Virginia 91st Air Force Junior ROTC Band

The Virginia 91st Air Force Junior ROTC Band at R-MA is an award-winning organization, with a membership of approximately fifty cadet musicians.  The band performs throughout the year at parades, athletic events, concerts and activities held on and off campus. 

Unlike many other schools, it is possible to maintain active membership in the band and be fully involved in athletics.  The rehearsal and performance schedules for the band are planned so as not to conflict with athletics, and if a conflict does occur there is cooperation between the music department and the athletic department to resolve the conflict without the cadet being “caught in the middle.”

Band is an academic performing arts course at R-MA.  The band rehearses during a scheduled class period, and academic credit is granted those cadets who satisfactorily complete course requirements.

The band has excellent rehearsal facilities, located in the Fulton Fine Arts Complex.  This facility includes:

• A rehearsal hall
• Individual and small ensemble practice rooms
• Music library
• Instrument storage rooms
• Repair shop
• Music department offices

For more information, contact: 

G. Edwin Richards
Director of Music & Bandmaster
Performing Arts Chairperson
B.M.E., Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
M.M.E., Shenandoah Conservatory (of Shenandoah University)
erichards@rma.edu

Check out a performance from the NRA Celebration of American Values Freedom Experience in 2010: