Instrumental Music at Monte Vista Christian School has well over 100 students involved in band, orchestra, and handbells under the direction of Shari McQueen.  Miss McQueen has been teaching music for over 20 years and holds a BA and BFA from Westmont College and an MA from Wheaton College

Check the Fine Art Events calendar (on the right side of this page) for upcoming concerts.

Click here for information on the music we played in Carnegie Hall in March 2008:   
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_11005.html?selecteddate=03162008  

Click here to see some of the awards our Instrumental Music students have earned.

Click here for a complete Fine Arts calendar.

MVCS Ensembles

Beginning Band [no prerequisite]
Beginning Strings [no prerequisite]
Mustang Band [audition and minimum GPA]
Monte Vista Orchestra [audition and minimum GPA]
Reflection Handbell Choir [no prerequisite]
Resound and Carillon Handbell Choirs [audition]

Mustang Band

The band is made up of 37 high school musicians, and they have earned Command Performances at all of the adjudicated festivals in which they have participated. They were invited to play with 14 other bands from the United States at the Ben Franklin Birthday Celebration in Philadelphia in May 2006.

Monte Vista Orchestra

The Orchestra is made up of 23 high school musicians, and they have earned Command Performances at all of the  adjudicated festivals in which they have participated.   In 2006 they won the Best Student Orchestra award in California given by the American Musical Theatre Group.

Resound and Carillon Handbells

The  Handbell Choirs are made up of 12 - 33 high school students who meet for practice two nights a week.  Most of the members live in our on-campus dormitories, and the Handbell Choirs give them an excellent opportunity to meet students from other countries while developing their musical skills.  The Handbell Choirs are a popular feature of our concerts and performances.