Zone 11

Welcome to the NYSSMA Zone 11 page! Please see below for 2024-2025 festival dates and information.
 

**Please reach out to school music teachers before emailing the Zone Rep**

Kimberly Dunkin, Zone 11 Representative
Blue Mountain Middle School
7 Furnace Woods Road
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
zone11@nyssma.org
 

**Please reach out to school music teachers before emailing the Zone Rep**

 

Jon Riss, President

 

 

2024-2025 Area All-State Festival

All rehearsals and concerts will take place at New Rochelle High School
Patrick Murphy, Area All-State Coordinator
pmurphy@lakelandschools.org

Rehearsal #1
October 16 from 4:00-9:00

Rehearsal #2
October 30 from 4:00-9:00

Concerts (students note rehearsal times)
Saturday, November 2 at 1:00 – BAND (10am rehearsal)
Saturday, November 2 at 5:00 – ORCH (2:30 rehearsal)
Sunday, November 3 at 1:00 – CHORUS (10am rehearsal)

 

Band Co-Chairs: 
Ricky Myint: rmyint@somersschools.org
William Tonissen: william.tonissen@wpcsd.k12.ny.us

String Orchestra Co-Chairs:
Janine Bergamini: jbergamini4776@bcsdny.org
Lauren Morabito: lauren.morabito@henhudschools.org

Symphony Orchestra Co-Chairs:
TJ Bastone: bastonet@harrisoncsd.org
Mike Maino: mmaino@somersschools.org

Treble Chorus Co-Chairs:
Katie Chan Chee: kchanchee@northsalemschools.org
Andrea Stock: astock@yorktown.org

Mixed Chorus Co-Chairs:
Erica Denler: erica.denler@henhudschools.org
Emily Denler: edenler@mtplcsd.org

 

 

2025 Solo Festivals

All-State applications must be completed online by the registration deadline.

Date Festival Type Location/Host Registration

March 28-29

Piano (classical) only. 

No jazz piano.

Byram Hills High School

12 Tripp Lane

Armonk, NY

 

Marc Beja, host

NYSSMA@byramhills.net

DaCapo

Jan 6 – Feb 14

April 4-5

Strings I-IV,

plus ALL levels harp/classical guitar.

Valhalla High School

300 Columbus Avenue

Valhalla, NY 10595

 

Tony Maceli, host

strings2025zone11@gmail.com

DaCapo

Jan 6 – Feb 14

May 9-10

Up-County Festival

A-S-E

No piano, guitar, jazz. 

No strings I-IV

John Jay Middle School

40 N Salem Road

Cross River, NY 10518

 

Jennifer Fraczek & Carly Spaeth, hosts

NYSSMA@klschools.org

DaCapo

Feb 17 – Mar 28

 

All-State applications

due Mar 28

May 16-17

Down-County Festival

plus ALL instrumental/vocal jazz

A-S-D-E-IJ-VJ

White Plains High School

550 North Street

White Plains, NY 10605

 

Gary West, host

NYSSMA@wpcsd.k12.ny.us

DaCapo

Feb 24 – Apr 4

 

All-State applications

due Apr 4

 

2025 Majors Festivals

Date

Festival Type

Location/Host

Registration

May 28-30*

*5/30 will only be used if needed

Up-County Majors

Fox Lane High School

632 S Bedford Rd

Bedford, NY 10506

 

Sarah Matthews, host

bcsdnyssma@gmail.com

NYSSMA website

First week of January

May 28-30*

*5/30 will only be used if needed

Down-County Majors

Mamaroneck High School

1000 W Boston Post Road

Mamaroneck, NY 10543

 

Dina Madden, host

nyssma@mamkschools.org

NYSSMA website

First week of January

 
Solo/Ensemble Fee Schedule

(updated for 2024-2025)

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

 

Major Organization Fee Schedule 

(updated for 2024-2025)

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