Events in July–December 2025

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June 29, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: Songs and Dances

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June 29, 2025

Songs and Dances

Music Director Dr German Gonzalez leads the band in an exciting program of audience favorites.

Program to include:

Light Cavalry Overture ... Von Suppe

Wrong Note Rag ... Bernstein/Rickets

Carmen Fantasie Brilliante ... Francois Borne

Kris Palmer, flute solist

On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss ... Holsinger

Danse Russe ... Stravinsky/Goldman

The Beatles: Echoes Of An Era ... arr. J. Higgins

Pineapple Poll ... Sullivan/Duthoit

Jazz Pizzacato ... Leroy Anderson

Washington Post March ... Sousa

Kris Palmer

Igor Stravinsky portrait by Pablo Picasso
June 30, 2025

July

July 1, 2025
July 2, 2025
July 3, 2025
July 4, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: Independence Day Celebration

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July 4, 2025

Independence Day Celebration

Celebrating July 4 with a concert very American music.

Strike Up the Band ... Gershwin, arr. Peter Kleine Schaars

American Patrol ... Meacham

Highlights from Gypsy ... Julie Styne, arr. Yoder

Down A Country Lane ... Aaron Copland

Jitterbug ... R. Buckley

Give My Regards to Broadway ... George M. Cohan

Chester ... William Schuman

Salute to American Jazz ... Sammy Nestico

Battle Hymn of the Republic ... setting by Peter J. Wilhousky, arr. J. Nelson

Put On A Happy Face  ... Strouse & Adams, arr. Warren Barker

April in Paris ... Vernon Duke, arr. R. Malby

Stars and Stripes Forever ...  J. P. Sousa

 
July 5, 2025
July 6, 2025(2 events)

1:00 pm: Treasures of the Band World

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July 6, 2025

Treasures of the Band World

A program of classic audience favorites conducted by Dr German Gonzalez

Original Suite... Gordon Jacob

Bugler's Holiday ... Leroy Anderson

Irish Tune from County Derry ... Percy Granger

Variations on America ... Charles Ives

Malaguena... Ernesto Lecuona, arr. Sammy Nestico

Shenandoah ... Frank Ticheli

Suite of Old American Dances ... Robert Russell Bennett

Fascinating Rhythm ... Gershwin, arr. Tailor

Bombasto March ... G. R. Farrar

Charles Ives, better known as an insurance executive in his time, wrote innovative symphonies incorporating American folk and hymn tunes.

Percy Grainger

1:00 pm: Treasures of the Band World

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July 6, 2025

Treasures of the Band World

A program of classic audience favorites conducted by Dr German Gonzalez

Original Suite... Gordon Jacob

Bugler's Holiday ... Leroy Anderson

Irish Tune from County Derry ... Percy Granger

Variations on America ... Charles Ives

Malaguena... Ernesto Lecuona, arr. Sammy Nestico

Shenandoah ... Frank Ticheli

Suite of Old American Dances ... Robert Russell Bennett

Fascinating Rhythm ... Gershwin, arr. Tailor

Bombasto March ... G. R. Farrar

Charles Ives, better known as an insurance executive in his time, wrote innovative symphonies incorporating American folk and hymn tunes.

Percy Grainger
July 7, 2025
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July 13, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: Disney Magic

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July 13, 2025

Disney Magic

Our program of Disney favorites has become an annual family favorite. With Guest Conductor David Adams

When You Wish Upon A Star... L. Harline, arr. S. Nestico

Whistle While You Work ... f. Churchill, arr. R.D. Becker

Mary Poppins ... R. Sherman, arr. I. Kostal

Bare Necessities ... T. Gilkyson, arr. J. Vinson

The Little Mermaid (Under the Sea) ... A. Menken, arr. J. Bocook

Selections from Aladdin ... R. Newman, arr. J. Bocook

Music from The Incredibles ... M. Giacchino, arr. J. Bocook

Highlights from Frozen ... arr. Bulla

Encanto ... L. Miranda, arr. P. Murtha

The Lion King ... arr. Lavender

Encanto

The Incredibles!

Frozen
July 14, 2025
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July 19, 2025
July 20, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: Bonnie Scottish Cultural Celebration

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July 20, 2025

Bonnie Scottish Cultural Celebration with the Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers

Dr German Gonzalez will lead the band  in works that highlight Scottish folk tunes and heroes.

Wearing of tartans and kilts is encouraged!

Scotland the Brave ... N. Richardson

Loch Lomond .. .trad./ Frank Ticheli

Apollo March ... Bruckner/ Laidsen

Four Scottish Dances ... Malcom Arnold

Ye Banks and Braes ... Percy Grainger

A Scottish Rhapsody ... Clare Grundman

Bond ... James Bond... arr. Bulla

The Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers
July 21, 2025
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July 26, 2025
July 27, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: Our Annual Music for Kids Concert!

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July 27, 2025

Our Annual Music for Kids Concert!

Our music for kids concert has become an annual favorite!

Expect a return visit from Tubby the Tuba

More selections to be announced. Check back soon.

 
July 28, 2025
July 29, 2025
July 30, 2025
July 31, 2025

August

August 1, 2025
August 2, 2025
August 3, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: Honoring San Francisco History and San Francisco First Responders

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August 3, 2025

Honoring San Francisco History and San Francisco First Responders

Dr Gonzalez leads a special program that honors  Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams and First Responders  as well as San Francisco history.

Our program will feature music first performed at the 1915 Panama- Pacific Exposition in San Francisco 

Panama Pacific Expo March ... Pinard

A Day at the Panama Pacific Exposition ... Mayhew Lake, adapted Kevin Tam

San Fran Pan Pacific March ... Harry L. Alford, and  Philip Orem

San Francisco Suite (4 movements) ... Ken Keuning

Panama Pacific March ... Harry L. Alford, and  Philip Orem

Hail California! finale ... Camille Saint-Saens /ed. and arr. Peter Stanley Martin

Among my Souvenirs ... John Philip Sousa, arr.Kevin R. Tam

Pathfinder of Panama March ... John Philip Sousa, arr. Keith Brion

I Left My Heart in San Francisco ... Cross and Corey, arr .A. Reed
August 4, 2025
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August 9, 2025
August 10, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: Around the World in 90 Minutes

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August 10, 2025

Around the World in 90 Minutes

Dr German Gonzalez leads the band in selections from near and far. Special guest  Maggie Clennon Reburg, will narrate Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.

American in Paris ... Gershwin, arr. Krance

Perpetuum Mobile ... Strauss, arr. Reed

Oye Negra ... Camacho

William Tell Overture ... Rossini

Jamaican Rumba ... Benjamin

Peter and the Wolf ... Prokofiev

Around the World in 80 Days ... Young

Aurora March ... Josef Kaartinen

Maggie Clennon Reberg
August 11, 2025
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August 16, 2025
August 17, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: Saint Steven's Day Celebration of Hungarian Culture

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August 17, 2025

St Stephen’s DayCelebration of Hungarian Culture– In collaboration with the Hungarian Heritage Foundation.

Full program to be announced;

 

GGPB selections to include:

Rákóczi March (Marche Hongoriese) ... Berlioz, arr. Smith

Poet and Peasant Overture ... von Suppe, arr. Meyrelles

more TBA

 
August 18, 2025
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August 21, 2025
August 22, 2025
August 23, 2025
August 24, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: Honoring Ukrainian Independence Day

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August 24, 2025

Program details to be announced. Check back later.
August 25, 2025
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August 30, 2025
August 31, 2025

September

September 1, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: 9 to 5: a Labor Day Celebration

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September 1, 2025

Music Director German Gonzalez leads the band in a program honoring workers everywhere.

Selections to include:

Horse and Buggy ... Leroy Anderson

Black Horse Troop ... Sousa

This Land is Your Land ... Woody Guthrie

Bayou Breakdown ... Brant Karrick

On the Mall ... E.F. Goldman

Music of the Beatles

Colonel Bogey March ... Kenneth J. Alford

God Bless America ... Irving Berlin

 
September 2, 2025
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September 7, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: ¡Viva Mexico!

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September 7, 2025

 ¡Viva Mexico! with guests Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno 

Dr Gonzalez and the band share the program in an exciting program of song and dance from Mexico!

program to include;

Zacatecas March ... Genaro Codina, arr. LP Laurendeau

Huapango ... Jose Pablo Moncayo

Juarez ... arr. Rafael Mendez

Cielito Lindo ... Trini lopez, arr. Iwai

and more TBA
September 8, 2025
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September 11, 2025
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September 13, 2025
September 14, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: An Irish Celebration

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September 14, 2025

An Irish Celebration in partnership with the United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco.

Our annual celebration honors the memory of Irish patriot Robert Emmett as well as Irish song and dance. 

Selections to include:

Irish Tune from County Derry ... Percy Grainger

Shepherd's Hey ... Percy Grainger

The Girl I Left Behind Me ... Traditional, arr. Leroy Anderson

Victor Herbert Favorites ... arr. M/L/ Lake

The Irish Washerwoman ... Traditional, arr. Leroy Anderson
September 15, 2025
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September 18, 2025
September 19, 2025
September 20, 2025
September 21, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: "Ole!" Music and Dance of Spain

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September 21, 2025

“Ole!”  Spanish Cultural Celebration 

Featuring  guest performers from Toque Tercero Flamenco lead by Damien Alvarez.

Program TBA
September 22, 2025
September 23, 2025
September 24, 2025
September 25, 2025
September 26, 2025
September 27, 2025
September 28, 2025(1 event)

1:00 pm: Season Finale: A Final Concert of Gratitude

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September 28, 2025

Season Finale: A Final Concert of Gratitude

 

program TBA
September 29, 2025
September 30, 2025

October

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November

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December

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December 29, 2025
December 30, 2025
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January

January 1, 2026
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