Herricks High School received 14 letters of acceptance for students selected to participate in this year’s All-State Music Festival, which will be held in Rochester from Dec. 5-8. The annual festival, sponsored by the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), is considered the highest honor a school musician can attain.
In order to be considered as an All-State musician, a student must receive a perfect score in a formal NYSSMA audition performance, requiring preparation and performance of a level six (most difficult) solo, a sight-reading exam, and performance of three scales. More than 6,000 high school sophomores and juniors audition for All-State each year and only 800 are accepted state-wide.
The Herricks All-State musicians are Stanley Chen (bass clarinet), Michelle Chiu (cello), Gloria Kang (cello), Jeremy Lau (jazz lead trumpet), Daniel Navy (double bass), Izzah Nazir (violin), Kyle Pinzon (cello), Rhea Rasquina (clarinet), Chiara Tan (violin), Sarah Winkler (soprano 2), Justin Yang (cello), Kaitlyn Yoo (violin) and Allison Yu (alto).
The students will rehearse and perform with nationally recognized conductors in musical ensembles including a wind ensemble, a symphonic band, a symphony orchestra, a treble chorus, mixed chorus, and a jazz ensemble.
Submitted by Herricks Public Schools
