"UP"
8:00 PM Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
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Jorge Garcia, Conductor |
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Opening Ceremony
2001 Fanfare ................................................................ Richard Strauss
Presentation of the Colors
National Anthem ........................................................ arr. Jorge Garcia |
| The Invincible Eagle ..................................................... John Philip Sousa |
| The Universal Judgement ............................................. Camilio De Naris |
| My Little Star ...................................................................... Manuel Ponce |
| Field of Mars ............................................................ Aram Khachaturian |
| Panis Angelicus .................................................................... Cesar Frank |
High Flight ......................................................................... Stephen Bulla
Trumpet Trio: Allan Small, Mike Pfister and Chris Northrop |
| -- Intermission -- |
| Shine on Harvest Moon ......................................................... Nora Bayes |
| Sagit Mountain .................................................................... Jorge Garcia |
Over the Rainbow ................................................................ Harold Arlen
Trumpet Soloist: Allan Small |
| Thunder and Lightening .................................................. Johann Strauss |
| Up, Up and Away .................................................................... Jim Webb |
| America the Beautiful ............................................. arr. Carmen Dragon |
Jorge Garcia, has been involved in music education since 1969. He has taught music on
all levels from Kindergarten through college. Included in his conducting experiences are The
Memorial Orchestra for Chiang Kai-shek, Sino-American Honor Band, and The Taiwan Youth Symphony
Orchestra as well as various honor bands and orchestras in Southern California. He is a
published composer and has written several pieces for the Pomona Concert Band and the Golden State
British Brass Band. He is a well-known lecturer in the areas of Classroom Motivation, "Hymnody
in the 21st Century Church," and "Cultural Trusteeship" by Third-Age Learners. He received
his doctorate in Music Education with an emphasis on Lifelong learning last summer. He has
given presentations in several countries and was a speaker at the International Conference of
Lifelong Learning in Budapest, Hungary, in the fall of 2007 as well as a mentor teacher for the
Christian schools in Taiwan. He joined the Pomona Concert Band in 2005 playing tuba.
His daughter, Taylor, joins him in the band wielding mallets in the percussion section, as her UCR
schedule permits.
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