This concert is dedicated to the memory of
Welles Remy Crowther
"The Man in the Red Bandanna"
William V. Harris
Lt. Harry Wanamaker, FDNY (Ret.)
and all of the heroes and victims of the attacks against our country on
September 11, 2001.
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We celebrate
Goodness, courage, freedom, creativity, beauty
Higher qualities of the human spirit
that triumph in the face of evil.
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This afternoon is sponsored by
The Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust
Grace Episcopal Church
and
the performing artists
who have generously contributed their time and talents.
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We thank all those who graciously volunteered
their time to make this concert possible.
The use of cameras, video cameras, recorders and cellular phones is
prohibited during the concert. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Adagio for Strings, op. 11
Samuel Barber ( 1910- 1981 )
The Concert for Remembrance Orchestra
Holly Druckman, Conductor
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Fantasia on Greensleeves
Ralph Vaughan Williams ( 1872-1958 )
arranged from the score of the Opera Sir John in Love
by Ralph Greaves
Kathleen Nester, flute Jacquelyn Drechsler, flute
Barbara Allen, harp
Edward Simons, Conductor
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Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Christoph Willibald Gluck ( 1714-1787 )
Alison Crowther, violin Barbara Allen, harp
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Clarinet Concerto, K 622
Allegro Adagio Rondo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( 1756-1791 )
Larry Guy, clarinet
Edward Simons, Conductor
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The Crowther Family, the Trustees and
the Board Members of the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust
extend sincere appreciation and gratitude to
Edward Simons, Music Director and Conductor
Holly Druckman, Conductor
Grace Episcopal Church
The Soloists and Members of
The Concert for Remembrance, 9/11 Orchestra
The Reverend Alon White, Rector, Grace Episcopal Church
Thayer Woodcock, Administration
Edward Walker, Sexton Jacquelyn Drechsler, Production Manager
Karin Baere, Kimberly Grieger, Michael Growney,
Ann McGill, Madalasa Mobili, Rabia Nagin, Phyllis Scott
Christine Gero and Nyack High School Music Students
Maria Daggett, Sound David Skolnik, Piano Tuning
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Harrington Press, Nyack Minuteman Press, Nanuet
Pierce and Dunhill Caterers, Northvale, NJ
Ascent Media, Northvale, NJ Bud's Florist, Northvale, NJ
Nyack Chamber of Commerce Nyack High School
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The Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust was founded in Welles' memory to provide support to students and charitable organizations assisting young people to become exemplary adults through education, health, recreation and character development. |
| The Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust is recognized as a not-for-profit organization under Section |
| Your contribution to the trust, tax-deductible to the extent of the law, supports the work of the trust and is gratefully accepted. |
| Checks may be made payable to and mailed to: P.O. Box 780 Nyack, New York 10960-0780 |
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We Will Never Forget
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The Musicians of the Orchestra
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Edward Simons Music Director and Conductor Rockland Conservatory of Music, Co-Founder Holly Druckman, Conductor Columbia University, Class of 2012, Departmental Honors in Music Heather Vogel, Concertmistress Albany Symphony, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Rockland Symphony Orchestra Karen Gilbert, Violin Rockland Symphony Orchestra, Concertmistress Arjun Mudan, Violin Columbia University, Class of 2012 Roberta Palant, Violin Barbara Randall, Violin American Ballet Theatre Orchestra, New York City Opera Orchestra, Long Island Philharmonic Lisa Wolfe, Principal 2nd Violin Diane Lang, Violin Emily Ostertag, Violin Columbia University, Class of 2012 Karin Pollack, Violin Rockland Symphony, Principal 2nd; North Jersey Symphony; Adelphi Chamber Orchestra Marti Sweet, Violin Olivia Koppell, Principal Viola American Ballet Theatre Orchestra Paula Washington, Viola Stephen Reid, Principal Cello Principal cellist, Pres. Rockland Symphony, Dir. of the Bennington Chamber Music Conference. Jay Shulman, Cello Long Island Philharmonic |
William Blossom, Double Bass New York Philharmonic Julius Vande Kopple, Double Bass Principal Bassist, Adelphi Chamber Orchestra and Bergen Philharmonic Rosemary Waltzer, French Horn I Bennington CMC, VT Music&Art Center, Hawthorne, RSO Marc Goldenberg, French Horn II Riverside, Einstein Orchestras; Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra; Kyushu Symphony, Japan 
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Soloists and Featured Artists
in order of appearance
| Holly Druckman, Conductor | |
| Ms. Druckman, Columbia University, Class of 2012, graduated with Departmental Honors in Music. Ms. Druckman was Founder and Music Director of the Columbia New Music Ensemble. She is a Two-time winner of the Rapaport Prize for Music Performance Studies; 2010 participant in European American Musical Alliance, Paris, France; 2011 participant in International Conductors Institute, Bacau, Romania.
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| Edward Simons, Music Director and Conductor | |
| A founder and conductor of the Rockland Symphony Orchestra; co-founder with his wife, Janet, of the Community Music School (Rockland Conservatory of Music), Mr. Simons’ distinguished career has led him from conducting on Broadway and national tours to teaching and performing around the US.
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| Kathleen Nester, Flute | |
| A member of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra., Ms. Nester presented her Weill Recital Hall debut in 1990 as the winner of the Artists International competition. She performed the Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto as one of the "Stars of the NJSO", member of the Stamford Symphony Orchestra and performs with the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and New York City Opera. Ms. Nester is a member of the NYU Steinhardt School’s Woodwind Faculty.
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| Jacquelyn Drechsler, Flute | |
| Ms. Drechsler, a former honor student of Julius Baker at Carnegie Mellon University, performs with chamber groups. She is a founding member of Kaleidoscope, which has performed at Carnegie Hall.; Principal flutist of the Rockland Symphony Orchestra and soloist with the North Jersey Symphony and RSO. She performed with the late Arthur Cunningham and Ned Rorem at Merkin Concert Hall in NYC.
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| Barbara Allen, Harp | |
| Ms. Allen received a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School; Principal harpist of American Ballet Theatre Orchestra and Greenwich Symphony; winner of 7th International Harp Competition in Israel; soloist with Caramoor and Waterloo Festivals, Greenwich Symphony and Hudson Valley Philharmonic. Ms. Allen has performed with the New York Philharmonic, and she has performed and recorded with the vocal artist Sting.
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| Alison Crowther, Violin | |
| Ms. Crowther, the mother of Welles, is a member of the Rockland Symphony and the North Jersey Symphony. She began playing the violin as a child in Scarsdale, New York, and most recently studied with Edward Simons.
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| Larry Guy, Clarinet | |
| Larry Guy is the former principal clarinetist of the Long Island Philharmonic and former principal of the Joffrey Ballet Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Guild Orchestra and Queens Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, New York City Ballet and New York City Opera, the Orchestra of St.Luke’s. Mr. Guy is a faculty member of NYU, Vassar College, the Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music, Pre-college Division.
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