What a Wonderful World
Concert 1: El Mundo de Mariachi (“The World of Mariachi”)
Sunday, October 13, 2013, 3:00 PM
Addiso-Penzak JCC, Los Gatos
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Mariachi Tapatio de Salvador Gonzalez
Christopher Wilhite, trumpet
Printed
program
- Amparito Roca, Spanish March Jaime Texidor
- La Virgen de la Macarena
arr. Charles Koff
Christopher Wilhite, trumpet - Suspiros de España Antonio Alonso, ed. Wiley
- Five Miniatures Joaquin Turina, arr. Krance
- Mariachi Selections
Traditional
Mariachi Tapatio de Salvador Gonzalez - El Salon Mexico Aaron Copland, arr. Hindsley
- Lola Flores Alfred Sadel & Terig Tucci, arr. Krance
- Danzón No. 2 Arturo Márquez, arr. Nickel
- Mariachi Selections
Traditional
Mariachi Tapatio de Salvador Gonzalez - Huapango! José Pablo Moncayo, arr. Osmon
- Zacatecas, Mexican March Genaro Codina, arr. Glover
The World of Celebration: A Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 8, 2013, 3:00 PM
McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Prinpial Soloists from Lyric Theatre
Holiday Handbell Choir
Walter M. Mayes, narrator
| Leroy Anderson | A Christmas Festival |
| Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, arr. McAlister | The Nutcracker Suite Waltz of the Flowers March Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy Chinese Dance Dance of the Toy Flutes Russian Dance |
| arr. John Moss, Audrey Snyder | A Festive Christmas Celebration Lyric Theatre Soloists |
| John Reading | O Come, All Ye Faithful Audience sing-along |
| Randol Alan Bass | The Night Before Christmas Walter M. Mayes, narrator |
| Mel Tormé & Robert Well, arr. Higgins, Snyder | The Christmas Song Lyric Theatre Soloists |
| Felix Mendelssohn | Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Audience sing-along |
| arr. David Bobrowitz | A Chanukah Celebration |
| Alfred Reed | Russian Christmas Music |
| Irving Berlin, arr. Brown, Brymer | Irving Berlin's Christmas Lyric Theatre Soloists |
| Franz Gruber | Silent Night Audience sing-along |
| Robert Longfield | The Bells of Christmas Walter M. Mayes, narrator Holiday Handbell Choir |
| Victor Herbert, arr. Langey, Clarke | March of the Toys |
| arr. John Moss, Roger Emerson | It's the Holiday Season Lyric Theatre Soloists |
| George Frederick Handel | Joy to the World! Audience sing-along |
| Leroy Anderson | Sleigh Ride |
Complete concert program
Program notes
The Musician's World
Sunday, February 2, 2014, 3:00 PM
McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Quadre, horn quartet
| Johann Sebastian Bach, trans. Holst | Fugue à la Gigue |
| Franz Liszt, trans. Hindsley | Les Preludes |
| John Mackey | Sheltering Sky |
| Robert Schumann, trans. Cohen | Kozertstücke Für vier Hörner Quadre Horn Quartet |
| Frank Ticheli | Blue Shades |
| Burton Hardin | Caught by the Horns Quadre Horn Quartet |
| Johannes Hanssen, arr. Bainum | Norwegian March “Valdres” |
Complete concert program
Program notes
The World of Bugs
Sunday, March 9, 2014, 3:00 PM
McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
| Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Hudson | Overture to “The Wasps” |
| Brian Balmages | Hypnotic Fireflies |
| Roger Cichy | Bugs |
| Giacomo Puccini, arr. Yoto | Fantasy on “Madama Butterfly” |
| Dimitri Shostakovich | Fold Festival from “The Gadfly” |
| Thomas C. Duffy | Butterflies and Bees |
| Joe Rizzo, Phil Horton & Richard Blalock, arr. Robinson | The Flea (La Pulga) |
| arr. John Cacavas | The Symphonic Beatles |
| Henry Fillmore, arr. Schissel | Circus Bee |
Complete concert program
Program notes
A Child's World
Sunday, May 11, 2014, 3:00 PM
McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Walter M. Mayes, narrator
Peter Morris, trumpet
| Rossano Galante | A Childhood Remembered |
| Leroy Anderson, arr. Lang | A Trumpeter's Lullaby Peter Morris, trumpet |
| Claude Debussy | The Children's Corner |
| Scott Watson | Aesop's Fables Walter M. Mayes, narrator |
| Eric Whitacre | The Seal Lullaby |
| Percy Aldridge Grainger, rev. Erickson | Children's March |
| Frank Ticheli | Joy Revisited |
| Ryan Fraley | A Child's Garden of Verses Walter M. Mayes, narrator |
| Englebert Humperdinck, trans. Maddy | Prayer and Dream Pantomime from “Hansel and Gretel” |
| arr. John Moss | Disney at the Oscars |
| Davide Delle Cese | Little English Girl (L'Ingeslina) |
Complete concert program
Program notes
Fantastic Fourth: The World of the Brave
Friday, July 4, 2014, 1:15 PM
Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos
Dr. Edward C. Harris, conductor
Walter M. Mayes, narrator
Peter Morris, Thomas Hutchings, Chris Wilhite, trumpets
| arr. John Philip Sousa | The Star-Spangled Banner |
| Alfred Reed | A Festival Prelude |
| arr. Robert Cray | Armed Forces Medley |
| G. Agostini, arr. Bainum | The Three Trumpeters Peter Morris, Chris Wilhite, Thomas Hutchings, trumpets |
| Samuel Augustus Ward, arr. Dragon | America, the Beautiful |
| George Gershwin, arr. Barker | The Symphonic Gershwin |
| John Williams, arr. Burden | Star Wars Medley |
| Claudio S. Grafulla, arr. Reeves, Ed. Fry | Washington Grays |
| Clare Grundman | The Blue and the Gray |
| Edwin Franko Goldman, arr. Schissel | The Chimes of Liberty |
| Stephen Foster, arr. Nestico | A Tribute to Stephen Foster |
| John Lennon and Paul McCartney, arr. Catavas | The Symphonic Beatles |
| John Philip Sousa, ed. Brion | The Stars and Stripes Forever |