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 in Manhattan Beach, California. We have been hailed by professional critics and adjudicators alike for fantastic performances of advanced high school, collegiate and professional repertoire in concerts, festivals and competitions from coast to coast.
Our program consists of three concert ensembles, two levels of jazz bands, three athletic teams, a parade team and much more! All around our program creates award winning ensembles and teams. Marching Band & Colorguard earned 1st place at the Southern California Regional Championships for the Western Band Association in 2021. Our MCHS Parade Team was invited to Hawaii in March of 2023 to perform at the Honolulu Grand Festival Parade. The Concert & Jazz Ensembles have most recently been invited to perform at the 2022 National Concert Band Invitational in Washington D.C. and won top honors bringing home the President’s Cup!
From the Concert Ensembles to Jazz Band, Marching Band & Colorguard, Parade Team, Winterguard and Indoor Drumline – the Mira Costa Bands provide a breadth of opportunity for students to perform at the highest level of excellence and have lots of fun too!
The Band Boosters rely on parent volunteers, who are the behind-the-scenes heroes of our band/guard 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!
The Mira Costa High School Music Department is a welcoming community on a vibrant campus and we hope you take advantage of all that we have to offer.
Any questions please feel free to reach out to [email protected].
Come out and join the award winning MCHS Marching Band & Colorguard for our Fall 2023 Season. It promises to be a fun year filled with field show competitions, football games, pep rallies, parades and participating in some of Manhattan Beach’s most loved traditions. These students get to work with…
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WOW! What a season it has been. We ended off on a great note at WGASC Championships with our JV Winterguard Team getting a Bronze medal. Also our Varsity Winterguard won First Place in their SA Division at several competitions over the season which both accomplishments are firsts for our…
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A Superior Day at SCSBOA! Performing challenging sets of music before audiences of their peers and professional adjudicators, the Mira Costa Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony each earned the highest possible rating of Unanimous Superior for their prepared performances on stage in the Southern California Band and Orchestra…
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The student athletes of the MCHS Drumline made school history this past Saturday, earning the Gold Medal at Southern California Percussion Alliance Championships in their division! This tremendous result is equivalent to winning CIF (which does not govern Indoor Drumline) for our musical athletes who found themselves atop the podium…
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Our new show for Fall of 2023 has been announced – Steam Punks! Amazing music & show concept – you do not want to miss this! Important Information: Spring Training Starts Tuesday, April 25th – 3:30pm to 5:30pm Assessment Mini Camp Weekend Saturday, May 20th – 9am to 3pm Mandatory…
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Our MCHS Varsity Winterguard team placed 1st & our JV team had an impressive 4th place finish at their first official competition in Upland on 2/12. Our MCHS Indoor Drumline Team also placed 1st out of 20 teams in their division at their first competition of the season on 2/11.…
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