THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND COLOR GUARD

WINS THE COVETED GRAND MASTER’S TROPHY AT

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ARIZONA FIESTA BOWL NATIONAL BAND CHAMPIONSHIP

GLENDALE, Ariz.  The Thousand Oaks High School Band and Color Guard from Thousand Oaks, California, won the coveted Grand Master’s Trophy tonight at the 31st 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 31st Annual Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship award winners are as follows:

 GRAND MASTER

THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND COLOR GUARD

           

FIRST PLACE	Thousand Oaks High School Band
SECOND PLACE	Mt. Carmel High School Band
THIRD PLACE	Mountain View High School Band
FOURTH PLACE	Catalina Foothills High School Band
FIFTH PLACE	Woodland Hills High School Band

 DRUM MAJOR

FIRST PLACE	Mountain View High School Band
SECOND PLACE	Thousand Oaks High School

 PERCUSSION

FIRST PLACE	Thousand Oaks High School Band
SECOND PLACE	Mt. Carmel High School Band

 AUXILIARY

FIRST PLACE	Thousand Oaks High School Band
SECOND PLACE	Mountain View High School band

 VISUAL PERFORMANCE

FIRST PLACE	Thousand Oaks High School Band
SECOND PLACE	Mt. Carmel High School Band

  GENERAL EFFECT        

FIRST PLACE	Mt. Carmel High School Band
SECOND PLACE	Thousand Oaks High School Band

MUSIC PERFORMANCE

FIRST PLACE	Mt. Carmel High School Band
SECOND PLACE	Thousand Oaks High School Band

 AUDIENCE APPEAL      

FIRST PLACE

Mountain View High School Band

OUTSTANDING PIT CREW

FIRST PLACE

Mountain View High School Band

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