The Award-winning "Pride of the Sierra", Mariposa County High School's Grizzly Band; will host the first annual Playathon Saturday March 20th from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in the courtyard of the Mariposa History Center.  The event is to raise final funds for the band's participation at Forum Music Festival's "Judges Invitational" Concert Band Championship at Disneyland on April 23rd.  Ten of the nation's finest high school concert bands will compete for the 'Best of the Best' title.

 

The all-day Playathon will feature the Grizzly Pep, Show and Concert Bands, the MCHS Advanced Chorus and Concert Choir, the Mariposa Middle School Band; and a variety of ensembles and soloists including the famous Grizzly Drum-Line and the self-described Sexy-phones (Saxophones), who were selected as the outstanding section at the 2009 Forum Festival in the Bay Area.  Music will run the gauntlet from popular stadium favorites to Gustav Holst's "Mars, Bringer of War".

 

Band members are accepting pledges until the day of the event, and donations will be graciously accepted on the grounds.  Food and drinks will also be available from the Band Booster Organization and Sugar-Pine Pizza from Oakhurst.  Come out and enjoy some of the Mountain's finest young musicians and support them as they strive to represent the community on the national stage.