Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association explained

The Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) provides a number of services for elementary through college level instrumental music groups in Southern California, including providing clinics for educators and students and hosting festivals for soloists and ensembles, including marching band competitions.

Honor ensembles

The SCSBOA honor groups for elementary through high school students are prestigious music groups which students audition for. They include the band, string orchestra, full orchestra, and jazz band. Students accepted into the groups often demonstrate their expertise in their instruments as well as their motivation to take music to a higher degree. Numerous new musical works have been commissioned for these honor groups over the years to include Double Helix which was published by CPP Belwin.

Festivals

The festivals run by the organization rate groups on how well they play. Each group plays three prepared pieces and then sightreads a piece that is one level below those they prepared. For many school's music groups, these festivals are long-awaited and practiced for.

Field band

The field band competitions are an extensive number of parade and field show competitions. SCSBOA Adjudicators are selected based on their prior experience in competition with their own groups and are peers to the directors of the competing groups.

Parade competitions are typically hosted by cities or communities but may be hosted by a school band. Specialized parades, called Band Reviews, consist of a parade of only bands and possibly led by a few dignitaries in automobiles. Parade Bands are judged in the categories of Band, Drill Team, Auxiliary, and Drum Major. Parades and Band Reviews may classify competing bands based on total school enrollment, size of the band, or by ranking of the band's scores from competitions in the previous season. The method of classification is determined by the event chairman.

The SCSBOA field show circuit is the most popular in Southern California. Field show competitions are typically hosted by a high school band, inviting other schools to attend. Although there is no rule, hosts at SCSBOA field show competitions typically do not compete in their own competition. Field show bands are judged in the categories of Band, Percussion, and Auxiliary, assigned a Classification based on the total number of musicians performing. Many bands strive to be selected for the SCSBOA Field Show Championships, held the mid-November of each year. Throughout the season, the bands are scored and the 12 top-scoring bands in each class, based on the total of their top three scores of the season, are eligible to compete in SCSBOA Field Championships.

Past field band champions

Below is an incomplete list of class champions:

Year[1] 1A2A3A4A5A6A
2002ArlingtonCapistrano ValleyWilliam S. HartValenciaJohn W. NorthEtiwanda
2003West HillsSanta Margarita CatholicWilliam S. HartValenciaJohn W. NorthEtiwanda
2004BellflowerLa PuenteSanta MargaritaWilliam S. HartFountain ValleyEl Dorado
2005Los AngelesLa PuenteSan MarcosWilliam S. HartCarlsbadChino
2006Capistrano ValleyLos AlamitosChino HillsWilliam S. HartFountain ValleyChino
2007Charter OakSan MarcosWest RanchWilliam S. HartLos OsosChino
2008San MarcosEastlakeWest RanchWilliam S. HartMurrieta ValleyChino
2009Los AngelesAzusaCarlsbadWilliam S. HartSavannaChino
2010San MarcosPatriotCarlsbadWilliam S. HartNogalesChino
2011Charter OakColonyAzusaSouth HillsVistaChino
2012Los AngelesSan MarcosAzusaWest RanchLos OsosEtiwanda
2013San MarcosPatriotValenciaWilliam S. HartFountain ValleyRancho Bernardo
2014SaddlebackMoorparkPalisadesWilliam S. HartFountain ValleyArcadia
2015San PedroBuenaValenciaWilliam S. HartVistaMt. Carmel
2016San PedroChaffeyAliso NiguelWilliam S. HartVistaMt. Carmel
2017HighlandSan PedroAliso NiguelWarrenChino HillsMt. Carmel
2018MonroviaSan PedroAliso NiguelWilliam S. HartWarrenMt. Carmel
2019Grover ClevelandUniversity CitySan PedroAliso NiguelWest RanchMt. Carmel
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2021Grover ClevelandWestlakeSouth HillsWest RanchChinoRancho Bernardo
2022CastaicValenciaVistaWilliam S. HartChinoRancho Bernardo
2023DamienMoorparkThousand OaksWest RanchArroyoRancho Bernardo

Notes and References

  1. http://www.scsboa.org/ Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association

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