Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School Bands Poinsettia and Amaryllis Sale will be held on Sunday, October 28th, 2018 from 12:00p to 4:30p
Ridgewood High School , Ridgewood, NJ.Students will be selling door to door on 10/28/18 with a delivery December 1 – 4, 2018
Sizes and prices as follows:
6″ Red or white poinsettia – $10
10″ Red or white poinsettia- $25
Pink amaryllis – $15
Orders accepted until 11/16/18. Please contact Lorissa Lightman: rhsbandsflowersale@gmail.com for more information. Orders/ checks made out to RHS Band Assoc can be mailed c/o Lorissa Lightman, 659 Spring Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450
For more information on the band program and a list of events, visit www.rhsbands.org
Ridgewood NJ , On Thursday, April 5, the Ridgewood High School Bands will perform their annual Spring Concert. The concert, which will be held at West Side Presbyterian Church, begins at 7:30 PM and admission is free. This concert will feature the school’s three curricular bands – the Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Wind Ensemble – and will feature a varied, exciting program.
The Symphonic Band, under the direction of John Luckenbill and Jeffrey Haas, will begin the concert with William Owens’ celebratory overture Spring River Fantasy. Regenesis, a programmatic work by John Higgins depicting the events surrounding the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens, follows in the program, and John N. Klohr’s famous Billboard March closes their portion of the program.
The RHS Concert Band, also led by Luckenbill and Haas, will continue the program by opening with Robert W. Smith’s By Loch and Mountain, a dramatic overture with a Celtic feel. Out of the Shadows, a work by Michael Sweeney based upon the Welsh folk song The Ash Grove is next on the program, followed by John Philip Sousa’s popular march, El Capitan. Finally, under the baton of Jeffrey Haas, the RHS Wind Ensemble will perform Mark Camphouse’s exciting Symphonic Fanfare, an exuberant opener with expansive and lyrical lines that juxtapose with majestic and energetic sections. Next on the program is Sean O’Loughlin’s three movement work, Unforgotten Friends, which was commissioned by the RHS Bands in 2005 as a post-9/11 tribute intended to not only remind the listener of loved ones lost, but also to honor those who perform selfless act each day. The Wind Ensemble will conclude the program by performing Leonard bernstein’s comedic political satire, Slava!
The Ridgewood High School Band Program is Bergen County’s largest, comprised of more than 230 students who participate in no fewer than 15 varied musical ensembles. The curricular bands, marching band, jazz ensembles, chamb
Ridgewood NJ, On Wednesday, March 29, the Ridgewood High School Bands will perform their annual Spring Concert. The concert, which will be held at West Side Presbyterian Church, begins at 7:30 PM and admission is free. This concert will feature the school’s three curricular bands – the Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Wind Ensemble – and will feature a varied, exciting program.
The Symphonic Band, under the direction of John Luckenbill and Jeffrey Haas, will begin the concert with William Owens’ celebratory fanfare Festival Proclamation. The beautiful Highbridge Excursions by Mark Williams, follows in the program with a nod to the Scottish folksong style, and Karl L. King’s famous American march Gallant Marines closes their portion of the program. The RHS Concert Band, also led by Luckenbill and Haas, will continue the program by opening with the up tempo overture River Valley Celebration, by David Gorham. Goddess of Fire, Steven Reineke’s epic programmatic work depicting the legend of Pele is next in the program, followed by John Philip Sousa’s popular march, The Fairest of the Fair.
Finally, under the baton of Jeffrey Haas, the RHS Wind Ensemble will perform the exciting Exultation, a fast-paced opener with rhythms borrowed from Latin dance genres, Life Dances, an overture celebrating the various stages of a person’s life, and Alfred Reed’s masterpiece Russian Christmas Music, a piece written for and originally performed at a concert held in 1944 as a means of easing Russian-American tensions during World War II.
The Ridgewood High School Band Program is Bergen County’s largest, comprised of more than 230 students who participate in no fewer than 15 varied musical ensembles. The curricular bands, marching band, jazz ensembles, chamber ensembles, winter color guard and twirlers have been acclaimed locally, regionally, and nationally for superior performance. Individually, members of the Ridgewood High School Bands are chosen annually to perform in honor ensembles at the county, regional, state, and national levels.
Ridgewood NJ, On Thursday, June 2, Ridgewood High School’s Symphonic Band, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will officially open the Kasschau Memorial Shell’s 2016Summer Season with “Tunes in June,” a concert of light and popular music. The concert will begin at 8PM and will also feature a ceremony to honor graduating seniors from the band program.
The Symphonic Band’s program will include Michael Story’s To Honor, Thank and Remember, “dedicated to the men and women who won World War II,” as well as Meet the Beatles, a medley of early Beatles hits, and The Marches of John Williams. The Concert Band will perform several pieces; including music from the animated features How to Train Your Dragon and The Lion King as well as an original work entitled Bright Lights. The Symphonic Band and Concert Band will be co-conducted by directors John Luckenbill and Jeffrey Haas.
Having just performed as part of Ridgewood’s Memorial Day observance, the Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Jeffrey Haas, will focus on celebrating the contributions of graduating senior band members. Senior Brooke Maskin will lead the band in The Stars and Stripes Forever, as she continues the tradition of having the outgoing Drum Major conduct the band for the final time, while senior flutist, Stephanie Pizza will be the featured soloist, performing the Carmen Fantasie while accompanied by the band. Seniors Erin Gioia, Helen Cho, Robert Schablik and Connor Haycock will all play solo parts in the world premiere of Under the Stars, a new work by Chris Bernotas commissioned by the RHS Band Association written to highlight some of the band’s most outstanding senior musicians.
The traditional highlight of “Tunes in June,” will come when all 30 seniors are brought to the front of the band shell stage to be recognized for their four years of service and outstanding contribution to musical life at Ridgewood High School.
The Ridgewood High School Band Program is Bergen County’s largest, comprised of more than 230 students who participate in no fewer than 15 varied musical ensembles. The curricular bands, marching band, jazz ensembles, chamber ensembles, winter color guard and twirlers have been acclaimed locally, regionally, and nationally for superior performance. Individually, members of the Ridgewood High School bands are chosen annually to perform in honor ensembles at the county, regional and state levels. Graduates of the RHS Bands have participated in music programs at the most prestigious conservatories and universities in the country, and many have gone on to successful professional musical careers.
“Tunes in June” begins at 8PM and admission is free. In the event of rain, the concert will be held at the Ridgewood High School Campus Center. This concert is sponsored by the Kasschau Memorial Shell Committee. For more information, contact Jeffrey Haas at (201) 670-2800 x20639, via email at jhaas@ridgewood.k12.nj.us or visit the band’s website athttps://rhsbands.org.
