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The 2010/2011 Ridgewood Concert Band Season

The 28th season of the Ridgewood Concert Band features the unique sound of the Ridgewood Concert Band. Blazing brass, virtuoso winds, spectacular percussion all come together to create an unforgettable sound experience. The season also engages students in the annual Youth Soloist and Side-By-Side concert. A season subscription ensures a seat to all subscription concerts. Please click on the tabs below to view each concert.

Featured Soloists
Joanne Rodland, Organist West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ
Philip Smith, Principal Trumpet New York Philharmonic
Sheila Smith, Soprano
Joseph Turrin, Piano
Caroline Stinson, Cello
Darryl Kubian, Theremin
Winner of the Youth Soloist Competition

 Guest Conducting Appearances
Col. Timothy Foley, Director of the President's Own (retired)
Captain Kenneth Force, Director United States Merchant Marine Academy Band

Third Annual Side By Side Concert
Top area high school musicians join the Ridgewood Concert Band for our Season Finale
Organic Band
Friday, October 8, 2010
8:00 PM
Prelude Performance
7:30 PM
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Featuring Guest Artist
Joanne Rodland
Organist West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ
Prelude Performance

Ridgewood Concert Band Clarinet Choir


Program Highlights
Toccata (from Organ Symphony #5)- Charles-Marie Widor, arr. Steve Cohen
Crown Imperial - William Walton
Bells for Stokowski - Michael Daugherty
Solemn Entry (Feierlicher Einzug) - Richard Strauss
Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper - Jaromir Weinberger
Torch Procession - Giacomo Meyerbeer
Joanne Rodland
A Salute To Our Nation's Veterans
Friday, November 19, 2010
8:00 PM
Prelude Performance
7:30 PM
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Guest Conducting Appearance
Col. Timothy Foley
Director of the President’s Own (retired)
Prelude Performance

Mahwah High School Wind Ensemble
Jeffrey Bittner, Director


Program Highlights
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, - Leonard Bernstein
Fort McHenry Suite, - Julie Giroux
Present the Colors, - John Philip Sousa
Stars and Stripes Forever, - John Philip Sousa
Col. Timothy Foley
A Summer Evening In the Gazebo
Friday, February 4, 2011
8:00 PM
Prelude Performance
7:30 PM
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Featuring Guest Artists
Philip Smith
Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic

Sheila Smith
Soprano

Guest Conducting Appearance
Captain Kenneth Force, Director United State Merchant Marine Academy Band
Prelude Performance

Ramapo High School Wind Ensemble
Jacqueline Sarracco, Director


Program Highlights
Overture to La Gazza Ladra - Giaochino Rossini
Gilbert and Sullivan Highlights - arranged by Kenneth Force
The Anchovy Strut - William Pruyn
Philip Smith
Sheila Smith
Ken Force
Classics New and Old
Friday, March 25, 2011
8:00 PM
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Featuring Guest Artist
Caroline Stinson
Cello
Prelude Performance

Bergenfield High School Honors Wind Ensemble
Brian Timmons, Director


Program Highlights
Serenade in D - Antonin Dvorak
Transformed Spring - Patrick Burns
Concerto for Cello - Steven Bryant World Premiere
William Byrd Suite - Gordon Jacob
Friday the 13th!
Friday, May 13, 2011
8:00 PM
West Side Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Featured Soloists
Darryl Kubian - Theremin
And
Winner of the Youth Soloist Competition

Also presenting the Third Annual Side-by-Side Concert
    with the finest High School musicians from the area
Program Highlights
March to the Scafold - Hector Berlioz
Occam’s Razor - Darryl Kubian (wind band version premiere)
Music of Bernard Hermann - (Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite composer)
The Nightmare Before Christmas, - Danny Elfman
Selection from Harry Potter, Jaws, and Star Wars - John Williams
Picture of Darryl Kubian
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