Los Gatos HS & Saratoga HS Student Musicians Place in Regional & Statewide Competitions
Los Gatos, November 9, 2022: The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District (LGSUHSD) is proud to announce that both Los Gatos and Saratoga High School student musicians have won various awards for their exemplary performance in recent music competitions:
Los Gatos High School Marching Band and Color Guard placed 2nd and was awarded "High Music" at the Independence Band Tournament on October 29, 2022.
Los Gatos High School student musician, Zoey Zhu, won the 'American Protege' Woodwind and Brass Competition designed for solo performers and ensembles. As a winner, Zoey has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York in the Summer of 2023.
Los Gatos High School Choir Musician, Bella Kurani, auditioned and was selected to be a part of the All-National Honor Ensemble, including a performance at the Gaylor National Resort & Convention Center this past November 3-6, 2022.
Saratoga High School’s Marching Band and Color Guard placed 4th out of 20 schools at the Western Band Association (WBA) NorCal Super Show at Sacramento State University, November 5, 2022. This competition also included the following individual honors:
Saratoga High School’s Marching Band received 2nd place in the Visual Performance Caption
Saratoga High School’s Marching Band received 3rd place in the Percussion Caption
19 Los Gatos High School & 7 Saratoga High School Choir Performers were selected after a rigorous solo audition to represent their respective schools in the Coastal Regional Honors Choir which will perform at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo on November 17-19. Chosen performers were:
From Los Gatos High School:Shaurya Banjara, James Burlinson, Logan Campbell, Ethan Chow, Mia Clevenger, Spencer English, Tanya Goel, Aadja Jain, Sofia Kappen, Kathryn Chloe Kimyai, Shayla Kumaresan, Adric Lumma, Sara Niemeyer, Olivia Padwal, William Radke, Medha Sarkar, Hayley Strahs, Ro Venezia, and Kiara Zou.
From Saratoga High School: Nikila Bashyam, Diya Iyer, Annabelle Miin, Nishant Nair, Aadhya Naveen, Dustin Peng, Navya Rao
“I am thrilled at the success our group and individual performers are seeing this season, “ shared Bill W. Sanderson, Superintendent of Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District. “Both our staff and students are so incredibly talented. They put hours of unseen work behind all these competitions, and I’m so proud that they are being honored for their remarkable abilities.”
Learn more about each of the school’s music programs here: Los Gatos Music Boosters, Saratoga Music Boosters.