This year’s Spring Band Concert will be in the RBHS gymnasium at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. All bands from Beginning Band through the high school will perform.
Performing, as a guest soloist, with the RBHS Concert Band will be Mr. Ted Wanack. Mr. Wanack is accomplished jazz trombonist. He will be performing “Georgia on My Mind”.
Beginning Band, click here to get the accompaniment tracks for #59-the end of the book.
If you own an iPod Touch or iPad, download iTuna from the Apple App Store. It is a free chromatic tuner. Then, at the beginning of rehearsals or lessons, put your iPod / iPad on your stand and check your intonation, but remember to put your iPod/iPad away at the start of rehearsals. Be responsible when using technology.
On Saturday, December 17th, RBHS will play Eureka. The game is an hour earlier – JV starting at 5:00 PM with the varsity game following that. Pep Band members should be on stage ready to play around 5:45 PM. The parking lot will be packed. Go Rockets!!
The RBJH Band and Chorus concert will be Tuesday, December 13th. The concert starts at 7:00 PM and will be held in the RBJH gymnasium in Benson, IL.
Pictured on the left is RBHS Sophomore Liz Ferrero rehearsing “Don’t Know Why” with the RBHS Band. Liz will sing with the RBHS Band on the December 6th Christmas Concert.
December is a busy month for everyone! Please mark these dates on your calendar.
For details about these events click on the “Calendar” page. If you have an online calendar, you can automatically have the RB60 Band events added to your calendar. Visit the RB Band Google Calendar for directions on adding the calendar.
On Friday, November 11, 20011, the RBHS Band will have three performances.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call me. Thank you
On Thursday, November 3rd RBHS will host the Tri-County Conference Band Festival. Schools from Tri County Conference will arrive at RBHS in the afternoon to rehearse and then perform a 7 PM concert that evening. This year there are four bands that will be performing. Henry, Midland, Putnam County, and Roanoke-Benson.
Students will be supplied a meal (thank you RB Music Boosters) for dinner. Since we do not have enough uniforms for the concert band, the students will dress up in nice clothes.
The RBHS Concert Band will be performing selections from “Carmina Burana” and I have to say – they rock! I’m really please on how we have pulled this song together in less than a dozen rehearsals!
I hope to see all of you at the concert Thursday evening. If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call me (home or school are both fine).