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Around the World in 90 minutes

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

Classical California’s morning host Maggie Clennon Reberg

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.

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

Program:

  1. Souvenir de Porto Rico – L.M. Gottschalk, arr. J. Swearingen

  2. The Beatles: Echoes of an Era – J. Lennon & P. McCartney, arr. J. Higgins

  3. Yagi-Bushi – Traditional Japanese Folk Song, arr. Naohiro Iwai

  4. Loch Lomond – Traditional Scottish Folk Song, arr. Clive Richardson

  5. Perpetuum Mobile – J. Strauss II, arr. A Reed

  6. Peter and the Wolf - S. Prokofiev, arr. S. Daniels
    Special guest narrator from Classical California. Morning radio host Maggie Clennon Reberg.

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

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

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

  10. Manhattan Beach - John Philip Sousa

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