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 13619PreK-12 Vocal Music Teacher
315-493-5020
mbadour@carthagecsd.org
*NEW* NYSSAMA Manual Edition 33 *NEW*
Available July 1st, 2022
Make sure to use edition 33 when registering for 2022-2023 festivals
This manual will be in effect until the end of the Spring 2025 Festival Season
Zone 5 Solo & Small Ensemble Festivals
May 5-6, 2023 – Carthage Solo Festival (South)
Carthage Middle School
Heather Wood, Chair
May 12-13, 2023 – Crane Solo Festival (North)
Crane School of Music
Timothy Savage, Co-Chairs
Michael Draper, Co-Chairs
May 24th, 2023 – Major Organization Festival
Indian River High School
Charles Heck, Chair
All Zone 5 Area-All State, Solo, and Small Ensemble, & Majors Festivals will register via DaCapo.
(Please get in touch with me if you need the access code to create your account)
Area-All State Participation Fees | Solo/Small Ensemble Participation | Major Organization Participation Fees |
2022-2023 $20 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 |
Majors – Level 1-3 (30 mins.) $150 Majors – Level 4 (35 min.) $180 Majors – Levels 5-6 (45 min.) $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.”