The Mountain View High School Spartan Marching Band is marking the end of a successful competitive season with a performance at the Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade in downtown Los Altos at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26.
The marching band, in addition to regular performances at the high school’s football games, spent the season competing at various events including the Irish Guard Invitational at Dublin High School, where the students took second place, and the Foothill Band Review, where they won first place in Field Show Band, second place for Field Show Color Guard, and third place for Field Show Brass, as well as a visual sweepstakes award.
The title of this year’s field show is “Divinity: the Music of Final Fantasy” featuring music from the Final Fantasy video game franchise, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
“Our goal was to educate our audiences on the great repertoire that can be found in games. Our show stands out from the others and the judges recognized the high level of our students’ performance,” said MVHS co-music director Jason Kneebone.
The band also spent time on sharing its music with students at Oak Avenue Elementary School and Blach Intermediate School in Los Altos, and Graham Middle School in Mountain View.
The Lord Mayor of London invited the band to march in London’s New Year’s Day Parade in 2019, which will mark its first performance outside of California. The students will join over 10,000 participants from the United States, Europe and beyond to perform for a street audience of over 500,000 and a television audience of over 300 million.
To fund the projected travel expenses, the band recently created a community sponsorship program. Information on the band, Mountain View high’s instrumental music program and upcoming public performances, including the Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade performance, is online at mvspartanmusic.net.
Email Anna Krause at akrause@mv-voice.com
