Midlakes juniors Sydney Rodriguez and Brian Cannan have been selected for the NYSSMA Zone 2 Area All State Festival, scheduled for Nov. 20-21 at Canandaigua Academy, according to the Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District.
Rodriguez will play clarinet with the Symphonic Band, while Cannan will play French horn with the Symphony Orchestra.
Students will perform with regional ensembles
David Soto, director of bands at Hofstra University, will direct the Symphonic Band. Ho-Yin Kwok, director of orchestras at Ithaca College, will lead the Symphony Orchestra.
The district described selection for the festival as a high honor for student musicians in the region.
Midlakes belongs to the New York State School Music Association’s Zone 2, which includes Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Monroe counties, along with Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties.
According to the district, the eight-county zone is the second-largest of NYSSMA’s 15 sections by county count. Zone 7, in the eastern and Adirondack region of the state, includes nine counties.
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