Zone 5

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Presidents of Affiliated Counties

St. Lawrence County Music Educators Association
Richard Patton, Gouverneur Middle School, Middle School Band
25 Wilson Street, Gouverneur NY 13642
patton.richard@gcsk12.org

Jefferson Lewis County Music Teachers Association
Megan Harvey, Copenhagen Central School, Instrumental and General Music
3020 Mechanic Street, Copenhagen NY 13626
mharvey@ccsknights.org

Zone 5 Festivals 2026-2027

November 20th-21st, 2026 – Area-All State Festival

Indian River High School / Middle School, Philadelphia NY
Ashley Rowsam – Festival Chair

Ensemble	Band	Mixed Chorus	String Ensemble	Modern Band
Conductor Chair	Beth Fabrizio Kathi Wiley	Shavon Lloyd Colin Zehr & Liz Zehr	Steve Fayette Jill Savage	Lindsey William Mekayla & Nico Fountain

April 23-24, 2027 – Carthage Solo Festival (South)

Carthage Middle School
Heather Wood, Chair

May 6th-7th, 2027 – Major / Clinic Organizations Festival

Watertown CSD
Laurie Faunce, Festival Chair

May 21st-22nd, 2027 – Crane Solo Festival (North)

Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Michael Draper, Chair

Area-All State Participation Fees	Area-All State Participation Fees	Major / Clinic Organization Participation Fees
2025-2027       $30	Solo & Ensemble Level 1-4 $20 Piano Levels 1-4 $26 Solo & Ensemble Level 5-6 $30 All-State / Piano Levels 5-6 $36	$210 Majors – Level 1-3 (30 mins.) Clinic – Grades 4-5 (30 mins.) $245 Majors -Level 4 (35 mins.) Clinic – Grades 6-8 (35 mins.) $315 Majors – Levels 5-6 (45 mins.) Clinic – Grades 9-12 (45 mins.)

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.”