Boardman bands spring into music

Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The Boardman Middle School eighth grade jazz ensembled performed several pieces during the Spring Band Concert on April 22 at the Boardman Performing Arts Center.

Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The Boardman Middle School seventh-grade jazz ensemble stood as they finished their performance on April 22 at the Boardman Performing Arts Center during the Spring Band Concert.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Boardman schools hosted its Spring Band Concert on April 22 at the Boardman Performing Arts Center.
The middle schools that participated in the performance were Boardman Glenwood Middle School and Boardman Center Middle School. The two schools combined to create three different bands that each performed their own pieces during the concert.
A seventh-grade jazz ensemble performed first, followed by an eighth-grade jazz ensemble and an eighth-grade concert band. The three bands performed between two and six pieces of music for the audience. Several students had the opportunity to perform a solo throughout the night. A few songs that the students performed were arranged by Boardman High School band director Thomas Ruggieri.
Michael Shavock, the director of Glenwood Middle School; Steve Chambers, director of Center Middle School, and Ruggieri worked together to help the students prepare for the spring concert. Fran Shevock, the accompanist, was given credit for her help in working closely with the students.
The next Boardman band concert will be the Spring Concert of the Boardman Bands on May 3. There will be performances by the BHS Wind Ensemble and the combined Concert/Symphonic band. The concert will celebrate the last concert for Chambers. Chambers is retiring after spending 32 years with the Boardman Band Program.