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Concert History

Debut Season 2009-2010

   

May 14, 2010

February 2010 poster   
  • Rush: Spirit of Freedom
  • Mauldin: Three Jemez Landscapes
  • Mixon: Crescent City Collage
  • Still: Symphony No. 1 ("Afro-American")
  • Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
     
   

February 26, 2010

February 26, 2010  
  • Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1
  • de Falla: Three Cornered Hat (suite)
  • Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
     
   

November 13-14, 2009

Fall 2009  
  • Dvořák Symphony No. 8
  • Elgar The Wand of Youth (excerpts)
  • November 13, 7:30 P.M., Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
  • November 14, 7:30 P.M., First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

The Group Formerly Known As The HP Symphony Orchestra

   

Spring 2009

Spring 2009  
  • Dvořák Symphony No. 9 ("New World")
  • Gould American Salute
  • May 15, 7:30 P.M., Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose

Past concerts of the Hewlett-Packard Symphony Orchestra

   

Fall 2008

T r a n s o n s

 
  • Borodin Polovtsian Dances
  • Chaminade Concertino for Flute (Priscilla Broberg, flute) | Praetorius/Gellis Praetorius Suite
  • Holst Second Suite in F
  • Anderson A Christmas Festival
  • November 14, 7:30 P.M., Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose

   

Spring 2008

Spring 2008  
  • 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
  • May 2, 7:00 P.M., Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
  • May 5, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 9, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Fall 2007

Fall 2007  
  • Warlock Capriol Suite
  • Schubert Symphony No. 8 ("Unfinished"), Mvt. I
  • Smetana The Moldau
  • Suite from Star Wars, Episodes I-VI
  • November 9, 7:00 P.M., Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
  • November 11, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • November 16, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Spring 2007

Spring 2007  
  • 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
  • May 7, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 11, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 18, 7 P.M., Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose

   

Fall 2006

Fall 2006  
  • Kraus Symphony in C Minor, Mvt. III
  • Sinding Symphony No. 1, Mvt. I
  • Suite from Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Mangione Children of Sanchez
  • Gresham Music for a Summer Celebration
  • Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Mvt. IV
  • November 10, 7:00 P.M., Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
  • November 13, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • November 17, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Spring 2006

Spring 2006  
  • 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
  • May 5, 7:00 P.M., Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
  • May 8, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 12, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Fall 2005

Fall 2005  
  • Copland An Outdoor Overture
  • Gellis Short Symphony on Eastern Modes
  • Michael Mauldin Dawn at San Juan Mesa
  • Gershwin Selections from Porgy and Bess
  • October 31, 12:00 noon, Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room
  • November 4, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • November 7, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • November 11, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • December 6, 12:00 noon, Agilent Corporate Cafeteria (Bldg. 395)

   

Spring 2005

Spring 2005  
  • 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
  • May 9, 12 noon, Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room
  • May 13, 12 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • May 16, 12 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 20, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Fall 2004

Fall 2004  
  • 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)
  • November 1, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • November 5, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • November 8, 12:00 noon, Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room
  • November 10, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • December 14, 12:00 noon, Agilent Corporate Cafeteria (Bldg. 395)

   

Spring 2004

Spring 2004  
  • 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
  • May 10, 12 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • May 14, 12 noon, Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room
  • May 17, 12 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 21, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Fall 2003

Fall 2003  
  • Green Overture in G
  • Kendra Bickler Lately...
  • Anderson A Christmas Festival
  • Rimsky-Korsakov Symphony No. 1 in E Minor
  • November 3, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • November 7, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • November 10, 12:00 noon, Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room
  • November 14, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Spring 2003

Spring 2003  
  • 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)
  • May 5, 12 noon, Agilent Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room
  • May 9, 12 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 12, 12 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • May 16, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Fall 2002

Fall 2002  
  • 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
  • November 4, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • November 8, 12:00 noon, Former Compaq Site, Multi A/B Room (Bldg. CAC16)
  • November 11, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • November 15, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Spring 2002

Spring 2002  
  • Wagner Rienzi Overture
  • Holst First Suite in E-flat
  • Herb Gellis Hymn for String Orchestra | Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Mvt. I
  • Worsley Sundance
  • April 29, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • May 3, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 6, 12:00 noon, Mayfield Site, Atrium (Bldg. 36)
  • May 10, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Fall 2001

Fall 2001  
  • 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
  • October 29, 12:00 noon, Mayfield Site, Atrium (Bldg. 36)
  • November 2, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • November 5, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • November 9, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
   

Spring 2001

Spring 2001  
  • 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
  • May 7, 12:00 noon, Mayfield Site, Atrium (Bldg. 36)
  • May 11, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • May 14, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 18, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Fall 2000

Fall 2000  
  • 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
  • October 30, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • November 3, 12:00 noon, Mayfield Site, Atrium (Bldg. 36)
  • November 6, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • November 10, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
   

Spring 2000

Spring 2000  
  • 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
  • May 5, 12:00 noon, Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room (Bldg. 50) May 8, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • May 12, 12:00 noon, Mayfield Site, Atrium (Bldg. 36)
  • May 15, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 19, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Fall 1999

Fall 1999  
  • 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
  • November 1, 12:00 noon, Mayfield Site, Atrium (Bldg. 36)
  • November 5, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • November 8, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • November 12, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
   

Spring 1999

Spring 1999  
  • 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.
  • April 23, 12:00 noon, Mayfield Site, Atrium (Bldg. 36)
  • April 26, 12:00 noon, Middlefield Site Patio
  • April 30, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • May 3, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 7, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Fall 1998

Fall 1998   
  • 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
  • November 2, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • November 6, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • November 9, 12:00 noon, Mayfield Site, Atrium (Bldg. 36)
  • November 13, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
   

Spring 1998

Spring 1998   
  • 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)
  • May 1, 12:00 noon,  Mayfield Site, Atrium (Bldg. 36)
  • May 4, 12:00 noon, Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room (Bldg. 50)
  • May 6, 12:00 noon, Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)
  • May 8, 12:00 noon, Middlefield Site Patio May 11, 12:00 noon, Corporate Auditorium (Bldg. 20)
  • May 15, 6:30 P.M., Cupertino Site, Oak Room (Bldg. 48)

   

Fall 1997

Fall 1997   
  • 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
  • October 31, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 36 (Mayfield Site, Atrium)
  • November 3, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 20 (Corporate Auditorium)
  • November 7, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)
  • November 12, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 50 (Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room)
  • November 14, 6:30 P.M., Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)
   

Spring 1997

Spring 1997   
  • 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
  • April 25, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 20 (Corporate Auditorium)
  • April 28, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 36 (Mayfield Site, Atrium)
  • May 2, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 50 (Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room)
  • May 5, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)
  • May 9, 6:30 to 8:00 P.M., Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)

   

Fall 1996

Fall 1996
From the Vienna Woods
to Jurassic Park
 
  • 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
  • October 25, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 20 (Corporate Auditorium)
  • October 28, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)
  • October. 31, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 50 (Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room)
  • November 4, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 36 (Mayfield Site, Atrium)
  • November 8, 6:30 to 8:00 P.M., Bldg. 20 (Corporate Auditorium)
   

Spring 1996

Spring 1996   
  • 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)
  • April 26, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 36 (Mayfield Site, Atrium)
  • April 29, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 50 (Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room)
  • May. 3, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 20 (Corporate Auditorium)
  • May 6, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)
  • May 10, 6:30 to 8:00 P.M., Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)

   

Fall 1995

Dance  
  • 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
  • October 27, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 36 (Mayfield Site, Atrium)
  • October 30, 12:00 noon, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 20 (Corporate Auditorium)
  • October 31, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 50 (Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room)
  • November 6, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)
  • November 10, 6:30 to 8:00 P.M., Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)
   

Spring 1995

   
  • 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
  • May 5, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 36 (Mayfield Atrium)
  • May 8, 12:00 noon, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 5 (Spyglass Auditorium)
  • May 12, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 50 (Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room)
  • May 15, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)
  • May 19, 6:30 to 8:30 P.M., Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)

   

Fall 1994

   
  • Israeli National Anthem
  • Gould American Salute
  • Copland An Outdoor Overture
  • Nancy Bloomer Deussen Reflections on the Hudson
  • Chris Smith Episode (dedicated to the HP Symphony Orchestra)
  • Porgy and Bess medley
  • Dates not available
   

Spring 1994

   
  • 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
  • April 15, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 36 (Mayfield Atrium)
  • April 18, 12:00 noon, Santa Clara Site (Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room)
  • April 22, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)
  • April 25, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 20 (Corporate Auditorium)
  • May 6, 7:30 to 9:00 P.M., Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)

   

Fall 1993

   
  • 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
  • October 11, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 20 (Corporate Auditorium)
  • October 14, 12:00 noon, Bldg 36 (Mayfield Atrium)
  • October 18, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 50 (Santa Clara Site, Santa Cruz Room)
  • October 21, 12:00 noon, Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)
  • October 22, 7:30 P.M., Bldg. 48 (Cupertino Site, Oak Room)