Zone 5
Zone Representative
Ashley E. Trudell
Indian River Central School District
Indian River High School
32925 US Rt 11
Philadelphia NY, 13673
Indian River Middle School
32735 County Rt 29
Philadelphia, NY 13673
(HS) 315-642-3427 x19312
(MS) 315-642-0125 x18148
(C) 315-706-9081
zone5@nyssma.org
Presidents of Affiliated Counties
St. Lawrence County Music Educators Association
Laura Gilbert, Morristown Central School, PreK-12 Vocal Music
408 Gouverneur St, Morristown, NY 13664
315-375-8814 ext. 21102
lgilbert@mcsk12.org
Jefferson Lewis County Music Teachers Association
Maresa Badour, Carthage Central School, 6-8 Band
26500 State Rte 26, Carthage NY 13619
315-493-5020
mbadour@carthagecsd.org
Zone 5 Festivals
Crane School of Music
November 17th-18th, 2023 – Area-All State
The Crane School of Music
Don Cannamela, Chair
Ensemble | Band | Mixed Chorus | String Ensemble | Modern Band |
Conductor Chair |
Mike Struzik Jill Roberts |
Dr. David Fryling Brianne Sterling Joshua Barkle – Accompanist |
William Mercer, Jr. Jill Savage |
Brian Franco Matthew Gayle |
May 3rd-4th, 2024 – Carthage Solo Festival (South)
Carthage Middle School
Heather Wood, Chair
May 10th-11th, 2024 – Crane Solo Festival (North)
Crane School of Music
Michael Draper, Chair
May 22nd, 2024 – Major Organization Festival
Indian River High School
Charles Heck, Chair
All Zone 5 Area-All State, Solo, and Small Ensemble will register via DaCapo.
Majors Festivals registration is done on the NYSSMA Website.
Available July 1st, 2022
Make sure to use edition 33 when registering for 2023-2024 festivals.
This manual will be in effect until the end of the Spring 2025 Festival Season
Area-All State Participation Fees | Area-All State Participation Fees | Major Organization Participation Fees | Major Organization 2024 Trial Participation Fees |
2023-2024 $25 2024-2025 $25 2025-2026 $30 |
Solo & Ensemble – Level 1-4 – $16 Solo & Ensemble – Levels 5-6 – $24 All-State – $30 Piano – Level 1-4 – $22 Piano – Levels 5-6 – $30 |
Rated Performance Majors – Level 1-3 (30 mins.) $150 Majors – Level 4 (35 min.) $180 Majors – Levels 5-6 (45 min.) $225 |
Clinic Performance Clinic – Grades 4-5 (30 mins.) $150 Clinic – Grades 6-8 (35 mins.) $180 Clinic – Grades 9-12 (45 mins.) $225 |
Rules for Private School and Home-Educated Students
- Private school students who attend a K-12 private school are eligible to attend solo festival, Area All-State, and All-State as long as their private school has paid its NYSSMA Member School Participation Fee. They must register through their private school.
- Private school students who attend a private school that does not offer a HS diploma (i.e. a K-8 school) may attend solo festival if they register through their public school district. It is the public school teacher’s choice whether to register them or not.
- Home-educated students may attend solo festival if they register through the public school district in which they reside. It is the public school district’s choice whether to register them or not.
- Home-educated students may not apply for All-State or Area All-State. The applications clearly state, “Applicant must attend a NYSSMA Member New York State School.”