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Concert 1: El Mundo de Mariachi (“The World of Mariachi”)

Sunday, October 13, 2013, 3:00 PM

Addiso-Penzak JCC, Los Gatos

Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Mariachi Tapatio de Salvador Gonzalez
Christopher Wilhite, trumpet Printed program

  • Amparito Roca, Spanish March Jaime Texidor
  • La Virgen de la Macarena arr. Charles Koff
    Christopher Wilhite, trumpet
  • Suspiros de España Antonio Alonso, ed. Wiley
  • Five Miniatures Joaquin Turina, arr. Krance
  • Mariachi Selections Traditional
    Mariachi Tapatio de Salvador Gonzalez
  • El Salon Mexico Aaron Copland, arr. Hindsley
  • Lola Flores Alfred Sadel & Terig Tucci, arr. Krance
  • Danzón No. 2 Arturo Márquez, arr. Nickel
  • Mariachi Selections Traditional
    Mariachi Tapatio de Salvador Gonzalez
  • Huapango! José Pablo Moncayo, arr. Osmon
  • Zacatecas, Mexican March Genaro Codina, arr. Glover
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Concert 2: The World of Celebration — A Holiday Concert

Sunday, December 8, 2013, 3:00 PM

McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga

Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Prinpial Soloists from Lyric Theatre
Holiday Handbell Choir
Walter M. Mayes, narratorPrinted program

  • A Christmas Festival Leroy Anderson
  • The Nutcracker Suite Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, arr. McAlister
    Waltz of the Flowers
    March
    Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
    Chinese Dance
    Dance of the Toy Flutes
    Russian Dance
  • A Festive Christmas Celebration arr. John Moss, Audrey Snyder
    Lyric Theatre Soloists
  • O Come, All Ye Faithful John Reading
    Audience sing-along
  • The Night Before Christmas Randol Alan Bass
    Walter M. Mayes, narrator
  • The Christmas Song Mel Tormé & Robert Well, arr. Higgins, Snyder
    Lyric Theatre Soloists
  • Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn
    Audience sing-along
  • A Chanukah Celebration arr. David Bobrowitz
  • Russian Christmas Music Alfred Reed
  • Irving Berlin's Christmas Irving Berlin, arr. Brown, Brymer
    Lyric Theatre Soloists
  • Silent Night Franz Gruber
    Audience sing-along
  • The Bells of Christmas Robert Longfield
    Walter M. Mayes, narrator
    Holiday Handbell Choir
  • March of the Toys Victor Herbert, arr. Langey, Clarke
  • It's the Holiday Season arr. John Moss, Roger Emerson
    Lyric Theatre Soloists
  • Joy to the World! George Frederick Handel
    Audience sing-along
  • Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson
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Concert 3: The Musician's World

Sunday, February 2, 2014, 3:00 PM

McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga

Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Quadre, horn quartet Printed program

  • Fugue à la Gigue Johann Sebastian Bach, trans. Holst
  • Les Preludes Franz Liszt, trans. Hindsley
  • Sheltering Sky John Mackey
  • Konzertstücke Für vier Hörner Robert Schumann, trans. Cohen
    Quadre Horn Quartet
  • Blue Shades Frank Ticheli
  • Caught by the Horns Burton Hardin
    Quadre Horn Quartet
  • Norwegian March “Valdres” Johannes Hanssen, arr. Bainum
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Concert 4: The World of Bugs

Sunday, March 9, 2014, 3:00 PM

McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga

Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor Printed program

  • Overture to “The Wasps” Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Hudson
  • Hypnotic Fireflies Brian Balmages
  • Bugs Roger Cichy
  • Fantasy on “Madama Butterfly” Giacomo Puccini, arr. Yoto
  • Fold Festival from “The Gadfly” Dimitri Shostakovich
  • Butterflies and Bees Thomas C. Duffy
  • The Flea (La Pulga) Joe Rizzo, Phil Horton & Richard Blalock, arr. Robinson
  • The Symphonic Beatles arr. John Cacavas
  • Circus Bee Henry Fillmore, arr. Schissel
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Concert 5: A Child's World

Sunday, May 11, 2014, 3:00 PM

McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga

Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Walter M. Mayes, narrator
Peter Morris, trumpet Printed program

  • A Childhood Remembered Rossano Galante
  • A Trumpeter's Lullaby Leroy Anderson, arr. Lang
    Peter Morris, trumpet
  • The Children's Corner Claude Debussy
  • Aesop's Fables Scott Watson
    Walter M. Mayes, narrator
  • The Seal Lullaby Eric Whitacre
  • Children's March Percy Aldridge Grainger, rev. Erickson
  • Joy Revisited Frank Ticheli
  • A Child's Garden of Verses Ryan Fraley
    Walter M. Mayes, narrator
  • Prayer and Dream Pantomime from “Hansel and Gretel” Englebert Humperdinck, trans. Maddy
  • Disney at the Oscars arr. John Moss
  • Little English Girl (L'Ingeslina) Davide Delle Cese
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Concert 6: Fantastic Fourth: The World of the Brave

Friday, July 4, 2014, 1:15 PM

Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos

Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Walter M. Mayes, narrator
Peter Morris, Thomas Hutchings, Chris Wilhite, trumpets Printed program

  • The Star-Spangled Banner arr. John Philip Sousa
  • A Festival Prelude Alfred Reed
  • Armed Forces Medley arr. Robert Cray
  • The Three Trumpeters G. Agostini, arr. Bainum
    Peter Morris, Chris Wilhite, Thomas Hutchings, trumpets
  • America, the Beautiful Samuel Augustus Ward, arr. Dragon
  • The Symphonic Gershwin George Gershwin, arr. Barker
  • Star Wars Medley John Williams, arr. Burden
  • Washington Grays Claudio S. Grafulla, arr. Reeves, ed. Fry
  • The Blue and the Gray Clare Grundman
  • The Chimes of Liberty Edwin Franko Goldman, arr. Schissel
  • A Tribute to Stephen Foster Stephen Foster, arr. Nestico
  • The Symphonic Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney, arr. Catavas
  • The Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa, ed. Brion