“Our 50th Anniversary Season”
2007-2008 Concert Season
50th Anniversary Gala Concert
Saturday, October 20, 2007, 7:00 PM
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
A Winter Solstice Concert
Sunday, December 9, 2007, 3:00 PM
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
California Camerata, 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
Raise the Roof!
Sunday, March 2, 2008, 3:00 PM
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
Life is a Cabaret
Sunday, April 13, 2008, 3:00 PM
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Susan Powers, lyric soprano
Michael Powers, 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
Youth Solo Competition Winners
Sunday, June 1, 2008, 3:00 PM
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Kenta Akaogi, clarinet
| 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
Fantastic Fourth: A Salute to our Armed Forces
Friday, July 4, 2010, 1:30 PM
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 |