Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra At Newark High School December 3rd, 2021 - Newark Central Schools

Rochester Philharmonic
      Orchestra
At Newark High School
 December 3rd, 2021

The Newark Central School District will once                   (conducting and trumpet) and solo trumpet video
again host a wonderful evening of holiday music with                   recordings that are available on YouTube.
the incomparable Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in                          In the summer of 2004, he conducted the
the Newark High School auditorium on Friday,                           Eastman Wind Ensemble during its four-week tour of
December 3rd at 7 p.m.                                                 Japan, Taiwan, and Macau. He has also conducted the
        The event is being hosted by the Newark Central                Varna Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria. In 2005, he
School District in conjunction Wegmans, Lyons                          formed the Eastman/Roberts Chamber Players, an
National Bank and the Greater Newark Chamber of                        ensemble consisting of Eastman School of Music and
Commerce.                                                                            Roberts Wesleyan students.
        “We are so happy to host the Rochester                                             He has conducted performances for live
Philharmonic Orchestra after being unable to do so                                     public radio broadcasts on the “Music at
last year because of COVID-19 restrictions. This                                       Midday” series from Roberts Wesleyan College
will mark the 20th year we have hosted the RPO in                                      and as soloist and conductor on the “Live from
our community. These holiday concerts in Newark                                        Hochstein” concert series. He performed J. S.
are a wonderful annual holiday tradition that so                                       Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto No. 2” with
many of us look forward to,’’ said Cynthia                                             members of the Rochester Philharmonic
Briggs, NCSD Music Department Leader                                                   Orchestra and was a frequent trumpeter with the
and Kelley School instrumental music                                                   Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from
teacher.                                                                               1985-2002. He is currently awaiting the
        “The Newark Central School District                                            publication of a new recording for trumpet and
would also again like to thank the many sponsors                                       piano.
who have enabled us to present this performance at                                           Shewan has guest conducted the Air Force
a really great,’’ Briggs continued. “We are                                            Bands of Liberty (Boston) and Heritage of
especially grateful for all of our donors for their                                   America (Virginia) and has conducted several
                                                          Dr. Paul Shewan
generous support of this event.”                                              High School district and regional music festivals. In
        Dr. Paul Shewan, Interim Chair of the                                 2009, he conducted the Syracuse Symphony Youth
Department of Music and Performing Arts at Roberts                     Orchestra and was the guest conductor for the Rochester
Wesleyan College, where he conducts the wind                           Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO) in 2014.
ensemble, the orchestra, and teaches trumpet and                               Each summer he conducts a concert with members of
conducting and who is a member of the Rochester                        the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra (HYSO) and the
Philharmonic Orchestra trumpet section _ and has                       RPYO. In the summer of 2012, he was guest conductor with
been a guest conductor on numerous occasions                           the wind ensemble, “Concordia Santa Fe” in New Mexico. He is
including at RPO holiday concerts in Newark _ will                     also the conductor of the RWC High School Honors Band
conduct this year’s concert.                                           Festival. He has recently been published in “The Conductor’s
          Shewan has conducted and played                              Companion” (compiled and edited by Gary Stith, Merideth
performances on live public radio. As conductor and                    Music Publications, 2017). Each summer he spends two weeks
                                                                       conducting the high school orchestra at the Csehy Summer
solo trumpeter he may be heard in commercial
                                                                       School of Music.
recordings on the Albany Records label. During the
past 18 months he has made several instructional

Dr. Jeffery McGhee ,who is Professor of            Winter Conference (2017), and most recently in
Voice at Roberts Wesleyan College ,will be the              Jacksonville, Florida.
guest baritone soloist as he was at the 2019 RPO                   In a season with Opera for the Young, he
holiday concert in Newark with Dr. Shewan.                  portrayed the role of Belcore in Donizetti’s The
       McGhee has appeared as a soloist with the            Elixir of Love. With the Ohio Light Opera
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in A Holiday               company, he has also performed the roles of the
Concert (2010), as narrator for                                             Pirate King in The Pirates of
their Liberty for All: A Salute to                                           Penzance and the Counsel in Trial by
Veterans program (2011), as                                                  Jury, both by Gilbert and Sullivan.
narrator/soloist in their                                                    In 2009, Dr. McGhee was the
educational performances of The                                              featured soloist with the Rochester
Composer is Dead (2012), as                                                  Oratorio Society in their
narrator/soloist in their Around the                                         concert, Partners in Freedom: Lincoln
Town concert: America’s Musical                                              and Douglass, which also featured
Roots (2015), as narrator/soloist in                                         The Morgan State University Choir
their Concert on the Canal                                                   and the Bach Children’s Chorus.
performances (2018), and as                                                      Admission to the RPO concert
narrator/soloist in their Holiday                                            is $5 for students, $10 for senior
Run Out Concerts (2019). Dr.                                                 citizens and $12 for adults.
McGhee has also performed art                  Dr. Jeffery McGhee            Advance sale tickets are available at
songs and spirituals on the Live from                                     the Newark and Lyons branches of
Hochstein (WXXI) radio broadcast (2012,                                   Lyons National Bank and at
2015) with Dr. Michael Landrum.                             Wegmans. Tickets will also be available at the door.
       During the summer of 2016, Dr. McGhee                         Because of COVID-19 restrictions,
was awarded a summer scholarship grant to                   audience members are required to wear masks.
develop a lecture recital centering on the Life and         Before the concert at 6 p.m. music will be
Spirituals of H.T. Burleigh and those composers             provided by the NHS Jazz Band and Fusion
who have followed in his footsteps. In                      Percussion Ensemble in the gymnasium.
collaboration with Dr. Landrum, they have                            They will be directed by NHS instrumental
performed this recital at the University of                 music teacher Robert Humphrey.
Southern Mississippi and the University of                           Anyone with questions may call Briggs at
Wisconsin-Madison, at churches, at the NYSSMA               332-3200 ext. 3140.

Poster above designed by NHS junior Joselyn Hinks