Jazz 1 brings home honors from 23rd annual Essentially Ellington
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
May 19, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Essentially Ellington, Featured Stories, Jazz, Lifestyle, Music
The judges for the 23rd annual Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival (Essentially Ellington) announced the top three performing bands on Saturday, May 12 in Rose Theater in Jazz at Lincoln Center. They named the top-placing bands to be Newark Academy (Livingston, N.J.), Dillard Center for the A...
Jazz 1 takes Essentially Ellington stage by storm
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
May 15, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Essentially Ellington, Jazz, Lifestyle, Music
Months of practice and preparation paid off once again as Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) took center stage at the 23rd annual Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival (Essentially Ellington) on Friday, May 11. MTHS attended as one of 15 high school jazz band finalists and one of three Washi...
Jazz 1 completes first day of Essentially Ellington with pomp
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
May 12, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Essentially Ellington, Jazz, Lifestyle, Music
Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) spent nearly the entirety of their Thursday at Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) for a long day of preparation, balanced with lavish treatment, for the Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival (Essentially Ellington). They arrived at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 10 for a ...
Jazz 1 reunites with clinician in preparation for Essentially Ellington
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
May 11, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Essentially Ellington, Jazz, Lifestyle, Music
Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) kept the “work hard, play hard” principle in mind for their New York trip before attending the Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival (Essentially Ellington) by attending a practice session in the free day before the event. Jazz 1 worked with professional ja...
Jazz ensembles boost morale with Essentially Ellington send off
By Nhung Lam, Hawkeye staff
May 6, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Essentially Ellington, Jazz, Lifestyle, Music
The MTHS jazz ensembles hosted a send off event for Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) on Saturday, May 5th to the 23rd annual Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival (EE) on May 10-12. Jazz 1 will leave for their trip to New York on Tuesday, May 8. The student-initiated and planned send off event was set up by j...
Jazz 1 earns standing ovation at Hot Java Cool Jazz
By Jackson Freund, Hawkeye staff
April 11, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Jazz, Lifestyle, Music
“It’s a night to celebrate our local high schools,” Erin Combs, Starbucks Community Partnerships Manager and announcer of the night, said. The MTHS Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) performed alongside four other high schools with a full house at the Paramount Theater in Seattle for the 23rd annual H...
Performances by bands of every age at Quad Concert
By Jackson Freund, Hawkeye staff
March 19, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Jazz, Lifestyle, Music
On Tuesday, March 6, MTHS hosted their 29th annual band Quad Concert, consisting of sixth graders, middle schoolers, MTHS’ Symphonic Band, Chamber Winds and jazz band. The combination of the multiple grade levels led to a beautiful sequence of beginners and experts playing different songs. It helped...
“Springish” band concert exhibits folk themed songs
By Jackson Freund, Hawkeye staff
March 12, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Lifestyle, Music
The MTHS band program had their “Spring” band concert on March 1 in the theater, or as band director Darin Faul called it, “The Springish Band Concert,” due to the recent cold weather. Chamber Winds and Symphonic Band started out the concert with “Cajun Folk Songs,” easing the audience into ...
Jazz 1 hits two-year streak for Essentially Ellington festival
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
February 14, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Essentially Ellington, Jazz
Band director Darin Faul received a phone call during the passing period before the second period Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) class on Tuesday, Feb. 13. When he saw the caller ID said New York, he “played it cool on the phone.” “I had to get them [Jazz 1] all in one place and I said, ‘We’re in,...
Musicians showcase talents, prep for Solo & Ensemble
By Erin Martino, Hawkeye staff
February 7, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Lifestyle, Music
On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 2, members of the MTHS bands performed in front of small audiences in the music rooms in preparation for the upcoming competition. Competitions can be a source of stress, but they’re also an opportunity to enjoy the moment and appreciate the hard work of all pa...
Brass musicians to represent MTHS in statewide concerts
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
January 25, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Jazz, Lifestyle
Musicians in the Edmonds School District (ESD) beat the odds by being selected out of 1,000 others. But they collectively accomplished one other feat—the ESD surpassed the average number of All-State musicians per district over tenfold. Four MTHS band students joined the 2018 Washington Music Educators...
Nutcracker Concert contrasts classic, modern holiday music
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
December 16, 2017
Filed under A&E, Band, Jazz, Lifestyle, Music
Chamber Winds juxtaposed Tchaikovsky’s romantic take of “The Nutcracker” with Jazz Ensemble 1 (Jazz 1) playing Duke Ellington’s modern jazz reinvention of the ballet’s soundtrack on Thursday, Dec. 14. While band director Darin Faul said he had no plans to hold the biennial Nutcracker c...