Members of the RCSO comprise three generations of Rockbridge players making music together.  They rehearse Tuesday evenings, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Maury River Middle School Band Room.  Members include advanced young string players, proficient members of the area school bands who wish to gain symphonic orchestral experience, experienced adults from the community, and professional musicians who donate their time to FAIR.  The orchestra was first organized in 1975 under the musical direction of Robert Stewart.  William Claytor served as its director after the orchestra’s reorganization in 1999.  Mark Taylor has served as the director since 2005.  Tuition for RCSO is $90 per season, per season and will be due in September.  Tuition includes participation in three concerts.

For more information about rehearsals, repertoire, or concert sponsorship, please contact Mark Taylor 261-4348 or mark.taylor@svu.edu, or Colleen Pendry at the FAIR office: 464-3247 or cpendry@fairva.org.

 Mark Taylor, Artistic Director

           Mark Taylor, a native of southern California, began studying piano at age five and the violin at age seven.  He started playing in orchestras at age eleven and began teaching at age fifteen.  He holds degrees from Brigham Young University and University of Michigan.  Mark has taught at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Viterbo College, and he has spent three years teaching orchestra classes in secondary public education.  Since 2000 he has been Professor of Music at Southern Virginia University where he teaches core music courses and directs the SVU Orchestra.