LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Suffolk County Music Education
Association All-County Instrumental Jazz Ensemble upon the occasion of
its participation in Music in Our Schools Month 2013

WHEREAS, The members of the Suffolk County Music Education Association
(SCMEA) are committed to actively promoting and nurturing a comprehen-
sive music program for all the students of Suffolk County; and
WHEREAS, They have been supportive, actively encouraging music program
staff to devote their time and energy to developing the talents of their
students; and
WHEREAS, The SCMEA All-County Instrumental Jazz Ensemble, comprised of
students of the highest musical and academic caliber, will be performing
on March 5, 2013, beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the South Concourse of the
Empire State Plaza in Albany, in celebration of the 41st Annual Music in
Our Schools Month; and
WHEREAS, The New York State School Music Association sponsors this
event and has helped it to evolve from a New York State Day into a
month-long national observance; and
WHEREAS, Talent, dedication, and countless hours of practice have made
the All-County Instrumental Jazz Ensemble of the Suffolk County Music
Education Association the outstanding ensemble it is today; and
WHEREAS, Ably led by Ron Fox and Frank Hansen, Directors, the members
of the SCMEA All-County Instrumental Jazz Ensemble work hard at their
music rehearsals, classroom assignments and practice sessions, fully
aware that the amount of time and energy they are willing to expend
directly affects the quality of their music; and
WHEREAS, The SCMEA All-County Instrumental Jazz Ensemble members,
along with their parents and teachers, can be justly proud of their
musical achievements and their participation in Music in Our Schools
Month; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body extend a warm welcome to the
staff and students of the Suffolk County Music Education Association as
they visit Albany for their performance at the Empire State Plaza; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Suffolk County Music Education Association All-County
Instrumental Jazz Ensemble and to Ron Fox and Frank Hansen, Directors.