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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 Got Talent’ and they are including Rio on their US West Coast Tour. Look them up on YouTube; you’ll be amazed by their … Read more

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, Neta Galili, Carrie Gipson, Haley Furlong, Cameron Hoxsie and Gabe Carpenter.  We are still in need of volunteers for the Dinner Dance this Saturday.  Please … Read more

  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, staff, community members, neighbors… Come celebrate the 50 year history of this beloved building, before it is torn down … Read more

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:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E45AFAF2AA0FD0-2016/36752589.  We need everything from decorating and setup, to bartending, to chaperoning our amazing band students in the band room at the event.  Also tickets continue to … Read more

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. Wednesday, March 2nd from 6-8:30pm. “Say Goodbye to the Band Room” party and open house. This will be one last event to … Read more