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 Winter Concert has been a fixture for music programs across the nation, and MTHS is no exception. It is...
“Springish” band concert exhibits folk themed songs
By Jackson Freund, Lifestyle Editor
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 Winds and Symphonic Band started out the concert with “Cajun Folk Songs,” easing the audience into ...
Brass musicians to represent MTHS in statewide concerts
By Annika Prom, Co-Editor-in-Chief
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 musicians per district over tenfold. Four MTHS band students joined the 2018 Washington Music Educators...
Band ensembles join for first full concert
By Jackson Freund, Lifestyle Editor
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” calming the audience, only to start the next song “Kentucky 1800,” waking the audience from the lul...