Los Angeles City Results
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 10:56 am
The Los Angeles Unified School District held it's 31st Annual Band and Drill Team Championship at Gardena HS in the southbay area. Despite the cold and threatening weather.. no one got rained on.. The championship stadium was an antique facility... but the bands and spectators were enthusiastic and many of the bands performed their best show of the year.
Judging was by the SCJA (So. California Judging Association)... The District does not permit numerical scores to be announced and in fact only gives a list of the top 3 bands in any of the 5 claases.. plus one auxiliary award... Both ideas are archaic.. the students in the LAUnified School District are a hearty lot and strong.. they need to face reality... I am sure they would survive finding out just how great-good-or bad they really are.. The show featured an eclectic lot of bands ranging from the really fine and musical groups to the accent on visual performance groups.. to several groups who need to check out the band scene and join current band trends.. I would say that there has been a major improvement in the look of the district bands with many of them sporting truly eye catching new uniforms in the latest style.. nothing like a new uniform to make the marchers feel special...
So here are the results....
Division 1
1 - Canoga Park HS
2 - James Monroe HS
3 - LA Wilson HS
Auxiliary Award- Canoga Park HS
Performance Awards- Chatsworth & Hollywood
DIVISION 2
1 - San Fernando HS
2 - Marshall HS
3 - Huntington Park HS
Auxiliary Award - San Fernando
Performance Awards Taft & Roosevelt
DIVISION 3
1- Los Angeles HS (13 Consecutive Titles!)
2- Narbonne HS
3- Venice HS
Auxiliary - Los Angeles HS
Performance Awards:
Birmingham - Locke - Francis Poly HS
DIVISION 4
1 - Fremont HS
2 - Sylmar HS
3 - Grant HS
Auxiliary Sylmar
Performance Awards:
Crenshaw HS & Franklin HS
DIVISION 5
1 - Van Nuys HS
2 - Belmont HS
3 - San Pedro HS
Auxiliary Award....Not audible announcement... will update
DIVISION 6
1 - Garfield HS
2 - Washington HS
3 - North Hollywood
Auxiliary Award - Garfield HS
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE: Every year the LAUSD has one of the most spectacular entries in the Tournament of Roses Parade... as a finale to the City Band Championship the Honor Band gave a really exuberant performance which could be heard for miles.. The Honor Band is a BRASS and PERCUSSION band... Their arrangements are magnificent and with well over 300 musicians on the field (the best chosen by audition from the 50 or so schools in the district) the really reflect the energy of a major metropolis and the kids faces reflect the internatiuonal flavor of Los Angeles.... Once again this year the many millions of people across the nation and throughout the world will be amazed at this all star honor band.. Thanks to Tony White; Art Duardo, Darnella Davidson, Elaine Collins and Fran Herman for the musical quality of this aggregation... Assisted by Tony Rios; Virgil Lewis, Ricardo Luna; Ramon Mendez; Raul Fernandez; David Profetta; Ernie Sandoval; Jimmy Cisneros; Brian Lopez; Aaron Rasmirez and the entire staff....
Posted by Harvey@worldofpageantry.com
Judging was by the SCJA (So. California Judging Association)... The District does not permit numerical scores to be announced and in fact only gives a list of the top 3 bands in any of the 5 claases.. plus one auxiliary award... Both ideas are archaic.. the students in the LAUnified School District are a hearty lot and strong.. they need to face reality... I am sure they would survive finding out just how great-good-or bad they really are.. The show featured an eclectic lot of bands ranging from the really fine and musical groups to the accent on visual performance groups.. to several groups who need to check out the band scene and join current band trends.. I would say that there has been a major improvement in the look of the district bands with many of them sporting truly eye catching new uniforms in the latest style.. nothing like a new uniform to make the marchers feel special...
So here are the results....
Division 1
1 - Canoga Park HS
2 - James Monroe HS
3 - LA Wilson HS
Auxiliary Award- Canoga Park HS
Performance Awards- Chatsworth & Hollywood
DIVISION 2
1 - San Fernando HS
2 - Marshall HS
3 - Huntington Park HS
Auxiliary Award - San Fernando
Performance Awards Taft & Roosevelt
DIVISION 3
1- Los Angeles HS (13 Consecutive Titles!)
2- Narbonne HS
3- Venice HS
Auxiliary - Los Angeles HS
Performance Awards:
Birmingham - Locke - Francis Poly HS
DIVISION 4
1 - Fremont HS
2 - Sylmar HS
3 - Grant HS
Auxiliary Sylmar
Performance Awards:
Crenshaw HS & Franklin HS
DIVISION 5
1 - Van Nuys HS
2 - Belmont HS
3 - San Pedro HS
Auxiliary Award....Not audible announcement... will update
DIVISION 6
1 - Garfield HS
2 - Washington HS
3 - North Hollywood
Auxiliary Award - Garfield HS
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE: Every year the LAUSD has one of the most spectacular entries in the Tournament of Roses Parade... as a finale to the City Band Championship the Honor Band gave a really exuberant performance which could be heard for miles.. The Honor Band is a BRASS and PERCUSSION band... Their arrangements are magnificent and with well over 300 musicians on the field (the best chosen by audition from the 50 or so schools in the district) the really reflect the energy of a major metropolis and the kids faces reflect the internatiuonal flavor of Los Angeles.... Once again this year the many millions of people across the nation and throughout the world will be amazed at this all star honor band.. Thanks to Tony White; Art Duardo, Darnella Davidson, Elaine Collins and Fran Herman for the musical quality of this aggregation... Assisted by Tony Rios; Virgil Lewis, Ricardo Luna; Ramon Mendez; Raul Fernandez; David Profetta; Ernie Sandoval; Jimmy Cisneros; Brian Lopez; Aaron Rasmirez and the entire staff....
Posted by Harvey@worldofpageantry.com