Welcome Vikings!
Everything you need to know about Irvington Band, Marching Band and Color Guard
Upcoming Key Dates !
Mark Your Calendar for the Mandatory 2024-25 Band Camp !!!
Jul 29th to Aug 2nd, 2024. Marching Band & Color Guard
Jul 22~26, 2024. Camp for Color Guard Only
Attention students who plan to take SAT/ACT!
Please avoid the dates of 10/5 (Antioch Band Review) & 10/26 (Foothill Band Review).
SAT: Please choose 8/24 or 11/2.
ACT: Please choose 9/14.
Upcoming Events
April 19th & 20th, 2024: CMEA Music Festival, WE/SB/O
May 1st & 2nd, 2024: Spring Concerts. WE/SB/O/J
May 17th, 2024: Fremont Jazz Festival (J only)
June 4th, 2024: Graduation Ceremony (in the evening)
July 22~26: Mandatory Camp for Color Guard
July 29th to Aug 2nd: Mandatory Band Camp for both Marching Band & Color Guard
Audition Deadlines
CBDA All State Honor Band: Auditions due 11/1/2023
NCBA All Northern Honor Band: Auditions due 12/1/2023
Past events
Band Camp: 7/31-8/4
NCBA Fall Clinic: 8/26
CBDA All State Clinic: 9/9
10/6: Irvington Homecoming Field Show, TAK Stadium at Washington High School
11/11: CCBR. Varsity only
11/18: Lincoln. JV, Varsity, 9th grade Symphonic, Symphonic I, Wind I & II. (**SBII is not going)
December 12th & 13th, 2023: Winter Concerts, SB on 12/12, WE & O on 12/13
January 12th, 2024: Movie Night (aka Senior Night)
February 20th, 2024: Exchange Concerts at Horner. WE I
March 1st, 2024: Chabot Festival, WE 1&2, 11AM-9PM
Important Links
Please feel free to share the following links to your friends who are in the IHS Band Programs but are not in the loop yet:
IHS Band Website: https://sites.google.com/view/vikingsmusicboosters/home
Facebook Group (private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/354838027922349/
Color Guard Only Group: https://band.us/n/aba87eT879PbS
Band Volunteer Coordination Email: IHSVikingsMusicBoosters@gmail.com
Treasurer: bandboosters@ihsvikings.org
Email Subscriptions: We use Mailchimp for email distributions. Please make sure to check your Spam or Promotions folders, and add "IHSVikingsMusicBoosters@gmail.com" and "mcsv.net" into your safe list.
WhatsApp Group: Please contact us by Email to get the link
Wechat Group: Please contact us by Email to get the link
Facebook Page (public, under construction): https://www.facebook.com/IHS-Vikings-Music-Boosters-107079331808350
2023-24 Irvington Band, Marching Band & Color Guard
Band Director: Charlie Rodda
Programs offered at Irvington: Symphonic Band, Wind Ensembles, Orchestra, Marching Band, Color Guard, Jazz Band
Concert Bands
Instructors: Charlie Rodda, Adam Anaya
Marching Band
Marching Instructor: Benjamin Benavides
Percussion Coach: Jacob Mercado & Nadja Ryan
Varsity Parade Drum Major: Yuxuan Bai
JV Parade Drum Major: Julia Fung
Parade Assistant Drum Major: Kirsten Zhou
Field Show Drum Majors (Conductors): Julia Fung, Yuxuan Bai, Ian Sun
Field Show Assistant Drum Major: Kirsten Zhou
Pep Band Drum Major: Ian Sun
Varsity Percussion Captains:
JV Percussion Captains:
Color Guard
Color Guard Instructors: Jessica Toro & Ben Wilkinson
Head Captain: Natalie Brahan
Varsity Captain: Bryanna Ho
JV Captain: Nevaeh Pena
Weekday Trainings for Marching Band
Varsity: Mon, Wed, Fri
JV: Tue, Thu, Fri
EventBrite Signup 2023 ~ Mandatory for ALL ~ Closed
Band/Guard/Orchestra Sign Up - Deadline extended to August 9th, 2023
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ihs-band-orchestra-color-guard-program-signup-2023-2024-tickets-632551276897
This is the required process used for ALL the students in the Band/Guard/Orchestra programs, including returning students, incoming freshmen and students transferring to IHS. The suggested donation is $400 which covers the buses, uniforms, competition fees, coaches' salaries, music, facility, food supplies, and so much more. Whether or not you donate, you MUST sign up on Eventbrite by August 9th.
**Please note the Eventbrite Signup does NOT cover or guarantee your IHS course enrollments; you must verify your schedule on the Maze Day to make sure that you are officially enrolled into the band programs requested.
Eventbrite Ticket Options: You must select one of the two ticket options. The tickets are set up to accept credit card payments. If you prefer to pay by check, please read the instructions below carefully.
Option #1: YES! Suggested Donations without Matching. Donations without matching go directly to IHS Band under FUSD's account. If you are paying by credit cards, please choose this option to pay directly online.
Option #2: Donations with Matching, or in a different amount. If your employer offers corporate matching, please donate to "IHS Vikings Music Boosters" (EIN 82-1535625) to guarantee all matched funds are received by our band program. Please choose this option and add comments at checkout. Please visit this page for detailed instructions on different ways of donating for claiming matches. You may mail a check payable to "IHS Vikings Music Boosters" to our Treasurer, or donate through your employer's online portal for claiming matches. If you want to set up a payment plan, please choose this option and visit https://ihsvikings.org/shop/band-payments. There will be an option for a single payment of $400 for "Material, Transportation & Staff Payment", or through four installments of $100 each.
IHS Viking Music Boosters is a non-profit 501c3 organization with EIN 82-1535625. Please contact our Treasurer at bandboosters@ihsvikings.org if you have any questions.
Band Camp 2023
Mandatory Band/Guard Camp in Summer 2023
*Color Guard Camp: Please contact Coach Toro for details.
Who: All Color Guard
Dates: July 24-28, 2023
Times: 9am-3pm
Location: Irvington Community Park.
Contact: Coach Toro (jtoro45@gmail.com)
Camp for both Marching Band & Color Guard:
Who: All Marching Band & Color Guard
Dates: July 31st to August 4th, 2022
Times: 8am-4pm
Location: Irvington High School field and classrooms
Prerequisites: Musicians must have at least one year of experience playing a band instrument and be enrolled in a concert band class. No experience necessary for Color Guard
What to Bring: 1 gallon drinking water (bring one on Monday only for coolers), water bottle (for refills), musical instrument, sun protection, lunch, music, pencil, lyre & folio (optional)
What to wear: comfortable clothing, athletic shoes (**marching shoes will only be needed at band reviews. No sandals!)
Daily rehearsals will include Uniform Fittings, Physical Fitness, Marching Fundamentals, Parade Marching, Field Show Marching, Music Rehearsals and Sectionals.
To report absence or any issues, please contact Charlie Rodda, 510-656-5711 x46403, crodda@fusdk12.net