Submitted photo From left, Ian McKasky, Aiden Blevins and Connor Boots are shown during a 2025 concert by Boardman High School’s Project Mayhem. This year’s spring concert will be March 27 at the Boardman Performing Arts Center.

Boardman High School’s rock orchestra, Project Mayhem, will play its spring concert on March 27.

Founded in 2006, Project Mayhem began as a way to bridge classical training with modern rock. The ensemble had its inaugural performance in March 2007, drawing more than 1,000 people. Since then, it has evolved into a full-scale professional production featuring student vocalists, a professional laser light show and even smoke cannons.

The year’s band features about 45 musicians, and it is directed by Bill Amendol.

It is modeled after the world-renowned Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and members of TSO visited Boardman High School in 2016 to meet with the group, observe a rehearsal, and even join in for an impromptu performance of “Carry On Wayward Son.”

This year’s concert will feature a wide range of music, from Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” to Taylor Swift’s “You Belong to Me.”

The concert starts at 7 p.m. March 27 at the Boardman Performing Arts Center, 7777 Glenwood Ave. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance at door 1 of Boardman High School between 7 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on school days.