Zone 10

NYSSMA Zone 10 Representative

Samantha McShane

518.392.1560 x1058
zone10@nyssma.org

 

PARENTS… Please contact your teacher with all questions first.

Please do not contact the festival hosts directly. 

All parent questions should be sent through your school music teacher. 

If they are unable to answer, you can email the Zone Representative at zone10@nyssma.org

Presidents of Affiliated Counties

Columbia Dutchess Putnam

Samantha McShane
518-392-1570 x1058
mcshanes@chatham.k12.ny.us
CCMEA Homepage

Alicia Nace

president@dcmea.org
DCMEA Homepage

Jocelyn Kraus
845-518-4348
pcmeapresident@gmail.com
PCMEA Homepage


Zone 10 NYSSMA Festivals Dates

Area All State 2024-2025

Teachers must register on Dacapomusicfestivals.com

 

November 22 & 23 at Dover High School

Registration Deadline – 3rd Friday of September

PAST PROGRAMS

General Chair- Justin Stockslager

justin.stockslager@doverschools.org

Ensemble Chairs

Band:  Alex Gray graya@pcsdny.org

Orchestra:  Jonathan Handman jhandman@acsdny.org

Mixed Chorus:   Amy Martin amymartin@hpcsd.org

Treble Chorus:  Susan Fisher  fisher.su@beaconk12.org

Solo and Small Ensemble Festivals 2025

All-State applications must be completed online by the application deadline.

Date
Festival Type    
Application Deadline
Mailing Address
Chairperson
Registration
April 25-26   A-S-E- IJ-VJ
Piano
March 14th 

        LaGrange Middle School        110 Stringham Rd Lagrangeville, NY 12540

Christine Fiore

Stephen Ryan

845 340 4302

ArlingtonNYSSMA@gmail.com
DaCapoMusicFestivals.com
May 2-3 A-S-E
Piano
March 21st Pine Plains CSD
Stissing Mountain High School
               2829 W Church St               Pine Plains, NY 12567
Erin Marlow
518-416-1041
marlow.erin@gmail.com
DaCapoMusicFestivals.com

May 9-10

A-S-E
Piano
March 28th George Fischer Middle School 
                  281 Fair Street                 Carmel, NY  10512
Eric Pecor
914-380-2423
epecor@carmelschools.org
DaCapoMusicFestivals.com

MAJORS FESTIVALS

Date
Festival Type 
Application Deadline
Mailing Address
Chairperson
Registration
May 19 MI March 1st

Carmel High School

30 Fair St

Carmel Hamlet, NY 10512

Erin Minieri

eminieri@carmelschools.org

https://www.nyssma.org
May 20 MI-MC March 1st

Carmel High School

30 Fair St

Carmel Hamlet, NY 10512

Erin Minieri

eminieri@carmelschools.org

https://www.nyssma.org

 

 

May 28

 

 

MI-MC-Clinic March 1st

Ichabod Crane High School  

2910 US-9

 Valatie, NY 12184

Alessandra Shellard

ashellard@ichabodcrane.org

https://www.nyssma.org

Solo and Small Ensemble Festivals-

Where does my school district attend?

North Site (Pine Plains) South Site (Carmel) Middle Site (Arlington)
All Columbia County Schools All Putnam County Schools Arlington
Pine Plains Beacon Dover
Red Hook Pawling Hyde Park
Rhinebeck Wappingers Millbrook
Webutuck   Poughkeepsie
    Spackenkill 
     
     
     

Important Information: 

NYSSMA FAQs


Adjudicator Refreshers- 

Links will be sent to adjudicators in January

Sunday – Feb. 2 – 6:30 – Voice & Piano I
Tuesday – Feb. 4 – 7:30 – Instrumental (Br., Perc., Str., WW) I
Wednesday – Feb. 5 – 6:30 – Voice & Piano II
Wednesday – Feb. 5 – 7:00 – Major Organization I
Saturday – Feb. 8 – 3:00 – Instrumental (Br., Perc., Str., WW) II
Thursday – Feb. 13 – 7:00 – Inst. & Vocal Jazz I
Saturday – Feb. 15 – 7:00 – Major Organization II
Sunday – Feb. 16 – 7:00 – Inst. & Vocal Jazz II
 
 

Adjudicator Orientation Seminars- (click title for application)

March 14-15 – Jericho H.S. – Zone 13 (piano only)
         March 28-29- Kellenberg H.S. – Zone 13 (no piano)
        March 28-29 – Byram Hills H.S. – Zone 11 (piano only)
         April 4-5 – Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk H.S. – Zone 7 (no piano) 
              April 25-26 – Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts – Zone 1