Join the Golden Gate Park Band for a heartfelt tribute to the Bay Area’s first responders—those who show up first and stand strong when it matters most. This special concert honors the dedication and courage of our firefighters, paramedics, police officers, and emergency professionals, with representatives from NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team) joining us in recognition of community preparedness and service.

Featuring stirring patriotic favorites, uplifting anthems, and music that celebrates resilience and unity, this afternoon in the park is a chance to say thank you in the most powerful way we know—through music.

Program: 

1. Pathfinder of Panama - John Philip Sousa

2. Hooray for Hollywood - arr. Warren Barker

3. An American in Paris - G. Gershwin, arr. J. Krance

4. Chester - Wiliam Schuman

5. 25 or 6 to 4 - R. Lamm, arr. P. Murtha

6. Golden Gate March - Edwin F. Goldman

7. Satiric Dances - Norman Dello Joio

8. Salute to American Jazz - arr. Sammy Nestico

9. Manhattan Beach - John Philip Sousa

10. A San Francisco Medley - arr. Gordon Pappas

11. Circus Bee - Henry Fillmore