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Around the World in 90 minutes

  • Spreckles Temple of Music 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, CA, 94118 (map)

No passport? No problem. The Golden Gate Park Band takes you on a fast-paced global adventure with “Around the World in 90 Minutes.” From the Caribbean sparkle of Louis Moreau Gottschalk to the pop legacy of The Beatles, this program hops continents with irresistible style.

You’ll waltz with Johann Strauss II, feel the sun-soaked passion of Mikis Theodorakis, and revel in the exotic color of Albert W. Ketèlbey—all before a dazzling turn in the Trumpet Concerto by Joseph Haydn.

It’s a globe-trotting, toe-tapping musical escape—ninety minutes, countless destinations, one unforgettable ride.

Program:

  1. America the Beautiful / The Star-Spangled Banner – Samuel A. Ward and John Stafford Smith

  2. Souvenir de Porto Rico – Louis Moreau Gottschalk, arr. James Swearingen

  3. The Beatles: Echoes of an Era – John Lennon and Paul McCartney, arr. John Higgins

  4. Pas Redoublé – Camille Saint-Saëns

  5. Yagi-Bushi – Traditional Japanese Folk Song, arr. Tadao Awai

  6. Loch Lomond – Traditional Scottish Folk Song, arr. Frank Erickson

  7. Perpetuum Mobile – Johann Strauss II, arr. Alfred Reed

  8. Adiós Muchachos – Julio César Sanders and César Vedani, arr. Hardy Schneiders

  9. Around the World in 80 Days – Victor Young, arr. David Wright

  10. Themes from Zorba the Greek – Mikis Theodorakis, arr. Stephen Bulla

  11. In a Chinese Temple Garden (Oriental Fantasy) – Albert W. Ketèlbey

  12. Trumpet Concerto – Joseph Haydn, arr. Frank Erickson

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