CANYON HIGH WILL DEFEND TOP-BAND TITLE.Byline: Daily News Staff Writer Canyon High School's marching band and pageantry performers, competing as the Gold Star Brigade, will return today to Palmdale to defend their two-time first-place title. The Brigade opened its 1996 band-competition season last week by earning first place at the South Bay Invitational Field Tournament and has been practicing daily to maintain top honors in today's contest. In the South Bay tournament, 18 bands competed in four divisions at El Camino College El Camino College is a two-year public community college located in the city of Torrance in Los Angeles County, California. It is commonly referred to as "El Co" or "ECC". It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (105,000 m²). in Torrance. Schools were placed in divisions based on the number of performers involved in the field show. Canyon earned first-place awards in Class B for both its band and color guard. Of the four division winners, Canyon had the largest victory margin, scoring 81.25 points out of 100 compared with Carson High School's 74.50 points for second place. Last year, Canyon placed third in this contest. A first place on its initial outing this school year extends a Brigade winning streak to six consecutive victories. Five first places in a row last year included victories in the Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
The Canyon band is directed by Randy Gilpin, with pageantry advisers Maria Rojas and Carl Kreft. Steve Upton is the percussion instructor. Student leaders include drum major Rachel Zimmerman, band President Cassie Lane and pageantry captain Angela Patino and co-captain Tanya Davis. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color) Without missing a note, musicians of t he brass section break out of a block in rehearsal at Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
adj. Existing or conducted between or among schools. in  ter·scho·las contests in a row and will defend its championship today in Palmdale. (2) Sophomore trombone trombone [Ital.,=large trumpet], brass wind musical instrument of cylindrical bore, twice bent on itself, having a sliding section that lengthens or shortens it and thus regulates the pitch. The descendant of the sackbut, it was developed in the 15th cent. player Travis Branam practices the solo he will perform for Canyon High school today's marching bands competition at Palmdale. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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