Zone 7

Welcome to the NYSSMA Zone 7 Website!

2023 General Meeting info from Area All State 11/19/23

Zone 7 Communication: Click HERE to add your contact info so you can receive emails. 

See below for 2024 Festival Dates.

In order to participate in Zone 7 festivals, teachers/Directors must complete this Google Form “Letter of intent” to indicate which festival you wish to attend. Responses due Dec 1! 

Scroll down for more info on festivals, fees and county president info from Zone 7.

Zone Representative
Gregory A. Verheyn
6 Kettles Way
Queensbury, NY 12804
(c) 914-255-1603
email: zone7@nyssma.org

Follow Zone 7 on X: @NYSSMAZone7

 

Area All-State

2024 Area All-State – Proctors Theater in Schenectady
November 8-9, 2024 (tentative)
Festival Chair: Matt Gaulin
mgaulin@queensburyschool.org
More info to come!


2024 Solo Fest Dates, locations and hosts.  

Registration will continue through www.gdoig.com 

Maple Ave (Saratoga) In-House 
March 1-2, 2024
Host: Jenn Minehan
j_minehan@saratogaschools.org
Registration deadline: 1/19/24
 
SUNY Schenectady School of Music Piano Festival:
March 8-9, 2024
Host: Mark Evans
evansme@sunysccc.org
Registration deadline: 1/26/23
 
Albany in-house, Solo/Ensemble
April 20 (Saturday only)
Host: Kate Wright
kwright1@albany.k12.ny.us
Registration Deadline: tbd
 
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, Solo/Ensemble/All-State
April 19-20, 2024
Host: Sarah White
swhite@bhbl.org
Registration Deadline, 3/1/24
 
Niskayuna HS, Solo/Ensemble/All-State
May 3-4, 2023
Host: Eric Hughes
ehughes@niskyschools.org
 
Registration Deadline, 3/22/24
 
Queensbury HS, Solo/Ensemble/All-State/IJ/VJ
May 17-18, 2024
Hosts: Alyssa Verheyn
queensburynyssma@gmail.com
Registration Deadline, 4/5/24
(this is the ONLY JAZZ site in Zone 7)
 
 

2024 Major Organization dates, locations and hosts.

Register at www.nyssma.org

Shaker HS, Instrumental Majors
April 15-16, 2024
Host: Deborah Keough


Columbia HS, Instrumental Majors and “new” Clinic Evaluation

April 23-24 2024 
Host: John Kusche
 
Queensbury HS, Choral Majors (northern festival)
April 16-17, 2024
Host: Matthew Gaulin
 
 Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, Choral Majors (southern festival) and “new” Clinic Evaluation
April 24-25, 2024
Host: Michelle McLoughlin
 

Solo/ensemble Fee Schedule

Solo & Ensemble – Levels 1-4 $16 
Solo & Ensemble – Levels 5-6 $24 
All State $30
Piano – levels 1-4 $22
Piano – Levels 5-6 $30

Major Organization Fee Schedule 

Majors—Level 1-3 (30 min.) $150
Majors—Level 4 (35 min.) $180
Majors—Level 5-6 (45 min.) $225

 

Presidents of Affiliated Counties

Albany (Capital Suburban Council MEA)
Nancy Lussier
Scotia-Glenville M.S.
10 Prestige Pkwy.
Scotia, NY 12302
nlussier@sgcsd.net
(518) 382-1208

Saratoga-Warren
Matthew Gaulin
Queensbury High School
409 Aviation Rd. 
Queensbury, NY 12804
mgaulin@queensburyschool.org
518-824-4600 X4221

Schenectady
Jason Varga
Draper Middle School
2070 Curry Rd. 
Schenectady, NY 12303
jvarga@mohonasen.org
(518) 356-8350
 
Washington – WCAMTA
Catherine Pandori
Greenwich Junior-Senior High School
10 Gray Ave
Greenwich, NY 12834
cpandori@greenwichcsd.org
(518) 692-9642 ext 6300

Rensselaer
Christopher Siegenthaler
Tamarac Elementary School
3992 NY Route 2
Troy, NY 12180
csiegenthaler@brunswickcsd.org
(518)279-4600 x1042

Fulton
Jacob Kindon
Johnstown High School
1 Sir Bills Circle
Johnstown, NY 12095
jkindon@johnstownschools.org

Montgomery
Nicholas Anker
Canajoharie Central School
136 Scholastic Way
Canajoharie NY 13317
518-673-6330 x3132
nicholas.anker@canjo.org