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Symphonic Band and Chamber Winds amaze at winter concert

By Amy Harris, Hawkeye Staff • January 15, 2020

Backstage on December 17, the large MTHS Symphonic Band whispered excitedly before they went on stage. “It’s our last concert of the decade,” someone quipped, probably for the hundredth time. The...

“Springish” band concert exhibits folk themed songs

By Jackson Freund, Hawkeye staff • March 12, 2018

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...

Brass musicians to represent MTHS in statewide concerts

By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor • January 25, 2018

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...

Nutcracker Concert contrasts classic, modern holiday music

By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor • December 16, 2017

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,...

Band ensembles join for first full concert

By Jackson Freund, Hawkeye staff • December 6, 2017

The MTHS concert band, starting with the MTHS jazz ensembles, kicked off the first full band concert of the year on Thursday, Nov. 9. The full band started off with the song “In Heaven’s Earth”...

Chamber Winds light up the stage

By Erick Yanzon • March 9, 2013

Chamber Winds put on a show at the Spring Band Concert on March 9. The atmosphere of the MTHS theater sparked with excitement while they played "Sleep," "Florentiner March," and "Rise of the Fire...

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