Robinson Secondary School Band Department

Norton's Hot 8 Visit

Les Pit for Les Miserables

Solo & Ensemble Festival

Orlando

Robinson Band Upcoming Events
All concerts are free and open to the public.
7:30 p.m., Russell Theatre

RBOPO Monthly Meeting (all band & orchestra parents welcome) ~ Tuesday, May 13, 7 p.m., HS Bandroom
Middle School Bands Spring Concert ~ Thursday, May 15
High School Bands Spring Concert ~ Tuesday, May 20 ~ 3G & Symphonic
High School Bands Spring Concert ~ Tuesday, May 21 ~ 2, 3B & 4
High School Band Banquet - Monday, June 2, 6:30 PM, Gold Cafeteria

Middle School Busch Gardens Trip ~ May 23, 2008

Information, itinerary and payment

Fairfax County Summer Band Camp
June 23 - July 11, 2008

Marching Band Fall 2008 "Fact Sheet"

Printable for a refrigerator door near you!

May 2008 RBOPO News

Congratulations Robinson Bands!

Dynamic Music Festival, Orlando
April 2008
Concert Strings ~ Excellent
Philharmonic Orchestra ~ Superior
Concert Band 3 ~ Superior
Concert Band 4 ~ Superior
Symphonic Band ~ Superior
Trip photos

Band Festival 2008 ~ February 28, 29 & March 1
MS Concert Band 4/5 ~ Rating 1, Superior
MS Symphonic Band ~ Rating 1, Superior
HS Concert Band 3-Blue ~ Rating 1, Superior
HS Concert Band 3-Gold ~ Rating 1, Superior
HS Concert Band 4 ~ Rating 1, Superior
HS Symphonic Band ~ Rating 1, Superior
Festival photos

Selected to All Virginia Band
Joe Buono, Trombone
Andrew Fisk, Euphonium
Stacey Kropaczek, Trombone
Michael McMahon, Tuba

2007 - 2008 Concert Band Performance Schedules
High School Bands
Middle School Bands

Robinson Jazz Combo
Video 1 - "Summertime"
Video 2 - "Tenor Madness"

FCPS "SchoolScene" Video
Robinson Marching Band
Find out what it takes to create an award winning marching band program.
High | Low (02:12)

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Robinson High School Band Program
recipient of the
John Phillip Sousa Foundation's
Sudler Flag of Honor

The Sudler Flag of Honor is an International Award
recognizing High School Concert Bands of
Outstanding Musical Excellence.

RBOPO is an all-volunteer network of parents whose mission is to foster and promote musical excellence in our secondary school band and orchestra programs. As a 501(c)(3) organization, your contribution to RBOPO is tax deductible. Please consider making a contribution in support of our musically gifted students.

James W. Robinson Secondary School is one of three secondary schools (grade 7-12) in Fairfax County and part of
a school system serving 165,000 students in 180 schools. With a student population of 4300, over 1400 Robinson students are enrolled in one or more music classes. Instrumental music instruction begins in the fourth grade for strings and the fifth grade for band at the six feeder elementary schools in the Robinson pyramid. The Robinson Secondary School music department has been designated a Blue Ribbon School four times by the Virginia Music Educators Association.

The music curriculum at Robinson includes twelve concert bands, four jazz bands, marching band, six orchestras, six choirs, music theory and IB music classes, ten guitar classes, and numerous small ensembles. Nine faculty members instruct these classes and performing organizations in Robinson's Lunsford Hall.

A "Sudler Silver Cup" band, the highest honor bestowed on middle school bands, the Robinson Middle School Symphonic Band consistently receives superior ratings at district festivals. The group has appeared at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference three times and has the distinction of performing twice at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois.

As one of the only bands in the United States to hold two Sudler Flags of Honor, the Robinson High School Symphonic Band consistently receives superior ratings in grade VI literature at district festivals and is an eighteen year recipient of the Virginia Honor Band award. In the last seven years, they have hosted or appeared with the University of Tennessee Wind Ensemble, the University of Illinois Trombone Choir, the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, faculty brass quintets from the University of Kansas and Illinois, the United States Marine Corps Chamber Ensemble, musical humorist, Peter Schickele, and National Symphony Orchestra Maestro Leonard Slatkin. They have performed at the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Conference four times as well as at the ASBDA convention and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. The symphonic band is a part of the 211 member "Marching Rams" which performs and competes successfully during the fall season.

Our Directors
Denton Stokes	Director of Bands, Robinson Secondary	703-426-2147	Denny.Stokes (at) fcps.edu
Michael Cook	Director, High School Bands	703-426-2146	Michael.Cook (at) fcps.edu
Judy Einuis	Director, Middle School Bands	703-426-2145	Judy.Einuis (at) fcps.edu
Tiffany L.Hitz	Director, Middle School Bands	703-426-2190	Tiffany.Hitz (at) fcps.edu