Festival/Event Info

All-County Junior High and Elementary Festival Fees:
    > Student Registration Fee:  $10
    > Concert Tickets:  $6 general admission

All County Site Rotation Schedule

Year Jr. High Festival Elementary Festival
2008 Roosevelt High School (Hyde Park) Haviland Middle School (Hyde Park)
2009 John Jay High School Spackenkill High School
2010 Arlington High School Millbrook High School
2011 Stissing Mt. Middle School/High School (Pine Plains) Rombout Middle School (Beacon)
2012 Dover High School Arlington Middle School
2013 Beacon HIgh School Webutuck High School

2008 All County/NYSSMA Festivals:

Junior High All-County Festival

Concert Date: January 26, 2008:
    Band & Chorus: 2:00 p.m.
    Orchestra & Wind Ensemble:  3:30 p.m.
Rehearsal Dates: January 25, 2008 - 1:00 - 6:00  p.m.
January 26, 2008 - beginning at 10:00 a.m.
January 26, 2008: DCMEA General Association Meeting - 10:15 a.m.
Location: Roosevelt High School (click here for directions)
Snow Dates: February 1 & 2, 2008 (same location)

 

General Chair: Nancy Gagne  
Site Chair: Jim Osborn  
Band Chair: Michael Colucci  
Wind Chair: Holly Dunn  
Orchestra Chairs: Marissa Cooper  
Gretchen Horvath  
Choral Chairs: Maureen Colson  
Amy West  

Jazz Festival

Concert Dates: February 9, 2008
Rehearsal Dates: February 8 & 9, 2008 (Times TBA)
Location: Millbrook High School - click here for Google directions
Snow Date: February 10, 2008 (same location)
 
General Chairs: Craig Fryer  
Jim Osborn

Elementary All-County Festival
The Elementary All-County Music Festival
has been postponed to March 7 & 8. 

Concert Date: February 23, 2008:
    Chorus: 2:00 p.m.
    Orchestra & Band:  4:00 p.m.
Rehearsal Dates: February 22, 2008:  3:30 - 7:00 p.m.
February 23, 2008:  beginning at 9:00 a.m.
February 23, 2008:  DCMEA General Association Meeting - 9:15 a.m.
Location: Haviland Middle School (click here for directions)
Snow Dates: March 7 & 8, 2008 (same location)
 
General Chairs: Kathen Cowan  
Barbara Gibson  
Site Chair: Marcia Gates  
Band Chairs: Steven Kieley  
Chorus Chairs: Hollis Bowen  
Amy Littler  
Orchestra Chairs: Frank Camiola  
Lauren Regan  

Area All-State Festival Zone 10

Concert Date: November 16 & 17, 2007
Location: Taconic Hills High School, Craryville, NY
Deadline: September 26, 2007
Chairperson: Anne Oja oja.anne@gmail.com
845.758.2241 x 3103

NYSSMA Solo/Ensemble Festivals
(
See www.nyssma.org - Zone 10 information for school assignments)
 

Festival #1 - Instrumental, Vocal, Harp (no All-State or Jazz)
Date: April 4 & 5, 2008
Location: Lagrange Middle School
Categories: S-E
Deadline: February 22, 2008
Contact: Michael Tiskowitz mtiskowitz@acsdny.org
845.486.4880 x 113
 
Festival #2 - Instrumental, Vocal, All-State, Jazz
Date: May 2 & 3, 2008
Location: Chatham Elementary
Categories: A-S-E-IJ-VJ
Deadline: March 21, 2008
Contact: Lucas Christensen christensenl@chatham.k12.ny.us
518.392.1560 x 2112
 
Festival #3 - Instrumental, Vocal, All-State (no Jazz)
Date May 9 & 10, 2008
Location: Beacon High School
Categories: A-S-E
Deadline: March 28, 2008
Contact: Michael Tabon mtsinger101@hotmail.com
845.838.6900 x 3368

NYSSMA Major Ensemble Festival #1 - Choral Only

Date: May 22, 2008
Location: Carmel High School
Deadline: March 1, 2008
Contact: Joseph Phillips jphillip@ccsd.k12.ny.us
845.226.1142 x 478
 

NYSSMA Major Ensemble Festival #2 - Instrumental Only

Date: May 29 & 30, 2008
Location: John Jay High School
Deadline: March 1, 2008
Contact: Ryan Banda ryan.banda@wappingersschools.org
845.897.6700, ext. 166

Other NYSSMA Events

NYSSMA Summer Conference August 12 - 14, 2007 Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, Buffalo, NY
     
NYSSMA Winter Conference November 29 - December 2, 2007 Rochester, NY

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