Long Beach High School students Luke Morita, Stephania Robinson and Nate White have been selected to perform at the 88th NYSSMA All-State Winter Conference being held in Rochester, New York on Dec. 6 – 8. Morita was selected as an alternate for Mixed Chorus-Bass II, Robinson was selected for Treble Chorus-Alto II and White was selected for Mixed Chorus-Tenor. II. This is Robinson’s second year being selected for All-State, last year she was a member of the Mixed Chorus.

The New York State Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State process is open to students in tenth and eleventh grades. to students in tenth and eleventh grades.

Long Beach High School music teachers fill out applications/recommendation forms for the students, and send it onto the All-State Committee, which is made up of representatives from the 15 regional zones across the state. Long Island has two zones, one for Nassau, and one for Suffolk. This year, eight performance groups will be directed by renowned guest conductors and perform in one of three concerts in the Eastman (Rochester) Theater and Innovations Theater during the annual NYSSMA Winter Conference in late November or early December each year. Rehearsals take place in Rochester from Thursday through the Sunday concert during the conference.

“We are so proud of our wonderfully talented Long Beach High School students who were selected to participate in All-State,” said Julia Lang-Shapiro, Long Beach Director of Media, Visual & Performing Arts.

Date Added: 9/30/2024