NHS music students headed to the 76th annual NYSSMA Winter Conference
NORWICH – A pair of Norwich High School students have been recognized by the New York State School Music Associate (NYSSMA) for their respective musical talents and will travel to Rochester this weekend for the organization’s 76th annual Winter Conference.
According to Vocal Music Teacher Mary Mayo, senior Dillan Smith has been selected to attend the Conference All-State Chorus, while sophomore Jason Handy’s talents will be featured in the NYSSMA Piano Showcase for a second straight year.
Smith and Handy will perform Sunday morning in Eastman Hall and Friday afternoon at the Rochester Convention Center respectively.
Smith was selected from a group of over 7,000 candidates statewide based on a perfect score he received on his Level 6 NYSSMA solo in May. The NHS senior will join a select group of Mixed Choir members to perform what Mayo called a challenging program come Sunday.
“This is the highest state honor for choral students,” she added.
A student of piano instructor Anita Humer, Handy will join 11 other pianists – selected from a group of 52 candidates who received perfect scores on their Level 6 NYSSMA piano solos – for a performance of Sergei Rachmaninov’s “?Polichinelle?” for music educators and piano teachers on Friday.
This will be Smith’s first visit to the NYSSMA Winter Conference, said the senior, who plans to attend college next year to pursue musical theater or the performing arts. Next weekend, Smith will travel to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City for his first college audition.
“It’s exciting,” said Smith. “I’ve always enjoyed singing and this is an exciting experience ... to work with new people and learn new things.”
As for his time as part of the NHS music department, he added that “it’s been a really good experience and a great opportunity. The music program at NHS has helped me prepare for the future and my future plans.”
Handy said he was “really nervous” performing in last year’s NYSSMA Piano Showcase. This time around, the sophomore is more confident in his abilities.
“It’s not so bad this time because I know I can do it,” added Handy, who said his experience within the NHS music program has been a positive one. And while he’s uncertain if he’ll continue in a musical direction after high school, the program has given him a “great work ethic” and the “creative skills to crossover” into any field he might pursue.
According to Mayo, both students are extremely talented and always bring their best to each and every performance. For more information on the New York State School Music Association visit nyssma.org.
According to Vocal Music Teacher Mary Mayo, senior Dillan Smith has been selected to attend the Conference All-State Chorus, while sophomore Jason Handy’s talents will be featured in the NYSSMA Piano Showcase for a second straight year.
Smith and Handy will perform Sunday morning in Eastman Hall and Friday afternoon at the Rochester Convention Center respectively.
Smith was selected from a group of over 7,000 candidates statewide based on a perfect score he received on his Level 6 NYSSMA solo in May. The NHS senior will join a select group of Mixed Choir members to perform what Mayo called a challenging program come Sunday.
“This is the highest state honor for choral students,” she added.
A student of piano instructor Anita Humer, Handy will join 11 other pianists – selected from a group of 52 candidates who received perfect scores on their Level 6 NYSSMA piano solos – for a performance of Sergei Rachmaninov’s “?Polichinelle?” for music educators and piano teachers on Friday.
This will be Smith’s first visit to the NYSSMA Winter Conference, said the senior, who plans to attend college next year to pursue musical theater or the performing arts. Next weekend, Smith will travel to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City for his first college audition.
“It’s exciting,” said Smith. “I’ve always enjoyed singing and this is an exciting experience ... to work with new people and learn new things.”
As for his time as part of the NHS music department, he added that “it’s been a really good experience and a great opportunity. The music program at NHS has helped me prepare for the future and my future plans.”
Handy said he was “really nervous” performing in last year’s NYSSMA Piano Showcase. This time around, the sophomore is more confident in his abilities.
“It’s not so bad this time because I know I can do it,” added Handy, who said his experience within the NHS music program has been a positive one. And while he’s uncertain if he’ll continue in a musical direction after high school, the program has given him a “great work ethic” and the “creative skills to crossover” into any field he might pursue.
According to Mayo, both students are extremely talented and always bring their best to each and every performance. For more information on the New York State School Music Association visit nyssma.org.
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