On Sunday, April 16th, Veronica Nerone ‘24 performed in the highly prestigious All Eastern Symphony Orchestra at Kodak Hall-Eastman Theater hosted by the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA). NYSSMA is the New York branch of the National Association for Music Education, evaluating student musicians in NY and awarding them based on a score out of 100. This year, Veronica scored a 99 and was invited to perform at the All Eastern Symphony!
Veronica has been a NYSSMA participant since the third grade, playing the bass, jazz bass, piano, and vocals. “I’ve actually been playing instruments since I was four,” shared Veronica, “and I’ve been playing for NYSSMA for a long time, too.” For years she has scored high enough to participate in the All County performances, but junior year of high school is the first year students are eligible to audition for All State, the statewide performance. “It was so fun, and I saw some of my music classmates from Juilliard there,” said Veronica. She continued, “Before the show, we practiced seven hours a day for four days straight.” Her hard work and dedication paid off, because the performance was fantastic! Congratulations on such an amazing accomplishment, Veronica!
Pictured left to right: Music teacher Ms. Ya-Ting Yang, Veronica Nerone '24, and Principal Dr. Darius Penikas.