PRESS BRIEFS ARCHIVE
2005-2006 Season
Future Performances
Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade
Nov. 26, 2006
Contacts
Barbara Heninger
Publicity Volunteer
barbheninger@barbwired.com
Elaine Bernard
Mountain View Music Parents' Association President
elainebernard@yahoo.com
Robin Kramer
Mountain View High School Music Director
robin.kramer@mvla.net
 Drum major Isaac Giron leads the MVHS Spartan Marching Band at Lodi.  Drum major Jordan Haedtler carries away the Lady of Lodi trophy |
 Color guard members dressed as bats for the "Midnight in Transylvania" field show  Members of the band raise their trophies and drum major Giron in victory. |
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Marching Band Sweeps Awards at Lodi Grape Bowl Festival
The Mountain View High School Spartan Marching Band capped off their successful 2005 season by sweeping the awards at the 39th annual Grape Bowl Festival in Lodi on Nov. 5. "I always say this and I always mean it: this was the best season by far," said Band Director Robin Kramer.
The band won the top honor, the Grape Bowl Classic Perpetual Award, also known as the "Lady of Lodi," as well as the Grand Sweepstakes award for achieving the highest scores for the combined field show and parade events. 23 bands from northern California and one band from Utah participated in the competition.
Mountain View's field show, "Midnight in Transylvania," was the hit of the evening's events, and featured color guard members dressed as vampire bats jumping out of coffins. It earned the Field Show Sweepstakes award and three more sweepstakes trophies for best visual effects, general effects, and music, as well as a First Place Field Show Auxiliary award for the guard. Drum majors Isaac Giron, Jordan Haedtler, and Karen Fujii led the show. The band also won the First Place Parade and First Place Parade Auxiliary, Class B trophies. Drum major Giron took home both the First Place Parade Drum Major and First Place Field Show Drum Major awards.
"It's just been win, win, win, win," said Kramer of this season. The band also swept the awards at the recent Foothill Band Review in Pleasanton on Oct. 22, earning the Parade and Field Show Champion Grand Sweepstakes award and six other honors. When told the band had earned 18 trophies between the two events, Kramer joked "I've heard of a baker's dozen but this is ridiculous."
For more information, contact:
Barbara Heninger, Band Publicity Volunteer, barbheninger@barbwired.com
Elaine Bernard, MV Music Parents Association President, elainebernard@yahoo.com
Robin Kramer, MVHS Music Director, robin.kramer@mvla.net