6 music students from Orleans participate in Area All-State Festival
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NEWARK – The following students from Orleans County participated in the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Zone 2 Sr. High Area All-State festival this weekend at Newark Central High School (from left):
- Ryder Jones from Medina, trumpet in symphonic band
- Amir Huzair from Lyndonville, tenor in mixed chorus
- Noah Fox from Lyndonville, tenor in mixed chorus
- Zachary Baron from Albion, bass in mixed chorus
- Mallory Kozody, soprano in mixed chorus
- Sarah Corser, soprano in mixed chorus
These students are joined by the top singers and instrumentalists from all over Zone 2, which encompasses Monroe, and all its surrounding counties, including Orleans to the other side of Wayne County and south, said Jennifer Neroni-Trupo, vocal teacher and musical director at Lyndinville.
Admission to the Area All-State ensembles requires students to receive a top NYSSMA solo festival score in the spring, a nomination from their music teacher, and eventual selection from a committee of music teachers from Zone 2 based on the first two criteria.
“It is a rigorous process and a tremendous honor for all students involved!” Neroni-Trupo said.
The mixed choir was conducted by Cody Mott from Edinboro University. The choir performed Nox, by Elaine Hagenberg; When Dreams Take Flight, by Rollo Dilworth; Even When God is Silent, by Michael Horvit; Soon ah Will Be Done, by William L. Dawson; and Walk Out on the Water, arr. Geung Kroeker-Lee.
The Symphonic Band was conducted by Dr. John C. Coggiola from Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University. The band performed On Parade, by Amanda C.E. Eldridge; Cloudburst, by Eric Whitacre; Homage to A Dream, by Mark Camphouse; and Ride, by Samuel R. Hazo.
