REHEARSALS for Capers

All students who will be performing in the School Wide Talent Show, CAPERS, have two mandatory rehearsals to attend.  Monday evening, April 20th and Wednesday, April 22 from 7:00- 9:30.   Please see Mr. Mathews right away if you have a conflict with this rehearsal schedule.

CAPERS Talent Show  will be on Thursday evening, April 23 at 7:00 p.m.

CAPERS AUDITIONS- March 11,12

The annual Rock Bridge All-School Talent Show, "CAPERS", will be held on April 23rd this year.

We welcome all RBHS students to bring your talent (music, humor, art, dance, etc.) to our auditions on March 11 and 12 from 4:30 p.m. in the RBHS Band Room (room 404). Pick up your application in the Student Activities Office or the Music Department Office. 

All applications are due to Mr. Mathews by Tuesday, March 3rd. 

  We want a great variety of acts in our show.    See you there!

"Picasso at the Lapine Agile" Winter Play Feb. 26,27,28 7:00pm

Winter Play: Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Thursday, Feb 26th;  Friday, Feb 27th;  Saturday, Feb 28th

RBHS PAC, 7:00 pm

 $8 General public; $6 for students; FREE with an RBHS Activities Pass

This off- Broadway comedy places Albert  Einstein and  Pablo Picasso in a Parisian Cafe in 1904, just before the famed scientist revolutionized physics with  his theory of relativity and  the well- known painter transformed the art world  with  cubism. The two geniuses talk of the century's achievements and future as well as other off­ beat topics.  On lookers, such as Picasso's agent, the bartender and his mistress, Picasso's date, an elderly philosopher and an idiot inventor, also put in their two cents, creating a hysterical play that you surely do not want to miss.

Show Choir Charity Benefit is almost here! Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7:00 pm

Happy Friday everyone!  

Next week is the much anticipated Rock Bridge Show Choir 2015 Charity Benefit. I'm proud to announce that the show choir kids voted and True North of Columbia was the chosen charity.  What a great organization! 

If anyone isn't sure about True North, here is an excerpt pulled right from their website:

"True North emergency shelter provides a safe place for victims of domestic and sexual violence fleeing from their abuser. Our statewide hotline is available toll-free and provides referral information, emotional support and safety planning twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty five days a year."

So, great organization and great kids to raise money and awareness!  

We are going to have a fun night of performance and fund raising. This year, we have had local businesses donate some great prizes to raffle off.   We have dinner certificates, hot yoga passes, a massage, gift baskets and a beautiful necklace donated by L.C.Betz with a value of $300.00!  I will recognize all donations by their name at the benefit, there are just too many and I don't want to forget one person or business.  The raffle ticket cost will be $1.00 per ticket, $5.00 for 6 tickets, and 10.00 for 12 tickets!  We wanted to give everyone a chance to win one of these great prizes. 

So, my "ASK" of you is to help spread the word about the performance AND come enjoy our multi-award winning Rock Bridge show choirs, knowing that every dollar from entrance fee to any extra donation will go directly to True North. 

We will also have places to drop your tangible donations of diapers, baby wipes, toiletries etc., so please pick up something to drop in our donation box. (A free raffle ticket for each donation in the box!). 

So, let's get this ball rolling!  Tuesday, February 10th, 7:00pm at the Rock Bridge Performing Arts Center.

Thank you to all the volunteers and parents of these great kids! 

Any questions?  Please call me, Brenda Mertz at 573-424-2493, or email me at madibren@aol.com. I can't wait for next Tuesday!  Call the ticket reservation line to reserve your tickets!  573-214-3119.

RBHS Show Choirs Take Honors at Pleasant Hill Competition on Jan. 24th

Rock Bridge Performing Arts program took three choirs to the Competition at Pleasant Hill this past weekend.  More than thirty show choirs entered into this event entitled-" Battle of the Best 2015".  Once again, the hard work of our students as well as Director Mike Pierson, Costumer, Victoria Mongillo, Choreographer, Tammy Walker and many parent volunteers was made clear when we took top honors.  We are so very proud of these accomplishments!

The Results were as follows:

Finals

Groups in order of placement

City Lights  Rock Bridge High School Grand Champion Best Vocals Best Choreography Best Band Best Show Design Best Diction Best Crew Best Ballad   New Score Singers  Smith-Cotton High School First Runner Up Best Closer Best Performer (Stephen Weeks) People's Choice   Satin 'n Lace  Rock Bridge High School Second Runner Up Best Show Design Best Opener Best Costumes Best Performer (Leslie Walker)   J City Riot  Jefferson City High School Third Runner Up Best Opener Best Female Soloist (Natalie Whitenberger)   Music Makers  Harrisonville High School 4th Runner Up Director's Award   Adrenaline  Atchison High School 5th Runner Up Best Ballad Best Male Soloist (Jeb Davis

RBHS Hosting Show Choir Competition for 27 Schools Jan. 17th

Saturday, Jan. 17, Rock Bridge HS will be the site for a Huge Show Choir Festival hosting 27 schools in this competition. Our RBHS choirs will perform at approximately 12:40, 4:30, and 9:30. 

You may buy a ticket to stay all day and see the many choirs perform for the great price of $10.00. 

Our show choir parents will be selling food all throughout the day.  This is an exciting event and we expect nearly 3000 to attend.  The first choir performs at 9:00 am.   Hope to see you there!

"The Dining Room" presented by RBHS Advanced Acting Dec. 4,5,6 @ 7pm

The Dining Room

Dec. 4,5,6  7:00 pm
Ticket Prices: $6. adults; $4. Students with ID, Free with RB Activity Pass

This production presented by the Advanced Acting Class is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household, the place where the family assembled daily for breakfast and dinner and for any and all special occasions. The action is a mosaic of interrelated scenes that are funny, touching and rueful and when put together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP.  The actors change roles, personalities, and ages with great skill as they portray a wide variety of characters, from little boys to stern grandfathers and from giggling teenage girls to Irish housemaids. A story is woven through the varied scenes into a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor and abundant humanity. Come and be entertained by our amazingly talented Rock Bridge Students!  

Vocal Music News!

This past weekend we had 28 of our vocal music students participate in the District Honor Choir Festival in Moberly.

Both concerts were excellent and RBHS students were true professionals all day long!  For the Juniors and Seniors, they also participated in a second round of auditions to determine which 16 students from our District would be selected to the Missouri All-State Choir.  I’m pleased and proud to announce that we had 4 students selected!  They are:

Sydney Hemwall (Jr Soprano), Madi Mertz (Sr Soprano), Madeline Inslee (Sr Alto) and Emily Mertens (Sr Alto)!

Congratulations to these 4 young ladies and all of our students for representing Rock Bridge at the highest level!

 Mike Pierson

Choral Director

RB Show Choirs Shine at Smith Cotton Show Choir Festival!

Congratulations to RB Show Choirs, for their awesome results at the Smith Cotton Show Choir Festival:
Southside Singers = Best Ballad and First Place in small division;
Satin N' Lace = First Place in Women's Division;
City Lights =  - Best Costumes, First Place in large division,  Best Combo, Best Choreography, Best Vocals, ...and Grand Champions!!

March Music!

March Calender of Events for the RBHS Music Dept.

March 12- RBHS Band participating in Battle High School Large Ensemble Festival

March 13- RBHS Choir participating in Battle High  School Choral Festival

March 12 & 13 - Capers Audition (all-school talent show- sponsored by RBHS band) 4:30 pm in the PAC-  Students interested in participating must fill out an entry form.

March 1-    Show Choir Competition- "Show Me Classic" at Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia

Forms are available in Student Activities as well as the Performing Arts Office.

March 19 - Pre-Contest Band Concert- 7:00 pm  - free admission

March 20 - Pre-Contest Orchestra Concert- 7:00 pm - free admission

March 7 & 8  RB Jazz Band & Ensemble- "Northwestern Missour State Jazz Festival" in Maryville, MO

March 18- Pre-Contest Choir Concert -  7:00 pm - free admission 

All School Play March 14, 15, 16

Curious Savage

Don't miss the all school play, The Curious Savage, by John Patrick.  This comedy is at 7:oo pm on Fri. and Sat. March 14 & 15 and on Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 pm in the RBHS Performing Arts Center.  Tickets are $6.00 and a student activity pass is good for one admission.  Tickets can be purchased in advance in the RBHS Performing Arts Office in the music hallway.

When the rich widow, Ethel Savage, attempts to give away her money to worthy causes, her greedy stepchildren commit her to a mental institution and try to get control of her fortune.  In amusing and heartwarming ways, the guests of the special place help Mrs. Savage save her inheritance and learn important lessons about life.

See you there!

 

RBHS Show Choir is Awarded Grand Champion of Festival Feb. 22

What a FANTASTIC day on Saturday at the Carthage festival for RB Show Choir!  For the second year in a row, we essentially swept the competition!  On top of that we had so many great compliments about our kids both on and off the risers!!!

 A quick breakdown:  Best Vocals, Choreo and Band in both venues.  Best opener, ballad, closer in girls venue.  Grand Champ City lights and 1st runner up SNL.   See our Facebook page for a couple snapshots of some of the wonderful judges comments we received.

Bruin Pride!!!

Mr. Pierson

RB Band Student Selected for All-State Band!

Congratulations to the following RBHS band students for being named to the All-State band!

2014 All-State Concert Band

Matt Hoeppner, 1st Chair Flute; Emily Franke, 7th Chair Flute; Emily Vu, 3rd Chair Alto Saxophone;

Stephanie Bonham, 2nd Chair Baritone Saxophone; Daniel Shapiro, 2nd Chair Trumpet;

Aaron McCray, 10th Chair Trumpet and; Stephanie Stanley, 2nd Chair Trombone

2014 All-State Honorable Mention Concert Band

Tim Diamond, 9th Chair Flute; Kerri Mathews, 1st Chair Oboe;

Greyson Holliday, 1st Chair Trombone and; Matt Orf, 3rd Chair Trombone

2014 All-State Honorable Mention Jazz Band

Jessica Klein, 1st Chair Trumpet and Stephanie Stanley, 1st Chair Trombone