San Jose Wind Symphony
Past Concerts
Click on one of the links below to see the concerts for that season:
2006-2007 Season
Sunday, November 5, 2006, 3:00 PM
"STEPPIN' OUT"
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Victoria DiMaggio Lington, piano
Saratoga HS Wind Ensemble, Michael Boitz, conductor
| Malcolm Arnold | Four Scottish Dances Saratoga HS Wind Ensemble |
| Frank Ticheli | An American Elegy Saratoga HS Wind Ensemble |
| Ron Nelson | Savannah River Holiday |
| Richard Strauss | Allerseelen (All Souls' Day) |
| Edvard Grieg | Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 Victoria DiMaggio Lington, piano |
| Mark Camphouse | Symphonic Fanfare |
| Vittorio Giannini | Symphony No. 3 |
| Edward Victor Cupero | Honey Boys on Parade |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Sunday, December 10, 2006, 3:00 PM
"ROAD TRIP USA"
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Dale Wolford, alto saxophone
Saratoga HS Wind Ensemble, Michael Boitz, conductor
| Jack Stamp | Gavorkna Fanfare Saratoga HS Wind Ensemble |
| Gary P. Gilroy | Christmas Legends Saratoga HS Wind Ensemble |
| William Schuman | New England Triptych |
| Aaron Copland | The Promise of Living, from "The Tender Land" |
| Scott Joplin | Combination March |
| Paul Creston | Concerto for Alto Saxophone Dale Wolford, alto saxophone |
| Brant Karrick | Bayou Breakdown |
| Samuel Augustus Ward | America the Beautiful |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Sunday, February 4, 2007, 3:00 PM
"PULLING OUT THE STOPS!"
First United Methodist Church, Campbell
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Berdie Bowlsby, organ
| Alfred Reed | Alleluia! Laudamus Te |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Fantasia in G Major |
| Percy Grainger | The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart |
| Jaromir Weinberger | Polka and Fugue from the opera "Schwanda, the Bagpiper" |
| Kees Schoonenbeek | Sonata da Chiesa |
| Camille Saint-Saëns | Finale, Symphony No. 3 (Organ) |
| John Philip Sousa | King Cotton March |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Saturday, March 31, 2007, 7:00 PM
"PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES"
Milpitas High School Auditorium, Milpitas
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
| James Curnow | Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew |
| Eric Whitacre | Ghost Train |
| Ronald Goodwin | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines |
| David R. Gillingham | Internal Combustion: A Celebration of the American Automobile |
| Kenneth Alford | Eagle Squadron March |
| W. Francis McBeth | Through Countless Halls of Air |
| George Gershwin | An American in Paris |
| James M. Fulton | The Aviator |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Sunday, April 1, 2007, 3:00 PM
"PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES"
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Gary ("Mr. Roadshow") Richards, guest host
| James Curnow | Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew |
| Eric Whitacre | Ghost Train |
| Ronald Goodwin | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines |
| David R. Gillingham | Internal Combustion: A Celebration of the American Automobile |
| Kenneth Alford | Eagle Squadron March |
| W. Francis McBeth | Through Countless Halls of Air |
| George Gershwin | An American in Paris |
| James M. Fulton | The Aviator |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Sunday, May 20, 2007, 3:00 PM
"RHAPSODIES AROUND THE WORLD"
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Janet Averett, clarinet
| Emmanuel Chabrier | España Rhapsody |
| Claude Debussy | Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra Janet Averett, clarinet |
| Georges Enesco | Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 |
| Morton Gould | Jericho Rhapsody |
| Franz Liszt | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 |
| Gustav Holst | A Somerset Rhapsody |
| Clare Grundman | An Irish Rhapsody |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Wednesday, July 4, 2007, 1:30 PM
"THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND"
Los Gatos High School front lawn
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
| Don Raye and Al Jacobs | This Is My Country |
| Bob Lowden | Armed Forces Salute |
| Richard Rodgers | "Oklahoma!" Selections |
| John Philip Sousa | The Minnesota March |
| Ferde Grofé | On The Trail from "Grand Canyon Suite" |
| John Philip Sousa | New Mexico March |
| James Barnes | The Texans |
| John Kander | Selections from "Chicago" |
| John Philip Sousa | Manhattan Beach March |
| John Kander | Theme from "New York, New York" |
| Henry Fillmore | Men Of Ohio |
| Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King | Tennessee Waltz |
| John Philip Sousa | The Stars and Stripes Forever |
2009 - 2010
Performances
Sunday, October 18, 2009
"Fanfares and Flourishes"
West Valley College, Saratoga
Sunday, December 13, 2009
"Chicago: My Kind of Town"
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Friday, December 18, 2009
"Midwest Clinic!"
McCormick Place West, Chicago
Sunday, February 21, 2010
"From Sea to Shining Sea"
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Sunday, March 28, 2010
"The Beat Goes On"
McAfee Center, Saratogo
Sunday, May 23, 2010
"American Classics"
Campbell United Methodist Church
Sunday, July 4, 2010
"Fantastic Fourth:
Let Freedom Ring"
Los Gatos High School
Fourth Annual
Young Artist
Solo Competition
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