San Jose Wind Symphony
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America the Beautiful |
Discover why the San Jose Wind Symphony has become one of Silicon Valley’s hottest concert tickets!
Under the inspired direction of maestro Edward C. Harris, SJWS is creating a captivating new experience that blends the ethereal beauty of a symphony orchestra with the foot-tapping exuberance of a big band. Join us for our 52nd season as we honor our country’s musical heritage: “America the Beautiful.”
This year the spotlight falls on American composers, as we traverse the American musical landscape from Sousa to Bernstein, from Ives to Anderson. You won’t want to miss our lineup of world-class guest artists, including trombone virtuoso Joseph Alessi, master percussionist Galen Lemmon, French horn soloist Alicia Telford and the jazzy Aaron Lington Quintet.
Come celebrate “America the Beautiful” with the San Jose Wind Symphony.
Sun., Oct. 18, 2009, 3:00 PM
"Fanfares and Flourishes"
West Valley College, Saratoga
Featuring:
Timothy Harris, guest conductor
The season kicks off with a bang as SJWS performs celebratory music with a uniquely American flair, including Roger Nixon's Centennial Fanfare-March and Paul Basler's Carnival.
Centennial Fanfare-March (Nixon)
Carnival (Basler)
Aurora Awakes (Mackey)
La Oreja de Oro (San Miguel)
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Sun., Dec. 13, 2009, 3:00 PM"Chicago: My Kind of Town"McAfee Center, Saratoga Featuring: Our second concert honors America's Second City with a sneak preview of our program for the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. French horn soloist Alicia Telford performs the Rondo from Richard Strauss' Concerto No. 1, and Aaron Lington leads his eponymous quintet in his own jazz-flavored composition, Open Evidence.
"Andante and Tranquillo" from First Symphony (Barber)
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Fri., Dec. 18, 2009, 5:30 PM
"Midwest Clinic"
McCormick Place West, Chicago
Featuring:
Eugene Migliaro Corporon, guest conductor
Timothy Harris, guest conductor
Dale Clevenger, French horn
The Aaron Lington Quintet
This is a special year for the San Jose Wind Symphony. Out of 177 applicants from around the world, SJWS is one of only 31 bands and orchestras selected to perform at the annual Midwest Clinic in Chicago on December 18. As the only group from California to be accepted this year—and only the second Californian adult band in the event’s 63-year history—SJWS is proud to be recognized by the Midwest Clinic for excellence in musical performance.
Carnival (Basler)
"Andante and Tranquillo" fromFirst Symphony (Barber)
Aurora Awakes (Mackey)
Hold This Boy and Listen (Pann)
"Rondo for Horn" fromConcerto No. 1, Op. 11 (R. Strauss)
The Directorate (Sousa)
"Tranquillity" from Capriol Suite (Warlock)
Open Evidence (Lington)
Centennial Fanfare-March (Nixon)
Sun., Feb. 21, 2010, 3:00 PM
"From Sea to Shining Sea"
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Featuring:
Joseph Alessi, trombone
Get ready to head down the interstate on a cross-country caravan, as Joseph Alessi, principal trombone with the New York Philharmonic, returns to his native Bay Area to perform Bourgeois' sparkling Trombone Concerto. Other highlights of this high-octane performance include Frank Ticheli's Nitro and Mark Camphouse's Yosemite Autumn.
Trombone Concerto (Bourgeois)
Nitro (Ticheli)
Yosemite Autumn (Camphouse)
The Gallant Seventh March (Sousa)
The Incredible Flutist (Piston)
Sun., March 28, 2010, 3:00 PM
"The Beat Goes On"
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Featuring:
Galen Lemmon, percussion
Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a delightfully bumpy ride! The accent is on rhythm as we feature Galen Lemmon, principal percussionist for Symphony Silicon Valley, performing Gary Ziek’s Concerto for Percussion Solo and Wind Ensemble. In keeping with our patriotic season theme, SJWS also performs Morton Gould’s American Salute and Charles Ives’ Old Home Days.
Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble (Ziek)
American Salute (Gould)
Old Home Days (Ives)
A Hymn for the Lost and the Living (Ewazen)
American Hymnsong Suite (Milburn)
Woodland Sketches (MacDowell)
Sun., May 23, 2010, 3:00 PM
"Silicon Valley's Got Talent"
Campbell United Methodist Church
Featuring:
Young Artist Solo Competition winners
This special concert showcases the top three finalists from our fourth annual Young Artist Solo Competition, each performing a solo concerto the Wind Symphony. Also featured on the program are Gordon Jacob’s Music for a Festival and Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.
Symphonic Dance No. 3 "Fiesta" (Williams)
Music for a Festival (Jacob)
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story(Bernstein)
Special Added Attraction
FREE!
Los Gatos High School Lawn
This year's season finale is a celebration of our freedom, including popular marches and patriotic selections from Sousa, Goldman, Smith, Barnhouse and many more. The concert is free, so arrive early with blankets and chairs—and plenty of sunscreen. It's the perfect family outing to celebrate Independence Day.
* All programs subject to change.