Concert History
2011-2012 Season
May 18, 2012
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
- Henry Purcell: Voluntary on Old 100th (brass choir)
- Gerald Finzi: Eclogue
with Norina Sharpe, piano - Vassili Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1
March 1, 2012
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 34, Mvt. III
- Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 3, Mvt. II
- Ralph Vaughan-Williams: Overture to "The Wasps"
- Antonin Dvořák: Selections from Czech Suite
November 11, 2011
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
- Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances No. I, II, & IV
- Edvard Grieg: Last Spring (Elegiac Melodies, No. 2)
- Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 3, Mvt. IV
- Ludolf Nielsen: Symphony No. 3, Mvt. I (U.S. premiere)
2010-2011 Season
May 13, 2011
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
- Ron Miller: Overture to a Summer Afternoon
- John Knowles Paine: Overture to "As You Like It"
- Claude-Michel Schönberg: Selections from "Les Misérables"
Arranged by Bob Lowden - Aaron Copland: Prairie Journal
- George Gershwin: An American in Paris
Arranged by John Whitney
February 25, 2011
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
- Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
- Beethoven: Turkish March
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
November 12, 2010
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
- Kalinnikov: Overture to "Tsar Boris"
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 ("Little Russian")
Debug Season 2009-2010
May 14, 2010
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
- Rush: Spirit of Freedom
- Mauldin: Three Jemez Landscapes
- Mixon: Crescent City Collage
- Still: Symphony No. 1 ("Afro-American")
February 26, 2010
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
- Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1
- de Falla: Three Cornered Hat (suite)
November 13-14, 2010
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose (11/13)
First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto (11/14)
- Dvořák Symphony No. 8
- Elgar The Wand of Youth (excerpts)
The Group Formerly Known as The HP Symphony Orchestra
Spring 2009
May 15, 2009
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
- Dvořák Symphony No. 9 ("New World")
- Gould American Salute
Hewlett-Packard Symphony Orhcestra
Fall 2008
November 14, 2008
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
- Borodin Polovtsian Dances
- Chaminade Concertino for Flute (Priscilla Broberg, flute)
- Praetorius/Gellis Praetorius Suite
- Holst Second Suite in F
- Anderson A Christmas Festival
Spring 2008
May 2-9, 2008
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose (5/2)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/5, 5/9)
- Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture
- Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto in B flat RV 502
(Juliet Hamak Barrera, bassoon) - Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Mvt. I
- Suite from Video Games Live
Fally 2007
November 9-16, 2007
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose (11/9)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/11, 11/16)
- Warlock Capriol Suite
- Schubert Symphony No. 8 ("Unfinished"), Mvt. I
- Smetana The Moldau
- Suite from Star Wars, Episodes I-VI
Spring 2007
May 7-18, 2007
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/7, 5/11)
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose (5/18)
- Mogensen Quest for the Grail
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, Mvt. I (Dennis Wilkinson, piano)
- Medley from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
- Gellis Allegro Sauvage
- Sibelius Symphony No. 2, Mvt. IV
Fall 2006
May 5-12, 2006
Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose (5/5)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/8, 5/12)
- Chabrier España
- Mozart Minuet from Symphony No. 15
- McKay From a Moonlit Ceremony
- Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Bashir Dance
- Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, Finale
Fall 2005
October 31-December 6, 2005
Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room (10/31)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (11/4)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/7, 11/11)
Agilent Corporate Cafeteria, Bldg. 395 (12/6)
- Copland An Outdoor Overture
- Gellis Short Symphony on Eastern Modes
- Michael Mauldin Dawn at San Juan Mesa
- Gershwin Selections from Porgy and Bess
Spring 2005
May 9-12, 2005
Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room (5/9)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (5/13)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/16, 5/16)
- Dvořák American Suite
- Williams Selections from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
- Rimsky-Korsakov "Antar" Symphony, Mvt. III
- John Biggs "Prologue" from The Ballad of William Sycamore
- Sibelius Finlandia
Fall 2004
May 7-18, 2007
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (11/1)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/5, 11/10)
Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room (11/8)
Agilent Corporate Cafeteria, Bldg. 395 (12/14)
- Sousa The Liberty Bell
- von Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I (Claudia Zornow, clarinet)
- Stravinsky "Berceuse" and "Finale" from The Firebird
- Grieg Peer Gynt Suite
- Deussen Reflections on the Hudson
- Walden The West Wing Theme
- Schifrin Mission Impossible Theme
- Anderson A Christmas Festival (12/14/2004 only)
Spring 2004
May 10-21, 2004
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (5/10)
Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room (5/14)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/17, 5/21)
- Saint-Saëns March Militaire Franaise
- Vaughan Williams English Folk Songs Suite
- Karen Amrhein "Autumn" from Symphony of Seasons
- Borodin Polovtsian Dances
- Sibelius Spring Song
- Suite from Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Fall 2003
November 3-14, 2003
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (11/3)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/7, 11/14)
Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room (11/10)
- Green Overture in G
- Kendra Bickler Lately...
- Anderson A Christmas Festival
- Rimsky-Korsakov Symphony No. 1 in E Minor
Spring 2003
May 5-16, 2003
Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room (5/5)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/9, 5/16)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (5/12)
- Rimsky-Korsakov Dance of the Tumblers
- Jessica Locke Reading of the Names 9/11: The Firefighters
- Tchaikovsky "Waltz" from Sleeping Beauty
- Bernstein Selections from West Side Story
- Herb Gellis Corduroy (Paul Taira, baritone saxophone)
- Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (transcribed by Carl Simpson)
Fall 2002
November 4-15, 2002
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/4, 11/15)
Fomer Compaq Site, Multi A/B Room, Bldg. CAC16 (11/8)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (1/11)
- Berlioz Rákóczy March
- Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe
(Doug Perry, violin / George Yefchak, oboe) - Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, Finale | Scurria Blessings of Liberty
- Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn
- Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Mvt. II
- Williams Harry Potter Suite
Spring 2002
April 29-May 10, 2002
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (4/29)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/3, 5/10)
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (5/6)
- Wagner Rienzi Overture
- Holst First Suite in E-flat
- Herb Gellis Hymn for String Orchestra | Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Mvt. I
- Worsley Sundance
Fall 2001
October 29-November 9, 2001
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (10/29)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (11/2)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/5, 11/9)
- Albert Courage
- Haydn Trumpet Concerto (Mike Paivinen & Chuck Morehouse, trumpet)
- Copland Our Town
- Bock Fiddler on the Roof
- Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain
- Horwood Amusement Park Suite
Spring 2001
May 7-18, 2001
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (5/7)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (5/11)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/14, 5/18)
- Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra fanfare ("2001: A Space Odyssey" theme)
- Mendelssohn Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream
- R. Schumann "Scherzo" from Symphony No. 1 ("Spring")
- Clara Schumann Piano Concerto, Mvt. III
- Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
- Lanette Lind Primitive Dances
- Gershwin An American in Paris
Fall 2000
October 30-November 19, 2000
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (10/30)
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (11/3)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/6, 11/10)
- Copland "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo
- Corliss Kimmel Denali Seasons
- Casey & Jacobs Grease Medley
- Beth Anderson Minnesota Swale
- Herb Gellis Duplex
- Duke Ellington Duke Ellington! medley
Spring 2000
May 5-19, 2000
Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room (5/5)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (5/8)
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (5/12)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/15, 5/19)
- Williams Summon the Heroes
- Chaminade Concertino for Flute and Orchestra
- Saint-Saëns "Bacchanale" from Samson and Delilah
- Cooman Sinfonia: Deo Gracias
- Bizet L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
- Loesser Guys and Dolls medley
Fall 1999
November 1-12, 1999
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (11/1)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (11/5)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/8, 11/12)
- Schönberg Miss Saigon
- Lecuona La Comparsa, Gitanerias
- von Weber Andante and Hungarian Rondo (Doug McCracken, Bassoon)
- Rush Spirit of Freedom
- Albert Western Suite
- Wagner Die Meistersinger excerpts
- Elfman The Simpsons
Spring 1999
April 23-May 7, 1999
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (4/23)
Middlefield Site Patio (4/26)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (4/30)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/3, 5/7)
- Sibelius Karelia Suite excerpts
- Mozart Horn Concerto No. 1 (Joe Sventek, horn)
- Horner Hollywood Blockbusters
- Elgar Cello Concerto, Mvt. I (Tanya Wu, cello)
- Dvořák American Suite excerpts
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 excerpts.
Fall 1998
November 2-13, 1998
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/2, 11/13)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (11/6)
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (11/9)
- Gabrieli Canzon septimi toni No. 1
- Brahms Academic Festival Overture | Grieg Homage March
- Dvořák Symphony No. 9, Mvt. I
- Chabrier Danse Villageoise
- Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture
- Williams The Empire Strikes Back Suite
Spring 1998
May 1-15, 1998
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (5/1)
Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room, Bldg. 50 (5/4)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/6, 5/16)
Middlefield Site Patio (5/8)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (5/11)
- Sousa Washington Post
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5., Mvt. I
- Mussorgsky Promanade, Great Gate of Kiev
- Copland Variations on a Shaker Melody
- Dukas Fanfare pour prcder La PRI
- Herb Gellis Allegro Sauvage for Timpani and Orchestra
(Russell Iimura, timpani) - Bizet Carmen Suite No. 1
(Jayne Bell, soloist)
Fall 1997
October 31-Novmeber14, 1997
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (10/31)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (11/3)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/7, 11/14)
Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room, Bldg. 50 (11/12)
- Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien
- Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (Alice Chiang, piano)
- Bach Brandenberg Concerto No. 3
- Star Trek Through the Years
Spring 1997
April 25-May 9, 1997
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (4/25)
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (4/28)
Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room, Bldg. 50 (5/2)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/5, 5/9)
- Rimsky-Korsakov Procession of the Nobles
- Lecuona Andalucia Suite
- Schönberg Selections from Les Misrables
- Teleman Concerto for Oboe in E minor
- Faure Pavane
- Hanson Symphony No. 2, Mvt. III
Fall 1996
October 25-November 8, 1996
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (10/25, 11/4)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (10/28, 11/4)
Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room, Bldg. 50 (10/31)
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (11/4)
- Sibelius Finlandia
- Faure Sicilienne
- Berlioz March to the Scaffold
- Strauss Tales from the Vienna Woods
- Vaughan Williams English Folk Song Suite
- Erickson Toccata for Orchestra
- Williams Selections from Jurassic Park
From the Vienna Woods
to Jurassic Park
Spring 1996
April 26-May 10, 1996
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (4/26)
Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room, Bldg. 50 (4/29)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (5/3)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/6, 5/10)
- La Marseillais (French National Anthem)
- Mouret Suites de Symphonies, Rondeau (Theme from "Masterpiece Theatre")
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21, Andante (Featured in the motion picture Elvira Madigan)
- Gounod Funeral March of the Marionette (Theme from "Alfred Hitchcock Presents")
- Themes from 007
- Anderson Syncopated Clock (Featured in various TV commercials)
- Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: "Montagues & Capulets" (Featured in an Acura commercial)
- Orff Carmina Burana selections (Featured in the motion pictures Excalibur, The Hunt for Red October, The Doors, The Omen, and Conan the Barbarian)
Fall 1995
October 27-November 10, 1995
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (10/27)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (10/30)
Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room, Bldg. 50 (10/31)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (11/6, 15/10)
- Waltzing Mathilda (Not the national anthem of Australia)
- Saint-Saëns Dance Macabre
- Glire Russian Sailors Dance
- Tchaikovsky Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Waltz of the Flowers
- Praetorius (arr. H. Gellis) Suite
- Delibes Prelude and Mazurka
- Grieg Norwegian Dances #2, #3
- Khachaturian Gayne Ballet Suite
Dance
Spring 1995
May 5-19, 1995
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (5/5)
Palo Alto Site, Spyglass Auditorium, Bldg. 5 (5/8)
Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room, Bldg. 50 (5/12)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (5/15, 5/19)
- Austrian National Anthem
- Walton Crown Imperial March
- Elgar Enigma Variations #8,#9, and coda from #14
- Weber Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra (Claudia Zornow, clarinet)
- Franck Symphony in D minor, Mvt. III
- A Tribute to Henry Mancini
Fall 1994
Dates not available
- Canadian National Anthem
- Holst: Jupiter-The Bringer of Jollity
- Schubert Symphony No. 8 Mvt. I ("Unfinished")
- Ippolitov-Ivanov Procession of the Sardar
- Medley from West Side Story
Spring 1994
April 15-May 6, 1994
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (4/15)
Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room, Bldg. 50 (4/18)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (4/22, 5/6)
Palo Alto Site, Corporate Auditorium, Bldg. 20 (4/25)
- Canadian National Anthem
- Holst: Jupiter-The Bringer of Jollity
- Schubert Symphony No. 8 Mvt. I ("Unfinished")
- Ippolitov-Ivanov Procession of the Sardar
- Medley from West Side Story
Fall 1993
October 11-22, 1993
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (10/11)
Mayfield Site, Atrium, Bldg. 36 (10/14)
Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room, Bldg. 50 (10/18)
Cupertino Site, Oak Room, Bldg. 48 (10/21, 10/22)
- Purcell Fanfare and Rhondo
- Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusic, Mvt. I
- Handel Water Music (excerpts)
- Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5
- Stravinsky "Berceuse" and "Finale" from The Firebird
- Medley from Phantom of the Opera