Spencer, IA (KICD)– There are going to be some big changes coming to the instrumental music programs at Spencer Community Schools this summer as the longtime directors for both the middle and high school levels enter into retirement.

Janet Boyens and Kurt Schwarck took some time to look back at their time in Spencer noting one of the most rewarding pieces was seeing the growth is students from when they entered the band program until graduation.

Boyens and Schwarck also both enjoy seeing the level of commitment their students put in not only in music but everyday life.

Both Schwarck and Boyens will have one more concert next week that will feature a piece of music specially commissioned for Spencer Community Schools. The seventh and eighth grade students will perform Monday at 7:30 in the Middle School gym following a performance by the sixth grade with the high school selection being publicly debuted on Tuesday.