As of July 2021, the current edition of the NYSSMA Manual has been extended for
another year. Edition 32 is now in effect until the end of the Spring 2022 NYSSMA
Festival Season (June 2022).
NYSSMA Strings 1-4 Festival
March 25-26,2022
Pete Pauliks, Host
Byram Hills School District
Registration opens 1/14 and closes 2/18
NYSSMA Up-County Festival
April 1-2, 2022
Dr. John Banks, Host
Briarcliff School District
Registration opens 1/14 and closes 2/18
NYSSMA Down-County Festival
April 29-30, 2022
Dina Madden, Host
Mamaroneck School District
Registration opens 2/4 and closes 3/18
NYSSMA Majors Festival
May 24-25, 2022
Jamie Stroffolino, Host
Lakeland School District
Registration is now open and closes 3/1
https://www.nyssma2.org/major1.cfm
Piano-Only Festival
Location TBD
June 3-4
and
Zone 11 Representative
Dear WCSMA colleagues,
We hope you are all doing well. Before we begin our much-needed and well-deserved winter break, we wanted to take this time to thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate this school year.
We know you might have questions and concerns about upcoming solo festivals. While we are currently in a state of flux and uncertainty, we will have more concrete information to share with you about the festivals after the return from break.
We will be posting updates on the WCSMA website (www.wcsma.org) periodically and encourage you to check there often for information.
Have a wonderful holiday season!
Stay safe and be well,
Suzanne Forman, WCSMA President
Kimberly Dunkin, NYSSMA Zone 11 Representative
2021 Fall Newsletter
Read the 2021 Fall Newsletter – Revised
Kimberly Dunkin, NYSSMA Zone 11 Representative
Dear WCSMA members,
My name is Kimberly Dunkin and I am your new NYSSMA Zone 11 Representative. I have been teaching in the Hendrick Hudson school district since 2006, initially as a K-5 General/Choral teacher, and for the past seven years I have been teaching Chorus and General Music at the middle school level.
As a WCSMA member, I have been active on the Board of Directors as the Hospitality Chairperson for the past three years. In the spring of 2019, my colleagues and I hosted the Up County NYSSMA Festival at Hendrick Hudson. I’m sure we have seen one another at the All-County and Area All-State festival rehearsals and performances, as I’m often at the piano bench accompanying!
Former Zone Rep Nancy Torrente and I have been working closely this past school year and it is a sincere honor to fill her shoes in this position as your representative. She has been an incredible mentor and friend and I am humbled to follow in her footsteps. Please feel free to reach out to me with any NYSSMA concerns if needed. I can be reached at: zone11@nyssma.org.
I so look forward to working with all of you!
Kimberly