CHINO HIGH SCHOOL 77TH CAVALRY BAND AND COLOR GUARD

WINS THE COVETED GRAND MASTER’S TROPHY AT

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ARIZONA FIESTA BOWL NATIONAL BAND CHAMPIONSHIP

                                                                                    photo courtesy of Insta-Plak

GLENDALE, Ariz.  The Chino High School 77TH Cavalry Band and Color Guard from Chino, California, won the coveted Grand Master’s Trophy tonight at the 29^h Annual Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship.

             10 of the nation’s most elite high school marching bands from across the nation competed on Friday in an all-day music festival at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ.  Each band performed its best 10-minute field presentation in front of judges that evaluated musical and visual performances, auxiliary, percussion, drum majors and general overall effect.  

             “The stunning performances given by the bands tonight really made the judges’ decision difficult,” Fiesta Bowl Board of Directors Dick Stemple said.  “There is so much dedication and talent among the students that the audience was left in awe.  The presentations were just breathtaking.” 

             The 30^th Annual Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship award winners are as follows:

GRAND MASTER

CHINO HIGH SCHOOL 77TH CAVALRY BAND AND COLOR GUARD

           

FIRST PLACE	Chino High School-Chino, CA
SECOND PLACE	Los Osos High School-Rancho Cucamonga, CA
THIRD PLACE	Trabuco Hills High School-Mission Viejo, CA
FOURTH PLACE	Riverside King High School-Riverside, CA
FIFTH PLACE	Normal West High School-Normal IL

 DRUM MAJOR

FIRST PLACE	Chino High School-Chino, CA
SECOND PLACE	Trabuco Hills High School-Mission Viejo, CA

 PERCUSSION

FIRST PLACE	Chino High School-Chino, CA
SECOND PLACE	Los Osos High School-Rancho Cucamonga, Ca

 AUXILIARY

FIRST PLACE	Chino High School-Chino, CA
SECOND PLACE	Trabuco Hills High School-Mission Viejo, CA

 VISUAL PERFORMANCE

FIRST PLACE	Chino High School-Chino, CA
SECOND PLACE	Los Osos High School-Rancho Cucamonga, CA

  GENERAL EFFECT

FIRST PLACE	Chino High School-Chino, CA
SECOND PLACE	Los Osos High School-Rancho Cucamonga, CA

  

MUSIC PERFORMANCE

FIRST PLACE	Chino High School Band-Chino, CA
SECOND PLACE	Los Osos High School-Rancho Cucamonga, CA

 AUDIENCE APPEAL      

FIRST PLACE

Mountain Ridge High School-Glendale, AZ

OUTSTANDING PIT CREW

FIRST PLACE

Normal West High School Band Pit Crew

 For more information about the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship visit www.fiestabowl.org.