Rio Band News
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...
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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....
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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...
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Rio Band Families, Four upcoming events: Next Tuesday, 2/2 our Pep Band will play for the basketball game. It is again the ‘Green’ Band’s turn. Please be in the band room by 6pm. New Concert Added!...
View ArticleWinter Concert – Band Info
The Winter Concert will be next Tuesday, 2/9 at 7pm in the Betty Miller Theater, located next to senior lawn at Rio. Students should arrive by 6:30 for warmups, in the band room. The dress code is...
View ArticleRio Band- 2 very important events coming up
Rio Band Families, In addition to the Winter Concert (2/9), Smamble Night (2/10) and the Mingus Combo heading to NYC on 2/11, we have two very important events coming up soon in Rio Band. 1....
View ArticleDinner Dance Volunteer Jobs
The Arden/Rio Dinner Dance is March 5th and we are looking for parent volunteers to sign up for different shifts to help out. Here is a sign-up link:...
View ArticleSay Goodbye to the Band Room!
Our “Say Goodbye to the Band Room” party will be next Wednesday, from 6 to 8:30 pm. A flyer is attached. It will be an informal Open House setting. Everyone is invited! Students, parents, alumni,...
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This past weekend, Rio had two combos performing and competing in the Woodcreek Jazz Festival in Roseville. One of Rio’s groups again took first place. Congratulations go out to Hunter Middlekauff,...
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Rio Band Families, On Tuesday, March 29th we will be joined by Out of the Blue, an all-male a cappella (unaccompanied vocals) group from England’s Oxford University. OOTB was runner-up on ‘Britain’s...
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Summer Band Camps
Rio Band Families, Looking for a way to fill some time over the Summer, while also improving your musical abilities? Try attending a summer music camp! There are many good options in our area. Here are...
View ArticleUpcoming Schedule
Hello Rio Band families, As we are making our way to the end of the year, here are the (many) upcoming events in Rio Band: Wed, 4/13- Rio’s Open House. We’ll have Jam Sessions in the band room. All are...
View ArticleSpring Concert (4/29) Information
Rio Band Families, Our Spring Concert will be held next week, on Friday, April 29th. All of our Concert and Jazz bands will perform, followed by an All-Play and awards. Here’s the pertinent...
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Rio Band Families, A few items to pass on to all- Our AM Jazz Ensemble will put on a concert, featuring the group’s seniors on Monday May 23rd at 7pm. Location at Rio TBA. All are invited. We will...
View ArticleThe Latest on the Theater and Music Complex
Rio Band Families, As we prepare for our move out of the band room on Monday, here is the latest news on the construction process: http://tinyurl.com/z46nng3. Josh Murray Band Director Rio Americano...
View ArticleVolunteers still needed for Friday
Rio Band Families, We still need volunteers for this Friday’s Spring Concert. The bottom line is this- we must have volunteers in order to put these events on. We need every family to do their part to...
View ArticleRadio Program Tomorrow
Rio Band Families, Tomorrow (Wednesday) night, at 8pm 88.9 FM (our local NPR music station) will feature Rio’s own Hannah Oldfield as a guest DJ along with Gary Vercelli for an hour-long ‘Excellence in...
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