Raritan Valley Symphonic Band

Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Presents

Music of Myth and Legend on March 16

With Goldman Band Guest Conductor, Dr. Chris Wilhjelm

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For Immediate Release

CONTACT: Ann Osterdale Rosenblum
(908) 766-1575 or 608-1325
E-mail: annosterdale@yahoo.com

Hillsborough, NJ: The Raritan Valley Symphonic Band, under the direction of Dr. William Berz and guest conductor, Dr. Chris Wilhjelm, will present a concert of “Music of Myth and Legend” on Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 p.m. at Hillsborough High School. The school is located at the intersection of Raider Boulevard and Amwell Road in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Admission is free. 

Enter the magical realm of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings with a program that includes John Williams’ Harry Potter Symphonic Suite and Gandalf, the Wizard, and Hobbits from de Meij’s Lord of the Rings Symphony. The program will conjure visions ranging from Don Quixote in Leigh’s Man of La Mancha, to dancing ostriches, hippos and crocodiles in Ponchielli’s Dance of the Hours from Fantasia, and a world of enchantment during Giroux-West’s Mystery on Mena Mountain. The concert will also include favorite marches, highlighted by a performance of Goldman’s On the Mall, led by Dr. Chris Wilhjelm, conductor of the world famous Goldman Band of New York City.

Guest conductor Dr. Wilhjelm is also the founder of the Ridgewood, NJ Concert Band, and for the past 18 years has been its music director. His record of success with professional, amateur and scholastic ensembles keeps him in constant demand as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator. The John Philip Sousa Foundation, the Music Educators’ National Conference, and Rotary International have honored him for his contributions.

The RVSB is recognized as one of New Jersey’s finest community bands, and is known for always giving its audience “something extra” in each concert. The Band’s conductor, Dr. Berz, is Director of Bands at Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey.

The concert is made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program. The Band is sponsored by the Jointure for Community Adult Education and by contributions from local businesses, corporations, foundations and private citizens. For more information about the concert, becoming a sponsor, to request assistance for those with disabilities, or to inquire about joining the Band, consult the Band’s website at www.rvsb.org or call 908-359-3136.

Program (subject to change)