Accolades

BIG Congratulations are in order to Ryan Koch and Trevor King on making it into the All Southern California Wind Ensemble in what seems to have become an intensely competitive endeavor! Ryan performed on the tuba, and Trevor on the trumpet. … Read More

The entire Mira Costa Bands program has been invited to perform in the National Concert Band Festival in our nation’s capital in April of 2020! This festival is by invitation only, and invitations are only offered to the top 1% of band … Read More

Jesse Eads has been named a 2019 National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) Merit winner in Jazz Electric Bass.  Eads will receive a cash prize of up to $10,000; is eligible to participate in YoungArts’ regional programs, including YoungArts Miami (February 19–24, 2019), … Read More

Standing ovation for Joseph Olivas, who was selected to participate in the National Association for Music Education 2018 All National Concert Honor Ensemble! NAfME’s All National Concert Honor Ensemble brings together outstanding student musicians from throughout the country, who rehearse … Read More

Congratulations to the following students on putting together some amazing applications for All-State through CBDA and CMEA this year. We wish them the best in what is an extremely competitive field! Brandon Bui – Bassoon Daniel Dale – Jazz Piano Dylan … Read More

All-Southern is an absolutely amazing experience in and of itself with performances taking place in conjunction with the NAMM Show at the Disneyland Resort.  We would like to congratulate the following students on having worked hard to prepare their auditions for what … Read More

15 April: ADLA Semi Finals – 2nd Place, 83.30We put on an awesome show and earned a solid 2nd place score of 83.30. We were within 1.3 points of 1st place! We performed the entire show for the first time … Read More

11th/12th Grade Division Winds/ Percussion: Joseph Olivas – bassoon  Lauren Schlick – flute 3rd  Pleia Hall – clarinet 9th/10th Grade Division Winds/ Percussion: Sam Liu – clarinet Brandon Bui – bassoon Alexandra Runnels – French horn

8 November: SCSBOA Championships, Warren HS 12th place 4A Division 11 November: Oxnard & Moorpark Oxnard HS Keepin’ The Music Alive Tournament Sweepstakes Auxiliary, 82.3 pts Band -1st place in Division 4A, 77.5 pts Percussion – 2nd place in Division 4A, 76 … Read More

May 2017Congratulations to our Jazz Band 1 & Combos!  In our return to the 44th Fullerton Jazz Festival, our Big Band and Combo 1 & 2 achieved “Superior” ratings.  In addition, the Big Band was awarded 2nd Place in the … Read More