Seaford Senior Strikes A chord At NYSSMA, Named All-State

SEAFORD, NY. — Seaford High School senior Brian Karaman will get the chance to perform in Rochester this December after being named to the New York State School Music Association’s All-State symphonic band, the district said.

The four-time all-county musician will attend the NYSSMA festival on Dec. 7 as a clarinet player, though he also plays the alto saxophone, and serves as drum major in the school marching band and treasurer of the Tri-M Music Honor Society at Seaford, school officials said.

When he’s not in school, Brian is also part of the Nassau-Suffolk Wind Symphony, an audition-only high school student ensemble consisting of musicians from across Long Island, district officials said..

Brian has been playing clarinet for eight years. The All-State performance will take place Dec. 7 at the University of Rochester’s Eastman Theatre. The student performers will spend the preceding days rehearsing and the following weekend attending workshops as part of the festival, school officials said.