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Local Students to Perform at All-County Music Festival
District recognized as a 2011 Best Community for Music Education.
A total of 54 Long Beach students, in grades 4 through 12, qualified to perform in the New York State School Music Association’s (NYSSMA) All-County Festival in January.
They will join a select group of musicians from all over Nassau County for a gala concert series at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts featuring select band, chorus, orchestra, vocal jazz and jazz band performances. Hundreds of students auditioned for this honor at the NYSSMA Solo Evaluation Festivals held last spring.
A total of 19 Long Beach High School students, 17 Long Beach Middle School students and 18 elementary students from around the district will participate in a variety of performances at the festival over the course of two weekends. For a complete list of the All-County participants, visit www.lbeach.org.
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The Long Beach City School District was recognized as a 2011 Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation, which acknowledges schools and districts across the U.S. for their commitment to and support for music education in schools.
