Zone 1

Zone 1 Representative

Patrick Towey
Kenmore West High School
33 Highland Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14223
zone1@nyssma.org 716-472-1989

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

Please fill out this form to be included on Zone 1 communications

Cattaraugus	Chautauqua	Erie	Niagara
Lauren Kirchner lkirchner@portvillecsd.org CCMTA Homepage	Marc Lentsch ccmtapresident@gmail.com CCMTA Facebook Page	Todd Macon tmacon@ecmea.org ECMEA Homepage	Amanda Burdick aburdick@lew-port.com NCMEA Homepage

Congratulations to the following students who performed with the All-State Jazz Ensembles at 2026 Joseph R. Sugar Day in Albany, NY!

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

Date	Festival Type	Registration Deadline	Location	Chairperson	Registration
April 18 (Sat Only) Registration CLOSED	A-S-E No piano, No Jazz	March 7th CLOSED	Lewiston-Porter MS 4061 Creek Rd, Youngstown, NY 14150	Amanda Burdick aburdick@lew-port.com	DaCapo All-State applications due March 7th Student Accommodations Form due March 7th
April 24-25 Registration Opens: CLOSED	A-S-E-VJ-IJ ONLY AS Jazz Site YES PIANO	March 13th CLOSED	Kenmore East HS 350 Fries Road Tonawanda, NY 14150	Jill Neuhaus jneuhaus@ktufsd.org	DaCapo All-State applications due March 13th Student Accommodations Form due March 13th
May 1-2 Registration Opens: Currently Open	A-S-E YES PIANO NO JAZZ	March 20th	Jefferson MS 195 Martin Road Jamestown, NY 14701	Gina Wakefield gina.m.wakefield@jpsny.org	DaCapo All-State applications due March 20th Student Accommodations Form due March 13th
May 8-9 Registration Opens: Currently Open	A-S-E YES PIANO NO JAZZ	March 27th	Allegany-Limsetone CSD 3131 Five Mile Road Allegany, NY 14706	Lauren Kirchner lkirchner@portvillecsd.org	DaCapo All-State applications due March 27th Student Accommodations Form due March 27th
May 29-30 Registration Opens: Currently Open	S-E-IJ NO PIANO NO All-State	April 17th	West Seneca East HS 4760 Seneca Street West Seneca, NY 14224	Charlene Brooks cbrooks@wscschools.org	DaCapo Student Accommodations Form due April 27th

Showcase	Application Deadline	Chairperson	Application Link
Piano Showcase (grades 4-11)	July 11th	piano@nyssma.org	CVENT
Young Composer Showcase (grades K-12)	June 10th	Dr. Rob Deemer comp@nyssma.org	CVENT $36- one piece $72- two pieces
Song Writer Showcase (grades K-12)	June 10th	Dr. Rob Deemer comp@nyssma.org	CVENT $36- one song $72- two songs
Electronic Music Showcase (grades K-12)	June 10th	Dr. Rob Deemer comp@nyssma.org	CVENT $36- one piece $72- two pieces
Modern Band Showcase (grades 10 and 11 ONLY)	May 15th	Lindsey Williams williamsl@oacsd.org	CVENT $36 application fee

Date	Festival Type	Registration Deadline	Location	Chairperson	Registration
April 1	Instrumental Majors	Closed	Frontier HS 4432 Bay View Road Hamburg, NY 14075	Richard Riederer rriederer@frontiercsd.org	NYSSMA
April 29-30	Instrumental Majors	Closed	Springville-Griffith Institute HS 290 North Buffalo St Springville, NY 14141	Joseph Gervase jgervasse@springvillegi.org	NYSSMA
~~May 6~~	~~Choral Majors~~ ~~Clinic Eval.~~	~~Cancelled~~	Chautauqua Lake Secondary School 100 N Erie St Mayville, NY 14757	Jennifer Davis jdavis@clake.org	~~NYSSMA~~
~~May 19~~	~~Choral Majors~~	~~Cancelled~~	Pioneer High School 12145 County Line Road Yorkshire, NY 14173	Victoria Tomasulo vtomasulo@pioneerschools.org	~~NYSSMA~~
May 20	Instrumental Majors Clinic Eval.	Closed	Fredonia HS 425 E Main St. Fredonia, NY 14063	Andrew Bennett abennett@fcsd.wnyric.org	NYSSMA
May 20	Choral Majors	Closed	Lockport HS 250 Lincoln Ave Lockport, NY 14094	Robert Pacillo rpacillo@lockportschools.net	NYSSMA
May 21	Choral Majors	Closed	Lancaster HS 1 Forton Drive Lancaster, NY 14086	Allison Metcalfe acostanzo-metcalfe@lancasterschools.org	NYSSMA
May 21	Instrumental Majors	Closed	North Tonawanda HS 405 Meadow Drive North Tonawanda, NY 14120	Sarah Roberts sroberts@ntschools.org	NYSSMA
May 27	Instrumental Majors	Closed	Frederick Law Olmstead School #64 874 Amherst St Buffalo, NY 14216	Thomas Mudd tmudd@buffaloschools.org	NYSSMA

Winter Conference Concert Hour Performing Group	Due May 30th	CVENT
Winter Conference Session Proposals	Due April 27th	CVENT
NYS School Boards Association Convention in Buffalo	Due April 10th	CVENT