This is Quinn’s 4th year being selected to the Ventura County Honor Band and he always enjoys participating. They practice two evenings after school for 3 hours and then all day Saturday the day before the performance. This year 21 students from Westlake High School were selected.
In October 2024 Quinn submitted his audio audition for the California All State Band which he had been working on with his tuba instructor Mike Freed. And on November 16 he found out that he made it! What an incredible achievement for Quinn. There were 6 kids from Westlake High School that made All State.
The All State Band is held in Sacramento and is a 4 day event where they spend time rehearsing, meeting with clinicians, and also watch other bands perform. On Thursday morning, we dropped Quinn off at the Sacramento Conference Center and said good bye until Sunday. The kids stay at the Sheraton across the street from conference center and have a full schedule.