3 Yorktown Seniors Chosen As Alternates For State Music Festival

YORKTOWN, NY — Three seniors at Yorktown High School were selected as alternates for the 2022 New York State School Music Association All-State Performing Ensemble.

Violinist Parsa Abdollahi Tirabady, cellist Klara Kunz and tenor saxophonist James Madden were among thousands of student musicians from the state who auditioned for the All-State Conference last year.

Their selection means they could play in Rochester this winter at the NYSSMA winter conference.

Last spring, all band, choir and orchestra students in the state had the chance to compete in the MYSSMA solo festival, where they were judged on their musical ability.