The Lancer Marching Band
During the fall, members of Thousand Oaks High School's smaller ensembles: our three Concert Bands, the Percussion Department and Color Guard, come together to form the Thousand Oaks Lancer Marching Band. Together, this mix of instrumentalists (brass, woodwind and percussion) and our color guard form a renowned field show performance unit known for dramatic exhibitions, strong musical themes, and lavish presentations.
The Lancer Band is a performing member of serveral marching circuits including: the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA), the Marching Band Open Series (MBOS), and the Bands of America (BOA) where the Lancers have been Grand National Seimi-Finalists two times, placing them in the top 30 high school marching bands in the US. In 2005, the Lancer Band was awarded the prestigious Al Castronova Esprit De Corps Award. This great honor is bestowed to one band nationally each year and depicts a group who exemplifies the ideals of musicality, sportsmanship, team work, and citizenship of an outstanding band program.
The Lancer Band has been the recipient of many prestigious awards: This part needs to be updated with more current information. The entire Instrumental Music Department, participated in the Hawaii Invitational in April of 2002, taking home 11 Superior and 1st Place Awards. In November of 2002, the Lancer Band was the only California Band to compete in the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Lancer Band, placed 12th out of the 44 Bands competing in the second day of Preliminary Competitions and 24th out of 88 bands overall.
The Lancer Band is proud to be a 2002 National Semi-Finalist and placed 28th out of the 34 bands in the Semi-Finalist Competition.
The Lancer Band also placed 13th at the WBA State Championships (November 2004) and 5th at the SCSBOA Tournament of Champions (December 2004).