Glassboro Schools band director featured in special Olympic Conference concert.
Eight students from three of Glassboro's public schools performed in the 2016 Olympic Conference Senior and Junior High School Honors Band Concert on Feb. 2 in Washington Township High School's Investors Bank Performing Arts Center. The students auditioned alongside students throughout the region.
This year's concert also featured Glassboro School District's Art Myers, who was selected through a competitive application process, to direct the senior high school section of the concert. (Williamstown School District's Nick Fantazzi lead the junior high school section.)
Glassboro student performers included:
From Glassboro High School
Olympic Conference Senior High School Honors Band
- Veronica Menna - Clarinet (1st chair)
- Bianca Jurek - Clarinet
- Peter Hodson - Euphonium
From Glassboro Intermediate School
Olympic Conference Junior High School Honors Band
- Mayooran Mohanakanthan - Tenor Saxophone (1st chair)
From Thomas E. Bowe School
Olympic Conference Junior High School Honors Band
- Logan Stockl - Bassoon
- Brenna Somdahl-Sands - Clarinet
- Douglas Tranz - Trumpet
- Anna Holland - Alto Saxophone
Myers directs the concert band, marching band, pit orchestra and jazz ensemble at Glassboro High School and also serves as the band director at Glassboro Intermediate School. Outside of school, he plays the cornet with the Atlantic Brass Band. At Thomas E. Bowe School, Glassboro students perform under the direction of David Fox.