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A big thank you from Dr. Franklin from McKendree University for working with the Honors Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band today! He left Lebanon, IL at 4 am to be with us. We all learned a lot, and we sincerely appreciate his time! For more details pertaining to the band program at McKendree University, please see the contact information found within the flyer below. 
The Sliva Concert scheduled for Sunday, March 8th, 2020 is canceled. The concert has been canceled for multiple reasons: 1) construction, 2) multiple performances surrounding 3/8, & 3) schedule conflicts.
Want to catch the Symphonic Band and Honors Wind Ensemble in concert? Visit us at the Lincoln Trail Band Festival, IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest, and the EIU Midwinter Invitational,
The RCHS Honors Wind Ensemble is performing at the 2020 ILMEA Large Group Festival on Saturday, March 14th at the Doudna Fine Arts Center at Eastern Illinois University. The performance attire is concert black-and-white (tuxes or dresses) that were issued out to the students at the beginning of the term. Parents may sign out their sons & daughters following the last RCHS performance that morning in the assigned homeroom.
Food and drinks are available in the food court at the University Union. Students may purchase food and drinks before the performance. The schedule for the day is as follows: ILMEA Large Group Festival (TIMES UPDATED 2/25/2020 DUE TO SCHEDULE CHANGE) 9:30 AM.......................Call-time at RCHS 9:30 AM..........................Buses arrive at exit 22 at RCHS 9:40-10:59 AM.............Travel to Charleston, IL 11:00-11:29 AM...........Unload 11:30-12:29 PM...........Lunch at the food our in the University Union 12:30-12:59 PM...........Change into concert attire 1:00-1:29 PM...............Honors Wind Ensemble warm-up 1:30-1:59 PM.................Honors Wind Ensemble performance (Dvorak Hall) 2:00-2:29 PM................Band clinic 2:30-4:00 PM................Pack bus, travel to RCHS, unpack, & dismiss! (est. time) CONTEST ADDRESS: Doudna Fine Arts Center is located at 1860 7th St, Charleston, IL 61920 PACKING LIST:
Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions at cjones@rccu1.net, or 393-2101 ext. 3137.
The IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest for 2020 is nearly upon us! I have not yet received the performance times and location for each entry for Saturday, March 7th. Once we receive the performance times from IHSA, you may find performance times & locations at the bottom of this email.
The day's itinerary is as follows: 7:30 AM - Meet in the RCHS Rehearsal Hall 7:40 AM - Depart for Lawrenceville, IL 8:15 AM - Estimated arrival at Lawrenceville High School 3:00 PM - Depart Lawrenceville for Olney 4:00 PM - Estimated return to RCHS Students may sign-out with a guardian following performances. Please sign-out with Mr. Jones (band) or Mr. Weitkamp (choir) before leaving. The address for Lawrence High School is 2200 James St, Lawrence, IL 62439. Packing List: Performance attire (you do not have to wear the concert black-and-white attire, but dress attire is required), instrument, extra reeds, musical accessories, sheet music, lunch money. We will not leave Lawrenceville High School until the event is over; however, students may buy lunch from Lawrenceville Band Boosters. Performance Fees: Accompanied solos = $20 Unaccompanied solos = $10 Duet = $9 (per student) Trio = $8 (per student) Quartet = $7 (per student) Quintet = $6 (per student) Each participating student is required to pay the performance fee. Students & parents may elect to use funds that have built up in the student's band activity account. If this is the case, payment will show $0 and the fee will be deducted from the account balance automatically. The due date for fees is February 21st. Please visit https://www.cuttime.net for and log in for balance and invoices. PERFORMANCE TIMES WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST. Students from Richland County High School Participate in the 2020 ILMEA All-State Ensembles2/13/2020
 Left to right: Colby Garrard (senior/choir) & Kendra Jellison (junior/orchestra) Two students from Richland County High School participated in the 2020 Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-State Music Conference. The All-State conference occurred from January 29 until February 1, 2020 in Peoria, IL. These students were selected from a rigorous audition process as the top student-musicians representing over 12,000 schools throughout Illinois. Of roughly 2,400 students that auditioned, only a fraction of students were selected to participate in the event. The two RCHS students selected to participate were Colby Garrard (senior) and Kendra Jellison (junior).
Colby Garrard participated in the 2020 All-State Choir under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Palant from the University of Texas. Colby is a six time participant in the ILMEA District 5 Band & Choir at Eastern Illinois University from 2013-2020. He is a two time recipient of the coveted 1st Superior rating at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Solo & Ensemble Contest. Colby is also a member and currently serves as the president of the Tri-M National Honor Music Society, Chapter 8170 at Richland County High School. Mr. Garrard continues to be an active performer at both Richland County High School and Olney Central College. He has performed with the Marching Tigers (drumline), Honors Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, and musicals at Richland County High School. He has also performed in several musical productions at Olney Central College. Colby represented RCHS at the Lincoln Trail Band Festival in 2018 in Casey, IL. Colby plays on the RCHS football team as a varsity offensive lineman. Kendra Jellison was selected to participate in the 2020 All-State Orchestra under the direction of Prof. Gary Lewis from the College of Music at the University of Colorado Boulder. Kendra also participated in the All-State Band in 2019. Ms. Jellison is a five time participant in the ILMEA District 5 Bands & Orchestra in years 2014-2020 at Eastern Illinois University. She is a six time recipient of the 1st Superior rating at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Solo & Ensemble Contest. She serves at the Vice President of the RCHS chapter of Tri-M National Honor Music Society. Kendra Jellison has performed with the Marching Tigers (serving as a clarinetist and more recently as drum major), the Honors Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and musicals at Richland County High School. She has performed with the Little Illini Conference Pep Band in 2018, 2019, & 2020. She has also performed in the orchestra pit for two RCHS musical productions in 2018 and 2019. Kendra represented RCHS at the Lincoln Trail Band Festival in 2018 & 2019. She was also awarded scholarships to attend Eastern Music Camp (EMC) in 2018 & 2019, as well as Smith Walbridge Clinics for drum majors in 2019.
This band festival was formed to afford the students an opportunity to perform in a concert band consisting of only high school student-musicians of the Little Illini Conference, under the direction of a guest conductor. We are fortunate for the opportunity for the Symphonic Band to participate in the event. There are some that are unable to attend this year, and have elected to write a research project. Those students attending may be found at the bottom of this post. The festival is held at Casey-Westfield High School. There is no cost associated with the Lincoln Trail Band Festival, aside from food money. Buffet Lunch: ($11.50/person) Chicken Strips, Pork BBQ, Oven Baked Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad/Bread Bar, Chocolate Cake, Cookies, Iced Tea, Lemonade Dinner: ($4.00/person) Casey’s Pizza, Soft Drinks THE ITINERARY FOR THE DAY IS AS FOLLOWS: 7:20-7:30...........MEET AT RCHS 7:30......................DEPART FOR CASEY, IL 8:30–9:00...........ARRIVE AT CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (306 E Edgar Ave. Casey IL) 9:00–11:15.........REHEARSAL (Breaks will be taken at guest conductor’s discretion) 11:15–12:45.......LUNCH (Richard's Farm) 12:45–4:30..........REHEARSAL (Breaks will be taken at guest conductor’s discretion) 4:30-5:30..............DINNER (pizza and then change into concert attire) 5:30........................WARM-UP AND TUNE 6:00.......................CONCERT 7:30.......................DEPART FOR OLNEY, IL 9:00.......................ESTIMATED RETURN TIME TO RCHS The concert is open to the public for $2.00 per person. Students may be signed out immediately after the concert. Please feel free to contact me should there be any further questions at cjones@rccu1.net or at (618) 393-2191 ext. 3137.   The combined Honors Wind Ensemble & the Symphonic Band (4th term) are participating in the Band Day at Six Flags St. Louis on Saturday, April 25th. The two bands will combine for the music festival. Schools participating in Six Flags Music Festival receive the opportunity to perform their selection of songs in front of a panel of nationally acclaimed judges. Judges will give their comments and every band receives a recording of their performance along with a certificate of participation. Bands who score a superior rating will receive a plaque for their achievement. Performance attire is the orange RCHS department shirt ($10), jeans, and tennis shoes. Students need not purchase a new department shirt should they already have a shirt. The cost for students to participate in the trip is $52.50. Students may use funds from their RCHS Bands Student Account to cover the cost. Parents and family may attend for $32.50 per person. Payments are due Thursday, March 11th. Meals are not provided. Students should bring either money or sack meals for lunch and dinner. BAND FESTIVAL SCHEDULE: 6:00 am......................................................Call-time at RCHS (rehearsal hall) 6:10-9:30 am..............................................Travel to Eureka, MO 9:30-2:44 pm..............................................Fun in the park! 2:45 pm......................................................Call-time at the front gates 3:30 pm......................................................Warm-up 4:00 pm......................................................Performance at the Palace Theater 4:30 pm......................................................Load instruments 5:00 pm......................................................Dinner at McDonald's 9:00 pm......................................................Estimated return time to Olney APPROPRIATE ATTIRE FOR THE WATERPARK: To participate in the water park activities, you must wear a swimsuit. We recommend nylon swimsuits with liners. We don’t allow guests to enter the water areas wearing thong bathing suits, regular shorts (including khaki and cargo styles), long pants, street clothes, cut-off shorts, or denim. Because they can damage the rides, we also do not allow swimwear with buttons, snaps, rivets or zippers. But, don’t worry—if you don’t have the appropriate clothing, swimsuits can be purchased on site! Here are more guidelines to help you pick out the best attire for your trip to Hurricane Harbor:
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FIRST AID: Our First Aid Station is located by Hurricane Bay on the East side of the Volcano. Our trained staff of Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians are always on duty during waterpark hours. SIX FLAGS WEBSITE: https://www.sixflags.com/stlouis If you are permitting your student to attend the field trip, please sign the form and return to Mr. Jones by prior to the trip. You may find a copy of the permission slip in the link at the bottom of this post. Please feel free to call or email me should you have any questions at cjones@rccu1.net or by calling (618) 393-2191 ext. 3137. 
On Friday, February 21st, the Honors Wind Ensemble will attend the EIU Midwinter Invitational at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on the EIU Campus. This is an all-day clinic hosted by by the EIU band directors, and applied faculty. Honors Wind will begin the event with a tour of the campus, a one-hour clinic with Dr. Neal & Prof. Boggs, followed by break out session (small groups), and concludes with a concert by the EIU Wind Symphony. RCHS does not perform on the concert. The attire for the day is comfortable, school appropriate clothes. Students need to bring money or a sack lunch/dinner for both lunch and dinner. Meals are on campus. Admission is free to the EIU Wind Symphony and Faculty Showcase Concert in the evening for students. SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY 21ST: 9:30am........Meet in the rehearsal hall / buses arrive at RCHS exit 21 9:40am........Depart for Charleston, IL 12:30pm......Arrive at the Doudna Fine Arts Center at Eastern Illinois Univ. 1:00pm........Charleston H.S. & Richland County H.S. Campus Tour 2:00pm........Charleston H.S. & Richland County H.S. Band Clinic 3:00pm........Break Out Sessions** (See below for details.) 4:00pm........Break 4:15pm........Instrument Specific Fundamental Sessions (taught by EIU faculty) 5:15pm........Dinner Break (Charleston restaurant) 7:30pm........EIU Wind Symphony/Faculty Showcase Concert 9:00pm........Depart for Olney 10:15 pm.....Estimated arrival time at RCHS  Little Illini Basketball Conference - 2020 LIC Pep Band Congratulations to those that were selected to participate in the LIC Pep Band Conference on Saturday, January 25th, 2020! You may find the roster of participating students listed below, as well as the assignments for the LIC Pep Bands. The LIC Conference is held at Paris High School this year. Rehearsal begins at 1:00 p.m. The call-time for that day is 10:00 am in the RCHS rehearsal hall. Buses arrive at 10:00 am at RCHS exit 21. We depart for Paris, IL at 10:10 am. Lunch is at the Paris McDonald's when we pull into town, so please bring money or a sack lunch. We arrive at the host school no later than 12:45 pm. Rehearsals begin at 1 pm. Band 1 & Band 2 perform before games and during all breaks. Pizza & drinks are provided between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m at no cost to the students. Concessions is also available, for those that wish to bring cash. Performance attire:
Required items:
Rehearsal locations: Band 1 (stage) Band 2 (band room) Each band will perform before and at half-time of two games: Band 1 will play the first and 3rd games. Band 2 will play at the second and fourth games. Historically, the game times are as follows (take with a grain of salt): Game 1 = 3pm Game 2 = 4:30pm Game 3 = 6pm Game 4 = 7:30pm I anticipate a return time to Richland County High School at around 11pm. PICCOLO Kali Hinterscher FLUTE Arianna Henby Evelyn Bogard CLARINETS Kendra Jellison (1st) Jozalyn Houser (2nd) Paige Elder (3rd) ALTO SAXOPHONE Jase Rusk (1st) Kyle Rennier (2nd) BARI SAXOPHONE Austin Vaughn TRUMPET Adrian Bower (1st) Madison Hinderliter (2nd or 3rd) MELLOPHONE Jacob Pompe BARITONE Mallory Miller William Fritchey SOUSAPHONE Jake Wheeler PERCUSSION Rylan Craig (mallets & auxiliary) Maddi McKinney (mallets & auxiliary) Harrison Hahn (set & tenor drums)   |
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