Raymond Cree Middle School Band

06/06/2020

The 2019-2020 school year has sure been one full of new challenges for all. In spite of all that is going on, we want to thank all the band students and families for giving their best efforts through this time of distance learning and continuing your education. Never had we thought that music would be silenced in the bandroom towards the end of the year but we certainly cannot wait until we are able to make music live once again!

Congratulations to all the eighth graders that promoted! You have been had such an impact in the band program and look forward to your contribution to your high school band programs! You will be tremendously missed! (By the way if you have not contacted your high school band director, please find their information in our Google Classroom.)

To all musicians, I hope you continue making music for years to come because the world needs YOU! You are what is right in the world. You are the ones that help bring communities together. You are the ones who put smiles and tears of joy on people's faces. You are making a positive difference! Keep making music and making the world a better place through music.

Congratulations! We made it through! Look forward to the 2020-2021 academic year and for the opportunities it will bring!

03/13/2020

With so many current unknowns throughout the world and with the cancellations of our upcoming festivals (this Saturday and next Friday), the RCMS Desert Treasure Wind Ensemble wanted share the music they have been preparing for these festivals. Please enjoy this digital concert and hope it's a break on your news feed with what is awesome and beautiful in this world.

Program

The Cave You Fear by Michael Markowski
Fantasy on an Irish Air by Richard Saucedo
Arabian Dances by Roland Barrett

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12/07/2019

12/07/2019

Final rehearsal of the 2019 marching season in the books! Catch the 113 member RCMS Desert Treasure Marching Band and Visual Coprs at the Palm Springs Festival of Lights parade Saturday, December 7 at 5:45pm! Can't make it? Watch us LIVE at 6pm on NBC Palm Springs or Univision Palm Springs! We are #14 in the parade lineup so don't miss us!

Thank you for all the support this marching season!

12/01/2019

Hello Family and Friends! Knock out OVER $500 of your holiday shopping with $5 in our 5th Annual Gift Tree opportunity drawing and the RCMS Band and Visual Corps! Buy your ticket(s) and support the program today!

The winner will be drawn and announced at the next Band Booster General Meeting 12/11/19 at 6pm in the Band Room. Winner need not be present to win. Students have order forms OR you can purchase your entries through our website but please include the student's name in the note section if you want a particular student to receive credit. http://www.rcmsband.com/support-the-band.html!

Help make the holiday season for the RCMS Band and Visual Corps! PLEASE WITH ALL OF YOUR !
Hope you are the winner of our 5th Annual Gift Tree!!!

$50
$40 Fandango
$30 Starbucks
$50 P.F. Chang's
$50 Disney
$25 Lowe's
$25 Kohl's
$25 DSW
$25 GameStop
$25 iTunes
$25 Target
$25 Happy Dinning Restaurant Group
$20 Tilly's
$25 GooglePlay
$25 Hot Topic
$25 Aspen Mills
$25 Ralphs
And MORE!!!

We will also have prizes for the runner-up winners!

Lighted gift card tree included! :)

Thank you for supporting the RCMS Band and Visual Corps!

Visit the website to enter into the opportunity drawing! http://www.rcmsband.com/support-the-band.html

07/21/2019

Here's a little bit of how saxes are made!

06/07/2019

Introducing Hendrik C. and Mario M. as our 2019-2020 Head and Assistant Drum Majors! Congratulations and we look forward to you leading the marching band in the fall!

We also want to thank Yamilet H. (Head DM) and Ismael R. (Assistant DM) for being great leaders this year! They will be missed but know they will be strong assets to their high school bands!

05/24/2019

Thank you to all who came to tonight's Awards Concert and for the wonderful support shown to our students! Please enjoy Rippling Watercolors by Brian Balmages performed by the Desert Treasure Wind Ensemble.

05/24/2019

Thank you to all who came to tonight's Awards Concert and for the wonderful support shown to our students! Please enjoy this performance by the Advanced Band performing Danza Del Fuego by Robert W. Smith!

05/24/2019

Thank you to all who came to tonight's Awards Concert and for the wonderful support shown to our students! Please enjoy this performance by the Beginning Band of !

05/21/2019

We hope you can join the RCMS Wind Ensemble, Advanced Band, Beginning Band and the Visual Corps this Thursday, May 23rd as we present our final concert of the year! Concert begins at 7pm in the RCMS Gymnasium!

Here is a sneak peak from the Wind Ensemble performing THUNDERSCAPE by Erik Morales live from this weekend's regional performance!

05/19/2019

Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble for receiving a Superior Rating at the Regionals Festival yesterday at Palm Desert High School! Out of 42 possible graded categories by the four judges, the Wind Ensemble earned 40 A's and 2 B's total in their concert performance and sight reading! So proud of our students and their accomplishments! Join us on May 23rd at 7 PM at RCMS to hear all the of bands as we perform our final performance of the year!