New York State School Music Association's annual Music in Our Schools Month celebration features student musical performances from schools throughout New York State. This includes Joseph R Sugar NYSSMA Day in Albany on Monday, March 9, 2026, with performances by the All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble and the All-State Instrumental Jazz Ensemble.
All performances are held in the South Concourse.
| Date | Performances |
| Tuesday, March 3 | 10:30 a.m. | Guilderland HS Jazz Ensemble and Chamber Choir 11:30 a.m. | Onteora HS Wind Ensemble 12:25 p.m. | Onteora HS Jazz Ensemble 1:15 p.m. | Sachem HS North String Ensemble |
| Wednesday, March 4 | 10:30 a.m. | Onteora HS Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble 11:30 a.m. | Troy HS Select Concert Choir 12:25 p.m. | Troy HS Jazz Ensemble 1:15 p.m. | Hempstead HS Jazz Band, District Elementary Chorus |
| Thursday, March 5 | 10:30 a.m. | Shenendehowa CSD MS Treble Choir 11:30 a.m. | Hyde Park CSD Elementary District Orchestra, Haviland MS Chamber Orchestra 12:25 p.m. | Kingston HS Chamber Orchestra and Choir |
| Friday, March 6 | 10:30 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. | Scotia-Glenville HS and MS Crimson Royals, The Rising Strings, Choralaires, HS Chamber Orchestra, MS Jazz Band, Drumline, HS Jazz Ensemble |
| Monday, March 9 | Joseph R. Sugar NYSSMA® DAY IN ALBANY 11:30 a.m. | Performances by the All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble and All-State Instrumental Jazz Ensemble |
| Thursday, March 12 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Averill Park HS Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra, Treble Choir, Concert Choir |
| Friday, March 13 | 10:30 a.m. | Lansingburgh HS Modern Band 11:30 a.m. | Uniondale HS Select Strings 1:15 p.m. | Skaneateles HS Women’s Chamber Choir |
| Monday, March 16 | 10:30 a.m. | Duanesburg Elementary 5th Grade Band, 5th Grade Chorus 12:25 p.m. | Granville Jr./Sr. HS Jazz Ensemble |
| Tuesday, March 17 | 10:30 a.m. | Farnsworth MS FMS Select Choir and Vocal Thunder 11:30 a.m. | Allendale Columbia School 4th and 5th Grade Chorus/ Band 12:25 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Longwood HS Harp Ensemble 2:10 p.m. | Northern Adirondack Elementary Bobcat Choir |
| Wednesday, March 18 | 10:30 a.m. | Glens Falls HS Chamber Orchestra 11:30 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. | Taconic Hills CSD Select Choir 1:15 p.m. | Schenectady HS Choir and Chamber Orchestra 2:10 p.m. | Robert Halmi Sr. Academy of Film and Television - Concert Choir |
| Thursday, March 19 | 9:30 a.m. | Farnsworth MS 19 6th Grade Band, 8th Grade Band, Jazz Band 10:30 a.m. | Ichabod Crane MS 7th and 8th Grade Band, 7/8 Chorus 11:30 a.m. | Southampton HS String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra 12:25 p.m. | Northeastern Clinton HS String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra 1:15 p.m. | General Douglas MacArthur HS MacArthur HS Orchestra 2:10 p.m. | Bellport HS Jazz Band |
| Friday, March 20 | 10:30 a.m. | Schalmont MS 7th Grade Chorus, 7th Grade Band 11:30 a.m. | Beaver River Central Choraleers and Jazz Ensemble 12:25 p.m. | Oceanside MS Chamber Orchestra 1:15 p.m. | Tappan Zee HS Chorale and Concert Choir |
| Monday, March 23 | 10:30 a.m. | Chatham MS 7/8 Orchestra, Concert Band, Chorus 11:30 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. | Pittsford Suthertland Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir 1:15 p.m. | Huntington HS Symphony Orchestra 2:10 p.m. | School of the Arts SOTA Philharmonia |
| Tuesday, March 24 | 10:30 a.m. | Valley Central HS Valley Central Chamber Choir 11:30 a.m. | North Babylon HS NBHS Symphony Orchestra 12:25 p.m. | Cairo-Durham HS CD Chamber Chorus 1:15 p.m. | Syracuse STEM at Blodgett STEM Band, STEM Orchestra 2:10 p.m. | Staten Island Technical HS Wind Ensemble |
| Wednesday, March 25 | 10:30 a.m. | Niskayuna HS Jazz Band, Choir, String Orchestra 11:30 a.m. | Mexico Middle School 7/8 Jazz Ensemble 12:25 p.m. | Mexico High School Jazz Ensemble 2:10 p.m. | Howell Road Elementary School Chamber Orchestra and Junior Chorus |
| Thursday, March 26 | 10:30 a.m. | Myers Middle School Jazz Band 11:30 a.m. | Greenwood Lake MS Chorus 12:25 p.m. | Frazer Park PK-8 Frontier Strings and Band 1:15 p.m. | Syosset High School Chamber Singers 2:10 p.m. | Syosset High School Adelettes |
| Friday, March 27 | 10:30 a.m. | Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK-HS “Thunder Hawks” Electric Orchestra 12:25 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. | Newburgh Free Academy Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, NFA Percussion Ensemble, NFA Robert D. Williams Tenor/Bass Chorus, School of Rock, Select Chamber Strings |
| Monday, March 30 | 10:30 a.m. | Keene Central School Middle School Band 11:30 a.m. | Donald H. Crane High School Select Chorus |
| Tuesday, March 31 | 10:30 a.m. | Northville CS MS Choir and Falcon Band 11:30 a.m. | Oneonta MS 6th Grade Band and Chorus 12:25 p.m. | Salmon River Central HS Band and HS Chorus |