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South Country Student-Musicians Named To All-State

Students will perform in the All-State Festival of the 2022 New York State School Music Association Winter Conference.

Four Bellport High School students have been named as 2022 NYSSMA All-State musicians. From left, are MacKenzie Cover, Emma Kuegel, Keira Ballan and Hannah Carlson.
Four Bellport High School students have been named as 2022 NYSSMA All-State musicians. From left, are MacKenzie Cover, Emma Kuegel, Keira Ballan and Hannah Carlson. (Courtesy of the South Country Central School District)

Press release from the South Country Central School District:

Sept. 19, 2022

Four Bellport High School students have been selected to perform in the All-State Festival of the 2022 New York State School Music Association Winter Conference.

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The students were selected after receiving perfect scores from state adjudicators on their solo performances at last spring’s NYSSMA Solo Evaluation Festival. They are among only 565 students selected for the state conference out of over 4,300 auditions. South Country had 17 high school students audition for All-State last spring.

The conference will take place in Rochester from Dec. 1-4. Two days of concert performances will be held at the renowned Eastman Theatre of the Eastman School of Music.

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The South Country School District congratulates the following talented students: Keira Ballan (alto 1, Mixed Chorus), Hannah Carlson (violin, Symphony Orchestra, alternate), MacKenzie Cover (soprano 1, Mixed Chorus, alternate) and Emma Kuegel (violin 2, Symphony Orchestra and oboe, Symphonic Band).


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