June 15, 2025 - 1 PM

Golden Gate Park Band

Dr. German Gonzalez, Music Director

Strike Up The Band George Gershwin arr. Warren Barker
The Entertainer Scott Joplin arr. Arthur Frackenpohl
Yagi-Bushi arr. Naohiro Iwai
Folk Dances Dmitri Shostakovich ed. H. Robert Reynolds
Honeysuckle Rose Thomas “Fats” Waller arr. Jérôme Thomas
William Tell Overture Gioacchino Rossini arr. M.C. Meyerelles
Clarinet Candy Leroy Anderson
Wrong Note Rag Leonard Bernstein arr. Ted Ricketts
Jazzy Trombones Charles Michiels
Dazzling Drums Paul Yoder
The Genius of Ray Charles Ray Charles arr. Michael Brown

About the Golden Gate Park Band

The Golden Gate Park Band, founded in 1882, is San Francisco’s oldest musical organization. GGPB presents its 143rd season with music director and principal conductor, German Gonzalez. This winter, the band received recognition as a certified “Legacy Business” from the SF Small Business and Historic Preservation Commission. They now call us the “Soul of the City”!

The band performs a season of 25 free concerts, held mostly on Sundays and always starting at 1:00 pm here at the Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park. The band features programming relevant to San Francisco’s diverse population, showcasing partnerships with cultural organizations as well as unique themes to delight all audiences. We play a completely different program each and every week.

Please visit us on the web at goldengateparkband.org where you can sign up for our newsletter, find more information on the current season, and make donations to the band. Come and hear us play!

About the Director

Dr. German Gonzalez earned a D.M.A. from Arizona State University, Herberger School of Music where he studied music education and conducting with Gary Hill. He received a B.A. in music from San Jose State and a Masters in Conducting from CSU, Sacramento where he studied with Robert Halseth. His other conducting mentors include Frederick Fennell, Jack Stamp, John Whitwell, and Alan McMurray. Since childhood, his passion for music was inspired by Latin American rhythm and annual school field trips to the SF Symphony children’s concerts. His first participation with community bands began in the summer after his freshman year in high school. He grew up in Pacifica, CA. In his retirement, he currently lives is Sacramento and is a freelance musician. He keeps up his trumpet chops by playing in numerous chamber groups and directs a swing band.

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