Auburn School District No. 408
915 4th Street Northeast, Auburn, WA  98002

3/27/06

NEWS RELEASE
Auburn Mountainview Jazz Ensemble/Combo
Competes at Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

The Auburn Mountainview High School Jazz Ensemble and Combo competed for the first time at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho, on February 24-26.

The Jazz Ensemble took fifth place out of 20 bands. The Jazz Combo took eighth place out of 14 competing combos. Alto Saxophonist, Tyler Kion, and Drummer, Daniel O’Neil, each received Outstanding Superior Solo Performance Awards in an ensemble setting.

The festival competitions featured more than 375 high school and secondary school bands, combos, and soloists. Groups from across the U.S. and Canada performed to earn Outstanding Young Artist awards.

For more information contact Derek Pyle, AMHS Director of Bands, at (253) 804-4539, ext. 6050.