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 |
Alicia Nace |
Jocelyn Kraus |
Zone 10 NYSSMA Festivals Dates
Area All State 2025-2026Teachers must register on Dacapomusicfestivals.com
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November 21 & 22 at Arlington High SchoolRegistration Deadline – 3rd Friday of September |
General Chair- Rich Guillen |
Ensemble ChairsBand: 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 |
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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 |
Erin Minieri |
https://www.nyssma.org |
| May 20 | MI-MC | March 1st |
George Fischer Middle School |
Erin Minieri |
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May 28
|
MI-MC-Clinic | March 1st |
Ichabod Crane High School 2910 US-9 Valatie, NY 12184 |
Alessandra Shellard |
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 and Invitation Letters:
Adjudicator Refreshers-
Links will be sent to adjudicators in January
Adjudicator Orientation Seminars- (click title for application)
What’s Going on in Zone 10?
Related Documents
- NYSSMA September 24 (2) (PDF – 584 KB)
- Winter Newsletter 2024 (3) (PDF – 2 MB)
- South Solo- Carmel (PDF – 70 KB)
- North Solo- Pine Plains (PDF – 151 KB)
- Middle Solo- Arlington (PDF – 531 KB)
- Majors- Carmel (PDF – 59 KB)
- Majors and Clinic- Ichabod (PDF – 60 KB)