Zone 7

Welcome to the NYSSMA Zone 7 Website!

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** Zone 7 Communication: Click HERE to add your contact info so you can receive emails. 

2025 FESTIVAL DATES AND INFO – SEE BELOW

SOLO FESTIVAL LETTER OF INTENT Google Form. In order to participate in Zone 7 festivals, teachers/directors must complete to indicate which festival you wish to attend. 

Scroll down for more info on festivals, fees and county president info from Zone 7.

Zone Representative
Gregory A. Verheyn
6 Kettles Way
Queensbury, NY 12804
(c) 914-255-1603
email: zone7@nyssma.org

Follow Zone 7 on X: @NYSSMAZone7

2023 General Meeting info from Area All State 11/19/23

Area All-State

2024 Area All-State – Proctors Theater in Schenectady
November 8-9, 2024 
Festival Chair: Matt Gaulin
mgaulin@queensburyschool.org
Application info 


2025 Solo Fest Dates, locations and hosts.  

Registration will continue through www.gdoig.com 

Maple Ave MS (Saratoga) Solo/Ensemble – Levels 1-6 (No All-state)
March 7-8
Host: Jenn Minehan
j_minehan@saratogaschools.org
Registration deadline: 1/24/25
 
SUNY Schenectady School of Music Piano Festival:
March 14-15
Host: Mark Evans
evansme@sunysccc.org
Registration deadline: 1/31
 
Ravena Coeymans Selkirk HS, Solo/Ensemble/All-State (ADJUDICATOR ORIENTATION SITE)
April 4-5
Host: Michelle McLoughlin
mmcloughlin@rcscsd.org
Albany in-house, Solo/Ensemble
April 26 (Saturday only)
Host: Scot Phelps
sphelps@albany.k12.ny.us
Registration Deadline: tbd
 
Saratoga Springs HS, Solo/Ensemble/All-State
May 2-3
Host: Karen Houlahan
k_houlahan@saratogaschools.org
Registration Deadline, 3/21
 
Queensbury HS, Solo/Ensemble/All-State/IJ/VJ
May 16-17
Hosts: Alyssa Verheyn
queensburynyssma@gmail.com
Registration Deadline, 4/4
(this is the ONLY JAZZ site in Zone 7)
 
 

2025 Major Organization dates, locations and hosts.

Register at www.nyssma.org

Columbia HS, Instrumental Majors and Clinic Evaluation
April 8-9
Host: John Kusche
 
Shaker HS, Instrumental Majors
April 22-23
Host: Deborah Keough
 
Guilderland HS, Choral Majors (southern festival) and Clinic Evaluation
April 9-10
Host: Claudia Golub
 
Queensbury HS, Choral Majors (northern festival)
April 23-24
Host: Matthew Gaulin
 

Solo/ensemble Fee Schedule

Solo & Ensemble – Levels 1-4 $20 
Solo & Ensemble – Levels 5-6 $30 
All State $36
Piano – levels 1-4 $26
Piano – Levels 5-6 $36

Major Organization Fee Schedule 

Majors—Level 1-3 (30 min.) $210
Majors—Level 4 (35 min.) $245
Majors—Level 5-6 (45 min.) $315

 

Presidents of Affiliated Counties

Albany (Capital Suburban Council MEA)
Nancy Lussier
Scotia-Glenville M.S.
10 Prestige Pkwy.
Scotia, NY 12302
nlussier@sgcsd.net
(518) 382-1208

Saratoga-Warren
Alyssa Verheyn
Queensbury UFSD – William H. Barton Intermediate School
425 Aviation Rd. 
Queensbury, NY 12804
averheyn@queensburyschool.org
914-255-1604

Schenectady
Jason Varga
Draper Middle School
2070 Curry Rd. 
Schenectady, NY 12303
jvarga@mohonasen.org
(518) 356-8350
 
Washington – WCAMTA
Catherine Pandori
Greenwich Junior-Senior High School
10 Gray Ave
Greenwich, NY 12834
cpandori@greenwichcsd.org
(518) 692-9642 ext 6300

Rensselaer
Christopher Siegenthaler
Tamarac Elementary School
3992 NY Route 2
Troy, NY 12180
csiegenthaler@brunswickcsd.org
(518)279-4600 x1042

Fulton
Michael Banewitz
Mayfield CSD
Mayfield, NY 12117
banewicz.michael@mayfieldcsd.org

Montgomery
Nicholas Anker
Canajoharie Central School
136 Scholastic Way
Canajoharie NY 13317
518-673-6330 x3132
nicholas.anker@canjo.org