Sunday,March 28, 2004 at 3 pm
Location: Hillsborough High School Auditorium
Raritan Valley Band Spring Concert March 28
With Cornet Soloist Bryan Appleby-Wineberg
For More Information: Ann Rosenblum, Publicity 908-766-1575/anngsi@aol.com
For Immediate Release: The Raritan Valley Symphonic Band, under the direction of Dr. William Berz, will present “Music From the People”, a concert of music inspired by folk songs and dances, on Sunday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m. at Hillsborough High School. The school is located on Raider Boulevard, off of Amwell Road and Route 206 in Hillsborough , New Jersey. Admission is free.
From Ralph Vaughan-Williams’ Folk Song Suite to Sousa’s Rose, Shamrock and Thistle March, the program showcases music for wind ensemble drawn from the treasured musical traditions of folk music. Other featured pieces include Culloden III, a symphonic work by Emmy-award winning composer, Julie Giroux, that draws on the music of 1740’s Scotland to depict the historic battle of Culloden, Shostakovich’s Folk Dances, a festive and spirited work that portrays the joy and exuberance of the Russian people, Wade’n Water, a contemporary adaptation of a traditional spirtual by Adolphus Hailstork, and popular favorites including marches and a medley from Fiddler on the Roof.
The concert will be highlighted by cornet virtuoso, Dr. Bryan Appleby-Wineberg, performing Arban’s legendary Carnival of Venice, in an arrangement by Donald Hunsberger originally written for Wynton Marsalis and the Eastman Wind Ensemble. Dr. Appleby-Wineberg is Assistant Professor of Trumpet and Brass at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J. where he is Head of the Brass Division and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Music. He has performed with the Cleveland, Indianapolis and Manhattan Chamber Orchestras, to name a few, and is currently Principal Trumpet of the Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra and Brass Quintet, Co-Principal Cornet of the Atlantic Brass Band in New Jersey, a Solo Cornetist with the Gramercy Brass Orchestra in New York City, the Bombastuque Brass Quintet in NYC, and a founding member of the Rowan University Faculty Brass Quintet.
Soloist Bryan Appleby-Wineberg will also give a master class on Wednesday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. at Hillsborough High School. The class is sponsored by the Band as part of its outreach program, and will be provided free to the public.
The RVSB is under the direction of Dr. William Berz, Director of Bands at Rutgers – the State University of New Jersey. Now in its 21st season, the Band was recently recognized by Governor McGreevey, the State Legislature and the Mayor of Hillsborough for its exemplary efforts in providing the community with entertainment as well as cultural artistry and expression.
The concert and master class are 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, the master class, 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.
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