Events in March–August 2024

  • Opening Day Concert - Spring Pefection

    Opening Day Concert - Spring Pefection

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    April 28, 2024

    Music Director Dr German Gonzalez kicks off the 2024 season with an exciting program of concert band favorites. Our announcer for the day will be veteran broadcaster and GGPB board member John Rothmann

    Spring Perfection

    Looney Tunes Overture . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  arr. Bill Holcombe

    Amazing Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  trad./arr. Frank Ticheli

    Gallop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Khatchaturian/arr. E. Leidzen

    Second Suite in F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gustav Holst

    Air for Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Frank Erickson

    Folk Song Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphonic Gershwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Warren Barker

    Instant Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Harold Walters

    Around the World in 80 Days . . . . . V. Young/arr. D. Wright

    Golden Gate March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Edwin F. Goldman

    Dr Herman Gonzalez

    John Rothmann

    Gustav Holst

    George Gershwin

  • A celebration of Polish Culture & Polish Constitution Day with the Lowiczanie Polish Folk ensemble of San Francisco

    A celebration of Polish Culture & Polish Constitution Day with the Lowiczanie Polish Folk ensemble of San Francisco

    –
    May 5, 2024

     Commencing at 1 P.M. Dr. Germán Gonzalez, conductor at the Golden Gate Park BandShell

    Lowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble of San Francisco,

    Celebrating the Polish Culture in the Bay Area

    And the 233rd anniversary of the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791

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    National Anthems of Poland and the USA

    Performers of St. Albert Polish-American Mission

    Songs and Dances from Przeworsk region

    presented by Łowiczanie. Choreography: Edward Hoffman

    Clarinet Polka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trad./arr. David Bennett

    Sarabande and Polka . . . . . . . . . . . M. Arnold/arr. J. Paynter

    - Golden Gate Park Band -

    Songs and Dances from Slask region

    presented by Sokoly. Choreography: Gosia Wojciechowska / Kasha Hudack

    Keynote Speech

    John Henry Fullen, President, SF-Krakow Sister City Association

    Polka and Fugue from Schwanda, The Bagpiper . . . . . . . . . J. Weinberger./arr. G. Bainum

    - Golden Gate Park Band -

    Dances and Songs from region of Opoczno

    presented by Łowiczanie. Choreography: Mary Kay Stuvland

    Krakowiak and dances from Podhale, Tatry mountain

    presented by Orliki. Choreography: Krystyna Chciuk

    Singers of St. Albert Polish-American Mission

    Polonaise Militaire . . . . . . . . . . . F. Chopin/arr. L.P. Laurendeau

    - Golden Gate Park Band -

    Krakowiak

    presented by Orliki. Choreography: Piotr Irby

    Songs and Dances from Spisz region, Tatry Mountains

    presented by Łowiczanie Choreography: Mary Kay Stuvland, Maria Wnek, Tadek Zdybal

    Three Klesmaer Miniatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip Sparke

    - Golden Gate Park Band -

  • Not a ‘Pops’ concert, a ‘Moms’ Concert – on Mother’s Day in honor of Mothers everywhere.

    Not a ‘Pops’ concert, a ‘Moms’ Concert – on Mother’s Day in honor of Mothers everywhere.

    –
    May 12, 2024

    Not a ‘Pops’ concert, a ‘Moms’ Concert

    Sunday, May 12, 2024

    Commencing at 1 P.M.

    Dr. Germán Gonzalez, conductor

    at the Golden Gate Park BandShell

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    “If at first you don’t succeed, try doing it the way mom told you to in the begining”

    — your mother ⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫⧫

    Country Gardens . . . . . . . .  P.A. Grainger/arr. T. Clark

    The Italian in Algiers . . . Rossini/arr. T. Moses-Tobani

    Belle of the Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Leroy Anderson

    Mother Goose March  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  John P. Sousa

    Little English Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Delle Cese

    First Suite in Eb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gustav Holst

    Thoroughly Modern Millie . . . Van Heusen/arr. G. Osser

    Mother Hubbard March . . . . . . . . . . . .   John P. Sousa

    L’ Arlesienne Suite No. 2 . . .  G. Bizet/arr. W.J. Duthoit

    Mvt. 1. Andante sostenuto

    Mvt. 4 Farandole

    Valdres March . . . . . . . . . . . J. Hanssen/arr. G. Bainum

    Highlights from Gypsy . . . . . . . .  J. Styne/arr. P. Yoder

    Pas Redoublé . . . . C. Saint-Saëns/arr. A. Frackenpohl

     

  • A Cast of Characters

    A Cast of Characters

    –
    May 19, 2024

    Watch or join the Cast of Characters in the Bay to Breakers, then make your way to the bandshell and experience a musical Cast of Characters.

    La Forza del Destino Overture ... Verdi

    March of the Belgian Paratroopers ... Leemans

    George Gershwin Selections ... arr David Bennett

    The Typewriter ... Leroy Anderson

    Classic Rock 'N' Roll ... arr. Higgins

    Bach Fugue a la Gigue... Bach/ Holst

    Classical Gas ... Mason Williams

    Pacific Island Fantasy ... Nestico

    Billy The Kid Waltz ... Copland, arr. Lang

    Radetzky March ... J. Strauss

    Summer of 69 ... Ricketts

    Stars and Stripes Forever ... Sousa

    Verdi

     

  • Trumpet Palooza

    Trumpet Palooza

    –
    June 2, 2024

    Trumpet Palooza

    A  concert featuring our amazing trumpet section!

     

    Bugler's Holiday ... Leroy Anderson

    Cousins .. Herbert L Clark

    Rose Variations ... Robert Russell Bennett

    featuring soloist Eric Wayne

    Concerto for Trumpet in E flat, II ... Haydn

    soloist Dr German Gonzalez

    Concerto for Cornet, Flugelhorn and Trumpet ... Warren Barker

    soloist Mark Nemoyten

    More TBA

     

    Eric Wayne

    Mark Nemoyten

  • A Festival of Favorites

    A Festival of Favorites

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    June 9, 2024

    This concert is part of the two day Golden Gate Park Band Festival

     June 8 & 9  from 11:00 am t0 5:00 pm.

    A Festival of Favorites

    Folk Dances ... Dmitri Shostakovich arr. H. R. Reynolds

    Jazz Pizzacato ... Leroy Anderson

    Dance of the Jesters by Tchaikovsky/ Ray Cramer

    On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss ... David Holsinger

    The Beatles: Echoes Of An Era  ... Lennon/McCartney arr J. Higgins

    Best Of Broadway Marches ...  James Christensen

    Oye Negra ... Camacho

    Dazzling Drums ... Paul Yoder

     Jitterbug ...  R. Buckley

    San Francisco... B. Kaper

    Dmitri Shostakovich

  • Juneteenth and Father's Day

    Juneteenth and Father's Day

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    June 16, 2024

    Juneteenth and Father's Day - Featuring Music of African American Composers and Artists.

    Program to include  works of Katahj Copley, William Grant Still, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Duke Ellington, Omar Thomas, Aretha Franklin, Kevin Day, Scott Joplin and more.

    William Grant-Still

    Aretha Franklin

  • Songs and Dances

    Songs and Dances

    –
    June 23, 2024

    Songs and Dances

     

    An exciting program that will include:

    Four Dances for West Side Story and The Wrong Note Rag ... Leonard Bernstein

    Folk Dances ... Shostakovich/ Erickson

    Pas Reduble ... Saint-Saens/Frackenpohl

    Yagi-Bushi ... Awai

    Pineapple Poll ... Sir Arthur Sullivan

    Down A Country Lane ... Aaron Copland

    Leonard Bernstein

  • PRIDE: A Musical Celebration

    PRIDE: A Musical Celebration

    –
    June 30, 2024

    PRIDE: A Musical Celebration

    Featuring works of LGBTQ Composers.

     

    Program TBA

  • A Red, White & Band

    A Red, White & Band

    –
    July 4, 2024

    A Red, White & Band Independence Day Celebration of American Music

    Program TBA

     

  • Treasures of the Band World

    Treasures of the Band World

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    July 7, 2024

    Treasures of the Band World

    Including:

    Suite of Old American Dances by Bennett,

    Variations on America by Ives,

    First Suite in Eb by Holst

    The Blues by Nestico

    Simple Gifts and Shenandoah by Ticheliand

    more TBA

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

  • Disney Magic: Band Fantastic

    Disney Magic: Band Fantastic

    –
    July 14, 2024

    Disney Magic: Band Fantastic!

    Including music from Encanto, Frozen, Moana, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Toy Story and much more!

    Moana © 2015 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

  • SOMETHING OLD,NEW, BORROWED & BLUE

    SOMETHING OLD,NEW, BORROWED & BLUE

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    July 21, 2024

    SOMETHING OLD,NEW, BORROWED & BLUE

    Wedding March ... Sousa

    Overture to Italian in Algiers ... Rossini

    The Syncopated Clock ... Leroy Anderson

    3 Ayres from Glouchester ... Stuart

    Who's Who in Navy Blue ... Sousa

    Wedding Dance ... Press

    St Louis Blues ... W.C. Handy/ Burgett

    Blue Tango ... Leroy Anderson

    Baroque and Blue ... Claude Bolling

    Kije's Wedding ... Prokofieff/ arr Walters

    John Philip Sousa

    Rossini

  • Tune Town: Music for Kids of All Ages

    Tune Town: Music for Kids of All Ages

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    July 28, 2024

    Tune Town: Music for Kids of All Ages

    A fun family program for the kid in al of us including ...

    Variations on Pop Goes the Weasel ... Lucien Calliet

    Music from The Wizard of Oz ... Arlen/ Barnes

    Barnum and Bailey's Favorite ... Karl King

    Entry of the Gladiators ... Julius Fucik

    Children's March ... Edwin Frank Goldman

    and more TBA

     

     

     

  • Concert in honor of Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams & First Responders

    Concert in honor of Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams & First Responders

    –
    August 4, 2024

     A concert in honor of Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams and First Responders

    To include works of The Beatles, Gershwin, Frank Erickson and more !

    Neighborhood Emergency Response Team

    San Francisco Fire Department

    2310 Folsom Street

    San Francisco CA 94110

    Tel: 415-970-2022 / Fax: 415-970-2020

    The goal of the NERT program is to help the residents of San Francisco to be self-sufficient in a major disaster situation by developing multifunctional teams, cross-trained in basic emergency skills. Through this program, individuals will learn hands-on disaster skills that will help them as members of an emergency response team, preparing them to respond to a personal emergency or as an adjunct to the SFFD response.

    The training consists of six class sessions that are approximately 3 hours each. The NERT Training is free to the public. Instructors are all SF Fire Fighters.

    • Session 1: Earthquake Awareness, Preparedness, and Hazard Mitigation
    • Session 2: Basic Disaster Skills
    • Session 3:  Disaster Medicine
    • Session 4: Light Search and Rescue
    • Session 5: Team Organization and Management
    • Session 6: Skills Development and Application

    To learn more about NERT, visit their website at https://sf-fire.org/nert

    To contact the NERT Office, email sffdnert@sfgov.org or call (415) 970-2022

     

  • Kilts, Ceilidhs, Castles, & Haggis

    Kilts, Ceilidhs, Castles, & Haggis

    –
    August 11, 2024

     Music of Scotland

    With the Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers.

    Folk music and dances of Scotland

    Scotland The Brave ... Richardson

    Holyrood... Alford

    Four Scottish Dances .. Malcom Arnold

    A Scottish Rhapsody ... Claire Grundman

    more TBA

  • St Stephen’s Day Celebration of Hungarian Culture

    St Stephen’s Day Celebration of Hungarian Culture

    –
    August 18, 2024

    St Stephen’s Day Celebration of Hungarian Culture

    With performers from the Hungarian Heritage Foundation,
    the band will play favorite Hungarian pieces by Bartok, Von Soppe and others.

    Full program TBA

  • Annual Program in Solidarity with Ukraine

    Annual Program in Solidarity with Ukraine

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    August 25, 2024

    Our annual program in Solidarity with Ukraine 

    Featuring many guest performers from the Bay Area Ukrainian community and beyond.

     

    Anytchka

    Buryma

    Kolyada