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Parents, students urge Niskayuna district to restore Chamber Strings and preserve symphony instrumentation
Summary
Parents, recent graduates and students told the Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education on Aug. 12 that the district should restore the Chamber Strings class and preserve wind and brass participation in the high school symphony.
Parents, recent graduates and students told the Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education on Aug. 12 that the district should restore the Chamber Strings class and preserve wind and brass participation in the high school symphony.
At the board's public session, student speaker Sean Calhoun described the Chamber Strings experience as "a really enriching experience," and said recent changes seemed to remove brass and winds from the symphony orchestra, leaving "just an additional string orchestra." Parent Jed Pack…
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