Orchestra program makes history

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Neighbors | Submitted.Pictured are, from left, (front) Haley Lowe; (middle) Sophia Schuler, Ashley Cornelius, Katelyn Snyder, Maria Serra, Haley Lowe; (back) Wyatt Miller, Mackenzie Kondas, Simon Pusateri, Jacob Smotzer and Linh Tran.

Once again the Boardman orchestras made history for Boardman High School and its orchestra program by bringing home superior (I) ratings for both symphony and chamber orchestra ensembles at the Ohio Music Education Association State Orchestra Adjudicated event on Feb. 24 in Hudson.

The 90-member Boardman symphony orchestra has the longest string of unbroken superior ratings, since 1973, of any orchestra in the state of Ohio.

The chamber orchestra was awarded a superior (I) rating this year as well.

The 30-member Boardman chamber orchestra once again received a superior (I) rating, a rating they have been awarded every time they have performed at state contest for the past 28 years.

The Boardman orchestras will participate in the Invitational National Music Competition held in Toronto, Canada this April. The annual spring concert is set for May 17.

The orchestras are under the direction of Michele Prokop, Bill Amendol and Joel Monaco.