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The Kiwanis / Wayne Reimers Jazz Festival is tonight.  Here is the schedule of bands: Group Time Location Churchhill MS Stop, Drop & Swing 5:00pm Cafeteria Mission Ave Elementary 5:30pm Cafeteria Rio FM 6:00pm Cafeteria Carnegie MS 6:30pm Cafeteria Churchhill MS Trainwreck 7:00pm Cafeteria River City Swingers 7:30pm  Cafeteria Rio AM 8:00pm  Cafeteria Rio Jazz … Read more

Rio Band Families, Three important events this week: 1. Band Boosters (RABB) meetings tomorrow (Tuesday, 1/12) in the band room. 6:00 for the Board and Steering Committee, 7:15 for the General meeting. All parents and students are invited to the general meeting 2. Small Ensemble Night on Wednesday (1/13) at 7pm in the band room. This will be a … Read more

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