Under the direction of Maricopa High School band and orchestra director Ivan Pour, the MHS orchestra and band participated in two performances last weekend.
Friday, the MHS Chamber Orchestra traveled to Campo Verde High School in Gilbert to participate in the ABODA Fall Orchestra Festival. The orchestra was evaluated by a panel of three professional string educators and earned a rating of excellent, the second-highest possible, for their performance. They received compliments from the judges on creating a full orchestral sound. Following the performance, the orchestra had a clinic with Bill Cummings, orchestra director at the Granite Mountain School in Prescott and concert master of the Prescott POPS Symphony.
Saturday, the MHS Marching Rams opened the competitive and festival season with a performance in the Arizona Marching Band Association’s Show at Sabino High School in Tucson. The band finished in fourth place. The band earned praise from the judges for their woodwind and color guard performances.
Pour wants to thank the awesome band parent volunteers who donated pizza to feed the Marching Rams when it became apparent the concession stand would take too long. “It is great to have such awesome support for band, music and the arts in MUSD,” he said.
Pour invites the entire Maricopa community to attend the AzMBA Mesquite Show on October 7 at Mesquite High in Gilbert. MHS will perform at 8:30 p.m.
“If you have not been out to a marching band competition, I strongly encourage you to come out,” he said. “Admission is under $10 and it is a great family atmosphere with awesome performances.”
