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Rio Band Families, We received word this morning that a Rio group has been selected as one of only three HS groups nationally to participate and compete in the Charles Mingus Festival, put on by Mr. Mingus’s widow, Sue Mingus at NYC’s Manhattan School of Music in February. This is the sixth time Rio has … Read more

Rio Band Families, The latest- Optional band picture orders are due no later than this Thursday at lunch. Please make sure to fill out the forms EXACTLY as indicated in my earlier email.  We had two guest artists join us last week, with amazing results. Kudos to bassists Sierra Contreras and Maddy Hill, who were called into service … Read more

Rio Band Families, Before the Thanksgiving break, Lifetouch took professional photographs of all of our bands, as well as the Japan Trip Concert and Jazz Bands, and a mass photo of all band students. These photos are available for purchase through Lifetouch. I’ll send home order forms this week.  The orders (with all checks made out … Read more

Rio Band Families, Here’s the latest- Congratulations to the Rio Band students who were selected to take part in the American River College Honor Band, taking place this Friday and Saturday- Neta Galili, Natalie Kowalski, Julianna McMorris, Hannah Thompson, Hunter Middlekauff, Jon Crawford, Alta Rose Mullen, Jonathan Stacy, Antonio Lopes and Hayden Powell. Way to … Read more

Rio Band Families, A few items to share: Our next Small Ensemble Night will be this Wednesday, 11/18 at 7pm in the band room. Come on out! This Thursday, 11/19 will be band picture day. We’ll take group pictures for the yearbook, and they may be made available for purchase by families. More info when I have … Read more