Rockland Students are Going to State!

Every year, students around New York State audition to perform at the state level before a panel of judges and peers. The requirements to be accepted to All State are intensive, and adjudicators grade student musicians on categories such as technique, accuracy, interpretation, and sight reading skills, where never-before-seen music is placed in front of a student with a quick turnaround.

The best of the best are then selected to perform at the New Yorks State School Music Association Festival. This year, Rockland is set to be represented by 15 talented musicians who will be sharing their musical skills at the NYSSMA Festival from December 4th to December 7th at the historic Eastman Theater, amongst 800 other NY students.

Congratulations to these young musicians on all their hard work representing Rockland! Good luck and break legs!

North Rockland HS

Nadia Horowitz

Wind Ensemble

Trombone

Aylinn Hernandez-Chilchoa

Mixed Chorus

Alto 1

Luca DeCaro

Mixed Chorus

Tenor 2

Alison Lattimer

Treble Chorus

Soprano 1

Tappan Zee HS

Delia Spiegelman

Wind Ensemble

French Horn

Esther Hwang

String Orchestra

Violin

Neil Oza

String Orchestra

Cello

Nyack Senior HS

Madison Nham

String Orchestra

Violin

Evan Aparentado

String Orchestra

Violin

Suffern Senior HS

Audrey Hommez

Mixed Chorus

Soprano 1

Robert Schwartz

Mixed Chorus

Bass 2

Indio Duran

String Orchestra

Double Bass

Clarkstown North Senior HS

Valerie Silverman

Symphony Orchestra

Bb Clarinet

Clarkstown South Senior HS

Elena Tazin

Mixed Chorus

Soprano 1

Riley Joy

Mixed Chorus

Alto 2