Kirsch before attending two days of rehearsal and a performance on Saturday, November 20, in Saratoga Springs.įiled Under: Berlin School Dist. They will prepare their music under the guidance of Berlin teachers Dan Byron and Ms. Emily will be playing the Flute in the Area All-State Band. These festivals take place at local high schools within the fifteen NYSSMA zones, each of which covers an area in New York State.Ĭaitlyn will be singing the Soprano part in the Area All-State Chorus. Each spring, thousands of students register through their school music programs to attend NYSSMA Evaluation Festivals where they are adjudicated. NYSSMA is a professional organization that evaluates student musicians in New York State from elementary school to high school. In 20, Berlin students were selected for the Conference All-State Festival held at the NYSSMA Conference in Rochester, NY.” One of the students’ teachers at Berlin, Jean Kirsch, said, “This is the fifth consecutive year that Berlin High School students have been selected to Area All-State since they began participating in All-State auditions in 2006. Photo courtesy of Jeanne Casatelli, Communications Specialist, Questar III. “Caitlyn and Emily,” said Cathie Allain, Berlin High School’s Principal, “were selected based on their NYSSMA All-State Audition scores from among students in over 50 school districts in seven NY counties.” Berlin’s All-State Festival students Emily Olson (left) and Caitlyn Hungerford.

He currently serves as the NYSSMA Zone 15 Representative. Canterbury was already performing with a wide variety of groups, including the acclaimed Empire State Youth Jazz Ensemble and the NYSSMA Zone 7 Area All. Berlin Central High School students Caitlyn Hungerford and Emily Olson have been selected for the 2010 New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Zone 7 Area All-State Festival. CHRIS VAN LEEUWEN, K-12 Music Department Chairperson has been the 7-12 Director of Vocal Music.

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