Friday February 11, 2022
8:00PM
West Side Presbyterian Church
Due to rising number of COVID cases in the region, this concert has been postponed. Previously purchased tickets will be honored at the rescheduled event.
Heralded as “America’s Foremost Brass Band”, the New York Salvation Army Staff Band has been and continues to be a trailblazer in Salvation Army and brass band music making. The New Jersey Wind Symphony looks forward to sharing the evening with the NYSB.
Guest Ensemble
The New York Salvation Army Staff Band
The New York Staff Band represents the finest in Christian brass band performance. Holding the distinction of being the first ‘staff band’ in Salvation Army [SA] music history, the NYSB meets the challenge of maintaining the highest standards of musical practice and Christian ministry expected of such a model group. When the band released its first 33-rpm ‘long play’ [LP] back in 1957 under Staff Bandmaster Richard Holz, it was heralded as ‘America’s Foremost Brass Band.’ The liner notes stated boldly: “From the ‘greatest city in the world’ comes one of the greatest bands of the world. The description of the band by a leading New York music critic over 70 years ago–“amateur musicians who play like professionals”–can easily be underscored and endorsed in the second decade of the 21st century. The NYSB has been and continues to be a trailblazer in SA and brass band music making.
Program
NJWS
Metropolis – Peter Graham
Divertimento – Leonard Bernstein
New York Salvation Army Staff Band
To Be Announced
Program Subject To Change.