San Jose Wind Symphony
Past Concerts
Click on one of the links below to see the concerts for that season:
2007-2008 Season
Saturday, October 20, 2007, 7:00 PM
"50th ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT"
California Theater, San Jose
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Darrell Johnston, guest conductor
Ed Shaughnessy, drums
| John Williams | Star Spangled Banner |
| John Williams | Sound the Bells! |
| Percy Grainger | Spoon River |
| Craig Bohmler | Variations on a Theme of Schubert |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Festive Overture Darrell Johnston, guest conductor |
| Frank Ticheli | Shenandoah Darrell Johnston, guest conductor |
| John Philip Sousa | Golden Jubilee March |
| George Gershwin | I Got Rhythm Ed Shaugnessy, drums |
| Floyde Werle | Theme and Variations Ed Shaugnessy, drums |
| Louis Prima | Sing, Sing, Sing Ed Shaugnessy, drums |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Sunday, December 10, 2007, 3:00 PM
"A WINTER SOLSTICE CONCERT"
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Camerata California, guest artists
| Giovanni Gabrieli | Sonata XIX (a 15) |
| Tielman Susato | Selections from "The Danserye" featuring Camerata California |
| George Frederic Handel | The Royal Fireworks Music |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Turkish March from "Ruins of Athens" |
| Felix Mendelssohn | Overture for Band |
| Gustav Holst | Second Suite for Military Band in F Major |
| Clifton Williams | Fanfare and Allegro |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Sunday, March 2, 2008, 3:00 PM
"RAISE THE ROOF!"
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Galen Lemon, timpani
| Roger Nixon | Las Vegas Holiday |
| Aaron Copland | The Red Pony: Film Suite for Band |
| Charles Ives | Variations on "America" |
| Stephen Foster | A Tribute to Stephen Foster |
| Scott Joplin | Sun Flower Slow Drag |
| Scott Joplin | Maple Leaf Rag |
| Michael Daugherty | Raise the Roof, for Timpani and Symphonic Band Galen Lemon, timpani |
| John Philip Sousa | The Gallant Seventh March |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Sunday, April 13, 2008, 3:00 PM
"LIFE IS A CABARET"
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Susan Powers, lyric soprano
Michael Taylor, baritone
| Leonard Bernstein | Overture to "Candide" |
| Rodgers & Hammerstein | South Pacific with Susan Powers and Michael Taylor |
| Lerner & Loewe | Gigi with Susan Powers and Michael Taylor |
| Rodgers & Hammerstein | The King and I with Susan Powers and Michael Taylor |
| Jerry Bock | Symphonic Dances from "Fiddler on the Roof" |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber | The Phantom of the Opera with Susan Powers and Michael Taylor |
| Claude-Michel Schönberg | Selections from "Les Misérables" |
| Bernstein & Sondheim | West Side Story with Susan Powers and Michael Taylor |
| James Christensen | Best Broadway Marches |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Sunday, June 1, 2008, 3:00 PM
"YOUTH SOLO COMPETITION WINNER"
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Kenta Akaogi, clarinet
| Yasuhide Ito | Festal Scenes |
| Percy Grainger | Irish Tune from County Derry |
| John Barnes Chance | Variations on a Korean Folk Song" |
| Percy Grainger | "The Gum-Suckers" March |
| Alfred Reed | Armenian Dances (Part I) |
| José Pablo Moncayo | Huapango |
| Carl Maria von Weber | Second Concerto for Clarinet: Allegro Kenta Akaogi, clarinet |
| Dimitri Shostakovich | Folk Dances |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Friday, July 4, 2008, 1:30 PM
"FANTASTIC FOURTH: A SALUTE TO OUR ARMED FORCES"
Los Gatos High School front lawn
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
| John Philip Sousa | The Star Spangled Banner |
| Robert Jager | Esprit de Corps |
| arr. Cray | Armed Forces Medley |
| John Philip Sousa | The Glory of the Yankee Navy |
| Claude T. Smith | Eternal Father, Strong to Save (The Navy Hymn) |
| John Philip Sousa | Semper Fidelis |
| Samuel R. Hazo | Each Time You Tell Their Story |
| John Philip Sousa | The U. S. Field Artillery March |
| Samuel Barber | Commando March |
| Clifton Williams | The Strategic Air Command |
| Karl L. King | Coast Guards |
| John Williams | Hymn to the Fallen, from "Saving Private Ryan" |
| Charles A. Zimmerman | Anchors Aweigh |
| Richard Rodgers | Victory at Sea |
| Paul Erwin | Sing-Along America! |
| 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
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