MIHS BANDS
Latest Happenings
Eastshore Ensemble
Congratulations!
Category Winners:
Lauren Majewski - Oboe
Yoobin Lee- Alto Saxophone
Sophia Ristuben- French Horn
Tobias Glick- Trombone
Otto Sharples- Snare Drum
Ben Roe- Mallets
MIHS Horn Quartet - Small Brass Ensemble (Sophia Ristuben, Sophia Scull, Mira Tang, Natalie Chen)
MIHS Mallet Duet- Small Percussion Ensemble (Ryan Huang, Tristan Leung)
MIHS Percussion Ensemble- Large Percussion Ensemble (Otto Sharples, Ben Roe, Jake Chansky, Peter Empey, Tristan Leung, Ryan Huang, Chris Bove, Remy Fredrickson, Sai Pipavath, Camilla Gaugush, Qi Li, Isabel McGauhy, Luca Robadey, Sabrina Nguyen)
MIHS Double Wind Quintet- Large Woodwind Ensemble- (Kaya Jaecks, Lauren Majewski, Alex Rosenbaum, Cindy Huang, Hannah Zhao, Jiamei Goodwin, Rena Zhang, Sophia Ristuben, Tyler Woo, William Spencer)
1st Alternates
Tyler Woo- Bassoon
Thomas Mangold- Bass Clarinet
Aaron Levin- Baritone Saxophone
Aiden Rosenbaum- Trumpet
Aidan Sjothun - Tuba
Rachel Leung- Harp
2nd Alternates
Hannah Zhao- Bassoon
Aidan Klein- Oboe
Ryan Huang- Mallets
MIHS Brass Quintet- Large Brass Ensemble (Kellen Wedgwood, Charlie Latkowski, Marcus Valentin, Simona Yaroslavski, Tobias Glick)
MIHS Mallet Duet- Small Percussion Ensemble (Ben Roe, Otto Sharples)
MIHS Percussion Ensemble- Large Percussion Ensemble (Otto Sharples, Ben Roe, Jake Chansky, Peter Empey, Tristan Leung, Ryan Huang, Chris Bove, Remy Fredrickson, Sai Pipavath, Camilla Gaugush, Qi Li, Isabel McGauhy, Luca Robadey, Sabrina Nguyen)
MIHS Bundlesticks/Bassoon Quartet- Small Woodwinds (Tyler Woo, Hanna Zhao, Derek Wong, Maya Wong)
MIHS Clarinet Ensemble- Large Woodwind Ensemble- Dyani Aguila, Ree Nie Kong, Rena Zhang, Divya Krishnaswamy, Eli Nho
Additional Resources
Our Mercer Island Schools Band Boosters has collected a list of resources to help your band student be the best they can be. While never a requirement, private instruction (partnered with practice) is one of the best methods for your student to improve their instrument ability. Here is a list of private instructors who have been exceptionally supportive of our Mercer Island students. If you need a new instrument or your instruments repaired, here are some resources for supplies and repairs. Your soloist or ensemble needs an accompanist? Here is a list of accompanists available.
2019-20 Events
MIHS - St. Pat's Concert
Band Director, Derek Rose, leading a joint performance of the Australian National Anthem. Australian's St. Patrick's College Strathfield band members stayed with several MI families while preparing for the joint concert performance.
Concert Band Intensive
Thank you Dr. Pham, Mr. Holmquist, the many section leads, BSA team, and our directors for an incredible weekend of music and fun.
All Island Band Night
Due to this year's AIBN thunderstorm, we went to plan B. We were treated to a wonderful performance by our 5th - MIHS students in the MIHS gym.
Seahawks Performance
On October 3rd, our MIHS Band performed for the Thursday Night halftime show of the Seahawks / Rams game. The band played a favorite song of Paul Allen's "Fire" by Jimi Hendrix, followed by the song "Six Strings" by Paul Allen and the Undertakers, and "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore. And to top it off, the Hawks won!
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Photo by Joe Chen. To see more, check out our photos and videos page or by following the band on Instagram or Facebook.
Homecoming
Our honored guests from Banda Escolar de Guayanilla joined us in our homecoming parade and performance last night. During the school day, our IMS and MIHS band students had the opportunity to learn from their high school students about their culture, lifestyle, band, band practices, and more. Learn more about our continued MI/BEG partnership.
Boeing Golf Classic Performance
