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Highland Music Department Ms. Karen Zocchi, Elementary School Band and K-12 Music Coordinator Mr. Ed Flick, Elementary School Chorus and General Music Mr. Philip Rizzi, Middle School Band Mr. Jeff DiMaio, 6th Grade Chorus, Middle School & Elementary General Music Ms. Lynda Keech, 7-8th Grade Band, High School Concert Choir & Vocal Ensemble Mr. Joe Martellaro, High School Concert Band & Jazz Band and General Music Links to the Elementary Band page: http://www.highland-k12.org/webpages/kzocchi/ Middle School Band page: http://www.highland-k12.org/webpages/prizzi/?school=588 MUSIC DEPARTMENT CALENDAR OF EVENTS for 2010-2011 Winter Concert Dates:
All-County Festival:
Scholarship Concerts:
Musical: 4/01/11-4/03/11 HHS musical theater production at HHS. Spring Concerts:
NYSSMA Festivals:
Memorial Day Parade:
Thank you parents, administrators, staff, and community All-County Festival The All-County Festival takes place in March each year. Every school in Ulster County participates. For band, we begin preparing our students in November for a challenging January audition at Bailey Middle School in Kingston. If selected, these students will perform an amazing concert under a guest conductor at UCCC. Chorus students in grades 5-9 are auditioned by their chorus teacher to participate in this outstanding group. HS chorus students go through an audition process similar to that of the band students. These are very competitive ensembles to be a part of, but completely worth the extra time and effort! N.Y.S.S.M.A.Solo and Ensemble Festival NYSSMA stands for “New York State School Music Association”. All over the state students perform solos or in ensembles to be adjudicated by a trained judge. If they perform a Level I-IV solo they can receive a maximum of an “Outstanding” rating with a maximum of 28 points. Levels V-VI are judged out of 100 points or students can choose to receive comments only. The Music Department prepares and registers many of their students in this festival. N.Y.S.S.M.A. Majors Festival The NYSSMA Majors Festival is held at Kingston High School every year. Bands from all over the state perform at this festival to be critiqued and rating by trained judges. Each group receives a rating of "Gold with Distinction", "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" or “Certificate” according to the NYSSMA standards. Field Trips and other Performances · The Elementary Select Band and chorus spread their holiday cheer at the Hudson Valley Nursing Home every year in December. · In March, the fifth grade band students go on a trip to the Bardavon to see the Hudson Valley Philharmonic perform their “Young People’s Concert”. · You can count on seeing performing groups from each building perform throughout the day at the Craft Fair at Highland High School. · The Memorial Day Parade includes the MS and HS bands marching and performing in town. · The MUSICAL: The HHS Harlequins have now put on productions of “Little Shop of Horrors” and "Hello, Dolly!". Check out the podcasts of our Elementary Band students! http://www.highland-k12.org/webpages/kzocchi/ Please check our new.schoolnotes.com or schoolnotes.com pages for more specific information throughout the year!
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