Music News Stories From the 2010-2011 School Year
Forest Park Fourth Grade Orchestra's Final Concert of Year
Posted on June 19, 2011
The Forest Park Elementary School fourth grade orchestra, under the direction of Mark Lewis, gave its final concert of the year in June. view a photo gallery
Lisha Kill Middle School Musician Honored For Overcoming Adversity
Posted on June 14, 2011
Lisha Kill Middle School seventh grader Dakota Wilkinson was recently awarded the Albany County Youth Bureau Award in the category of Artistic Expression for overcoming adversity. full story
CCHS Student Selected For All-Eastern Music Conference
Posted on May 6, 2011
Colonie Central High School senior Cathryn Jones joined high school music students from across the Northeast in Baltimore, Maryland, this spring to participate in the All-Eastern Music Conference, sponsored by the National Association for Music Education. full story
Music Department Sponsors District-wide String Festival
Posted on April 19, 2011
The South Colonie Music Department sponsored a district-wide string festival on April 13 at the Colonie Central High School MUG. The concert featured a 200-member fourth grade orchestra of students from each of the five elementary schools, the CCHS grade 9/10 Concert Orchestra and grade 11/12 Symphonic Orchestra. view a photo gallery
CCHS String Quartet Performs at DWI Ceremony in Albany
Posted on April 12, 2011
The Colonie Central High School String Quartet performed at a special ceremony on April 11th as part of National Crime Victim's week. full story
South Colonie Students Participated in 2011 Suburban Council Music Festival
Posted on april 10, 2011
Forty-three South Colonie students joined nearly 350 of the Capital Region’s most talented young musicians at Shenendehowa High School in April participating in the Suburban Council Middle School Music Festival. These students, in grades 6-9, were chosen by musical audition and their music teacher’s recommendation. full story
Music Department Sponsors
March Band Festival
Posted on March 30, 2011
The South Colonie Schools Music Department sponsored a district-wide band festival on March 29 at the CCHS MUG. The concert featured fifth and eighth grade band students from Lisha Kill and Sand Creek Middle Schools, and the CCHS Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble. This exciting performance gave the South Colonie community an opportunity to witness the remarkable progress and talent of our band students. view a photo gallery
Roessleville Elementary School Fourth Grade Orchestra Performs First Concert in February
Posted on february 7, 2011
The Roessleville Elementary School fourth grade orchestra, conducted by Michelle Williams, presented its first concert of the school year during a morning assembly in February. full story
Lisha Kill Middle School Opera Club Attends Metropolitan Opera in New York City
Posted on january 29, 2011
Thanks to the generosity of the Siena Opera Club, 30 students from the Lisha Kill Middle School Opera Club, along with 10 former members now freshman at Colonie Central High School, were treated to a magical evening at the Metropolitan Opera in January. full story
CCHS String Quartet Performs at CASDA Holiday Luncheon
Posted on december 17, 2010
Four music students from Colonie Central High School's orchestra program performed at a holiday luncheon at the Century House in December for the Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA). full story
CCHS Musicians Attend All-State Music
Festival
Posted on december 9, 2010
Colonie Central High School seniors Cody Chamberlin and Cathryn Jones were chosen to represent the South Colonie Central School District at the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State Music Festival in Rochester in December. full story
CCHS Musicians Perform at NYSSMA All-State Music Festival
Posted on November 22, 2010
Sixteen Colonie High School music students were selected to perform at the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Area All-State Music Festival in November at Saratoga Springs High School. full story
Bikers
Present Check to SCDFS for Seyboth Tirador Music Scholarship
Posted on November 19, 2010
Hundreds of bikers took to the roads in August to raise money for the South Colonie Music Department in honor of the late Amy Seyboth Tirador, a Colonie graduate who died in November, 2009, from non-combat-related injuries received while serving in Iraq. While in school, Amy was actively involved in music. Last May, Amy was the first inductee into the new military wing of the Colonie Central High School Hall of Fame. The bikers, members of the Electrical Workers Local Union 236 Motorcycle Club, presented South Colonie's Dollars for Scholars chapter a check for $10,000 in November to create a music scholarship in Amy's name. To read more about Amy, click here.
CCHS Hosts Faculty Music Recital
Posted on november 9, 2010
The South Colonie Music Department held its Faculty Music Recital on November 8 at CCHS. Proceeds benefited the Music Department Scholarship Fund. Twenty-one music teachers from across the district presented an hour-long instrumental and vocal recital featuring music of all genres. This year’s recital also featured exceptional students performing alongside their teachers.
CCHS Chamber Singers Perform at Northeastern Regional PTA Dinner
Posted on october 31, 2010
The Colonie Central High School Chamber Singers, under the direction of Carol Ann Weeks, performed at the 2010 Northeastern Region PTA Presidents and Principals Dinner at Michael’s Banquet House held in October. full story
CCHS Musicians Selected to Perform at All-State Music Festival in December
Posted on september 21, 2010
Two Colonie Central High School seniors have been selected to participate in the prestigious All-State Music Festival, sponsored by the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA). full story
Music News Stories From the 2009-2010 School Year
Roessleville Elementary Music Students' Final Concert Honors Flag Day
Posted June 22, 2010
Roessleville Elementary School music students performed their final concert of the year with a variety of patriotic songs to honor Flag Day. FULL STORY
NYSSMA Gold Award for CCHS Jazz Band Ensemble
Posted june 13, 2010
The Colonie Central High School Jazz Band
Ensemble earned a Gold Award at the New York State School Music
Association festival in Kingston in June.
full story
Sand Creek Seventh Grade Band Earn Superior Rating in Springfield, Massachusetts
Posted june 3, 2010
The Sand Creek Middle School seventh grade band, under the direction of Michelle Cannistraci, participated this spring the Musical Carousel Festival in Springfield, Massachusetts, earning a Superior rating. full story
Orchestra Groups Earn 'Superior' Ratings Performing in Hershey, PA
Posted may 26, 2010
Two Colonie Central High School orchestra groups earned "Superior" ratings while performing at the Music in the Parks competition held in Hershey, PA, this spring. full story
CCHS Bands Perform in Massachusetts With Excellent Results
Posted may 25, 2010
Three Colonie Central High School bands performed in Massachusetts on May 22 with excellent results. full story
District Hosts Strings Jamboree
Posted april 30, 2010
The South Colonie Music Department presented a Strings Jamboree in April. Nearly 700 orchestra students from all eight South Colonie schools performed in this multi-grade concert. A fourth grade orchestra of nearly 200 students kicked off the program. Also performing was a fifth grade orchestra, sixth grade orchestra, combined seventh and eighth grade orchestra, combined ninth and 10th grade orchestra, and a combined 11th and 12th grade orchestra. As a finale to the program, all students performed the theme to Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the Ode to Joy.
Colonie
High School Bands Perform Spring Concert
Posted on april 16, 2010
The Colonie Central High School bands performed their spring concert in April. There were performances by the concert band, wind ensemble and the symphonic band (pictured here).
Music
Department Presents Band Festival
Posted on april 1, 2010
The South Colonie Music Department presented a Band Festival at Colonie Central High School in March.
The concert included performances by the combined fifth grade bands from Sand Creek and Lisha Kill Middle Schools, the combined eighth grade bands from the middle schools, and the CCHS Wind Ensemble. The groups came together for a grand finale and performed “Bugler’s Dream,” theme from the Winter Olympics. 300 students participated.
The purpose of this multi-level concert was to celebrate the many successes of the South Colonie band program. The Band Festival afforded middle school students and their parents the opportunity to observe the progression of learning that occurs as students mature musically. It also provided the high school students and their parents with many musical memories of their past musical experiences.
South Colonie Music Students Perform at 2010 Suburban Council Music Festival
Posted on february 25, 2010
Nearly 30 South Colonie music students performed at the 2010 Suburban Council Music Festival in February at Columbia High School in East Greenbush. full story
Shaker Road Fourth Grade Orchestra
Makes Its Concert Debut
Posted on february 19, 2010
The Shaker Road Elementary School fourth grade orchestra made its concert debut in February under the direction of Sara Tribou. They performed for the school and had a special evening concert for family and friends. The students did a great job! full story
Forest Park Fourth Grade Orchestra Holds First Concert of the School Year
Posted on february 11, 2010
The Forest Park Elementary School fourth grade orchestra gave its first concert of the year in February. full story
Roessleville Fourth Grade Orchestra Holds First Concert of the School Year
Posted on February 3, 2010
The Roessleville Elementary School fourth grade Orchestra, under the direction of Michelle Williams, gave its first concert of the year in February. full story
Forest Park Elementary School Chorus Performs At Colonie Center
Posted on december 29, 2009
The Forest Park Elementary School third and fourth grade chorus, under the direction of John Ryan, performed at Colonie Center during the holiday season. full story
Roessleville Elementary School Performs Holiday Concert at Colonie Center
Posted on december 18, 2009
Students from Roessleville Elementary School performed a holiday concert at Colonie Center in December. full story
Colonie High Central School Musicians Attend All-State Music Festival
Posted on december 8, 2009
Four music students from Colonie Central High School represented the South Colonie Central School District at the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State Music Conference in Rochester in December. FULL STORY
CCHS Musician Tours Europe Over the Summer
Posted on september 24, 2009
While most high school seniors spent the summer working at summer jobs, catching up on sleep or swimming in pools, Colonie Central High School senior Justin Pestuglicci spent the month of July on a whirlwind European tour as part of the American Music Abroad program. full story