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Samohi Concert Bands

NEW UNIFORM CAMPAIGNIt’s true! The Viking Marching Band is getting new uniforms in time for the 100th marching season.

We have almost met our fundraising goal to buy 120 uniforms. Please visit www.samohiband.org for details or to donate to the campaign.

THANK YOU for your contributions!Kaela Austin

Carolyn AlmosNicholas Arnzen

Clare & Steven BaumCharles Bolan

Connie BranniganMatthew DiSero

Eugene ElkinThomas French

Shoshana GersonMichelle Ghaffari

Karin JoffeCydney & Kenneth Kirschbaum

Avery KirschbaumHayden Kirschbaum

Marvin LaiAnn McCarley

Susan McCarleyTodd Merrill

Geoffrey MoyerKelly Nick

Annie O’RourkeTom Parks

Keith & Joy Peters KurtzFay Powell

Debbie RicardMike Ross

Bunnie Joan Sachs Family FoundationSelina SmithSteve SmithAlisa Stewart

Rebecca WalkerBruce WeilerMimi Winship

Geoffrey WinshipKathleen Woolery

Note: Sketches are rough drafts; final design has not been selected.

The First Samohi Band, School Year 1915-16

Winter Concert 2014 1

DRUM MAJORSophia Horwitz-Hirsch

FLUTEFrancis Abastillas Aishwarya Bhalla Francesca Billington Heidi ChoiAdam GorenRaffaella GumbelAriana HernandezCarlos LopezValerie Yong

CLARINET Mira BaumKerby DiazZahra HashimIsaac IzquierdoHayden KirschbaumGavin LaiMatilda LoughmillerMadison MillerUlyseas OslapasAva PomerantzJerry QiChristopher RosaScott SantoJillian SondereggerRina WatanabeSam Weiller

ALTO SAXOPHONERaisha AsumaFrancesca CrowleyGianna FerrarinAdam KummerRene RossEdgar Santiago

TENOR SAXOPHONEDaisy GarciaEddie GutierrezJennifer LopezChristopher MarinBrian MendezBisrat MogesJacob NikolauMatthew Proft

MELLOPHONE Francis AbastillasJacob IrvinTed KumagaiDuncan SmithAutumn Winship

TRUMPET Nicholas AragónJack AronDaniel ChenevertCarruth CullJake GoldIsaac Horwitz-HirschDaniel RotbergChloe Rudd

PIT PERCUSSION Alyssa FrenchEmma GeislerLaila KaddouraYanjun LiMax LiewSherryin PattarawuttiwongMaria Perez-MendozaJack Wilson

TROMBONE Elias BatallaMatthew EspinozaNipunjeet GujralJolene HauckMatthew HawkinsMonai HicksAndrew LewisAnanya MadirajuJoey RicardBlayne Suttonwills

BARITONE Andrew DavanzoMax DorfJacob GravesMadeleine HammerAemoni HarrisJesus Palma SOUSAPHONESam ClarkJacob LevineZoe MoenchDali NemecioJoseph Staraci

BATTERY Ajani Bryant Gysi Benjamin CanalesEnrique IpiñaMatilda LoughmillerGriffin MittlemanGabe MugalianBenjamin RichmanDavid Rojas

VIKING MARCHING BAND

2 Samohi Concert Bands

Francis AbastillasCecelia Alvarez BlackwellEmily ClausRocio GarciaAlfredo GonzalezIlan Hubbard

Jack KeisterCandie KhoeJulia MenyhartLiza Mirkin*Anamika MisraCarol Sotoj

*Captains

Claire StewartMelissa TheisRachel Theis*Paula TóthAmina TryonCasey Wong

COLOR GUARD


2013 MARCHING SEASONThe Viking Marching Band & Color Guard participated in 4 field show

tournaments and earned a spot in the 2013 Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) Field Show Championships.

Only the 12 top-scoring bands in each division are invited to championships.Congratulations to Directors Kevin McKeown & Terry Sakow,

Percussion Instructor Andy Bill, Color Guard Caption Head Juan Gonzalez,Color Guard Tech Jody Anderson, Marching Tech Yosuke Miyoshi and all the students

on the success of their field show “Red and the Wolf.”


FLUTERolando HernandezIman Honardoost Max Liew Vincent Resendez Natalie Safai

OBOE Kyle Kennedy

CLARINET Kerby Diaz Emma Green Jennifer Lopez Ava Metz Alam Morales Jacob Pink Xochitl Ramirez Coby Sayyah Daniel Smith

ALTO SAXOPHONE Paul Cougill Miguel Hernandez

TENOR SAXOPHONE Eddie Gutierrez Carlos Lopez Christopher Marin Jennifer Recendez

FRENCH HORN Maria Alhambra Collin Ferrara Samantha GillespieJack Hall Stephen Navin Rosie Ramati Susana RamosAutumn Winship TRUMPET Nicholas Aragón Raphael Colassanti Justin Golden Oliver Konopek Amaury Morales Ari NikniaSandor Teleki Max Varady Nadir Zokhrabov

TROMBONE Brandon Riggs

TUBA Brian Luis Arrangoa Oscar Muñoz Carlos PalomoJoseph Staraci PERCUSSION Max Armando Jack BarnerElizabeth Bartholomew Tiffany BurtonEaston Deleon Ben Goodman Dylan Groezinger Judah Hogan Bryce Johnson Daniel Ramirez Jack Wilson

CONCERT BAND


California Orchestra DirectorsAssociation (CODA) 2013

Honors Symphony OrchestraMollie Bernstein, Oboe

Glennon Davalos Stanton, TromboneJake Gold, French Horn

Sophia Horwitz-Hirsch, Clarinet Josh Maccoby, French HornChristopher Pak, TrumpetCyara Pinkos, French HornAva Pomerantz, Clarinet

California Band Directors Association (CBDA)

2014 All-State Honor Band Iden Amiri, Oboe

Jeremy Arnold, Contra Alto ClarinetHenry Felstiner, Bass Clarinet

Jake Gold, French HornJonah Krop, Euphonium

Josh Maccoby, French HornMadison Miller, Bb Soprano Clarinet

Christopher Pak, TrumpetRene Ross, Bassoon

Shayda Yasdani, Bass Clarinet

CBDA 2014 All-State Jazz Band Kyle McCreight, Trombone

Glennon Davalos Stanton, Trombone

HONOR BAND & ORCHESTRA MEMBERS

Congratulations to the Samohi Band students who were selected

to perform with All-Southern California or All=State Honor

Bands and Orchestras!

Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association (SCSBOA)

2014 All-Southern California Honor OrchestraJake Gold, French Horn

Josh Maccoby, French HornMadison Miller, Clarinet

Christopher pak, Trumpet

SCSBOA 2014 All-Southern California Wind Ensemble

Henry Felstiner, Bass ClarinetJonah Krop, Euphonium

SCSBOA 2014 All-Southern California Symphonic Band

Mira Baum, ClarinetCarruth Cull, Trumpet

Madeleine Hammer, EupohoniumShayda Yazdani, Bass Clarinet


FLUTEAishwarya Bhalla Sienna Brooks Raffaella Gumbel Leu-yang Eric Huang Emily Krenik Lauren LaBorde Sophia Loureiro Ximena Medina Zoe Thompson ParcellsMatthew Proft Veronica Rasmusen Mikaela Sayyah Gunther Schwartz Molly SibleyValerie Yong

OBOE Jackson Kennedy

CLARINET Rayna Berggren Ilana Cohen Josias Escobar Ronald Harris-Gavin Zahra Hashim Isaac Izquierdo Gavin Lai Rami Mamita Ulyseas Oslapas Dylan PatelHarrison Saling Skyler Sam Jonah Sharf Richie Smith

BASS CLARINET Zain Delawalla Kai Lim Christopher Rosa Edgar Santiago Alex Soohoo

BASSOONEzekiel Pogue

ALTO SAXOPHONE Raisha Asuma Radinal Parker Furlong TENOR SAXOPHONE Jamie Cohen Alexandra Gillespie Bisrat Moges BARITONE SAXOPHONETrevor Nevell

FRENCH HORN Farhan Azam Kiley McGill Peter Pak Cyara Pinkosw Cameron Rappaport Duncan Smith Carol Sotoj Sam Wittert

TRUMPET Nicholas Franco Jacob Riley Hammersly Sam Levenson Maddie LoMonaco Chloe Rudd Timothy Southam

TROMBONE Christian Dodd Matthew Espinoza Pedro Flack Jolene Hauck Ananya Madiraju Ben Spillman Blayne Suttonwills

EUPHONIUM John Desmond Bunting Andrew Davanzo Max Dorf Jacob Graves Omeed Partovi TUBAJacob Gaines

PERCUSSION Ajani Bryant Gysi Brandon Gaines Alfredo Gonzalez Kai Hakomori Oliver Mathias Griffin Mittleman Maria Perez-Mendoza Alberto Quintero-Retis

SYMPHONIC BAND

w Member, 2013 CODA Honors Symphony Orchestra

Samohi Concert Bands

FLUTEFrancis Luke Abastillas Tab Chapman Heidi Choi Gabrielle Clouse Lauren Fleck Adam GorenAriana Hernandez Jonathan MassachiMolly NovakAnett SzczepanekDaria Yaari

OBOE Iden Amiri vSadie Saltzman

CLARINET Emily ArvesenAudrey BenacerrafMary GuirguisMiles HollandEric ManningStella MilinichAlaleh MokhtariGabe MugalianDali NemecioScott SantoBenjamin SegalOlive ShermanJillian SondereggerJonathan TresterSam Weiller

BASS CLARINET Dylan Meek Jacob NikolauAndrej Pervan

CONTRA-ALTO CLARINETJeremy Arnold v

BASSOONLauren LeeYanjun Li

ALTO SAXOPHONE Francesca CrowleyMarcus GeeAlex KahanFrederic Norris TENOR SAXOPHONEBrian MendezAndrés Orellana

BARITONE SAXOPHONE Jacob Irvin

FRENCH HORN Amancai BirabenEmma BrownMaclaine KennedyAlex KinsingerTed KumagaiElla PonthierSam Youngs

TRUMPET Matthew HowardEnrique IpiñaChristian Joy-ItoDaniel RotbergBrandon SearfossJane Wickline

TROMBONE Nipunjeet GujralMatthew HawkinsMonai HicksPatrick HuDaniel MurokhJoseph RicardHenry Schlessinger

EUPHONIUM Madeleine Hammer uvAemoni HarrisTess KingJesus Palma TUBAMikey LaBordeZoe-Anne MoenchEli Warshauer

PERCUSSION Michael AboutboulEmma GeislerLaila KaddouraMatilda LoughmillerBenjamin RichmanBen StackelElias ValladaresBennett Zemke

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WIND SYMPHONY


FLUTEDorothy DeBiasseLinda GordonSarah OhanianwAbby Wisen

OBOE Mollie BernsteinwRyan Robertswx

CLARINET Mira Baum uNicholas CharchutClelia Davis Del PiccoloElliot FleckSam GuyetteSophie Horwitz-HirschwTomoki IshizukaHayden KirschbaumGregory MelickMadison MilleruvJason OyakawaAva PomerantzwJerry QiLauren VilleroWinona WilandShangyang Yang

BASS CLARINETHenry Felstiner uvRachel KiekhoferShayda Yazdani uv

BASSOONFrancesca BillingtonMaya GorgasRene Ross v

ALTO SAXOPHONE Gianna FerrarinAdam KummerMax Levenson TENOR SAXOPHONE Daisy GarciaWilliam Tomita

BARITONE SAXOPHONE Kyle Schwartz

FRENCH HORN Jake GolduvwJosh MaccobyuvwSkyler MuldaurHarper OlmonKate Rusk-Kosa

TRUMPET Jack AronDaniel ChenevertCarruth CulluIsaac Horwitz-HirschChris Pak uvwTommy PradaKuba Preis

TROMBONE Elias BatallaAndrew BrownGlennon Davalos StantonuwKyle Mc Creight uLiam McBride

EUPHONIUM Jonah Krop uvEric StockerMitchell Won TUBASam ClarkFrancisco GutierrezJacob Levine

PERCUSSION Benjamin CanalesBradley FinkelsteinBen GelfandZachary GotlerRachel IsrailevichMichael KentSherryn Pattarawuttiwong

PIANOAlyssa French

u 2014 SCSBOA All-Southern California Honor Groups, January 24-26 in Anaheimv 2014 CBDA All-State Honor Groups, February 20-23 in Fresnow 2013 CODA Honors Symphony Orchestra, December 7 at the University of Redlandsx 2014 National High School Honors Orchestra, March 5-7 in Louisville, KYy American Youth Symphony 2013/14 season Various dates in UCLA’s Royce Hall

WIND ENSEMBLE


The Santa Monica High School Bands present

Winter Concert 2014Kevin McKeown & Terry Sakow, Directors

Natalie Spotts, Student Teacher

CONCERT BAND

Regenesis (Song of the Planet) John Higgins

El Camino Real (A Latin Fantasy) Alfred Reed

SYMPHONIC BANDThe Big Cage Karl King

arr. Andrew Glover

O Magnum Mysterium Morton Lauridsenarr. H. Robert Reynolds

Into the Raging River Steven Reineke

WIND SYMPHONYFirst Suite in Eb Gustav Holst

WIND ENSEMBLE

Folk Dances Dmitri Shostakoviched. H. Robert Reynolds

Finale from Symphony No. 5 Dmitri Shostakovichtrans. C.B. Righter

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor J.S. Bachtrans. Erik Leidzen

Critical Mass Todd Stalter


Program Notes

Critical Mass“Critical Mass” is a scientific term that refers to the smallest amount of fissile material needed to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Stalter’s work begins with an explosion of sound, then launches forward through small, ever-growing melodic fragments that expand outward and upward. Ostinati and lively, bold rhythmic statements are present throughout the work, which ends in an almost violent display of musical imagery.

Regenesis (Song of the Planet)Regenesis is a descriptive overture, written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens in May, 1980. With the force of 500 Hiroshima bombs, its towering wall of destruction enveloped over 230 square miles of forest and wildlife. Sixty people were drawn into its deadly embrace. Subtitled “Song of the Planet,” the piece reflects the ever-changing life cycles of our ecological system, in which a suffocating swath of devastation can become a crucible of creation. It is organized into five continuous sections: Vista, Warming, Cataclysm, Void and Renewal.

The Big CageIn 1910, Karl King began his career as a circus musician, first as a baritone player and later as conductor of bands with prominent circuses of the day. During this period he composed many musical selections for specific circus acts and bands with which he was affiliated. The quantity, quality, and the enduring appeal of those works have easily established Mr. King as the true “king” of circus music composers.

While Mr. King retired from trouping with circuses in 1918, he continued to maintain friendships with many circus performers and musicians. He continued to compose music with a distinct circus flavor, and in 1934 wrote what is perhaps his most famous circus galop, The Big Cage. It was dedicated to Clyde Beatty, the most famous lion trainer of his day, and arguably of all time. Mr. King performed this galop quite frequently with his own band in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it has remained popular with numerous bands over the years.

Please remain in your seats and refrain from using flash photography while the performance is in progress.

Program NotesO Magnum MysteriumMorton Lauridsen is a long-time faculty member at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, where he founded the advanced studies program in scoring for motion pictures and television. He is best known for his art songs and choral works. Originally written for the Los Angeles Master Chorale, O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery) has become one of the world’s most performed and recorded compositions since its premiere in 1994. The composer wrote about this work: “For centuries, composers have been inspired by the beautiful “O Magnum Mysterium” text with its depiction of the birth of the newborn King among the lowly animals and shepherds. This affirmation of God’s grace to the meek and the adoration of the Blessed Virgin are celebrated in my setting through a quiet song of profound inner joy.” The arrangement for symphonic winds by H. Robert Reynolds has the approval and appreciation of the composer.

Into the Raging RiverInto the Raging River is a programmatic tone poem for symphonic band. The piece was inspired by a whitewater rafting trip on the Gauley River in the mountains of southern West Virginia. The opening of the composition begins as dawn breaks over the river with a single ray of light. Throughout the piece Reineke depitcts the journey of the river, running the rapids and ending with a heroic plunge over Sweets Falls.

First Suite in EbIn 1909, when this suite was written, concert wind and band music consisted of reductions of pieces originally scored for orchestras. Thus the suite was revolutionary in that it was written exclusively for wind band and is considered Holst’s first step toward achieving his goal of making the concert band a serious concert medium. It was originally written for Military Band, and a full score arranged with additional parts to make it suitable for melody that is passed throughout the band. The lively Intermezzo shows Holst’s mastery in writing for woodwinds. The closing March combines two folk song melodies with counterpart in the finale. Holst was well suited for his role as concert band composer, having played trombone in various groups in England and Scotland for years.

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El Camino Real (A Latin Fantasy)New York-born composer Alfred Reed served in the 529th Army Air Corps Band during World War II. He wrote this work, translated as the Royal Road or the King’s Highway, on commission from the 581st Air Force Band and its Commander. Reed completed it in 1985 and gave it the subtitle “A Latin Fantasy.” According to Reed, the composition is based on a series of chord progressions common to countless generations of Spanish Flamenco guitarists “which have become synonymous with what we feel to be the true Spanish idiom.” Reed was one of America’s most prolific and frequently performed composers, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, wind ensemble, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble.

Toccata and Fugue in D MinorAmong Bach’s many claims to greatness is his treatment of the organ and his appreciation of it as a vehicle for creative art. Some of his grandest conceptions are to be found in his organ works, and the Preludes and Fugues include many of his loftiest compositions for the instrument. The Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, classed among these, consists of a brilliant introduction, alternating slow and fast, followed by the fugue, the subject of which is a short figure in sixteenth notes. The title “Toccata and Fugue” may be interpreted as describing the fact that the fugue is preceded by a toccata, which, in the modern sense, we understand as a brilliant composition (having great clarity of tone) for technical display. After the announcement of the theme, the rhythm of sixteenths continues almost without interruption to the coda.

Folk DancesComposed in Shostakovich’s light-hearted style, this single-movement work is filled with the joy and exuberance of the Russian people. The many folk melodies are combined in a string so that musical energy abounds, and the spirit of folk dances can easily be imagined. The first version of Dmitri Shostakovich’s composition was instrumented by M. Vakhutinsky for Russian bands.

Program Notes


Finale from Symphony No. 5In his Fifth Symphony, Shostakovich returns to a more conventional style of composition after a stream of politically controversial writings. It is written in the standard four-movement format and uses readily accessible musical language. Although this symphony is an “absolute” piece of music (i.e., there is no extra-musical story or narrative attached to it), Shostakovich did include a brief description of “a lengthy spiritual battle, crowned by victory” in the original program notes.

In tonight’s program, we hear the finale to this four-movement masterpiece. Opening with a firestorm of sound, announced by pounding timpani and a blazing brass fanfare, the rondo structure of this movement allows Shostakovich to return to this theme again and again, interspersed with contrasting interludes and melodies. In this movement, Shostakovich’s seemingly endless power of invention is unleashed with defiant abandon. In a quiet interlude that directly precedes the coda, Shostakovich quotes a song that he set to words of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin:

And the waverings pass awayFrom my tormented soulAs a new and brighter dayBrings visions of pure gold.

Despite this quotation and the seeming triumph with which the Fifth Symphony ends (with a final blast from the brasses), Shostakovich, perhaps enigmatically, called its conclusion an “irreparable tragedy.”

Program Notes

Hayden - Thanks for bringing so much music into our lives! We love you! Mom, Dad + Avery

Cesca, We are so proud of you! Love, Mum, Eric and Sophie XOXO

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We offer our heartfelt thanks to those of you who have so generously supported the SAMOHI Band Program. Sheet music,

festival fees, special instructors and new instruments are all funded by private donations. Your ongoing support and dedication to

our program are critical to maintaining our standard of excellence. Thank you!!

DONORS

Santa Monica High School Music FacultyJeffe Huls, Chair, Director of Vocal MusicKevin McKeown, Director of BandsTerry Sakow, Director of BandsJoni Swenson, Director of OrchestraJason Aiello, Asst. Orchestra DirectorTom Whaley, Jazz Band DirectorSean Pawling, Jazz Band II DirectorKate Soller, Director of TheatreNate Hodges, Director of DanceNatalie Spotts, Student TeacherAndy Bill, Percussion InstructorJuan Gonzalez, Color Guard Caption HeadJody Anderson, Color Guard TechYosuke Miyoshi, Marching TechLuis Villegas, Guitar InstructorMark Harris, Guitar InstructorDavid McCrum, Theatre Technical CoordinatorJan Strnad, Barnum Hall House ManagerBill Wishart, Audio/Visual, ArtNaomi Sato, Instructional AideLucas Capra, Stage TechnicianCarolin James, Facility Use Admin. Asst.

John Adams Middle School Music FacultyAngela Woo, Director of Instrumental MusicCecile Blanchard, Vocal MusicApryl Garcia, Asst. Director of Instrumental MusicJessica Swift, Interim Asst. Director of Instr. MusicJorge Barriere, Instructional AssistantKelly Flickinger, Dr. Justin Hageman, Grace Hsu, Dr. Josephine Liu Moerschel, Jennifer Roth & Peter Senchuck, Coaches

Lincoln Middle School Music FacultyMark Hunt, Director of BandsVanessa Ventre, Director of ChoirsJim Wang, Director of OrchestrasHeather Klenk, Instructional Assistant, BandsColleen Ruddy, Instructional Assistant, OrchestrasStephen Dress, Karolina Naziemiec, Teag Reaves, Peter Senchuck & Kelly Weaver, Coaches

SMASH Middle School & Elementary MusicKirsten Bersch, Miki Cruz, Susan Justin, Bonnie Lockrem, Salvador Muñoz, Lindsay Quiroz, Steven Ravaglioli, Sean Pawling, Jessi Spike-Gravelle & Bruce Tellier, Instructors

Santa Monica High School AdministrationEva Mayoral, PrincipalCatherine Baxter, Dean of StudentsBlain Watson, S House PrincipalElias Miles, M House PrincipalKelly Tabis, O House PrincipalLeslie Wells, H House PrincipalFlorence Culpepper, I House Principal

SMMUSD Senior CabinetSandra Lyon, SuperintendentJanece Maez, Asst. Supt., Chief Financial OfficerDebra Moore Washington, Asst. Supt., Human Res.Terry Deloria, Asst. Supt., Educational Services

SMMUSD Board of EducationMaria Leon-Vazquez, PresidentRalph Mechur, Vice PresidentBen Allen, Oscar de la Torre, Jose Escarce, Laurie Lieberman & Nimish Patel, Members

SMMUSD Visual & Performing Arts DepartmentTom Whaley, CoordinatorCary Upton, Director of Theatre OperationsBrenda Carrillo, Administrative Assistant

SMMUSD VAPA District Advisory CommitteeJanis Gabbert, ChairZina Josephs, Secretary

Malibu Middle & High School MusicWilliam Bixler, Band DirectorAmy Loch, Choir DirectorMaia Zander, Orchestra DirectorSara Reichenthal, Music Assistant

Olympic High School MusicMark Harris, Instructor

Santa Monica-Malibu Education FoundationLinda Greenberg Gross, Executive Director

Santa Monica City CouncilTerry O’Day, Mayor Pro TemporePam O’Connor, MayorGleam Davis, Bob Holbrook, Tony Vazquez, Ted Winterer & Kevin McKeown, Members

AcknowledgmentsThe Samohi Bands gratefully acknowledge the instructors, administrators and supporters of music

education in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD)


PresidentExecutive VP / Communications

TreasurerSecretary

SMAPA Representative1st Vice President / Fundraising

MerchandizeeScrip

Barnes & Noble BookfairSCSBOA Band & Orchestra Festival

Silent Film & Theatre OrganBroad Stage Fundraiser

2nd Vice President / Concert BandsConcert Programs

Concert Program Ad SalesConcert Café & Pops Cake Walk

Concert Formal WearDonation Acknowledgments

Student Awards & Honors3rd Vice President / Marching Band

Marching Band UniformsColor Guard / Winter Guard

Competition & Parade CoordinatorsCompetition Food Coordinator

Football Game CoordinatorMarching Band 8th Grade Night4th Vice President / Jazz Bands

Membership / Online FormsPhotographers

SMAPA-Samohi Bands

Alisa Facchini StewartSherry SantoMimi WinshipDebbie ArvesenMarcy HardartRichard KropJohn LaBordeJanet ManningMaria Groezinger & Wendy NavinClare BaumMel HoranMort Bernstein, Laurie Charchut, Ann Kummer & Birgit RobertsBirgit RobertsNotes - Natalie Spotts; Layout - Alisa StewartMandy StackelFelicia TorrenceTracy SaltzmanClare BaumJoi MorrisMimi Winship & Paul HawkinsSherry Santo & Mimi WinshipTava TheisSusie & Bob GunterShelley HawkinsSherry SantoCydney KirschbaumLisette GoldHolly WilandMitch Dorf, Paul Hawkins & Jose Hernandez

The Samohi Bands are supported by the Santa Monica Arts Parents Association (SMAPA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corpporation. To contact us, please visit the Samohi Bands website at

www.samohiband.org or email SMAPA-Samohi Bands at [email protected]


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