Join us Tuesday, January 15 in Barnum Hall for a concert featuring our Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Symphonic Winds, and Viking Marching Band. Concert Cafe opens at 6:00 pm, serving beverages and comfort food. Parents: Sign up HERE to bring a dish and/or volunteer at the Concert Cafe Concert begins at 7:00 pm. Tickets available … Continue reading Winter Concert Tuesday, January 15
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The Spaghetti Challenge
Samohi Band Tour Fundraisers Thermometer By ABC Fundraising® In April, the Samohi Wind Ensemble will travel to perform in Rome, Italy. Please support our fundraising efforts to provide scholarships and pay instrument shipping and rental costs for the trip to Rome. Our total fundraising goal is $64,000. Thanks to a generous grant from the City … Continue reading The Spaghetti Challenge
8th Grade Night
8th graders: join us for the game and the show on October 26th! CLICK HERE to RSVP by Wednesday, October 24th Haga click aquí para ver el folleto en español. 8th Grade Night Flyer - English Noche de 8avo Grado - Folleto
Wonderland Field Show
Join us Friday, October 26 for the only Santa Monica performance of the 2018 Viking Marching Band field show, Wonderland. The show features music from Shostakovich, and Pink Floyd's The Wall. The VMB will perform at halftime during the Samohi varsity football game vs. El Segundo High School - 7:00 PM kick-off at SMC's Corsair … Continue reading Wonderland Field Show
2018 Fall Concert
Come join us at our spooky Fall Concert in Barnum Hall on October 30, starting at 7PM. All five bands will be performing. Tickets are available at the door or at this link: https://smapa.formstack.com/forms/samohi_band_tickets
Bob Cole Honors Festival at CSULB
Outside Performance Opportunity: Bob Cole Honors Festival at CSULB, January 4-6, 2019 Application Deadline December 14, 2018 The fourth Bob Cole Conservatory Honors Festival is coming up soon! This festival will bring together the most talented student musicians from across Southern California to perform in a Wind Symphony, a Concert Choir, and String Chamber Ensemble. The … Continue reading Bob Cole Honors Festival at CSULB
Saxophone Master Class!
FREE Saxophone Class with tips for Clarinets, too! Tuesday, October 9th, 4:00 pm in the Santa Monica High School Music Building with celebrated concert saxophonist HARVEY PITTEL * reeds, repertoire, tone, technique, vibrato, and more * Sponsored by the Samohi Bands. For more information, contact Samohi Band Director Terry Sakow. Open to all Samohi Music … Continue reading Saxophone Master Class!
UCLA High School Band Day
October 6 is UCLA High School Band Day! The Samohi Viking Marching Band (VMB) & Color Guard will perform a halftime show with 20 other high school marching bands and "The Solid Gold Sound" UCLA Marching Band! VMB students will have free admittance to the UCLA vs. University of Washington football game. NEW CALL TIME … Continue reading UCLA High School Band Day
University of Redlands All-Southern & All-State Audition Preparation Clinic
Note: For Viking Marching Band students, this event conflicts with the October 6 UCLA Band Day performance at the Rose Bowl. Honor Group Audition Preparation Clinic - FREE! The University of Redlands School of Music is pleased to offer an All-Southern/All-State Honor Group Audition Preparation Clinic for high school students. The clinic will take place … Continue reading University of Redlands All-Southern & All-State Audition Preparation Clinic
2019 All-State Honor Band, Orchestra, and Jazz Band Auditions
Auditions for 2019 All-State Honor Ensembles were due at Samohi on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. 2018-19 Audition results have been posted at THIS LINK. For grades 9-12, California offers a high school All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble, three high school All-State Honor Bands, a high school All-State Jazz Band, a high school All-State Honor String Orchestra, and a … Continue reading 2019 All-State Honor Band, Orchestra, and Jazz Band Auditions