“Poltergeists, Passion and Paws!”
2010-2011 Concert Season
Witches’ Brouhaha
Sunday, October 31, 2010, 3:00 PM
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
| Johan Sebastian Bach | Toccata and Fugue in D Minor |
| Paul Dukas | The Sorcerer's Apprentice |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | Prélude, Op. 3, No. 2 |
| Andrew Lloyd Weber | Selections from "The Phantom of the Opera" |
| Charles Gounod | Funeral March of a Marionette |
| John Williams | Harry Potter Symphonic Suite |
| Camille Saint-Saëns | Danse Macabre |
| Stephen Schwartz | Selections from "Wicked" |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Pirates and Pinafores
Sunday, December 5, 2010, 3:00 PM
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Featuring singers from Lyric Theatre of San Jose
and the Lyric Victorian Carolers
| Arthur Sullivan | Opening Number from "Pineapple Poll" |
| Gilbert & Sullivan | Selections from "The Pirates of Penzance" |
| When Frederick Was a Little Lad
Linda Kessel Solis |
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| Poor Wand'ring One!
Diane Squires |
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| Stay, Frederic, Stay! Ah, Leave Me Not to Pine Alone Oh, Here Is Love Diane Squires, Dan Galpin |
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| I Am the Very Model of the Modern Major General
Dan Galpin and chorus |
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| Gilbert & Sullivan | Selections from "The Mikado" |
| Overture | |
| Three Little Maids
Jennifer Noel Martin, Linda Kessel Solis, Diane Squires |
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| The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze Diane Squires |
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| Arthur Sullivan | Finale from "Pineapple Poll" |
| Gilbert & Sullivan | Selections from "Iolanthe" |
| Overture | |
| The Law Is the True Embodiment
Michael Crozier |
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| March of the Peers Members of the Lyric Theatre chorus |
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| Gilbert & Sullivan | Selections from "HMS Pinafore" |
| Refrain, Audacious Tar
Diane Squires, Dan Galpin |
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| I'm Called Little Buttercup
Linda Kessel Solis |
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| When I Was a Lad Michael Crozier |
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| arr. Paul Erwin | Christmas Sing-Along No. 2 |
Complete concert program
Program notes
All You Need Is Love
Sunday, February 13, 2011, 3:00 PM
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Susan Powers, lyric soprano
Michael Taylor, baritone
| John Philip Sousa | The Fairest of the Fair |
| Sergei Prokofiev | Suite from the Ballet “Romeo and Juliet” |
| George and Ira Gershwin | But Not for Me Michael Taylor, baritone |
| Howard Hanson | Love Duet from “Merry Mount” |
| George and Ira Gershwin | They Can't Take That Away from Me Susan Powers, lyric soprano |
| Richard Wagner | Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from “Lohengrin” |
| Giacomo Puccini | Love Scene from “La Bohème” |
| George and Ira Gershwin | Embraceable You Michael Taylor, baritone |
| George and Ira Gershwin | Someone to Watch Over Me Susan Powers, lyric soprano |
| John Lennon & Paul McCartney | All You Need Is Love |
| George and Ira Gershwin | 'S Wonderful Susan Powers, lyric soprano Michael Taylor, baritone |
Felix Mendelssohn | Wedding March from “A Midsummer Night's Dream” |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Applause For Paws!
Sunday, March 27, 2011, 3:00 PM
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
George Sampson, narrator
| Michael Markowski | Turkey in the Straw |
| Peter Graham | Cats Tales Catalonia Catwalk Scat! |
| Josef Zawinul | Birdland |
| John Philip Sousa | The Black Horse Troop |
| Sergei Prokofiev | Peter and the Wolf George Sampson, narrator |
| Leroy Anderson | The Waltzing Cat |
| Arthur Pryor | The Whistler and His Dog |
| Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther |
| arr. Jay Bocook | The Lion King – Broadway Selections |
Complete concert program
Program notes
From Symphony Hall
Sunday, May 1, 2011, 2:30 PM
Los Gatos High School Theater
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Avguste Antonov, piano
| Richard Strauss | Fest Musik Der Stadt Wien |
| Richard Wagner | Trauersinfonie |
| Gordon Jacob | William Byrd Suite The Earle of Oxford's Marche Pavana Jhon Come Kisse Me Now The Mayden's Song Wolsey's Wilde The Bells |
| Edvard Grieg | Funeral March |
| Sergei Prokofiev | March Op. 99 |
| Camille Saint-Saëns | Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor Avguste Antonov, piano |
| Jean Sibelius | Finlandia |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Fantastic Fourth: Let Freedom Ring!
Monday, July 4, 2011, 1:30 PM
Los Gatos High School lawn
Timothy Harris, guest conductor
Scott Shelsta, trombone
| arr. John Philip Sousa | The Star-Spangled Banner |
| Morton Gould | American Salute |
| arr. Michael Brown | Michael Jackson: Through the Years |
| arr. Robert Cray | Armed Forces Medley |
| Henry Fillmore | Americans We |
| Arthur Pryor | Blue Bells of Scotland Scott Shelsta, trombone |
| Henry Fillmore | Shoutin' Liza Trombone Scott Shelsta, trombone |
| arr. Sammy Nestico | Salute to American Jazz |
| John Philip Sousa | The Washington Post March |
| Eric Cook | Simon Bolivar Scott Shelsta, trombone |
| Henry Fillmore | Lassus Trombone for Trombone Quintet |
| arr. Carmen Dragon | America, the Beautiful |
| John Philip Sousa | The Stars and Stripes Forever |