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 costabandguardboosters@gmail.
The Varsity Winter Guard had a successful and fun weekend competing in the WGI Power Regional in Palm Desert. They advanced to the second day of competition and placed 11 out of 25 teams in their division. The Varsity team is also competing in the WGASC at Monrovia High School. …
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CONGRATULATIONS MCHS JAZZ 1 STUDENTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! This past weekend the MCHS Jazz 1 Band traveled to compete in the 2024 National Jazz Festival in Philadelphia and we had amazing results. MCHS Jazz Band finished FIRST place in the L-1 Large Ensemble Category Ewan McPhee (12th grade…
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The MCHS parade team marched in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Parade of Lights, leading Santa’s sleigh and closing out the parade. The band’s performance was reviewed by a panel of judges, and MCHS was awarded the Music Sweepstakes award and 2nd place Color Guard award. The Palos Verdes Mayor, Barbara…
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This past Saturday at the Western Bands Association Southern California Regional Championships, the Mira Costa Marching Band and Colorguard earned the highest score they had ever achieved in the toughest division of the toughest circuit in the western United States! They were recognized as 1st Place in Music Ensemble and…
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We are so proud of their leadership and all they have added to this program, we still have about a month left with our final competition on November 11th, so proud of our seniors.
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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