Under the direction of Joel Carlson, the GRAMMY® award winning Mira Costa Bands are part of the comprehensive music department at Mira Costa High School that stresses music education through performance. From the three Concert Ensembles to our Jazz Ensembles and Marching Ensembles, the Mira Costa Bands provide a breadth of opportunity to students to perform at the highest level of excellence.
All of our groups have been hailed by professional critics and adjudicators alike for their fantastic performances and advanced repertoire. Our Concert Ensembles were featured in their Carnegie Hall debut in Spring 2016 and our Jazz Band took top honors in 2017. Also, a whopping 40% of Mira Costa’s National Merit Semi-Finalists for 2018 were band members.
The Band Boosters rely on parent volunteers, who are the behind-the-scenes heroes of our band programs. Our fundraisers, including candy sales at football games, a booth at the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair each October, and others help fund our stellar program. We couldn’t do it without you! For more information about volunteering, please contact us at
We had a trip to Washington DC planned for April of 2020 to participate in the National High School Concert Band Invitational. We had to cancel that trip but we did not give up. It might be two years later, but it was important to us to make this trip…
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Our Winterguard team finished the season on April 3rd at the West Coast Winterguard Championships with an impressive 4th place finish and their highest score of the season. Our MCHS Drumline team finished their season on April 16th at the Southern California Percussion Alliance Finals. This was the first time in…
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Washington DC SEND OFF CONCERT Friday, March 25th @ 7pm Students arrive at 6pm MIRA COSTA AUDITORIUM We are very happy to announce that due to some restrictions being lifted, the MCHS Concert Bands and Jazz Band will be performing their DC send off concert in the MCHS Auditorium. It…
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