June 9, 2024 - 11 AM

Bay Area Friendship Band

Adrian L. Quince, Conductor

Time Traveler Michael Wirgler

Fractures in Time Tyler Arcari

Across the Great Plains William Owens

Digging on Her Grave: Two American Murder Ballads Sarah Palermo

Chasing Sunlight Cait Nishimura

City Chase Lauren Taylor

Galop Festivo Randall Standridge

The Bay Area Friendship Band returns to the Golden Gate Park Band Festival for its third year. Led by conductor Adrian L. Quince, our mission is to help community musicians connect with each other and gain exposure to new repertoire.

The Friendship Band is made up of musicians from throughout Northern California, including many from other bands participaring in the festival. Some of the musicians on stage are old friends, while others may have met for the very first time this morning.

Today’s program is a trip through time. Starting with a piece by the Golden Gate Park Band’s long-time director, Michael Wirgler, we journey back through history before chasing the sunlight of a new day. We finish with Standridge’s Galop Festivo, which playfully intertwines the influences of Camille Saint-Saëns and Dmitri Shostakovich for a piece three centuries in the making.

We hope you enjoy today’s performance.

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