Royal Blues Marching Band
Rocky Hill High School, Rocky Hill, CT
2025 Program
2025 Fall Season
- Nutcracker Nights: Live from Club Duke
We are staging a performance of Duke Ellington's Jazz Nutcracker at a fictitious jazz club run by Duke Ellington. You will hear narration provided by the Duke himself woven throughout the show. Hope you enjoy-
Musical Selections
Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite
- Director(s)
- Jim Shuman (Director), Rick Vale (Assistant Director)
- Drum Major(s)
- Anvi Bose (Drum Major), Rijul Choudry (Drum Major)
- Design Staff – Music
- Jim Shuman (Music arranger)
- Design Staff – Visual
- Mike Neubert (Drill Writer), Cathy Goncalves (Visual Cooridnator)
- Design Staff – Auxiliary
- Kristen Craven (Color Guard)
- Instructional Staff – Visual
- Cathy Vaillancourt (Visual/Woodwind), Jennifer Carlson (Visual/Brass)
- Instructional Staff – Percussion
- Jeff Reed (Drum Line), Cameron Cheyney (Pit)
2025 Events
| Rocky Hill High School | September 27, 2025 |
| Norwich Free Academy | October 4, 2025 |
| Rockville High School | October 18, 2025 |
| Southington High School | October 25, 2025 |
| Connecticut State Championships | November 1, 2025 |
| II, III, IV, & V Open Class Championship | November 8, 2025 |
