The collected recordings will be released on CD in the spring of 2018. Several of the choir’s concerts from last year were professionally recorded, and they plan to record additional performances this year. This year we offered NSTA Engage: Spring21 in lieu of our face-to-face national conference, and the NSTA STEM21 v irtual conference is scheduled in July in lieu of the face-to-face STEM Forum & Expo. Last year, the Wind Ensemble, directed by Kevin Mead, was selected to perform. Each year, NSTA hosts a national conference on science education (in the spring), three area conferences (in the fall), and a STEM Forum & Expo. This is the second time Churchville-Chili High School musicians have been featured at the conference. This is a chance for our 52 exceptional vocalists to shine in front of an audience of hundreds of music educators from across the state.” “Very few groups have been selected for inclusion in the conference concert program. “This is a huge privilege for our choir and a credit to our school,” said Director Erik Reinhart. “We’ll perform a repertoire of pieces that highlight the diversity of our group – from Mozart and ballads to a Cuban folk song.” Senior Gabe Algarin will represent Churchville-Chili in the NYSSMA All-State Mixed Chorus in December. “We’re all very excited,” said choir vice president and senior Jaylah Wilson. “It was incredibly generous of our Music Boosters organization to fund the commission.” “Being invited to perform a composition expressly written for our voices at such a prestigious conference is an honor,” said senior Shelby Ennis, a choir officer for the group. New York State School Music Association 75th Annual Winter Conference 2010. The New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 All State Festival and Winter Conference, held annually at the Rochester.
Churchville-Chili senior Gabe Algarin will also perform with the All-State Mixed Chorus, directed by David Fryling from Hofstra University on December 3. 2018 New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA): All-State Symphonic. Attendees will be treated to the premier of an original musical composition created for the choir by promising young composer Nathan Jones. Choral reading sessions (hosted by Alfred Music) for Elementary, Middle School, High School. The concert will be held at the Rochester Convention Center at 9:30 a.m. NYSSMA Winter Conference, Rochester, NY Nov. The New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) has invited the Churchville-Chili Concert Choir to perform for its 82nd annual Winter Conference on December 2.