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Sweets 'n Swing 2012 ~ A Night of Jazz
Thursday, February 16, 2011
Gold Cafeteria
7:00 PM
FREE with donations accepted
Come enjoy a selection of sweet treats and listen to the Jazz sounds of Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Freddie Hubbard, and more, performed by the Jazz Students of Robinson Secondary School.
Please join us!
Please visit the Orlando trip page for the forms link and other details. Thank you.
It takes a lot of hard work to earn a spot in one of these ensembles. Please congratulate these terrific young people when you see them.
| LAST | FIRST | INSTRUMENT | GRADE |
| Shade | Anna | Bass Clarinet | 7 |
| Bosch | Stephen | Trumpet | 7 |
| Eriks | Blake | Clarinet | 8 |
| Hedrick | Moira | Trombone | 8 |
| Lee | Edric | Percussion | 8 |
| Meyer | Deanna | Trumpet | 8 |
| Verster | Ali | Clarinet | 8 |
| Barto | David | Trombone | 8 |
| Belisle | Ethan | Tuba | 8 |
| Casebeer | Jonah | Trumpet | 8 |
| Dunbar | Caroline | Clarinet | 8 |
| Zama | Chi | Baritone | 8 |
| Howell | Jared | Tuba | 7 |
Congratulations to the following members of Robinson High School Bands, who have been selected to the District XI Band. These students will be participating in the District Band rehearsals and concert, February 2-4, 2012 at Woodson High School. Students noted in Bold have earned eligibility to audition for the All Virginia Band, February 25, 2012 in Harrisonburg Virginia. Students listed in Italics were selected as first chair players in the District.
| Megan O'Bryan | Jen Harazin | Allison O'Bryan | Jontyler Hartman | Zach Miller | Arch Wilson |
| Minji Kwon | Kyunghoon Kim | Irina Chang | Grayson Kilgo | Drew Witter | Benjamin Flint |
| Beewon Cho | Taylor Speed | Dean Won | Nate Banks | Eleanor Barto | Natasha Penfield |
| David Pelikan | Beomjin An | Monica Ghadiyaram | Sam Reinsel | Matt McMahon | Allie Hunter |
| Rachel Tippett | Liam Dillon | Brian Kropaczek | Daniel Song | Jack Prothero |
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Attention any rising 9th-12th grade students interested in being a performing member of the
2012 Marching Rams Battery and Front Ensemble (Percussion):
We are holding four Friday pm/Saturday Full Day clinics in order to train and select the Battery and Front Ensemble for the upcoming marching season. Students interested in these two sections need to attend these clinics in order to be considered for a performing position. These clinics are very important and will be very helpful in establishing an outstanding Battery and Front Ensemble. If you have a scheduling conflict or questions about the camps, please see Mr. Tucker. Friday rehearsals are 6-9 PM and Saturday rehearsals are 9-12 AM and 1-4 PM.
Feb 24-25
Mar 23-24
April 13-14
May 11-12
Attention rising 9th-12th grade students interested in being a performing member of the
2012 Marching Rams Color Guard:
We will be hosting four after-school clinics and one after-school audition/evaluation session. Boys and girls interested in receiving a performing spot in the guard need to attend these clinics and the audition in order to be considered for a spot. At the clinics our guard staff will be teaching flag and dance basics, as well as the audition routine. If you have any questions about these clinics or auditioning for the color guard, please see Mr. Tucker. All of the sessions will take place from 3-5 PM on May 7-11.
Robinson Band & Orchestra Parent Organization 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.
If you'd like to make a tax deductible donation to the Robinson band and orchestra programs,
please feel free to mail a check to P.O. Box 39, Fairfax Station, VA., 22039.
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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.
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The Lunsford/Behrend Scholarship Fund was established in 2007 by James W. Robinson alumni in memory of former band directors James G. Lunsford and Jack Behrend. Scholarship eligibility is open to graduating students in the Robinson Band program who plan to continue to participate in music at the college level - a music major is not required. For more information about the scholarship and contributions to the fund, visit http://www.lunsfordbehrend.org.
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FCPS "SchoolScene" Video
Robinson Marching Band
Find out what it takes to create an award winning marching band program.
High | Low (02:12)
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 4000, over 1200 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 five 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, eight 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 a twenty year recipient of the Virginia Honor Band award. Robinson is one of four bands in the VBODA “Hall of Fame” for this accomplishment. In the last ten 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, “Boston Brass”, 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 180 member "Marching Rams" which performs and competes successfully during the fall season.
| Our Directors | |||
| Judy Einuis | Director of Bands, Middle School |
703-426-2145 | jkeinuis@fcps.edu |
| Jamie Tucker | Director of Bands, High School Bands |
703-426-2146 | jltucker@fcps.edu |
| Denny Stokes | Conductor, HS Symphonic Band & Concert Band 4 |
703-426-2147 | ddstokes@fcps.edu |
| Jackie Geldert | Director, HS Band | 703-426-2190 | jcgeldert@fcps.edu |
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