Raise a stein and join us for the grand finale of the season!
The Golden Gate Park Band closes out the summer with a joyful celebration of German culture in the Bay Area as part of German Day in Golden Gate Park. This festive afternoon features hearty marches, elegant waltzes, and lively polkas that capture the warmth and Gemütlichkeit of German musical tradition.
It’s a spirited send-off filled with community pride, Old World charm, and plenty of bandstand brilliance—an uplifting finale worthy of a standing ovation. Auf Wiedersehen until next season!
Program:
Hoch die Tassen! - K. Pförtner
Ride of the Valkyries - R. Wagner, arr. Longfield
DDC Break Dancers and Golden Gate Bavarian Dancers- Selections TBA
Piccolo Polka - by Robert Burke Jr.
Fugue a la Gigue - J.S. Bach/ arr. Gustav Holst
Hans Zimmer Movie Milestones - Hans Zimmer, arr. M. Brown
Golden Gate Bavarian Dancers - Selections TBA
Pusteblumen (clar trio) - H. Kahlenbach
Feuerfest ! (Fire Festival Polka) - J. Strauss/ T. Vosbein
Pirates of the Caribbean - arr. T. Ricketts