Choral groups have an audience with state legislators

march 3, 2010

The Women’s Select Chorus and Chamber Singers from Schuylerville Jr.-Sr. High School will have an audience with New York State legislators this week. They’ll be performing at the Capitol as part of an advocacy program operated through the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) during Music In Our Schools Month.

Jodi Leight, a Jr.-Sr. High School music teacher, went through an application process so the students could perform, feeling this was an important opportunity for student musicians. “This program features music groups from all over the state who come to the Capitol to perform every day for the entire month of March. I really wanted our students to attend as a way to show our legislators what students can do if given the opportunity,” she said.

March is Music In Our Schools Month, a time when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation. The purpose is to raise awareness about the importance of music education for all children and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music.

Schuylerville’s Women’s Select Chorus and Chamber Singers meet two mornings each week at 7 a.m. to work on higher level music. Members are selected based on auditions; they perform at concerts and community events throughout the year. Forty-five members will share their musical talents at the New York State Capitol on Friday, March 5.

“I am so lucky to work in Schuylerville, where our entire community supports our music program,” Leight said.