26 HHS Students Perform at Area All State Festival; Mary Grace Crozier Earns All-State Honors

Twenty-six Harrison High School students performed with the 2024 NYSSMA Area All-State Festival. They were selected based on their performance and scores at NYSSMA Solo Festivals last spring, and are among the best young musicians in Westchester County.  The honor ensembles, composed of 10th - 12th grade students from across Westchester, rehearsed over several weeks in preparation for the concert in November. In addition, Mary Grace Crozier will perform as a Soprano in the All-State Treble Chorus in December; Ella Zamek, Chorus, and Rina Iwasaki, Band, were named All State alternates. What does it take to achieve the All-State honor? “Practice, practice, practice” topped the list of student replies. Our accomplished musicians believe perseverance and joy are essential to their success, and encourage others to “Never give up and try with all your heart,,,,attend extra help and be willing to receive feedback….try your best and most of all have fun.”