EAST PROVIDENCE — May is unofficially officially "music month" in the East Providence School district as concerts abound at both middle schools and the high school in the coming weeks.

Events begin on Wednesday, May 3, with the Martin Middle School "Wildcat Band" spring concert under the direction of teacher/band director Susana Pimentel. The show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are also being sold at the door for $5 apiece.

Some Martin student musicians as well as a few of their peers from Riverside Middle School, instructed by teacher/band director Mark Maguire, return to the MMS auditorium to perform in the Invitational Honors concert on Sunday, May 7, at 4 p.m. Tickets are also $5 and will again be sold at the door.

Clarinetist Jacob Bergeron, percussionist Jake Iacavone and alto saxophonist Ethan Pereira represent RMS with Rasika Buchta on snare drum on Max DiStefano, trombone and Sam Willey on bass clarinet represent MMS. Pimentel serves as guest conductor.

In addition, the RMS Spring Band Concert is Thursday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at the RMS Auditorium. Tickets are $5 at the door.

Also, the RMS and MMS Bands will once again perform and march in the Legion Post 10 Memorial Day Parade on May 29.

More middle school notes

Local middle schoolers also earned other accolades earlier in the 2022-23 term.

Riverside Middle School Band members selected to participate in the Rhode Island Music Education Association Honors Music Festivals in March included percussionist Shane Engles and trombonist Katherine Gregory in the Junior All-State Orchestra while Vikings' percussionist Kevin Levesque performed with the Junior All-State Band. Buchta and Distefano represented MMS in the All-State Band.

Abigail Almeida, Mazie Baraf, Audrey Bernard, Caroline Cowgur, Maria Luisa De Sousa Nascimento, Sadie Gagnon, Bree Garcia, Kaliyah Heggs, Aidan Joia, Phoenix Perkins and Joshua Shanty were the Wildcats included in the All-State Chorus.

High school shows

The East Providence High School spring band concert, under the tutelage of lead director Marisa Silva and assistant Olivia Kleyla, is Thursday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the Elmasian Auditorium. 

Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door or using the following link: https://gofan.co/app/events/961380?schoolId=RI22211_1.

The following week, the EPHS spring chorus concert, with direction by Maryann Lasorsa, takes place on Thursday, May 11, also at 6:30 p.m. at the Elmasian Aud. Tickets are $5 at the door. There are no online sales for the show.