The First Colonial Varsity Percussion Ensemble is an extracurricular ensemble open to all musicians in the FCHS Performing Arts Department. The VPE is a competitive ensemble, competing in the Atlantic Indoor Association (AIA) & Winter Guard International (WGI) circuits locally & abroad. The VPE rehearses multiples times per week November-April to learn a show, competing in the Scholastic Concert Percussion class at events. Since formation, the VPE is undefeated in class competition & won AIA North Championships in 2019.
2017-2018 Season: "Thirst"
AIA Forest Park HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA South County HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA South County HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
2018-2019 Season: "Metroplex"
Arranger: KJ Stafford
Musical Selections: "Metroplex" by Robert Sheldon, "Children's Hour of Dream" by Charles Mingus
AIA EC Glass HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA Atlee HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA Potomac HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA North Championships at South County HS
Gold Medal Percussion Scholastic Concert A
Musical Selections: "Metroplex" by Robert Sheldon, "Children's Hour of Dream" by Charles Mingus
AIA EC Glass HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA Atlee HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA Potomac HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA North Championships at South County HS
Gold Medal Percussion Scholastic Concert A
2019-2020 Season: "Winter is Coming"
Arranger: KJ Stafford
Musical Selections: "Selections from the Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, "The Night King" by Ramin Djwadi, "Winter from the Four Seasons" by Vivaldi
AIA Patriot HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
Musical Selections: "Selections from the Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, "The Night King" by Ramin Djwadi, "Winter from the Four Seasons" by Vivaldi
AIA Patriot HS Competition
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A