Zone 10 Representative
Samantha McShane
518.392.1560
zone10@nyssma.org
Congratulations to the Zone 10 NAAM 2026 Best Communities in Music Education Award Recipients
Arlington, Dover, Wappingers, Spackenkill, Hyde Park, Red Hook, Millbrook, Pawling, Carmel, Brewster, Mahopac, Putnam Valley, Chatham, and Kinderhook
PARENTS…
Please contact your teacher with all questions first.
Please do not contact the festival hosts directly.
All parent questions should be sent through your school music teacher. If they are unable to answer, you can email the Zone Representative at zone10@nyssma.org
TEACHERS…
Please fill out this form to be included on zone 10 communications
Presidents of Affiliated Counties
| Columbia | Dutchess | Putnam |
| Valene Synakowski 518-794-1349 vsynakowski@newlebanoncsd.org CCMEA Homepage | Alicia Nace president@dcmea.org DCMEA Homepage | Jocelyn Kraus 845-518-4348 pcmeapresident@gmail.com PCMEA Homepage |
Zone 10 NYSSMA Festival Dates
| Area All-State 2026-2027 Teachers must register on Dacapomusicfestivals.com | November 20 &21 at Taconic Hills CSD Registration Deadline – 3rd Friday of September PAST PROGRAMS |
| General Chair- Rebecca Miller rmiller@taconichills.k12.ny.us | Ensemble Chairs Band: Carla Newsome Orchestra: Gina Stephens Mixed Chorus: Amy Martin Treble Chorus: Lynne Czajka |
Solo and Small Ensemble Festivals 2027
| Dates | Type | Location/Mailing Address | Chair/Telephone | Host Email & Registration |
| April 16-17 | A-S-E Piano | Brewster High School 50 Foggintown Rd Brewster, NY 10509 | Andrea Perdicho (845) 279-5051, ext 1329 | aperdicho@brewsterschools.org DaCapoMusicFestivals.com |
| April 23-24 | A-S-E Piano | Chatham High School 50 Woodbridge Ave Chatham, NY 12037 | Alex Gruber 518-392-1560 x2026 | ChathamNYSSMA@gmail.com DaCapoMusicFestivals.com |
| April 30, May 1 | A-S-E-IJ-VJ Piano | Wappingers Falls CSD Roy C. Ketcham HS 99 Myers Corners Rd Wappingers Falls, 12590 | Gina Stephens 845-430-3498 | gina.stephens@wcsdny.org DaCapoMusicFestivals.com |
Solo and Small Ensemble Festivals– Where does my school district attend?
| North Site (Chatham) | South Site (Brewster) | Middle Site (Wappingers) |
| All Columbia County Schools | All Putnam County Schools | Arlington |
| Pine Plains | Dover Plains | Beacon |
| Red Hook | Pawling | Hyde Park |
| Rhinebeck | Millbrook | |
| Webutuck | Poughkeepsie | |
| Spackenkill | ||
| Wappingers |
All-State applications must be completed online by the application deadline. Accommodations forms need to be mailed to the zone rep when you register.
MAJORS FESTIVALS
| Date | Festival Type | Deadline | Mailing Address | Chairperson | Registration |
| April 26-27 | MI | March 1st | Spackenkill High School 112 Spackenkill Rd Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 | Marissa Kaczynski marissa.kaczynski@sufsdny.org 845-625-4601 | http://www.nyssma.org |
| TBD | MC | March 1st | George Fischer Middle School 281 Fair Street Carmel, NY 10512 | Erin Minieri eminieri@carmelschools.org | http://www.nyssma.org |
| TBD | MI-MC-Clinic | March 1st | http://www.nyssma.org |
NYSSMA NEWS
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