By Robert Ostmann,
A group of Los Alamitos High School musicians has emerged from a rigorous professional audition process to be honored by the Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association. The organization brought together Southern California elementary, middle school, and high school student musicians in jazz, orchestra and band and selected the best as SCSBOA 2019 Honor Musicians.
This year, these Los Alamitos High musicians received the award:
Julia Carpenter, junior – Violin II, High School Orchestra
Lance Kaiser, senior – Trumpet III, Jazz Ambassadors
Santiago Lopez, sophomore – Tenor Sax II, Jazz Ambassadors
Brennan Murray, sophomore – Drums, Jazz All-Stars
Max Nguyen, freshman – Drums, Honor Jazz Band
The jazz students will perform on Friday, January 25 at 7pm in the Grand Ballroom B at the Orange County Hyatt Hotel. Carpenter and the orchestra will perform on Sunday, January 27 in the same venue. Admission is free for both events.