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Ventura High School Music Director Paul Hunt said, "Sometimes [musicians] don't make [California all-state] in their freshman year, because there's a lot of people. If it's high school, then the people who are seniors have been playing so much longer. We see more of the older students getting in because they've had more years of practice." Photo by: Paul Hunt

13 VHS students named California all-state musicians

Alejandro Hernandez January 24, 2023

VHS Music Department has more all-state musicians than ever before 13 VHS student musicians, including band, jazz and orchestra musicians, won the California all-state distinction, announced in early...

Four musical groups performed at the Honors Winter Concert, two being from middle schools and two from Ventura High School. Photo by: Adi De Clerck

Middle school and VHS musical groups perform at the Honors Winter Concert

The first concert out of three in the VHS Music Winter Concert Series The Ventura High School Honors Winter Concert occurred between 7 and 8:37 p.m. Dec. 1 in the VHS Auditorium. The concert was the first...

"Right now its a little chaos because they haven't done this in a few years, but when it comes to the show, we do the tech today, so there is a lot of chaos. Tomorrow is the dress rehearsal so they will know how it goes, and by Friday, we will be pretty organized," said Paul Hunt, the VHS music director. Photo by: Belen Hibbler

Behind the curtain: the innerworkings of the VHS annual chamber concert

Belen Hibbler, Halle Gentry, Olive Kranzler, and Elise Sisk February 24, 2022

A behind the scenes look at the tech and dress rehearsals before the Chamber Concert on Feb. 11

Graphic by: Micah Wilcox

Prelude to Concerto: String Orchestra prepares for Dec. 6 Concert

Micah Wilcox November 19, 2018

Following Ventura and Buena High School’s joint Wind Ensemble Fall Concert on Wednesday, the music department is warming up for Dec. 6-- the String Orchestra Winter Concert. "We are playing a number...

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