Olympian High School
Eagle Band

Staff

Band Director: Eric Mabrey

Color Guard Instructor: Tracy Seiler, Jisselle Cardenas

Marching Instructors:  Lemel Contemprado, Celestine Perez

Percussion Instructor: Eric Mabrey

Drum Major: Patrick Stingl

Band President: Jeremy Aquino



Welcome to the OHS Band Department. The Eagle band program consist of a Marching Band and Colorguard, Wind Ensemble, Cadet Band, and Percussion Class, Jazz Band,  and an AP Music Theory Class.  We are currently in our 5th year of existence. Some of our accomplishments dso far have been:

2012-2013

• Competition March:  Gallant Seventh
• Field Show Selections:  West Side Story Opener, Maria/Cool, Jet Song, West Side Story Closer
• Class 4A field division

2011-2012

• Competition March:  King Karl King
• Field Show Selections:  Fantasmic Part 1: Mickey the Sorcerer; Fantasmic Part 2: Princess Medley; Fantasmic Part 3: Finale
• Class 4A field division
• Mt. Carmel Tournament: 2nd place street, 3rd place field
• Bonita Vista Tournament: 2nd place field
• Mira Mesa Tournament: 2nd place street, 3rd place field
• Veteran's Day Parade, San Diego.  Sweepstakes Award band, Guard 1st place, Drum Major 1st place
• Otay Ranch Band Review,3rd place band, 2nd place guard
• Arcadia Band Review, 3rd place guard
• Band Pageant:  Fantasmic Show
• Chula Vista Yuletide Christmas Parade, not combined
• CIF Championships at Qualcomm Stadium, half time performance
• Disneyland performance down Main Street, January 20th, 2012
• Forming of Jazz Band "A" and Jazz Band "B" for the first time
• Forming of separate Wind Ensemble and Concert Band for the first time.
• Concert Band Festival Music:  Encanto, Sarabande and Gavotte, Mountain Country Dances.  Received Excellent rating at CMEA and SCSBOA Festivals
• Wind Ensemble Festival Music:  Windjammer, Shenendoah, Huntingdon Celebration.  Received Unanimous Superior rating at SCSBOA festival, with Superior rating in sight-reading as well.
• Pops Concert Music:  Symphonic Suite from Star Trek, Caravan, Highlights from Hunchback of Notre Dame, Firedance, Coldplay on Stage.
• Jazz "B" band music, Don't Know Why (featuring Chloe Munguia-Flores, Land of Make Believe, Holy Habanero.
• Jazz "A" band music: Open Wide, New York New York, Orange Colored Sky (featuring Raquel Lim), The Incredibles, I Wanna Be Like You.

2010-2011

• Competition March:  Glorious Victory
• Field Show Selections: Sierra Sister, A Taste of Honey, Havana Hot, Walking on Sunshine 
• Percussion Trash Can Crew performs on Cox "Salute to Teacher"
• Class 3A field division
• Mira Mesa Tournament, Parade: Band and Guard each took 3rd place, Field: Each took 5th place. 
• Veteran's Day Parade, Downtown:  Drum Major 1st place, Color Guard 1st place, Band Sweepstakes award.
• Otay Ranch Town Center Parade: Drum Major 3rd place, Color Guard 1st place, Band 1st place
• Band Pageant
• Arcadia Band Review, Band 5th place Class B, Guard 2nd place Class B
• Chula Vista Yuletide Parade Combined with Otay Ranch High School and Rancho Del Rey Middle School.  Over 150 band members and over 30 guard members.
• Escondido Christmas Parade.  Band Sweepstakes, Guard Sweepstakes, Drum Major 2nd place
• Disneyland Performance, March 4th 2011
• Percussion Trash Can Crew performs at the Chula Vista Centennial Celebration March 7 and 8
• Festival Music: Forever Shining, On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss, American Salute
• Festival at Eastlake March 16, Excellent Rating, Superior Rating in Sight-Reading
• Festival at SDSU March 26, Excellent Rating, Superior Rating in Sight-Reading
• Pops concert included Fireflies, Maleguena,

2009-2010

• Competition March: Semper Fidelis
• Field Show Selections: Estancia (new), Rhythm is Gonna Get You, Land of Make Believe
• Class 3A field division
• Mt. Carmel Tournament, Parade and Field
• Mira Mesa Tournament, Parade 2nd place, Field 3rd place
• Vista Field Tournament, 3rd place
• Arcadia Band Review, Band 2nd place, Guard 2nd place
• Band Pageant
• Chula Vista Yuletide Parade Combined with Otay Ranch High School and Rancho Del Rey Middle School.  Over 150 band members and over 50 guard members.
• Disneyland Performance, January 22nd, 2010.
• Festival Music:  Southwest Summer, The Light Eternal, Fantasy on Yankee Doodle
• Festival at SDSU: Excellent Rating
• Festival at Eastlake HS:  Unanimous Superior Rating!!! Superior rating in Sight-Reading
• Pops Concert Music includes " Firedance", "Olympic Fanfare and Theme", "Aladdin", "Pirates of the Caribbean". 

2008-2009

• Competition March: Under the Double Eagle
• Field Show Selections: An Outdoor Overture, The Promise of Living, A Copland Finale (The Red Pony/Fanfare for the Common Man)
• Class 2A field division
• RBV Field Tournament
• Mira Mesa Tournament; Parade: 3rd Place, Field: 4th Place
• Vista Field Tournament: 3rd Place
• Arcadia Band Review
• Chula Vista Yuletide Parade Combined with Otay Ranch High School and Rancho Del Rey Middle School.  Over 180 band members and over 70 guard members.
• Escondido Christmas Parade: Sweepstakes
• Festival Music Selections:  Across the Great Divide, Chant and Jubilo
• Eastlake Festival, "Excellent" Rating, Superior in Sight Reading.
• Pops Concert Music includes "The Mask of Zorro", "Enchanted", and "Hide and Seek"

2007-2008 School Year

• Chino Band Review: Band 3rd place, Color Guard 2nd place. Competition March: Royal Scotch Highlanders March.
• Chula Vista Band Review: Band 2nd place, Color Guard 1st place. Competition March: Royal Scotch Highlanders March.
• Sweetwater District Band Pageant. Music Selections include "Mangionie Opener ", "Chameleon", and "Gonna Fly Now "
• Chula Vista Yuletide Parade: Combined with Otay Ranch High School and Rancho Del Rey Middle School. Over 120 band members and over 60 guard members.
• Escondido Band Review was rained out. We will get to keep the Sweepstakes trophy for another year.
• Eastlake SCSBOA Band Festival. Musical Selections: "Huntingdon Celebration", "Shenandoah", "Festivo" . Rating of "Excellent" .
• El Camino SCSBOA Band Festival. Musical Selections: "Festivo", "Shenandoah", "Huntingdon Celebration". Rating of "Excellent".

2006-2007 School Year

• Our First Parade: Chula Vista Band Review (criticism only, band would have placed 3rd, color guard would have placed 1st)
• Sweetwater District Band Pageant. Music Selections include "Voices of America", "Estancia", and "Pirates of the Caribbean"
• Chula Vista Yuletide Parade performing Mr. Mabrey's arrangement of "Deck, Jingle, Deck".
• Escondido Christmas Parade: Band Sweepstakes, Drum Major 1st Place, Color Guard 1st Place
• Eastlake SCSBOA Band Festival. Musical Selections: "Kinesis", "On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss", "Rhythm of the Winds". Rating of "Excellent"
• El Camino SCSBOA Band Festival. Musical Selections: "Kinesis", "On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss", "Rhythm of the Winds". Rating of "Excellent".
• Pops Concert Selections include: "Pirates of the Caribbean"

The Director

Congratulations to our Director as being named 2010 San Diego County Teacher of the Year! He has represented over 26,000 S.D. county teachers at events throughout the county and the state of California, while advocating for arts education for all. 

The music director of OHS is Eric Mabrey. He has an extensive background in instrumental music as a professional musician, music director, and adjudicator.

Professional work: He has played for over 30 years as a professional French Horn player, ranging from musical theater, to symphony orchestra, including work as a recording studio musician. He continues to perform as requested by local performing groups.

He was a percussion major at SDSU, and continues to play percussion as needed around San Diego. As a hobby, Mr. Mabrey plays snare drum in a Scottish Bagpipe Band, performing locally and competing at Highland Games throughout California, and also plays French Horn in the San Diego Horn Society group "Hornswoggle".

Mr. Mabrey is also a professional pianist, specializing in musical theater, jazz, gospel, and pop styles. He plays throughout San Diego county as a freelance musician.

As a band director, Mr. Mabrey began as an assistant director at the award winning Castle Park High School Band program in the 1980s. In 1988, Mr Mabrey was hired as the new band director at the Chula Vista High School “School for Creative and Performing Arts”. For 11 years he developed a top award winning band program that grew in size up to 145 band members and 60 attached unit members. From his success he gained respect from fellow directors and was invited to become an adjudicator for the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association. For over 15 years he has been adjudicating parades and festivals throughout southern California. 

Mr. Mabrey has currently built up the OHS band program to be 80+ musicians, and 20+ guard members.