YearHost SchoolDirectorDivisionMusic Performed
2018WABNicholas Meredith Asia1. Lean Sibelius – Pelleas and Melisande (At the Castle Gate)
2. Manuel De Falla – ‘Suite Populaire Espagnole’ arranged by Nicholas Meredith
3. Elgar Elergy Op 58
4. Tippett – A selection from ‘A Child of Our Time’ –Arranged by Nicholas Meredith
5. Henry Purcell – Suite from Abdulazar (The Morr’s Revenge) Movements 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
6. Andy Williams – Duel of the Fales – Arranged by Nicholas Meredith

Combined Super 12 orchestra pieces
7. Gioyanni Gabrieli – Canzona
8. Sam Wu – Eagles Huntress
2018ISBMs. Natalia Luis-BassaPacific1. Brandenburg Concerto #3 - BACH
2. Idyll for Strings (Movement 5) - JANACEK
3. Suite for Strings - RUTTER
4. Plink Plank Plunk - ANDERSON
5. Libertango - PIAZZOLA
6. “Canzona” for Double String Orchestra - GABRIELI
7. Eagle Huntress – SAM WU
2017CAPeter StarkAsia1. Elegian Melodies, Op.34 - Grieg
2. Rumanian Folk Dance - Bartok/arr. Willner
3. Adagio for strings - Barber
4. Hi & Bye - Commissioned work James Chu
5. Pizzicato Polka - Johann Strauss Jr
6. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - Ralph Vaughan Williams
2017TCISDavid CurtisPacific1. Toccata and Fugue BWV 565 - J.S Bach arr. Steve Martland
2. A Downland Suite - John Ireland
• Prelude (arr. G.B)
• Elegy (arr. J.N.I)
• Minuet (arr. J.N.I)
• Rondo (arr. G.B.)
3. Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra - R.Vaughan Williams
• Intrada
• Burlesca Ostinata
• Sarabande
• Scherzo
• March and Reprise
2016BRENTJohn NardolilloAsia1. Andante Festivo - Jean Sibelius
2. Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G major , op. 6 HWV 319 - George Frederick Handel
3. Serenade for Strings - Edward Elgar
4. Serenade in D minor, op. 44, Moderato - Antonín Dvorák
5. Serenade for Strings - Norman Leyden
6. The Entertainer - Scott Joplin, arr. James “Red” McLeod
7. Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Johannes Brahms
8. Hungarian Dance No. 6 - Johannes Brahms
2016CISSJonathan MannPacific1. Don Quixote Suite – George Philipp Telemann Overture
• Sighs of Love for Princess Aline
• His Attack on the Windmills
2. Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky – Anton Arensky
• Theme, Moderato
• Variation I, Un poco piu mosso
• Variation II, Allegro non troppo
• Variation III, Andantino tranquillo
• Variation IV, Vivace
• Variation V, Andante
• Variation VI, Allegro con spirit
• Variation VII, Andante con moto
3. Rhosymedre – Ralph Vaughan Williams
4. Orion and the Scorpion – Soon Hee Newbold
2015AISGPeter StarkAsia1. Simple Symphony - Benjamin Britten
2. Two Pieces for String Orchestra - Aaron Copland
3. Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) - Giacomo Puccini
4. Serenade for Strings - Anton Dvorak
2015SASPDHanrich ClaassenPacific1. A Little Bit of Space...Time Mvt I and II - Adler, Samuel
2. Sinfonia in 4 Voices in D minor, for strings and continuo - Brant, Per
3. Suite for String Orchestra, Op.63 - Foote, Arthur
4. Lullaby, Gershwin, George
5. 8 pieces op. 44. no. 3 (Acht Stücke op. 44 no. 3) - Hindemith, Paul
6. Little Cabbage - Bao, Yuankai
2014SASPXLawrence JacksPacific1. Chaconne - Henry Purcell
2. Peer Gynt Suite - Edvard Grieg
• Anitra’s Dance
• Ases Tod
3. Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 Ottorino Resphigi
• Italiana
• Aire di Corte
4. Albinoni Adagio - Remo Giazotto
5. Hokum Pocus - Phillip Green
6. Aurai’s Adventures - Samuel Wu
7. Irish Tune from County Derry - Percy Grainger
8. Irish Legend - Soon Hee Newbold
2014UNISDr. Dan PerkinsAsia1. Conceto Grosso #2- Ernest Bloch
2. Prelude for String Orchestra - Gerals
3. Divertimento - Einojuhani Rautavaara
4. Capriccio Espagnol - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
5. Fandango Asturiano - Sandra Dackow
6. Bai Ca Chim Ung - Dam Linh
(Song of the Falcon)
2013SFSTimothy SextonPacific1. Fantasia on a theme - Thomas Tallis
2, Rime of the Ancient Mariner
3. Sospiri - Edward Elgar
4. Perseus - Soon Hee Newbold
2013TCISDr. Gillain MacKayAsia1. Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber
2. Shepherd's Hey by Percy Grainger, Arr.Sandra Dackow
3. Pizzicato Polka by Johann Strauss Jr., Arr. Robert McCashin
4. Pagodas by Richard Meyer
5. October by Eric Whitacre, Arr. Paul Lavender
6. Serenade for Strings: Version Steingraber Verlag by Ermanna Wolf-Ferrari
7. Libertango by Astor Piazzola
2012CISSVincent GomezAsia1. Concerto Grosso in G Major, Op. 6 No. 1 – George Frideric Handel
I. A tempo guisto
II. Allegro
IV. Allegro
2. Serenade for String Orchestra – Edward Elgar
I. Allegro piacevole
II. Larghetto
III. Allegretto
3. Cimmerian Variation – Sam Wu
Theme and Variation X
4. Waking the Dragon – Francis Osentowski
5. Somewhere from “West Side Story” – Leonard Bernstein
6. Inter Alia – Gerald Willis
Written and dedicated to APAC Festival by Mr. Willis of Reno, Nevada
7. Rhosymedre – Ralph Vaughn Williams
8. Serenade for Strings – Tchaikovsky
Finale
2012WABDr. Gregory HurleyPacific1. Divertimento in D, K. 136 (125a) - Mozart
I. Allegro II. Andante III. Presto
2. Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 - Edvard Grieg
I. Heart Wounds II. The Last Spring
3. Serenade for Strings, Op.11 - Dag Ivar Wirén
I. Preludium: Allegro molto IV. Marcia: Tempo di marcia, molto ritmico
2011HKISJohn Forster1. Boyce, Symphony No. 3 in C
2. Elgar, Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit
3. Vaughan Williams, Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra
4. Finzi, Intrada from Dies Natalis
5. Casadesus (Handel), Viola Concerto in B Minor (Meidad Y)
2010AISGMatthew Hazelwood1. Grieg, Holberg Suite
2. Vivaldi, Concerto for Four Violins
3. Vaughan Williams, Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra (only 3 mvts)
4. Gesben, Colloquy for Strings
5. Hovhaness, Psalm and Fugue
2010BRENTJulian Quirit1. Grieg, Holberg Suite, Op. 40
2. Quirit, Raffles I & II
3. Vivaldi, Summer from “Four Seasons”, arr.
4. Buencamino, Pizzicato Caprice
5. Copland, Hoedown from “Rodeo”
2009ISBDavid CurtisAsia1. Sprout” for String Orchestra - Chen Yi
2. Ancient Ayres and Dances Suite No. 3 - Ottorino Respighi
3. A Suite for Ursula - Frank James Staneck
4. Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten - Arvo Part
5. Somehow The Miracle - Pete Wyer
6. Prelude for Strings - Frank James Stanek
2009SASPXJoe HarropPacific1. Montague, Snowscape: St Polten
2. Corelli, Concerto Grosso in c minor, Op. 6 No. 3
3. Mozart, Divertimento in D, K.136
4. Bartok arr. Monday, 4 Romanian Dances
5. Holst, St Paul’s Suite: Jig & Finale
2008CISSDr. Sandra DackowAsia1. Concerto Grosso in D Major, Opus 6, #4 - Arcangelo Corelli
2. St. Paul Suite - Gustav Holst/arr. Sandra Dackow
3. O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen/arr. Sandra Dackow
4. Mock Morris - Percy Aldridge Grainger
5. Serenade for Strings, Opus 48 Movement III - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6. Concordia Alma Mater Chinese Hymn by unknown - arr. Stacey Lowe
7. Auld Lang Syne - Morten Lauridsen/arr. Sandra Dackow
2008SASPDConrad van AlphenPacific1. Shostakovich, Kammersimfonie
2. Elgar, Serenade
3. Weiner, Divertimento no. 1 Op. 20 on old Hungarian Dances
4. Andriessen, Variantions and Fugue on a Theme by Kuhnau
5. Brahms, Walzer (Encore)
2007SFSRandy Swiggum1. Concerto Grosso, op.6, No. 3 - Handel
2. Scenes from the Emerald Isle - Carrie Lane Gruselle
3. Elegy - Jones
4. Skylife - David Balakrishnan
2006CADr. William LaRue Jones1. Berger, Short Overture for Strings
2. Hovhannes, Psalm and Fugue
3. Penderecki, Drei Stucke im Alten Stil
4. Leyden, Serenade for Strings
5. Respighi, Antiche Danze ed Arie Suite III
2005ISBDavid Curtis1. Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis, (challenging)
2. Pergolesi, Concertino in G
3. Walton, 2 pieces from Henry V
4. Dag Wiren, Serenade
2004OIS (Osaka)Russel McGregor1. Mozart: Symphonie in G Major KV74
2. Puccini: I Crisantemi (challenging)
3. Leos Janacek: Suite for String Orchestra (challenging)
4. Mozart: Divertimento in F Major
5. Angel G. Villoldo: El Choclo - Tango
6. J & J Strauss: Pizzicato Polka
2003SASNick Smith1. Tchaikovsky, Serenade in C Major, 1st & 3rd mvts. (challenging)
2. Hua Yanjun/Wu Zuqiang, Moon Reflect on Fountain (challenging)
3. Anderson, Plink,Plank,Plunk
4. Copland, Hoe Down from “Rodeo”
2002OIS (Osaka)Gwyn Roberts1. Bach/Grant, Fugue in G minor (“The Little”)
2. Warlock, Capriol Suite for String Orchestra-1,2,3,6
3. Britten, Simple Symphony-Sentimental Sarabande & Playful Pizzicato
4. Sculthorpe, Lament for Strings (challenging)
5. Grainger/Dackow, Molly on the Shore
6. Anger, Blues for Oaktown
2001SFSNodar Tchanba1. Jenkins, Palladio
2. Rutter, Suite for Strings
3. Corigliano, Voyage for String Orchestra (challenging)
4. Curnow, Fantasia
5. Bartok, Rumanian Folk Dances
1999ISBSchool directors conducted1. Scott, Air for Strings (challenging)
2. Bach, Brandenburg No. 3
3. Telemann, Allegro from
4. Holst, St. Paul’s Suite, 1st mvt.