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Senator Bonacic Discusses Music Education with Representatives from the New York State School Music Association
March 5, 2018
![Pictured with Senator Bonacic is (L-R), Shoko Nagami and Lori Orestano-James, Director of Fine and Performing Arts at Wappingers Central School District.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/img_0637.jpg?itok=QRmKhelp)
(Albany, NY)- State Senator John J. Bonacic (R/C/I-Mt. Hope) met in his Albany office today with students and educators from the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) to discuss music education in our schools and funding requests for this year’s budget. NYSSMA is a 5,000-member organization that’s advocates on behalf of the 1.8 million school music students in New York State.
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