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Dear Irvington Band Program families,

We’re excited to share that a new band director has been hired for IHS Band Program - please welcome Ms. Patricia Danielidis! 

Ms. Danielidis is currently finishing up her Master's Degree in Instrumental Conducting at San Jose State University. She did her undergrad at the Concurrent Bachelor of Music/Education program at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, and also served as the Ensemble Director of the Mount Royal Youth Orchestra Wind Ensemble. 

Check out her recent Master's conducting recital here: https://www.youtube.com/live/4naU6fXsFlg?si=OE6PoWaGxUfaxbgC.

We’re thrilled to have her lead our IHS Band program starting this summer 2026 at band camp and look forward to the experience and energy she’ll bring to our students and band community.

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A welcome message from Ms. Danielidis

Hello Irvington High School Vikings Band!

I am incredibly excited to be joining you this year as your Director of Bands. I look forward to building on the incredible foundation already in place, continuing to strengthen our community, and discovering what we can accomplish together in our marching and concert ensembles. It is an honour to be a part of such a well-established and thriving program, and I can't wait to begin this journey with all of you.

A reminder that our annual Band Camp will take place from Monday, July 27th, through Friday, July 31st. We'll wrap up the week with a Friends & Family performance, followed by popsicles and ice cream. I look forward to meeting all of you and kicking off an amazing year together!

If you have not already emailed me regarding a valid reason for missing any portion of Band Camp, please do so as soon as possible. Unexcused absences will result in completing special student service hours for the IHS Band Program, as determined by the Director of Bands.

Thank you for welcoming me into your community. Here's to a fantastic year ahead, and Go Vikings!

Feel free to reach me at: pdanielidis@fusdk12.net

Ms. Patricia Danielidis 

Director of Bands

Irvington High School

Please find more details about Mr Rodda's Retirement Party on this page.

We have ordered four new marching xylophones & two new marching bells for our drumline. 

Thanks for your tremendous support that has allowed us to allocate $22K+ on Color Guard uniform upgrade for the new season! 

Congratulations to Mr Rodda for being named as the Conductor of 2024 All Northern Jr High Honor Band!

Congratulations to Mr Rodda for being recognized as NCBA Director of the Year for Outstanding Music Education 2022-23 after 35 yrs of services!

It's a great honor earned by the joint efforts of our teachers, students & parents. Irvington Marching Band + Color Guard has been invited to submit the application for joining the world renowned Rose Parade 2025. The results will be announced by the end of 2023. 

Thanks for your great support in donations. We used the extra fund of $30K to order the same blue uniforms for the JV Marching Band. Now both bands are in the blue!