Connor Steve Freides Max Taylor - Piccolo Paul Goldberg Variants on a Moravian Hymn James Barnes Dave Hurd PERCUSSION Deborah Holden-Holloway, Soprano

OBOES Dave Luquette Nick Dekens Praise Ye The Lord, The Almighty Joachim Neander Laurel Gilmore Tamara McLaughlin Josh Emanuel Mary Lou Irvine * - Eng. Horn Ann Sirinides Charles Lachman * (Lobe den Herren) Stralsund Transcribed by Catherine Winkworth Alan Lynch Tony Spinuzzi James Mallen Arranged by Deborah Holden-Holloway Joseph Stella Adrienne Ostrander Hymn 482 (sing all verses at the invitation of the conductor)

BASSOONS Roger Widicus * Mark Zettler Linda Balavram Finale, Symphony No. 3 in C (Organ Symphony) Camille Saint-Saëns Jessica Frane FRENCH HORNS * PRINCIPAL Arranged by Earl Slocum Dr. Catherine Rodland, Organ Robert Gray - Contra Megan Chann ______

Mark Holodak ASSOCIATE CONDUCTORS Eb CLARINET Carolyn Kirby * John Palatucci NTERMISSION Charles Yassky Brian McLaughlin Richard Summers I

Bryan Meyer CLARINETS Deloss Schertz LIBRARIAN Kammermusik No. 7 Paul Hindemith Dr. Catherine Rodland, Organ Suzanne Coletta Dave Bychek Naomi Freshwater TROMBONES O Lord, You Are My God and King C. Hubert H. Parry Marcie Phelan Tom Abbate PERSONNEL MANAGER Jean Roughgarden Noreen Baer * Richard Summers (Psalm 145:1-13) Jerusalem Arranged by Deborah Holden-Holloway Hymn 252 (sing all verses at the invitation of the conductor) Rachel Schulman Lloyd de Vries Beth Seavers Paul Kirby STAGE MANAGER Chorale Prelude: So Pure the Star Vincent Persichetti Neil Sheehan Keith Marson Tony Spinuzzi Scott Singer Federico Perez Day is Done (Ar Hyd y Nos) Welsh melody, James Quinn Karen Summers BOX OFFICE Arranged by Deborah Holden-Holloway Richard Summers * EUPHONIUMS Marilyn Wagner Hymn 544 (sing all verses at the invitation of the conductor) Janet Vidovich Robyn Keyes John Palatucci * PARKING DIRECTOR Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda, the Bagpiper" Jaromir Weinberger BASS CLARINETS Donald Van Teyens John Hahn Arranged by Glenn Cliff Bainum Glenn Chernicky Dr. Catherine Rodland, Organ Bianca D’Agostaro TUBAS WEB ADMINISTRATOR Joel Kolk * Michael Gould Deloss Schertz *Flash photography and audio or video recording of this concert is strictly prohibited.* Robert Sacchi * PROGRAM DESIGN Joseph Stella

PROGRAM

Prelude by the Montclair State University Wind Symphony Dr. Thomas McCauley, Director

DR. CHRISTIAN WILHJELM , MUSIC D IRECTOR In Memoriam - David Maslanka

Overture to Colas Breugnon - Dmitri Kabalevsky, arr. by Donald Hunsberger FLUTES SAXOPHONES HARP Jill Bloom Lois Hicks-Wozniak * - Alto Irene Bressler ------Carolyn Crumb Jacqueline Sarracco - Alto Lisandra Hernandez Erik Sloezen - Tenor CELLOS All HymnErnewerten Songs for tonight's concert haveGesangbuch been arranged by Deborah Holden-Holloway, Jennifer Kasyan Michael DePompeo - Baritone Olivia Rutler Music Director, West Side Presbyterian Church. Annette Lieb Florin Sutton Mary Nussear CORNETS/TRUMPETS Crown Imperial - A Coronation March William Walton Diana Rettie * Dave Bychek STRING BASS Richard Frey, Organ Tomomi Takamoto Mike Connor Steve Freides Max Taylor - Piccolo Paul Goldberg Variants on a Moravian Hymn James Barnes Dave Hurd PERCUSSION Deborah Holden-Holloway, Soprano

OBOES Dave Luquette Nick Dekens Praise Ye The Lord, The Almighty Joachim Neander Laurel Gilmore Tamara McLaughlin Josh Emanuel Mary Lou Irvine * - Eng. Horn Ann Sirinides Charles Lachman * (Lobe den Herren) Stralsund Transcribed by Catherine Winkworth Alan Lynch Tony Spinuzzi James Mallen Arranged by Deborah Holden-Holloway Joseph Stella Adrienne Ostrander Hymn 482 (sing all verses at the invitation of the conductor)

BASSOONS Roger Widicus * Mark Zettler Linda Balavram Finale, Symphony No. 3 in C (Organ Symphony) Camille Saint-Saëns Jessica Frane FRENCH HORNS * PRINCIPAL Arranged by Earl Slocum Dr. Catherine Rodland, Organ Robert Gray - Contra Megan Chann ______

Mark Holodak ASSOCIATE CONDUCTORS Eb CLARINET Carolyn Kirby * John Palatucci NTERMISSION Charles Yassky Brian McLaughlin Richard Summers I

Bryan Meyer CLARINETS Deloss Schertz LIBRARIAN Kammermusik No. 7 Paul Hindemith Dr. Catherine Rodland, Organ Suzanne Coletta Dave Bychek Naomi Freshwater TROMBONES O Lord, You Are My God and King C. Hubert H. Parry Marcie Phelan Tom Abbate PERSONNEL MANAGER Jean Roughgarden Noreen Baer * Richard Summers (Psalm 145:1-13) Jerusalem Arranged by Deborah Holden-Holloway Hymn 252 (sing all verses at the invitation of the conductor) Rachel Schulman Lloyd de Vries Beth Seavers Paul Kirby STAGE MANAGER Chorale Prelude: So Pure the Star Vincent Persichetti Neil Sheehan Keith Marson Tony Spinuzzi Scott Singer Federico Perez Day is Done (Ar Hyd y Nos) Welsh melody, James Quinn Karen Summers BOX OFFICE Arranged by Deborah Holden-Holloway Richard Summers * EUPHONIUMS Marilyn Wagner Hymn 544 (sing all verses at the invitation of the conductor) Janet Vidovich Robyn Keyes John Palatucci * PARKING DIRECTOR Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda, the Bagpiper" Jaromir Weinberger BASS CLARINETS Donald Van Teyens John Hahn Arranged by Glenn Cliff Bainum Glenn Chernicky Dr. Catherine Rodland, Organ Bianca D’Agostaro TUBAS WEB ADMINISTRATOR Joel Kolk * Michael Gould Deloss Schertz *Flash photography and audio or video recording of this concert is strictly prohibited.* Robert Sacchi * PROGRAM DESIGN Joseph Stella

PROGRAM NOTES Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor, professional musician and educator, has been the Ridgewood Concert Band’s Crown Imperial - A Coronation March – William Walton (1902-1983) was Musical Director since it was founded in 1983. He was also Music Director of the renowned Goldman Memorial Band first performed at the coronation of England’s King George VI in 1937 and in New York City. He regularly conducts the metropolitan subsequently performed at the coronation of the current reigning monarch area’s leading professional ensembles such as the Norwalk Elizabeth II in 1953. Most recently it was performed as the recessional Symphony. As a French horn player, he has performed offering to the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in April under the world’s great conductors including Leonard 2011. Considered one of the most popular of William Walton’s compositions, Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Colin Davis and Arthur Fiedler. the march has become well known to audiences around the world. Many listeners feel this work is reminiscent of the sounds of another famous English As a professional musician, Dr. Wilhjelm has played the composer, Edward Elgar. Rhythmic vitality, sweeping romantic melody and French horn with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops sharp, sometimes dissonant harmonies are the styles heard here in this majestic and, as a principal, with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Opera Orchestra musical opus. and the Richmond Symphony. An honors graduate of the New England Conservatory, he received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1998. He has been the band director at Pascack Hills High School since 1984. Dr. Wilhjelm was Variants on a Moravian Hymn – James Barnes (b. 1949). In 1990, James recently honored by his election to American Bandmasters Association. He is the Barnes was commissioned to compose a work to help celebrate the 250th 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Conductor Award presented by the Association Anniversary of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Realizing that Bethlehem was in the of Concert Bands. Dr Wilhjelm is the state chair for the National Band Association. very center of the many settlements of Moravian Baptists who founded the In 2013, he was elected to the Board of Directors for the Association of Concert city, Barnes searched for some sort of musical identity that would be Bands. appropriate for this commission. He found it in an obscure but very beautiful Moravian hymn entitled Morning Star, O Cheering Sight. Instead of composing the normal “theme and variations” based on this hymn, Barnes The Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB), in its 32nd season, is one of the leading wind opted to save the tune in its entirety until the very end of the work, so it ensembles in the United States. Founded by community leaders, dedicated musicians and Music Director Chris Wilhjelm in 1983, the RCB is committed to engaging and essentially became a variations and theme. After a lengthy introduction inspiring our audiences with the finest in traditional and contemporary wind literature. featuring the percussion section and three extensive variants, the hymn tune is Led by Dr. Wilhjelm, the band is composed of professional, amateur and student finally presented in its entirety by a trombone choir. Barnes chose this players drawn from across the tri-state area. instrumentation because the Moravians are most famous for their wonderful trombone choirs accompanying the singing in their church services. The full ______band then plays the hymn and the work ends in a Vivace tempo derived from the music at the very beginning of the piece.

Finale, Symphony No. 3 – Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) is generally referred to as the “Organ Symphony” and the last major effort by the composer in symphonic form. The piece was dedicated to his friend and fellow composer Franz Liszt upon his death. Although the symphony is still performed in the symphonic world, the Finale is the most memorable movement and has been transcribed for wind symphony as heard this evening. The sustained organ chord announcing the Finale is testimony to the grandeur of the piece and the movement contains considerable artistic variety. It includes a massive climax with a show of musical alliance between the winds and the organ. The final sustained organ chord is reflected with the winds that will leave the listener breathless in the dramatic conclusion.

Kammermusik No. 7 – Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) was a theorist, teacher, violist, and composer who is regarded by many as the foremost German composer of his generation and one of the most central figures in music between the First and Second World Wars. The chamber music works are among Hindemith's most successful instrumental works of the 1920s. But the title is misleading. The individual pieces actually have concertante soloistic features instead of submitting to chamber music traditions and some of them are unusual. Kammermusik #7 focuses on the organ and is in of itself more of a concerto. Throughout the work the listener experiences incisive rhythmic articulation and clear delineation of line that allows the music’s essential vitality to come through with the greatest possible impact. Hindemith’s organ writing is altogether a splendid continuation of tradition though his bracing combination of organ and chamber ensemble retains its novelty.

Chorale Prelude: So Pure the Star – Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987). There have been few more universally admired twentieth-century American composers than Vincent Persichetti. His contributions have enriched the entire musical literature and his influence as a performer and teacher is immeasurable. He is still revered as a teacher par excellence and a highly lucid theorist. In both capacities his great artistry was ever clear and impressive, providing an example of dynamic leadership for those who encountered his genius. Written in 1963, this rather brief work is one of Persichetti’s more obscure pieces. Originally commissioned by the Duke University Band, it treats an original chorale melody with contemporary harmonies resulting in a hauntingly beautiful, lyrical piece.

Polka and Fugue from the opera “Schwanda, the Bagpiper” – Jaromir Weinberger (1896-1967) is an American composer of Czech birth. Born in Prague, Weinberger’s life was steeped in music and folk traditions that influenced his lifetime. He studied at both the Prague and Leipzig Conservatories before fleeing to New York to avoid the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939. Although it was a sensation throughout Europe after its introduction in 1927, Weinberger’s opera Schwanda, the Bagpiper is seldom performed today. What has endured is Polka and Fugue, a concert piece

derived from the score that is a perennial favorite in the repertoire of orchestras and bands alike. Combining tuneful Czech folk songs with complex rhythms and countermelodies, it is no less than a joyous, exuberant musical adventure.

Program Notes compiled by Marcie Phelan

A native of Altoona, Pennsylvania, John R. Rodland earned his Master’s Degree in Sacred Music, summa cum laude, from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. After service to the First Presbyterian Church in Rutherford, New Jersey, he returned to Union Seminary for his Master’s of Divinity and was ordained in 1980. He and his wife, Joanne Harris Rodland, shared in the direction of a vast music program at the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey, until his untimely death in October 1989.

In memory and celebration of John's life and service, the John R. Rodland Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the American Guild of Organists to financially assist organ students at any age level who exhibit talent and interest in the study of music as utilized in religious services of any type, and whose continuance in such study is hindered by lack of funds.

Dr. Catherine Rodland, whose playing has been described as "transcendent" (The American Organist), is Artist in Residence at St. Olaf College. A 1987 St. Olaf graduate, she received both the MM and DMA from Eastman School of Music. She is a prizewinner in numerous international competitions and concertizes extensively throughout North America and western Europe. At St. Olaf, Dr. Rodland teaches a full studio of organ students, in addition to performing regularly. She has presented master classes on Baroque performance practice and has been a regular part of the Belvedere Chamber Music Festival in Memphis, TN which

features yearly premieres and performances of music of living composers.

RIDGEWOOD CONCERT BAND

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT: Mark Zettler

VICE PRESIDENT: John Wagner

RECORDING SECRETARY:

Carol Sheehan

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Mary Nussear

TREASURER: Neil Sheehan

MEMBERS AT LARGE:

Noreen Baer Annette Baron John Butler Mike DePompeo

Lawrence Friedman Carolyn Kirby Kathleen Peters Philip Peters Thomas P. Price

Deloss Schertz Beth Seavers

Printing of this program generously underwritten by Konica Minolta Business Solutions. Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, Music Director

______

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.

______Honoring the Legacy of

The Ridgewood Concert Band would like to thank all of John R. Rodland the many volunteers who have made this concert possible. FEATURED GUEST SOLOISTS ______Dr. Catherine Rodland, Organ

Richard Frey, Organ The Ridgewood Concert Band would like to give a Deborah Holden-Holloway, Soprano, Organ special “thank you” to the Pascack Valley Regional High School District. The Pascack Hills High PRELUDE PERFORMANCE - 7:30 PM School Band room is our weekly rehearsal site. Montclair State University Wind Symphony Dr. Thomas McCauley, Director ______

Friday, October 17, 2014 - 8:00 PM For additional RCB information, please West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ visit our website or scan our QR code: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. is a Proud Sponsor of WWW.RIDGEWOODBAND.ORG the Ridgewood Concert Band 2014-15 CONTRIBUTORS

The Ridgewood Concert Band gratefully acknowledges the support of our donors and subscribers whose generous support makes these programs possible.

BENEFACTOR ($3,000 and above) Judith & David Maron Lindsay B. Gallagher Jerrold, Mary A. & Leah Meyer Thomas & Victoria Price Irene Montella Konica Minolta Business Solutions Michelle & Michael Morris Merrill Lynch Wealth Management/ Dorothy S. Neff Bank of America Corp. Sylvia Nodini Mary & Michael Nussear PATRON ($2,000 to $2,999) Marcella Phelan Carolyn & Howard Crumb Jean Roughgarden Friends in support of new music Deloss Schertz & Rose Kraybill Francis H. Schott SPONSOR ($1,000 to $1,999) Rachel Schulman Khan & Eva Smith Richard & Karen Summers Kathleen & Harold Sylvester SUPPORTER ($500 to $999) Nancy E. Zweil Barbara Abney Bolger PVH Corporation Darel & Michael DePompeo Lawrence & Donna Friedman, in support of the FRIEND ($1 to $99) Ridgewood Concert Band Society Virginia Baird Joel Kolk Eileen Beaumel Charles Lachman & Emily Bliss-Lachman Linda Blacken Keith Mogerley Maria J. Bush Randy F. Reveley Vincent & Marianne DeBea John & Marilyn Wagner Michelle & James Dugan Judith Widicus Sue & Ira Emanuel Patricia & Frederick Yosca Vicki Fiore, M.D. Blue Moon Cafe Les & Sue Fox Kenneth Freiband ASSOCIATE ($250 to $499) Katherine Grasso John Butler Richard F. Hahn Paul & Carolyn Kirby Richard & Katherine Innis In memory of Acton E. Ostling Janet Johnston Kathleen & John J. Palatucci Donald & Gail Landzettel Carol & Neil Sheehan Linda Maguire BNY Mellon Community Partnership Desidor J. Maik Costco of Hackensack Walter & Diana Perog Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC. Samantha Price-Koontz Plymouth Rock Foundation Phyllis Ronco Whole Foods of Ridgewood Albert W. Schagen Edward J. Schlamp AFFILIATE ($100 to $249) Beth Seavers Richard Aumiller Nancy Short Kenneth & Sarina Bronfin Virginia Sirinides James Demes David Sternberg Sally Fillmore Alexander & Deborah Taylor Frank & Loretta Healey Jon Thurlow Robert Hennings, Jr. William D. & Helen L. Thurlow Lois Hicks-Wozniak Richard & Jessie VerHage Martha & Jane Huff Mark & Andrea Zettler Marie Kane Tito’s Burritos of Ridgewood Jill Keller Fred & Joan Knapp If you are a recent subscriber or donor, we may Michael J. Kokola have received your name too late to include in Mary & Boyd Lowry this program and we apologize for that, but you Cheryl & James Mallen will be in subsequent programs. Thank you.

Season 32, Concert 1 October 17, 2014 Honoring the Legacy of John R. Rodland