Samohi Band

06/03/2021

Our Drum Major auditions have concluded and it is my pleasure to announce that the 2021 Assistant Drum Major for the Samohi "Viking" Marching Band is RAEVA VASISHT.

Congratulations, Raeva. We all look forward to seeing what you bring to the position.

Reminder: Applications for Section Leader, Vice President, and President will be shared soon with our marching band students later this week.

Best,
Kevin McKeown
Director of Bands, Santa Monica High School

06/01/2021

Congratulations to the top three winners in the 2021 Kiwanis Club Solo Competition. We congratulate ALL of our participating students, and at this time recognize the following students for the 9th/10th & 11th/12th Divisions.

9/10 Division:

1st Place - Kate Woodhall, Flute (9th Grade)
2nd Place - Aika Hughes, Flute (10th Grade)
3rd Place - Connor McKeown, Clarinet (9th Grade)

11/12 Division:

1st Place - Audrey Moeller, Flute (12th Grade)
2nd Place - Jack Lichterman, Flute (12th Grade)
3rd Place - Quinn Lichterman, Clarinet (12th Grade)

05/21/2021

Our Samohi Jazz Bands concerts are always an incredible treat! Free and from your couch, treat yourself to their final concert of the school year, with special guest, Wayne Bergeron!

05/21/2021

Getting the bling ready to celebrate our hardworking seniors!

02/16/2021

Congratulations to our 18 SCSBOA All-Southern Honor Band and Orchestra representatives from the Samohi Band Program!

02/16/2021

SCSBOA All-Southern results are up. You can find out placements here:

Virtual Festivals for Band & Pageantry SCSBOA Conference #2: March 13, 2021 Welcome to the SCSBOA The Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association is a non-profit organization whose active membership is drawn primarily from educational institutions: elementary schools, junior high/middl...

02/13/2021

You can tune in to YouTube live for the Samohi Jazz Band Winter Concert, 5-6pm. Tune in right now, Friday 5-6 to hear the concert live at

View The Concert Program Here:- https://samohiband.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/final-single.pdfFind Out More About The Jazz Band And Donate Here:- https:/...

01/01/2021

Samohi represented in the Rose Parade by recent graduate Morgan Jarrow and Junior Ian DiMundo. I just watched them both on NBC’s National TV coverage. Wow! Way to go Morgan and Ian.

12/31/2020

Congratulations to the 22(!) band students who were accepted into the 2021 California All-State Honor Ensembles. The Samohi Band Program had the second highest number of musicians accepted in all of California. Samohi Music: A tradition of excellence!

Congrats to all the kids who auditioned this year, and kudos to those that will represent our community in the (virtual) honor groups in early 2021:

Elaine Bonnitt
Lucas Childs
Emma Crawford
Lauren Derby
Ian DiMundo
Elsa Eastwood
Max Friedman
Shania Ghassemi
Julian Gordon
Harry Haygood
Joey Hoover
Brian Kim
Jack Lichterman
Connor McKeown
Audrey Moeller
Jaden Robinson
William Schwartzman
Jack Simon
Josh Tang
Daniel Thurmond
Catherine Todd
Harrison Williams
Julian Wilson

10/12/2020

Mark your calendars -- order from Greenleaf any time between 4 and 7 pm on Oct. 21 and 20% of the money goes to SMAPA (Santa Monica Arts Parents Association), our umbrella organization that helps raise funds for Samohi Band, Orchestra, Choir, Theater, Dance, and Visual Art! Be sure to mention SMAPA so we get our dollars, and know that you can get 1 free item off the kid's menu for every adult order! THANK YOU for supporting the arts!

10/04/2020

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09/05/2020

It was wonderful to see so many new faces at last night’s Band Parent zoom meeting, welcome to a new kind of school year! When folks ask our music directors why they can’t “just have a practice on zoom,” maybe this little example is why? Band Parents singing a few bars of “Piano Man,” not.