Join us in celebrating our two newest Junior Drum Majors, Connor Dobbins and Aarush Goel, who join Senior Drum Major, Rishikar Gandham, as student conductors of the 2025-2026 Red Devil Marching Band! Congratulations to the 11 students who auditioned for being well prepared and we strongly encourage you, along with the rest of the band, to apply for a band staff position using our Band Staff Application. We also recommend all the freshmen and sophomores to audition for drum major again next year. Also, thanks to the current Senior Drum Majors, Patrick Piller, Akash Saini, and Nicole Garcia, who joined Rishi to run after school clinics to train the new recruits.
We will be using 5-star to take attendance at our Tuesday night rehearsals. These rehearsals are only 1.5 hours and we will meet weekly. Students will receive a total of 25 formative points for each rehearsal, and 15 of these points will be for attendance.
If a student signs in within 5 minutes of the code being released, the student will receive all the attendance points (the student will receive 15 out of 15 points)
If a student signs in after 5 minutes, the student’s attendance will be deducted by 2 points (the student will receive 13 points out of 15 points)
If a student signs in after 10 minutes, the student’s attendance will be deducted by 5 points (the student will receive 10 points out of 15 points)
If a student signs in 15 minutes or later, the student’s attendance will be deducted by 10 points (the student will receive 5 out of 15 points)
The Shared Google Calendar can be synced to your devices so you always have updated dates and times.
4th of July Parade - 2025
2025 Fourth of July Activity Registration - wind and percussion players and color guard of all ages are invited to join in the Red Devil Marching Band's Fourth of July activities. Please use the 4th of July Activity R.S.V.P. to participate.
Tuesday, July 1 - 3:00 pm DRUMLINE ONLY 4:30 to 8:30 pm EVERYONE – Picnic, Games, & Practice
Wednesday, July 2 - 5:00 pm DRUMLINE ONLY, 5:30 to 8:30 pm EVERYONE – Practice
Thursday, July 3 - 5:00 pm DRUMLINE ONLY, 5:30 to 7:30 pm – Practice
Friday, July 4 - 10:00 am – Parade
The food provided is free and the sheet music, large instruments, and t-shirts are provided by Hinsdale Central. Invite your family, friends, and neighbors to play as well! More information is available on the Band web page at www.hcmusic.org in the 4th of July Plans Google Doc.
We are thrilled to invite you to our exciting Middle School & Alumni Pep Band Night where you will rehearse with the Red Devil Pep Band and perform at the home girls basketball game in the gym against Oak Park River Forest High School. The game takes place on Friday, January 10, 2025. The schedule for the evening is:
5:00 pm Rehearsal in the New Band Room 1909
6:15 pm Pizza
6:30 pm Move to the Gym
6:45 pm Pregame & National Anthem in the Gym
7:00 pm Game Starts
8:00 pm Halftime
8:15 pm Middle School Students Dismissed
All middle and high school students, as well as any alumni, should fill out the Middle School Pep Band Night Registration Form to let us know you would like to attend. That way we'll have enough pizza for everyone. You should bring your instrument, except drums which are at school, and wear your Gray HCHS Band T-Shirt.
The music is kept in Pep Band Binders at school. Follow the link for PDFs of everything by instrument. You can either play from a binder or your device. Drums can choose either snare drum, bass drum, or mallets. The Numbers out of the binder we will try to play are:
1 Red Devils
245 Monster Jams: 1 Frankenstein
250 Jock Rock: 1 YMCA
251 Jock Rock No. 2: 1 Centerfold
256 Let’s Get It Started
262 Firework
269 Imperial March
271 Cantina Band
552 Star Spangled Banner (Sousa)
This event will be geared towards 8th grade students; however, younger students are invited as well. Parents are encouraged to attend the game. Student drop off and pick up will be the new Grant Street Plaza and the New Band Room 1909 is just inside the doors.
We can’t wait to get this band together! Please email Mr. Kurinsky, mkurinsk@hinsdale86.org, or Ms. Adduci, gadduci@hinsdale86.org, with any questions.