Zone 10 Representative
Samantha McShane
518.392.1560
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 Festival Dates
| Area All-State 2025-2026 Teachers must register on Dacapomusicfestivals.com | November 21 & 22 at Arlington High School Registration Deadline – 3rd Friday of September PAST PROGRAMS |
| General Chair- Rich Guillen rguillen@acsdny.org | Ensemble Chairs Band: Darrell Keech and Evan Rzodkiewicz Orchestra: Jonathan Handman and Danielle Stier Mixed Chorus: Lynne Czjaka Treble Chorus: Lynne Czjaka |
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 | George Fischer Middle School 281 Fair Street Carmel, NY 10512 | Erin Minierieminieri@carmelschools.org | http://www.nyssma.org |
| May 20 | MI-MC | March 1st | George Fischer Middle School 281 Fair Street Carmel, NY 10512 | Erin Minieri eminieri@carmelschools.org | http://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 | http://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 and Invitation Letters:
Majors- Carmel
Majors and Clinic- Ichabod
South Solo- Carmel
North Solo- Pine Plains
Middle Solo- Arlington
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 Here)
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 10
What’s Going on in Zone 10?
Chatham- Zone Rep re-election
Arlington’s Philharmonia Strings at the 2024 NYSSMA Winter Conference
NYSSMA September 24 (2)- September Newsletter
Winter Newsletter 2024 (3)- December Newsletter