Program: November 17, 2001

Program Featuring the King of Instruments and a Minnesota Legend JAROMIR WEINBERGER Polka and Fugue from “Shvanda” Tom Erickson, Organ RICHARD STRAUSS Solemn Procession Tom Erickson, Organ DANIEL KALLMAN Fidelitas Roger Gomoll, Narrator INTERMISSION CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS

Symphony No. 3 in C minor Adagio–Allegro moderato Allegro moderato–Presto–Allegro moderato– Presto–Allegro moderato– Maestoso–Allegro– Piu allegro–Molto allegro

Tom Erickson, Organ * * *

About Fidelitas This work honors Joseph Lee Heywood, the substitute bank teller who was murdered by the Jesse James gang in Northfield during the robbery 125 years ago. "Fidelitas", the Latin word from which we derive the word "fidelity," describes the noble character of a person who remains steadfast and faithful to a calling. More broadly, the composition celebrates all those qualities that we as humans can and should aspire to: honesty, faithfulness, self-sacrifice—essential elements in a society where people live in peace and harmony with one another. To set the stage for the narration, three musical themes are introduced. The third and most prominent of these is a popular Civil War song, "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp". It was chosen to symbolize the profound impact that the war had on the Northfield raid, in which revenge by the Southern outlaws is believed to be a factor. The quotation of the Civil War tune ends in a tumult, which gradually subsides into more serene music to underscore the narration, compiled from quotations by Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln. Then a musical interlude introduces Heywood's "theme." The more substantial middle section of narration is excerpted from the eloquent discourse delivered at Heywood’s funeral by the Reverend D.L. Leonard. The Heywood theme follows in a more heroic setting, leading to the final narrative, which consists of further statements from the same famous Americans.

About the Artists Paul Niemisto, conductor and founder of the CVRO in 1979, is a member of the St. Olaf College music faculty. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and received additional conducting training at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg and at the American Symphony Orchestra League Institute. While in Canada during the 1970s he was a conductor of the Prince Edward Island Symphony and the South Shore Orchestra and was a playing member of the CBC Halifax Orchestra. Recently, he has been a regular summer traveler to Finland, where he teaches courses in conducting, performs in brass festivals, and conducts bands and orchestras. Since 1991 he has directed a Finnish-American brass ensemble, “Boys of America,” which has traveled widely and made recordings in the U.S. and Scandinavia. Daniel Kallman has established a reputation as a composer on several planes: composing for the young musician and youth audiences; composing worship music; and composing for orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensembles. He has written music for the National Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Plymouth Music Series, and has received performances by professional, regional and community ensembles throughout the country and abroad. He has been awarded grants by the McKnight and Jerome Foundations and the American Composers Forum. Tom Erickson, a classically trained organist, began organ studies at St. Olaf College in 1965, graduating and going on to further study in Arizona with David N. Johnson, whom he had met at St. Olaf. He returned to the Midwest in 1972 and resides in Red Wing. Tom represents the 118-yearold pipe organ builder Casavant Freres of Quebec in the upper Midwest, and performs dedication hymn festivals on his new instruments. He also keeps a busy performance schedule that includes silent film accompaniment and other programs at the Sheldon, church performances, and serving as organist/director at the Episcopal Church in Red Wing. Roger Gomoll’s career in public radio began in 1975 with Minnesota Public Radio. He served MPR for 23 years as a technician, arts reporter, classical music announcer, pledge drive director, and a station manager. He left MPR in 1998 to direct Heritage Halls, a non-profit museum. In 2000, public radio reclaimed him, and he currently works with radio stations around the country to improve their pledge drives. Gomoll is a pilot, a member of the Minnesota Soaring Club, and a tubist with the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band and the Rochester Civic Band. He resides in Rochester.

Personnel Violin Mia Carlson, Concertmaster, Faribault Lisbeth Butler, Red Wing Rachel Fonstad, Northfield Bob Hanson, Northfield Kenny Knight, St. Olaf Deborah Knutson, Owatonna Gail Nelson, Northfield Lisa Olsen, Webster Hannah Reitz, Northfield Sarah Rinehart, Northfield Dave Weinhandl, Cannon Falls Viola John Metz, Northfield Anna Niemisto, Northfield Jerad Parish, St. Olaf Cello Emily Crawford, Red Wing Kyle Jacobson, Northfield Jane Rinehart, Northfield Cathy Rodland, Northfield

Cello, continued Mary Zoe Scott, Northfield Susan Ward, St. Paul Patricia Wegner, Northfield Bass Bruce Jenson, Northfield Matthew Pollick, Carleton Flute and Piccolo Cathy Penning, Northfield Mary Zard, New Prague Clarinet Karen Frawley, Lakeville Kathy Szydlo, Northfield Oboe Cindy Breederland, Webster Brenda Rodgers, Prior Lake Bassoon William Child, Northfield Thea Groth, Northfield

Horn Joan Behr, Northfield Trish Culbert, Faribault Tom Schnauber, Northfield Barb Wornson, Northfield Trumpet Josh Cameron, St. Olaf Drew Engquist, Northfield Lori Schulz, Faribault Trombone Mary Dunnewold, Northfield Bill Van Loh, Northfield Doug Rowe, Tuba Matt Pelikan, St. Olaf Percussion Gary Iseminger, Northfield Erik Kiesz, Owatonna Richard Wind, Northfield

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Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra Paul Niemisto,Conductor TomErickson,Organist RogerGomoll, Narrator

Piano Mary Davis, Northfield

Acknowledgments We extend thanks to the Northfield Community Education and Recreation Department and the music staff at Bridgewater Elementary School for providing rehearsal space for the CVRO. This concert is made possible in part by grants provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature. We greatly appreciate support by the Community National Bank

Music for a King and a Hero

Sheldon Auditorium, Red Wing Saturday November 17, 2001 at 8:00 p.m.