LHS Students Perform at Area All-State Music Festival
Six Liberty High School music students
were selected to participate in the New York State School Music
Association (NYSSMA) Area All-State Music Festival, held at
Suffern High School on November 18th & 19th.
According to Liberty Director of Music Gary Siegel, selections are
based upon NYSSMA Solo festival ratings and director
recommendations. There are over 450 students chosen to participate
from over 40 school districts from Rockland, Greene, Ulster,
Orange and Sullivan counties (NYSSMA Zone 9)
Liberty High School students Willie Killian, Drew Maier and Ryan
Boxberger will be performing with the Area All-State Mixed Chorus
and Amanda Bertholf, Sydney Goldstein and Taylor Lamerand will be
performing with the Area All-State Women’s Chorus.
All the selected students are active members of the performing
ensembles at Liberty High School. They are under the direction of
LHS Choral Director Tim Hamblin.
The students rehearsed on Friday evening (November 18th) and
Saturday morning (November 19th) and afternoon with approximately
450 other students from the five-county area. Each ensemble was be
directed by a guest conductor who is prominent nationally in the
music education field. The festival culminated with a concert at
4:30 PM on Saturday, November 19th.
"I am very proud of the accomplishments of our music students,"
stated LCSD Superintendent Michael B. Vanyo.
Above photo (L to R): Willie Killian, Drew Maier, Taylor Lamerand,
Sydney Goldstein, and Ryan Boxberger………Amanda Bertholf is absent
from the photo
