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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

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

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