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Continued Krueger Continued from page A5 Village Board to rename the bandstand im Krueger's honor. \They kept it a complete secret from me,\ he said. \We had played half of the concert when Northport Mayor Roxanne Browning read a proclamation and 1 almost fell down. It was the first time I had been at a loss tor words ~ At age 78. Krueger couldn't be hap- pret. adding. CMusic is my life and con- ducting this band is the joy ot my life ~ He considers himself blessed. saying. I4 did Plcust‘h what | wanted to do every day oft my lite C Not onlv «do three: genetations at Krueger s tanmmly play in the band. but hrueger has tound that the magic of music has touched people's dives in wars that he never imagined. as in the ise where memhets ot the band who worked neat to ea h other got martied Kruw zer as not surprised. saving. UIs been a family trom the beginning ~ The band also has an muredible rapport with the sudience Krueger adds that the Northport Caudience is so loyal that you could say that we have charter mem- ber~ of the audiem e ~ And the \music family\ that Krueger established «continues to grow Another tradition that Krueger established 40 years ago is the guest conductor/podi- um cxchange program between Northport and the Huntington Community Band, with some of the Northport audience going to Huntington on nights when Krueger conducts While Krueger has countless fond memories of the band. many people have been incredibly touched by him. Sherman says that the man that he would later know as the admimistrator of the high school music program and as the director of the community band was part of his earliest childhood mem- ories of visits to the park. Sherman remembers hearing Krueger play in a trumpet trio with Ken Butterfield and Bill Baker. According to Sherman. \The music has always been great. but it was the way that [Krueger] got it to happen He has a way of getting a lot of people invested The: school distrut. the Rotary. the- hire: Department. the Kivu anis afe all involved Audience members make requests and he honors them People think of it as their musi ~ Sherman continued Bands come and go>. but {the Northport Community Band's| going really strong He taught me how to work with people towards a goal \ Sherman added. \And we have the same taste in music We try to cre ate a balance between the classics and the popular songs. and we throw in some lesser known gems And it's not summertime unless they end with 7872 Overture ~ Sue Epstein has heen a part of the Northport Community Band since her family moved here from the South Shore in her sophomore year in high school. and considers Krueger and his family to be her \musical second fami- ly.\ As Epstein says. \I have band fends that Pll have for life, and I can't tell you how many wonderful people can be found at these locations: ~ORTHPORT Amat Statronery ?0 Main Stree! 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Epstein, who manages public relations for the band, says, \Although I'm not currently playing, it's allowed me to hear how good the band really is from the other side of the podium ~ Epstein helped plan the band's 40th anniversary celebration,. which includ- ed the surprise dedication of the Robert W Krueger bandstand. \complete with a rock and a commemotative plaque ~ As Epstein points out. \The fact that he drives up from Flonda every year to continue conducting the band says more about him as a person than I could ever put into words. The man is a gem.\ In remembering the music education program that she experienced as a Northport High School student, Epstein says. \He buill Northport's fabulous music program and made it the envy of just about every school district on the planet. Quite a few students who come through the district's music program go on to be music educators themselves - what a wonderful legacy for a man who's a ventable institution! 1 guess if there's one way to describe Bob Krueger and how respected he :s by the Northport community, it would be to refer to him as the Music Man of Northport |- that really says at all in a nutshell ~ Remaining Community Band concerts Only two concerts to go as the Northport Community Band plays its fourth Thursday evening concert under the stars at the Robert W. Krueger Bandstand on the Village Green. The group's fourth concert, tonight, July 21, will feature guest conductor Tom Gellert, director of music education for the Harborficlds School District and music director of the Hunungton Community Band, in the groups' annual conductor/podium exchange program. Tom will conduct 76 Trombones from The Music Man and Philip Sparke's Huntingdon Celebration, which was commis- sioned by the Town of Huntington's sister city in England and played by the community band there. The band's special guests will be the Island Hills Chorus (a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a world- wide organization of women singing four-part a cappella harmony), which recently won the second-place medal in their regional competition. This week's sponsors are the Rotary Club of Northport, NY, Inc. (Jim Ryan, president) and the East Northport Rotary Club (Duprea Brozietto, president). The final concert, on July 28, will . include a.tribute to late band member Burnie Rydzeski, who anchored the special style and spirit, including Duke \ Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies and Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag. Guest conducting will be Izzet Mergen, Northport-East Northport School District director of music edu- cation, who has promised something \new and exciting.,\ The last concert of the season wouldn't be complete without the group's traditional nd finale: Tchaikovsky's F812 Overture, com- plete with \stereo\ cannons. The Northport \analog\ cannon is designed, built and primed to go by James McAward, while the digital cannon is provided by band member John Dzinanka of SUNY Farmingdale, Al DePace of Advance Sound, and Steven and Michael Bender of BANA Electric Corp. Special pre-concert music will be provided by Mr. N..cl's Sticky Molasses - Noontume - Downtown Dixieland Band in front of the band- stand at 8 pm. Sponsors are the Northport-East Northport School District (Arlene Munson, board president) and the Huntington Summer Arts Festival, which is presented by the Town of Huntington and produced by the Huntington Arts Council. Area residents (and their lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinners) . saxophone section for 30 years. The __ are invited for the concerts at 8:30pm WWWMm—at—HMM light the saxophones and honor his -Thursday evening performances. _ Pete Panarites, Proprietor Northport Sweet Shop Est. 1929 LUNCHEONETTE HOME-MADE FRENCH ICE CREAM & CHOCOLATE CANDIES Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Dinner served daily until 8pm 55 Main Street Northport, NY 11768 631.754.9679 __
