San Jose Metro Band takes 1st place at Morgan Hill 4th of July Parade!

This year, the San Jose Metropolitan Band took first place in the annual 4th of July parade in downtown Morgan Hill, California!

The San Jose Metro band competed in the "Adult Band" category and beat out both the Cupertino Symphonic Band as well as the Morgan Hill Wind Symphony to take first place!

Congratulations to all who competed in the parade!

Click here to see the official results:
http://www.mhparade.com/winners.html

See photos from the parade: (courtesy of Don Abel)
http://nicepics.us/Gallery/Holidays/4thJuly08/index.html

San Jose Metro Band Performs at the Golden Gate Park Band Festival

If you were fortunate enough to join us at Golden Gate Park on Saturday June 21st, you would have been treated to an excellent summer afternoon concert featuring a combination of Big Band music along with other well known concert and symphonic tunes.

Here's a link to the festival:
http://sf.funcheap.com/2008/06/19/golden-gate-park-band-festival-10-bands-w-classical-marches-swing-jazz/

Here's also a link to the band that hosts the event, The Golden Gate Park Band:
http://www.mindspring.com/~nemoyten/ggpb/Home.html
It contains a historical look (with pictures) of the band venue in Golden Gate park.