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Southern New Jersey's Finest Wind Band and

  Recipient of the 2006 J.P. Sousa Foundation's  Sudler Silver Scroll Award     

          2008 SIDE BY SIDE CONCERT AT THE STOCKTON COLLEGE PAC

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JULY INTO AUGUST 2011

Go to Prague, Budapest & Eisenstadt with SJAWE CLICK HERE FOR  DETAILS & Application

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Enter our 2010 Composition Contest and

Win  $2,400

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NEXT CONCERT

Side-by-Side Concert

With 50 of South Jersey's Finest High School and College Students Added for Several Selections

Keith Brion to Conduct SJAWE

April 19, 2010

The Richard Stockton College of NJ at 7:30 P.M.

Admission $10 - Seating will be reserved

Click Here to Get tickets online at the Stockton Box Office

(This event often sells-out so buy your tickets early)

 

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Keith Brion to Conduct SJAWE on April 19, 2010

          

KEITH BRION

     Keith Brion is a free lance conductor of bands and orchestras and also currently leads his own New Sousa Band, an all-star professional band assembled from all over the United States.  He has appeared as a guest conductor nationally and internationally with many professional bands as well as with near all of America’s major and regional symphony orchestras. Mr. Brion has guest conducted many university bands throughout the country in special residencies and has recorded the music of Alan Hovhaness with the Ohio State Band and the music of Percy Grainger with the Michigan State Band.

     In the 1970's he conducted the Yale Band in New Haven, at Carnegie Hall, and took that band on numerous national and international tours including an all-Ives concert at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.  In the 1990’s he served as interim band director at San Jose State. During the 80's and 90's he has led most of Americas orchestras as a pops conductor with an emphasis on the music of John Philip Sousa, Percy Grainger and Victor Herbert.  These include the Boston Pops, Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony, etc. He has appeared numerous times with the Goldman Band in New York the Stockholm Symphonic Wind Orchestra, the Texas Wind Symphony, the Allentown Band and many other professional and military bands throughout the country, including the Army Field Band and West Point Bands. 

     Mr. Brion's career includes extensive public school teaching in New Jersey, where he also founded the North Jersey Wind Symphony.  He is a former member of the New Jersey Symphony and taught at William Paterson and Montclair State Universities.

     Keith Brion has published numerous editions of the music of Percy Grainger, Charles Ives, and DW Reeve as well as over thirty new editions of the music of John Philip Sousa.  Mr. Brion records for Delos and Naxos records, and currently has over twenty commercial band and orchestral recordings including the music of Grainger, Hovhaness, Victor Herbert and Sousa.  In the summer of 1999, he began a new series of 16 CD’s which will encompass the complete Sousa band music for the Naxos “American Classic Series” with London's Royal Artillery Band and the Royal Norwegian Naval Band.  Ten have been completed to date.  He has recently completed recording the seven wind symphonies of Alan Hovhaness for Naxos with the wind orchestras of the Royal Academy in Glasgow and Trinity College in London.

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2010 Season Sponsors:

The Richard Stockton College of NJ PAC

Ocean City Home Bank Foundation - $2,500 level

Atlantic County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs

(Matching Grant at $4,000 level)

Raymond Ciccone - Ciccone, Gotthold & Koseff, Certified Public Accountants, Ship Bottom, NJ

AtlantiCare - 2010 Side by Side

Brigantine Recreation Department - Brigantine Concert

Ocean City Home Bank - Linwood Park Concert

Ocean County STAC Concert- August

Surflight Theater Concert - November

Target

Podium Sponsorship ($1,000 or more level):

Raymond and Gina Ciccone - Keith W. Hodgson/Ron Poorman

Conductor and Associate Conductor

Chair Sponsorships ($250 or more level):

Eastern Marketing Corporation - Gary Press, Sax & Oboe

Albert & Margaret Gutierrez - Roberta Beckler, Flute

Stella Hordes - Karen M. Poorman, Clarinet

Grace Florintino - Gabriella Johnson, Percussion

Dr. & Mrs. Walter DePalma - Ron Poorman, Clarinet

The Prudential Foundation - Dawn Donchey, Clarinet

James Palmer-Patricia Lake, Oboe

Events by Val - Valerie Brozosky, Trombone

Jersey Shore Pharmacy - Beth Roach, Flute

Rose Dinerman - Marilyn Kessler, Percussion

Herman & Dorothy Saatkamp - Carolyn Gutierrez, Bassoon     (4)

Herman & Dorothy Saatkamp - David Lechner, Bass Clarinet    (4)

Herman & Dorothy Saatkamp - Robert Helsabeck, French Horn   (4)

Justin Bean, Acupuncture Office - Jennifer Hodgson, Clarinet

EuroColour Salon and Spa - Anne Harlan, Trumpet (4)

Turris Group - Louis Feldman, Baritone Saxophone

Carl Schaedel, Viking Distributors - Gary F. Sita, Clarinet

Co-Sponsorship (Under $250):

The Choir of the Presbyterian Church of Pleasantville / Richard Williams  - Robert Helsabeck

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Platinium Level ($1000 and above):

Raymond and Gina Ciccone

Gold Level ($500 to $999):

Silver Level ($300 to $499):

Mrs. James Palmer

Bronze Level ($100 to $299):

Rhoda & Louis Rabinowitz

Copper Level ($50 to $99):

Jeanne & Gary  Dewitt

Dom & Fran Cicali

James R. & Marguerite A. Krouse

Ms. Judith Hall

Josephine & Michael Giacchino

Patron Level ($10 to $49):

Gloria Barone

Mary McKeown

Eileen Essinger Francis

Marie Florio

Lynn White

Sarah & Carol Elliott

Alfred & Ellen Adkins

Linda Keyser

Jean & James Griffin

Eleauer Rayniverlt

Anthony Barile

Syreela Primas

Dale Lonkart

Jim & Pat Devlin

Dr. Diego M. Fiorentino

Ray & June Batz

Jodi Dix

James M. & Claire K. Moyer

Dorothy H. Johnston-Banzy

James & Barbara Tracey

Mrs. Virginia Olsson

Mrs. June L. Grace

Richard & Bonnie Tyson

 

 

YOUR NAME HERE!

CONTACT KAREN POORMAN

AT 609 402-5575 OR

KMPOORMAN@AOL.COM TO

SPONSOR A CHAIR.

 

 

 

 

 
 

SJAWE CONDUCTORS

Keith Hodgson Bio Photo

Keith W. Hodgson, Conductor & Musical Director
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Ron Poorman, Associate Conuctor
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YouTube Interview


BOD President

 Karen Poorman

Karen M. Poorman
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Karen and Ron Poorman guest Clarinetists with the Naples, Florida Concert Band during the month of January 2010

Pictured L to R: Angela Stathatos, Ron Poorman, Harris Lanzel, Director, Karen Poorman, Karen Marcotte