We’ve got a big event coming up April 3rd and 4th. Rockridge is hosting IHSA Organization Contest this year. This is the event where area schools bring their bands, choirs, and orchestras to be critiqued by a panel of judges. We will have a lot of people coming through the school for this event. There [...]
The 2008-2009 school year has been a big on for the RHS Music Dept. One of the many areas of note is our large number of students selected for All State this year. In the band performance area; Dana Jones was selected to play in the All State Band on bassoon and Kyle Martin was selected [...]
Solo and Ensemble contest is right around the corner! Contest will be held at Rock Island High School on Saturday, March 7th. Everyone in band is involved to some capacity. Come see your students and peers perform in smaller settings than our usual full band performances.
Due to the early out today, the Junior High Band and Choir concerts tonight have been rescheduled for noon on Friday, Dec 19th.
The High School Band Concert is still on for Wednesday night!
In the event that that goes awry, our plan B for the high school concert is Thursday night. If they both go awry, [...]
Due to last nights pep band being cancelled, I’m adding a night. It will be Thursday, Dec 18th. It will be neither an A or a B game, but an extra credit game.
While not specifically band related, the Madrigal choir performance at The Lodge this evening has been cancelled due to inclement weather.
In related news, school will be dismissed today at 1:15 for the same reason.
And if you haven’t picked up your fruit yet, well, you may not want to do it today since we’re out early, [...]
Due to complications with the fruit sale, pep band has been cancelled for this evening, 12/2
Due to the Madrigal Choir performance at the Lodge this Wednesday, the normal first Wednesday of the month Band Booster meeting will be held on the 10th.
Due to the fact that many things in band occur outside of the normal school day, weather often interferes when it may not have interfered during school. If you have any question on whether or not something is cancelled, be it pep band or jazz band practice, this is where it will be posted.
The dates for the 2008-2009 Pep Band season are as follows:
Pep Band A: 12/01, 12/08, 1/12, 1/27, 2/10
Pep Band B: 12/02, 1/08, 1/20, 2/5, 2/13
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Pep Band is a part of the students grades, so attendance is important. If someone is unable make a perfomance, switching with another member is [...]
