The New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) adjudication festival was conducted virtually this spring. The mission of NYSSMA is to advance music education across New York State for its membership and students in member school programs. Molloy students submitted their performances for adjudication and have since been awarded medals. Congratulations to: Justin Lim ’23, Marissa Ramos-Iannello ’23, and Alexandra Aronis ’24, who medaled in the piano solo festival. Congratulations to Cher Mei ’22, who medaled for her vocal performance of “Far from the Home I Love” from Fiddler on the Roof.
This year’s graduating seniors had also participated in the NYSSMA music festivals during their years at Molloy: Herodotos Georgiou ‘21, a phenomenal student pianist, had completed the highest Level 6 in his freshmen year with outstanding ranking. Thomas Lombardi ‘21, part of Honors Wind Ensemble, earned a perfect score, playing a snare drum duet with Devan Saez ’22 in the year before the pandemic. Caterina Fox ‘21, a talented clarinetist in Honors Wind Ensemble, also participated in the Solo NYSSMA Festival.
Thank you to music teacher Ms. Ya-Ting Yang for sharing this information. Learn more about NYSSMA and their Spring Music Evaluation Festival at: www.nyssma.org