Robinson Marching Rams Staff

Dawn Barham, Color Guard

8th notes Dawn Barham Dawn Barhamhas been involved in color guard for 13+ years. She was a member of the Alliance of Miami Winter Guard and competed in Winter Guard International World Championships three times. Dawn graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Special Education. While at FSU, she was part of the Marching Chiefs Color Guard, and was a member of the leadership staff for 4 years. Dawn is currently a special education teacher at Centreville High School.

Rachel Rose, Color Guard

8th notes Rachel Rose Rachel Rose has been involved with color guard for many years and was the captain of her high school color guard where she was coached by Dawn Barham. She played the flute and piccolo in concert band. In 2007 she graduated from Centreville High School and went on to study at Radford University. She graduated in May 2011from Radford University with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and history.

Eric Plewinski, Drum Line

8th notes Eric Plewinski While studying under former Florida Orchestra Principal Percussionist Robert McCormick, Eric Plewinski received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of South Florida where he was awarded the Outstanding Merit Award in Percussion.

During his Tampa, FL residency, he performed in various theatre productions such as "Fiddler On The Roof" and "Man Of La Mancha" and as an orchestral percussionist with The Florida Orchestra and the Southwest Florida Symphony. Eric was also a member of the national touring ensembles backing operatic tenor Michael Amante and Grammy award-winning Broadway singer Bernadette Peters and can be heard as a member of the McCormick Percussion Group on Music For Keyboard Percussions and The Music of Gui Sook Lee, both of which are distributed through NAXOS.

Currently, he is pursuing his Master of Music degree at the University of Maryland, College Park and is honored to be studying with F. Anthony Ames and Jauvon Gilliam, both members of the esteemed National Symphony Orchestra (Washington D.C.) and Dr. Lee Hinkle. Eric performs and teaches regularly in Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia.

Chris Horton, Drum Line

8th notes Chris Horton is currently a sophomore at George Mason University, majoring in History with a minor in percussion studies. Chris is from Virginia Beach where he marched for 4 years in Princess Anne High School's marching band and 3 years in Dominion Storm's indoor drum line. He recently finished his first year with George Mason's drum line, the Mean Green, in the snare line. Chris plans to return to Virginia Beach to teach History to high school students and assist with drum lines in Virginia Beach.

Wes Boynton, Assistant to Front Ensemble and Electronics

8th notes Wes Boynton has been a professional voice actor, a published musical artist, a teacher, a professional Wes Boyntonperformer with groups like the Pan-American Symphony Orchestra and currently functions as the sound and music designer for Divided Games. He graduated from Chantilly High School way back in 2010, and is currently a Music Education major at George Mason University.

 
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