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
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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-year-
old 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 Cello, continued Horn

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
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
Joan Behr, Northfield
Trish Culbert, Faribault
Tom Schnauber, Northfield
Barb Wornson, Northfield TheNorthfieldArts Guild presentsThe
Trumpet
Josh Cameron, St. Olaf
Drew Engquist, Northfield Cannon Valley Regional
Lori Schulz, Faribault
Orchestra
Trombone
Mary Dunnewold, Northfield
Bill Van Loh, Northfield
Doug Rowe,
Paul Niemisto,Conductor
Tuba TomErickson,Organist
Matt Pelikan, St. Olaf
Percussion
RogerGomoll, Narrator
Gary Iseminger, Northfield
Erik Kiesz, Owatonna
Richard Wind, Northfield
Piano
Mary Davis, Northfield

Acknowledgments
Music for a King and a Hero
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

Sheldon Auditorium, Red Wing

Saturday November 17, 2001 at 8:00 p.m.