By Daily Press staff
Homecoming will be celebrated at Santa Monica High School in style. Santa Monica High School’s Performing Arts Department will present the 2003 Homecoming Spectacular Concert on Thursday, Oct. 23. The most advanced performing ensembles will be showcased Thursday evening as a part of the homecoming celebrations.
Samohi is known nationally and internationally for producing high achieving musicians and music ensembles, and sends a steady stream of graduates to the most prestigious music schools and conservatories in the world, school officials said.
The concert will feature the Samohi Marching Band, the Symphony Orchestra, the Madrigal Ensemble, the Wind Ensemble, the Dance Ensemble, the cheer leaders, the Chamber Singers, and the Samohi Serenaders and Bluenotes — Samohi’s Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Choir.
The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held in the newly restored Barnum Hall on the Samohi campus at 601 Pico Blvd. Ticket sales for the event will help support the students in the performing ensembles by providing money to purchase instruments, music, performance clothing and other equipment. Tickets cost $10 at the door, or $7 for adults and $5 for children if made by reservation. To reserve tickets, send an order to Santa Monica High School, attn. Dr. Carl Hammer, 601 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, Calif., 90405.
The pubic is invited to attend the season premiere concert. For further information, call (310) 395-3204, ext. 401 or e-mail to
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 16, 2003. Read the original PDF.