Rockwall Chamber honors local businesses at Mardi Gras-themed annual awards program

Rockwall Chamber honors local businesses at Mardi Gras-themed annual awards program

ROCKWALL, TX – March 1, 2022 — The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, the Rockwall Area’s premier business organization, let the good times roll last night at its “Time to Jazz It Up” Mardi Gras-themed annual awards ceremony at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront, where they awarded local businesses with the 2021 Chamber Partner Business Impact […]

Rockwall Orange Wave Band members selected to All-Region Jazz Ensembles

Rockwall Orange Wave Band members selected to All-Region Jazz Ensembles

ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 19, 2020) Congratulations to the 14 Orange Wave Band members selected to the TMEA Region 3 All-Region jazz ensembles. Rockwall High School had the most students qualify out of any school in the region! All of the Jazz 1 students below also qualified to record for a spot in the TMEA All-State […]

Rockwall High School students to perform at All-State

Rockwall High School students to perform at All-State

(ROCKWALL, TX — February 1, 2018) Three members of the Rockwall High School Band, Justin Dower, James Matthews and Nick Messick, will perform with the Texas All-State groups in San Antonio, Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center as part of the 2018 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention. They were chosen […]

Rockwall HS Band Swing Dance Spectacular Saturday

ROCKWALL (February 20, 2014) The Rockwall High School Orange Wave Band Booster will host the First Annual Swing Dance Spectacular and Silent Auction with the RHS Jazz Orchestra and Band on Saturday, February 22nd at the RHS Cafetorium. This fundraising event is a semi-formal vintage night of fun and hors d’ oeuvres. There will also […]

Rockwall High Band student selected to All-State Jazz Band

(Rockwall ISD – November 16, 2012) Rockwall High School Band is excited to recognize the outstanding achievement of junior band member, Kaan Toy. He was selected as the Jazz Bass Guitar Chair for the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Jazz Band. Kaan will travel to San Antonio in February to perform at the Texas Music […]

Jazz, Swing, A Capella, Comedy: Rockwall MusicFest brings it home

Jazz, Swing, A Capella, Comedy: Rockwall MusicFest brings it home

(Rockwall) October 17, 2012 – In celebration of a decade of cultural growth, Rockwall MusicFest presents its 2012-13 Entertainment Series – which kicks off in November and features four unforgettable evenings of jazz, swing, a capella and comedy. Co-founded in 2002 by Ruth Peck and the late Mary Eileen House, Rockwall MusicFest and the Greater Rockwall […]

Rockwall MusicFest announces new entertainment series

Rockwall MusicFest hosted a reception March 29 to introduce its new entertainment series for 2012-13. Rockwall MusicFest Presents will include four great evenings of varied entertainment including jazz, swing, acapella and comedic performances. Ruth Peck, Rockwall MusicFest founder, made the announcement and showed a video with a sample of all of the performances. “Rockwall MusicFest and The […]

Frisco Jazz Band to perform at senior dance

(Frisco) Whether you boogie down on the dance floor or prefer to watch others cut the rug, the Senior Center at Frisco Square is the place to be on the second Saturday of every month. The newly expanded 17,000 square foot facility brings in live entertainment for a dance event designed especially for Frisco’s senior […]