“Reaching for the Stars”
2012-2013 Concert Season
Hooray for Hollywood!
Sunday, October 7, 2012, 3:00 PM
Spangenberg Theater, Gunn High School, Palo Alto
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Victoria Lington, piano
Geoffrey Noer, violin
| Johnny Mercer, arr. Norred | Hooray for Hollywood |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold, arr. Brubaker | “Sea Hawk” Suite for Symphonic Band |
| Miklos Rozsa, arr. Bennett | “Spellbound” Concerto Victoria Lington, piano |
| Maurice Jarre, arr. Reed | Theme from “Lawrence of Arabia” |
| John Williams, arr. Custer | Theme from “Schindler's List” Geoffrey Noer, violin |
| John Williams, arr. Lavender | “Jurassic Park” Soundtrack Highlights |
| John Williams, arr. Curnow | The Cowboys |
| R. M. and R .B. Sherman, arr. Reed | Highlights from “Mary Poppins” |
| arr. John Higgins | The Lion King |
| John Williams, arr. Hunsberber | “Star Wars” Trilogy |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Dancing With Our Stars
Sunday, November 18, 2012, 1:30 PM
Villa Ragusa, Campbell
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Jacqueline Bequette and Bill Carr, dancers
Sal Pizzaro, master of ceremonies
| Johannes Brahms, arr. Singleton | Hungarian Dance No.1 in G Minor |
| Guy Woolfenden | Illyrian Dances |
| Johann Strauss, Jr., arr. Bullock | Emperor Waltz Jacqueline Bequette and Bill Carr, dancers |
| A. G. Villoldo, arr. Longfield | El Choclo (Argentine Tango) Jacqueline Bequette and Bill Carr, dancers |
| Anton Dvorak, arr. Curnow | The Slavonic Dances |
| Henry Mancini, arr. Osterling | Moon River Jacqueline Bequette and Bill Carr, dancers |
| Johannes Brahms, arr. Singleton | Hungarian Dance No. 10 in F Major |
| Eduard Strauss, arr. Reed | Clear Track Polka |
| Joe Garland, arr. Clark | In The Mood Jacqueline Bequette and Bill Carr, dancers |
Complete concert program
Program notes
True Colors
Sunday, January 27, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Avguste Antonov, piano
| Harry L. Alford arr. Erickson | The Purple Carnival March |
| Roger Cichy | Colours 1. Amber 2. Dark Jade 3. Blue Sapphire 4. Mauve 5. Dark Ivy 6. Burgundy Red |
| arr. Alfred Reed | Greensleeves |
| Randol Alan Bass | Southwestern Wildflowers 1. Red River Valley 2. Green Grow the Lilacs 3. The Yellow Rose of Texas |
| John Philip Sousa arr. Brion | The White Rose March |
| George Gershwin arr. Verrier | Rhapsody in Blue Avguste Antonov, piano |
| George Botsford arr. Daehn | The Black and White Rag |
| arr. White & Norris | Red, White & Brass |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Raise the Roof
Sunday, March 24, 2013, 3:00 PM
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Galen Lemmon, percussion
| Roger Nixon | Festival Fanfare-March |
| Michael Markowski | City Trees |
| Johan Halvorsen, arr. Fennell | Entry March of the Boyars |
| arr. Julie Giroux | Fantasy in French |
| Michael Daugherty | Raise the Roof Galem Lemmon, timpani |
| David R. Gillingham | Kentucky Home |
| Vasily Kalinnikov, ed. Heidenreich | “Finale” from Symphony No. 1 |
| John Philip Sousa, arr. Fennell | Nobles of the Mystic Shrine |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Circus Circus
Sunday, May 19, 2013, 3:00 PM
McAfee Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Walter M. Mayes, ringmaster
Michael Stroud and Cirque du Magique
| Karl L. King, arr. Bainum | Barnum and Bailey's Favorite |
| William Schuman, arr. Owen | Circus Overture |
| Stephen Sondheim, arr. Cofield | Send in the Clowns |
| Paul Hart | Circus Ring |
| John N. Klohr, arr. Fennell | The Billboard March |
| Karl L. King, arr. Schissel | Robinson's Grand Entree March |
| Saint-Saëns, trans. Cray | Carnival of the Animals 1. Introduction and Royal March of the Lions 2. The Elephant 3. The Cuckoo far off in the Wood 4. Fossils 5. The Swan 6. Finale |
| Richard Rodgers, arr. Leidzen | Selections from “Carousel” |
| Karl L. King, arr. Schissel | Circus Days |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Fantastic Fourth: A Star-Spangled Celebration
Thursday, July 4, 2013, 1:30 PM
Los Gatos High School
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Walter M. Mayes, master of ceremonies
Alea Selburn, vocalist
| arr. John Philip Sousa | The Star-Spangled Banner |
| Alan Silvestri, arr. Brown | Captain America March |
| arr. Bob Lowden | Armed Forces Salute |
| Randol Alan Bass | A New Birth of Freedom Walter M. Mayes, narrator |
| Rodgers & Hart, arr. Barker | Blue Moon Alea Selburn, vocalist |
| Morton Gould, arr. Lang | Yankee Doodle: Setting for Band |
| Samuel A. Ward, arr. Dragon | America, the Beautiful Alea Selburn, vocalist |
| Richard Rodgers, arr. Bennett | Victory at Sea |
| John Philip Sousa, arr. Brion/Schissel | The Thunderer |
| Joplin & Hayden, arr. Bourgeois | Sunflower Slow Drag |
| Stephen Sondheim, arr. Cofield | Send in the Clowns |
| John N. Klohr, arr. Fennell | The Billboard March |
| Harburg & Arlen, arr. Barker | Over the Rainbow Alea Selburn, vocalist |
| Claude-Michel Schönberg, arr. Barker | Selections from “Les Misérables” |
| John Philip Sousa, arr. Brion | The Stars and Stripes Forever |