Congratulations to the Riverhead High School musicians who have been chosen to attend (or are alternates to) the eleventh and twelfth grade All Suffolk County Festival sponsored by NYSCAME and SCMEA, the All State Music Festival in Rochester, NY and, this year, to the All National Music Festival in Nashville, TN.
All National
Amy Methven (Violin)
All national music festival will conclude with a performance on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN, on October 29.
All State Music Festival
Peter Cook (trombone)
Michael Harris (Alternate) (alto sax)
James Rios (Alternate) (alto sax)
2014 NYSSMA All State Music Festival is held in Rochester, NY in December, 2014
11th & 12th Grade All County Music Festival
BAND –
Peter Cook (trombone)
Michael Harris (alto sax)
Nick Waldron (tuba)
CHORUS –
Chloe Halpin
Elise Littlefield
Thousands of students auditioned for this honor last spring at solo and ensemble festivals throughout New York State. In order to qualify to attend these festivals, students must have received a perfect (or nearly perfect) score on their solos at the NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) Solo competition.*
The festivals also serve as audition sites for the All-State bands, choruses and orchestras for students in grades 10 and 11 who elect, in advance, to perform their level VI solo for an All-State adjudicator.
*NYSSMA grades provide an objective standard that is used for acceptance to honors performing ensembles such as NMEA All-County and Long Island String Festival Association (LISFA), outside student music organizations such as Metropolitan Youth Orchestra and Gemini, many music camps, and should be included in college applications and recommendations.
source: press release from Riverhead Central School District, dated September 30, 2014
photo courtesy Sandra Kolbo
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