tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77476200278723928222011-11-28T10:38:08.763-06:00Welcome to our Fine Arts Blog! If you're interested in receiving updates via email, contact finearts@rbhs208.orgRBHS Fine Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384682739250671819noreply@blogger.comBlogger2161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747620027872392822.post-50664240256135184002011-11-28T10:38:00.000-06:002011-11-28T10:38:08.780-06:00

  The annual Winter Art Show is on display in the RBHS Art Pit! Stop by to vote for the VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD at the Artist Reception  Thursday 12.01.11 5:30-7:30pm to congratulate the exhibiting artists and 2011 winners.  The show will remain on display through Friday December 2nd with work by visual art students in the categories of Functional Ceramics, Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, Computer Art

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Donnette Cannonie, a nationally and internationally known choreographer, choreographs a dance that will be performed at RB's Winter Dance Concert on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. The dance was inspired by student's ideas and the struggles of making a life decision. Donnette worked with the dancers during 4th period for six days. In the picture above Donnette Cannonie (center) talks to Alaina Sliz,

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The RB Choirs will present the first concert of the school year tonight at 7 p.m. in the RB auditorium.  The Madrigal Singers, Chamber Choir, Concert Chorale and Treble/Bass Choir will perform pieces they have worked on since the beginning of this school year. In addition, Krisin Ripoli, Cynina Mason and Lex Richter will perform "Mama Who Bore Me" from the musical "Spring Awakening".  This

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Dear Instrumental Music Community, Thank you to the 35 band students who played for the Class of 1966 Reunion on Saturday, and the parents who helped with carpooling. Members of the class of 1966 have been raving about how great you sounded and how wonderful it was to have you at their reunion. Despite the poor weather, the band looked and sounded great! Our presence in the stands was

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Hello everyone! Congratulations to Sam Romo who purchased a vintage Buffet R13 Clarinet this weekend! It's always exciting when one of our students saves their own money to buy a professional instrument. Sam is a student of Colleen Corning, RB's clarinet teacher, who helped him find the right instrument. Also, Congratulations to Alex Buffo who had the opportunity to play Taps at Soldier's

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Students in Mr. Baum's 1st hour Fine Arts Survey Class discussed the components of a good beat then tried their hands at composing their own beats setting Shel Silverstein's poetry to music. Enjoy!

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RB Musicians shine outside the walls of RB!  Many Music students at RB choose to go to summer music camps around the world over the summer as a means of deepening their understanding of music. Here is just a sampling of what RB Musicians have accomplished this summer:  Drum Major Vicki Curtin marched her way into the top 8 marchers at drum major camp during the final march off. Anna Menendez

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Thank you to everyone who came out to make this year's parades very special. We had 154 participants!!! Members of band, orchestra, and choir, alumni, current RB students, future RB students, parents, and community members all came together to make this years 4th of July Parades exceptional. Take a look at the pictures on the shutterfly site, and if you have pictures you would like to add, please

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Hello, All those who are marching in the 4th of July parades should arrive to the band room by 7:45 AM so we can distribute T-shirts, warm up, and load the buses. A special thank you to the Brauer Family for letting us use their pickup truck to transport the low strings through the parade. also thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to help distribute water, and the Music Sponsors for

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Due to the weather, Repertory Dance Ensemble will perform the Environmental Dance Happening piece on Friday, May 27th at 3:30. Please meet on the front lawn.

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Inspired by the post-modern era of modern dance, Repertory Dance Ensemble choreographs an envrionmental piece on the front steps of the school. Please join us on Thursday, May 26th at 3:30 to witness RB's very own Dance Happening! The raindate is Friday, May 27th at 3:30.

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The 8 Corners mural is underway and painting has begun...Congratulations and good luck to Mr. Gehl's Drawing/Painting II class. 

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After attending the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance twenty-two dancers headed over to Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain to play improvisation games and restage choreography inspired by the Alvin Ailey performance. To see more photos visit the Fine Arts Department shutterfly account.

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Concert Chorale will perform Saturday, May 21st at the Riverside Art Fair.  They will be singing at the train station beginning at 3:15.  Please come!

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Enjoy a clip from the Spring Choir Concert. Annie Krug and Taylor Dalton perform For Good from 'Wicked.'

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Enjoy a medley from the musical Hairspray

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Enjoy the video!

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In honor of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrating it's 50th anniversary of Alvin Ailey's Revelations students studied the masterpiece in class. On Thursday, May 19th twenty-two students will witness the grace, artistry and athleticisim as they attend a live performance of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performing Revelations at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago.

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The RBHS Choirs will present their Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium.  Entitled, "The Show Must Go On!", the concert has a Broadway theme this year.  Come enjoy music from "Hairspray", "Phantom of the Opera", "Mamma Mia!" and more.  Many students will be featured in solos and ensembles.

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The annual Spring Art Exhibit will be displayed on Tuesday, May 17th.  Please join us for a reception from 6-8p.  The Viewer's Choice Award will be announced at 7:00p.  Desserts will be provided by Mrs. Farlee's Family and Consumer Science Students.  Come early for the art show and then head off to the Choir concert, "The Show Must Go On" Enjoy the RB Arts!

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Drawing and Painting II students will team with the Brookfield Beautification Committee to create a large scale mural with artist Sonata Kazimieraitiene.  Stay tuned for more details...

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Yo Yo Ma and Stephen Lester play a duet for the audience prior to answering students' questions. On Thursday May 12th, RB Orchestra Students attended a field trip to hear Ricardo Mutti and Yo Yo Ma rehearse with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center. Susan Synnestvedt, mother of Alex and Maddy Muntean, performs with the orchestra, it was nice to see a familiar face in the orchestra,

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Dear Instrumental Music Community, May is always an exciting month in the music department. On May 1st both the Jazz Band and the Jazz Ensemble played at This Must Be the Place in Lemont. Both groups played a high energy swinging sets to a packed room. The Jazz Band then went on to repeat their set at Hackneys of Palos Hills for yet another packed crowd and professional musicians on May 4th.

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Click here to see pictures of life drawing from the Drawing & Painting II students. 

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Join the RBHS Orchesis Dance Company this Friday, April 29th and Saturday, April 30th in the Main Auditorium at 7:00pm for a stellar performance of DANCE. Student choreographers include Rachel Ackerman, Vilija Aleksa, Brigitte Collazo, Meredythe DiViottorio, Louise Gangware, Sarah Jane Gembara, Allison Hornung, Hannah Langosch, Kayla Muldoon, Alaina Sliz, Caroline Stanko, Rima Lintikas AND GUEST

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The Madrigals will present a concert of vocal jazz, pop and Broadway on Tuesday evening, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Little Theater.  You're invited!

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Thank you to everyone who wrote such nice letters and emails in response to our Spring Concert last Thursday. The evening was splendid, and the kids sounded fantastic! Mr. McOlgan was especially moved by all the parents and students who took the time to meet his mother that night. Our field trip to see “Working” is Wednesday. Students will leave school 5th hour and should therefore be prepared

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Enjoy listening to music from the RBHS Instrumental Concert

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Click here to enjoy the photos of artwork inspired by the pillars of Character Counts!

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Congratulations to Samantha Friend for being awarded a full-ride scholarship to participate in a three week art camp held at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.  Sam received this award from the Scholastics Art and Writing organization.  She qualified after receiving a Gold Award for her photograph at the Regional Scholastics Art Competition held in January.  http://

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Dear Instrumental Music Community, The Spring concert is upon us. Join us this Thursday evening at 7:00 in the auditorium. Students should be gathering their concert attire tonight to make sure they are ready for Thursday. The call time for students to arrive is 6:15. Thank you to all who attended Jazzapalozza V. It was a great evening of jazz featuring guest artist Sam Lauritsen. Sam is a RB

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Click here to see pictures from Jazzapalooza.

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The week of March 14th twenty-one Orchesis dancers worked with professional hip hop and contemporary dancer Katy Kempen. Recently, Katy toured with R. Kelly and Jay-Z where she performed with various award winning artists. Katy shared her stories of being a professional concert dancer and a dancer traveling on tours. RB dancers can not wait to perform Katy's dance at this year's Orchesis show on

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Please come to a concert presented by the choirs of RBHS, Wednesday March 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium.  The concert will feature World Music, including "Jai Ho" from the movie "Slumdog Millionaire".  We will also present the DVD the choirs made when they performed in Disney World.  Hope to see you at the concert!

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Dear Instrumental Music Community, Congratulations to everyone involved with the musical “The Wiz.” The pit sounded great, the crew performed amazingly, and the cast was exceptional. We hope you had the opportunity to “ease on down the road” to see the amazing work of the students in the music and drama departments. On March 5th many of our students participated in the IHSA Solo and Ensemble

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  On Thursday, members of the Fine Arts department traveled to Springfield, Illinois to accept the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education School of Distinction Award.  Mindy Haines also accepted the award for Dance Educator of the Year.  Congratulations RB Fine Arts!

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On Wednesday, 7 RBHS art students were selected to attend the Metro Suburban Conference Art Festival.  Students displayed their artwork and attended workshops given by professional artists.  Conference art teachers also met to collaborate on curriculum.                                                                                      Participating students included Paige Bottari, Krystyna

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Click here to view pictures from the art show at the Riverside Arts Center. 

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Click Here to read about the Choir trip to Disney World in The Suburban Life.

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Our annual AP Art Show will be exhibited at the Riverside Art Center.  The opening reception is set for Friday, March 11th from 6:00-9:00pm.  The artwork will remain on display through April 23rd.  Featured artists include our current AP students and our 2011-12 AP students.  See you there! Featured AP Students: Jacob CurtinCassie CookAlessandra PanaskyAnne SventyJennifer Grasser   Featured

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We're back!  Just think!  At this time last week, we were running around Disney Hollywood in 80 degree weather!  The choirs had a great time playing, working and performing in Disney World.  They were attentive and enthusiastic about the workshop on Saturday morning.  The performance at Downtown Disney on Sunday was very well attended.  As people passed by, they stopped, and they STAYED for our

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Hello Instrumental Music Community, The February concert season has come to an end. It’s a bit weird to not have a concert tonight after three Thursdays in a row with concerts. The first concert was the Battle of the Big Bands featuring the RB Jazz Ensemble, the second concert was the Winter Band Concert, and last week we closed out the season with the Winter Orchestra and Chamber Music Concert

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Hear Singing in the Rain performed by the RBHS Brass Ensemble. 

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Congratulations to junior Maddie Muntean for receiving the Award for Excellence given by the West Suburban Artist Guild.  Maddie's work earned 1st place out of 200 other pieces and has now been accepted into the Best of the Best art exhibit hosted by the Alliance of Fine Arts.  Maddie was the only artist to receive this honor.  Her painting titled 'Candied Sushi' will be on display at the Peabody

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On Thursday, February 10th Repertory Dance Ensemble performed an educational art outreach program for 115 4th graders at Brook Park Elementary School. The dancers performed a variety of different dance styles while teaching about the art of dance. The program also included audience participation and one lucky Brook Park student by the name of Ashley was chosen to choreograph on the RB dancers.

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Hear the Symphonic Band perform "Symphonic Dance No. 3" by Clifton Williams.

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Hear the Symphonic Band perform "When the Stars Began to Fall" by Fred Allen

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Read about departmental updates on our new Facebook fan page.  Just type in RBHS Fine Arts and enjoy announcements, photos, videos, and more.  Help us out by 'liking' our page and spreading the word!   

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The Madrigals enjoyed a recent performance of "No Comment", an a cappella group from the University of Illinois.  The group entertained us with a great concert, including a medley from the musical "Spring Awakening", "Shark in the Water" and covers of other popular songs.  Concert Chorale is learning a folk song from Poland - in Polish, of course!  Stephanie Olszewski's grandmother has been

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Hello Music Community, Thank you to everyone who came out in support of the Jazz Ensemble last Thursday evening. The band sounded great and warmed the crowd up for the two outstanding pro bands to follow! The Annual Winter Band concert will be held this Thursday, February 10 at 7:00 PM in the auditorium. Highlights include Ben Mitchell performing the Straus French horn Concerto, Prokofiev’s

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Drawing II students experienced an unexpected visitor as their model for the day.  Yogi, Mrs. Mortensen's newfoundland, posed for the class as the artists worked to develop the form using a variety of mediums.  Thanks Yogi!     

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Shennanigan's most recent show, "Welcome to my Tollbooth" is available on RBTV this weekend.  Viewers can watch at 9:05pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening.  Just turn on Comcast channel 16, AT&T U-Verse 99, or watch at http://www.rbtv.tv/   Enjoy! Performers include Drew Kohler, Jacob Palka, Nick Rauba, Paul Landahl, Sara Nie, Andrew Brondos, George Suchy, Sam Friend, Marty Gross, Allison

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Congratulations to the following art students for their recent success at the Triton Community College art competition. Best Painting Award: Maddie Muntean Blue Ribbon Award: Elise Castelaz (Computer Art) Deanasia Sanders (Photo) SarahJane Gembara (Drawing) Red Ribbon Award: Ercolani Chiara (Ceramics) Kiley Rusen (Computer Art) Andrew Scafidi (Photo) Hannah Soppo (Photo) Jessica Huebner (

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The meeting scheduled for tonight is postponed due to weather.  The meeting will be held next Tuesday evening, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Thank you! Diane Marelli

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Take a moment to view RB student artwork on our new online gallery.  The images will be updated with new artwork during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.  You can access the gallery from the RBHS home page, the Fine Arts website, or by clicking here. All of the pieces are a result of the hard work by students and staff.  Great work artists!

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Dear Instrumental Music Community, This week we are looking forward to traveling to Peoria for the IMEA All State Festival. Congratulations once again to Molly Chaney, Kevin Dinh, Dovas Lietuvninkas, Sarah Otmanski, Kyle Perfect, James Wang, Andrew Payton, and Trent Baer who will be representing RB at the festival, as well as Mrs. Marelli who will be leading the Female Sectional for the All

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Congratulations to the following artist's for their achievements at the 2011 Scholastics Art Regional Competition.  Students who received a Gold Award will advance to the national competition in March.  Gold Award Jacob Curtin (Painting) Samantha Friend (Photo)Nina Pellizzari (Photo)Amanda Stamm (Drawing)Jacob Curtin (Drawing)Aneliese Gibson (Photo) Silver AwardSophia Soluri (Photo)Jenn

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Vocal Music Department The "5 Man Quartet" featuring Trent Baer, Andrew Brondos, Dovas Lietuvninkas, Max Marciniak and Andrew Payton performed for the Riverside Township Meeting on Tuesday night.  They opened the meeting with the National Anthem and sang two other songs, much to the delight of the attendees.  They are becoming quite the accomplished group and are building a good repertoire of "

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Hello Instrumental Music Community, ISHA Solo and Ensemble forms are due tomorrow. All students enrolled in a music performance class must sign up for either a Solo or Ensemble. All solos are to be accompanied. Within the music department we have several pianists Mrs. Watylyk, Mitchell Herrmann, Joe Wilkinson, Anton Kompare, and Mr. and Mrs. Cox who are willing to accompany solos. The contest

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Congratulations to Ms. Mindy Haines for being awarded Dance Teacher of the Year by the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education (IAAE).  Ms. Haines was nominated by colleagues in the area for her hard work and dedication to RB’s dance program. Ms. Haines has been leading the dance program for the past 15 years.  She currently teaches various levels of dance during the day and leads the Orchesis and

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The Illinois Alliance for Arts Education (IAAE) has awarded RB’s Fine Arts department with the School of Distinction Award.  The department was recognized for efforts in the community, student opportunities, creative approaches in the classroom, and a diverse curriculum.  The IAAE is a state organization that supports the arts in Illinois schools K-12.  RB was the only high school to receive this

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Dear Instrumental Community, Welcome back and Happy New Year! We have a very exciting semester planned for the spring. Here is a brief overview: January 26th – January 30th -Mr. Baum and Mr. McOlgan will be attending the IMEA All State music confrence with Molly Chaney, Kevin Dinh, Dovas Lietuvninkas, and Sarah Otmanski. February 3rd -The Jazz Ensemble will be hosting The John Burnett

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Check out the video created by RBTV to see our ceramics students experience the raku firing process.

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Click on the video to view the art award winners!

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Hello Music Community, It was great to see you all at our Holiday Concerts. Thank you for all the kind emails and letters! We were very pleased with the students’ performances! In addition to the evening performances the students performed two assemblies for the entire student body; both went exceptionally well. Be sure to check back here for recordings of the concerts. On Saturday morning the

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The RBHS Fine Art Dept. is hosting the annual WINTER ART SHOW  Tuesday December 14th 6-8pm in the Art Pit on the second floor of the school. This show is open to the public and will exhibit work by our visual art students. View invite for more information! For the first time we are also hosting an EMPTY BOWLS event during the show.  Art Club and ceramics students have created and donated pottery

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RB's Improv Troupe, Shennanigans, presents "Welcome to My Tollbooth: An Improv and Sketch Show" Come and watch this hilarious group of students perform: Friday, December 10th @ 7:00p Saturday, December 11th @ 7:00p All performances will be in the Little Theatre Shennanigan's is also currently featured in The Landmark newspaper, click here.

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RB's Repertory Dance Ensemble performed a holiday concert at the Riverside townhall on Friday, December 3rd and the Brookfield Village hall on Saturday, December 4th. The dancers enjoyed performing to music of the holiday season and inviting members of the community to dance with them on stage. A special thank you to Arlene Rovner of Brookfield and Brian Brennen of Riverside for inviting the

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The Madrigals started their musical weekend on Friday evening when they sang at the Riverside Holiday Stroll to help welcome Santa to Riverside!  On Saturday, the Madrigals began their performance day in the morning when they sang before the matinee performance of "A Christmas Carol" at Drury Lane in Oak Brook.  They were invited to watch the play and everyone thought it was a beautiful

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Embrace the winter season with RB's Holiday Concert.  All RB music groups will be performing at this spectacular event.  Show Times: Wednesday, December 8 @ 7:00p in the Auditorium Thursday, December 9 @ 7:00p in the Auditorium Tickets: $5 Available at the door  Let it snow, let it snow!

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Students Rebecca Niemiec, Jorie Lima, and Sam Friend worked together to create this photo cutout that will be on display at the upcoming Riverside Holiday Stroll.  Madrigal Singers will perform by the tree in Centennial Plaza from 5:15-6:00p Repertory Dance will perform at 6:30p at the Riverside Township Hall.    Go Fine Arts!

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RB Artists will have their mural on display at the upcoming Brookfield Holiday Stroll.  Alvaro Zavala and Megan Kennedy led a group of art club students to create this festive painting.  Enjoy! 

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Five panels from Riverside's Arcade building have returned to RB for permanent display.  The panels were painted by art students and show the community in the fall.  This amazing piece is located just inside the new main entrance.  Enjoy! 

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The stage is set for our spring musical, The Wiz.  Ease on down to RB for shows on March 17-19. The Wiz is an adaptation of the original The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.  Suffering from life's struggles, Dorothy finds herself transported to the land of Oz where she meets a few new friends in an effort to return home. Musical workshops are open to ALL students: Choir Room Monday, December 13 Girls 3

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Dear Instrumental Music Community, Congratulations to all music students who represented RB at this year’s IMEA District festival. It was an exceptionally great year with 19 choir students, 4 band students and 3 orchestra students participating from RB. Dovas Lietuvninkas, Kevin Dinh, and Molly Chaney all sat first chair in their sections! Last week we held our annual feeder school band

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The RB Music Department was well represented at the IMEA Music Festival this past Saturday.  Nineteen members sang in the Senior choir, four in the band and three in the orchestra.  Mrs. Marelli was the piano accompanist for the Senior Choir, directed by Dr. David Rayl of Michigan State University.  Mr. McOlgan accompanied with Mrs. Marelli for the final piece, "El Vito".  Congratulations to

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Audiences cheered for RBHS Theatre's rendition of Neil Simon's The Good Doctor.  Images of the show can be viewed on our Photo page or click here.  Great work cast and crew!  

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Congratulations to Clara Shaw.  She was selected to participate in the IMEA Jazz Vocal Ensemble this past Saturday, November 13.  As one of only 32 students in the group, it was quite an honor to sing in this fine group.  The Festival was hosted by Fenton High School. Dr. Steve Widenhofer of Milliken University was the director of the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. 

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You are invited to attend the First Annual Bulldog Music Fundraiser.  The recital which will feature students, parents and faculty members will begin at 7 p.m.on Tuesday evening, November 16,  in the RB auditorium.  Mr. Baum on bari saxophone, Mr. Monti on guitar, and Mrs. Marelli on piano will all be featured along with parents and students.  Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. 

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Over the past several weeks Drawing/Painting III and AP Studio art students have been using Skype to work with artist Gwenn Seemel.  Each student created a portrait learning from Gwenn's unique style.  Enjoy!

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The Theatre Department will perform Neil Simon's The Good Doctor on Friday and Saturday.  The show is a series of comedic short stories based on the Russian writer Chekhov.  Show times are Friday at 7:30p, Saturday at 2:00p, and Saturday at 7:30p.  Hope to see you!

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Congratulations to the RB Music Department who, along with 130 school nation wide, and 13 schools state wide, where selected to move into the semi-final round of the prestigious Grammy Signature Schools Competition. Students and faculty will now be working to submit a recording for the audition committee to consider for the next round. Last year 12 schools were selected as a Grammy Signature

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Take a moment to view RB student artwork on our new online gallery.  The images will be updated with new artwork during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.  You can access the gallery from the RBHS home page, the Fine Arts website, or by clicking here. All of the pieces are a result of the hard work by students and staff.  Great work artists! 

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Big news! Our advanced ceramics students are building an outdoor kiln to fire their pottery in at RBHS on Friday November 12th! With the help of visiting artist Tim Pfiffner and Ms. Bartelson, these artists will be on site performing this process throughout the day, while our beginning students have the privilege of viewing this fascinating scientific and creative process live. Raku is an

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On Friday, October 22nd RB's Repertory Dance Ensemble participated in Chicago's Dance Slam . "Chase," choreographed by Girodano dancer Robert McKee was performed by nine dancers. Dancers performed on the campus of the University of Chicago at the historic Mandall Hall Theatre. The dancers enjoyed performing for a sold out audience and sharing the stage with other local dancers. The dancers ended

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On Thursday, October 21st twenty-nine dance students attended the Joffrey Ballet performace of "All Stars." "All Stars" was performed at the Auditorium Theatre in downtown Chicago. The evening consisted of four different ballets featuring choreography by Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine and Christopher Weldon. The next day in class dancers discussed the athleticism and beauty of the Joffrey

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Congratulations to the following students who were selected to represent RB at this year’s IMEA District 1 festival: In Vocal Jazz Ensemble: Clara Shaw.  For Choir: Trent Baer, Ben Bergstrom, Andrew Brondos, Haley Buntrock, Taylor Dalton, Nathan Dimaano, Tre Edwards, Eileena Gurini, Thomas Linehan, Max Marciniak, Sara Nie, Andrew Payton, Becky Pendola, Kyle Perfect, Aron Perfect, Kristin Ripoli,

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The first Visual Art Department Art Show of the semester is featuring the Photo 3 students photo artwork.  Please stop by and see the wonderful images and enjoy a coffee at the same time. Friday Oct 21, 2010, 4pm - 6pm at Locha Mocha, 8836 Brookfield Ave in Brookfield.  Show will run until Nov 5, 2010.

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Dear Music Community, Congratulations to the following students who were selected to represent RB at this year’s IMEA District 1 festival: For Band: Kevin Dinh, Cassidy Fritsch, Dovas Lietuvninkas, Ben Mitchell. For Orchestra: Molly Chaney, Kelsey Dickeson, and Sarah Otmanski. For Choir: Trent Baer, Ben Bergstrom, Andrew Brondos, Haley Buntrock, Taylor Dalton, Nathan Dimaano, Tre Edwards,

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On Friday, October 22nd the RB's Repertory Dance Ensemble will perform Chase, choreographed by guest choreographer Robert McKee at the historic Mandall Hall Theatre in Chicago. Go to http://www.dancechicago.com/for tickets. Be sure to use code DC2010 for a 5.00 discount. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Be sure to purchase your tickets in advance.It's Dance Chicago's award-winning

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The Fall Choir Concert will air Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:05pm.  All of our choirs will be performing including Bass/Treble Choir, Concert Chorale, Chamber Choir, and Madrigal Singers.  Our talented students can be viewed on http://www.rbtv.tv/, channel 16 (Comcast users), and channel 99 (AT&T U-verse users).

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Dear Instrumental Community, Congratulations to all the students who auditioned for IMEA district Festival last night at Hinsdale central High School. IMEA provides students with an honors music festival with some of our nation’s best directors. Results will be posted soon, look for more updates. This Friday night we will be hosting 8th graders for Band Night. The feeder school band students

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American portrait artist, Gwenn Seemel, will be visiting RBHS via online video starting October 25th. Ms. Seemel will meet with the Drawing/Painting III and AP Studio Art students on several occasions to share her experiences and innovative style. Over a three week period, each student will work with Ms. Seemel to create a portrait of their own. Be sure to check back for updates and images of

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View the video below to hear the RBHS Orchestra perform Hoedown.  Congratulations to all musicians on a great performance!

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