Bill Text: NY K00068 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Kellie Tang upon the occasion of being selected to perform in the piano showcase during the 2022 New York State School Music Association's All-State Festival

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-3)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-31 - adopted [K00068 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00068-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 68

BY: M. of A. DeStefano

        CONGRATULATING  Kellie  Tang  upon the occasion of
        being selected to  perform  in  the  piano  showcase
        during   the   2022  New  York  State  School  Music
        Association's All-State Festival

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  the
dedication and commitment of our young people who distinguish themselves
through excellence in musical events; and

  WHEREAS,  Music  festivals  provide  an  opportunity for students to
exhibit their practical skills to an audience,  thereby  giving  them  a
sense of pride in their hard work and efforts; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern  and  in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
congratulate  Kellie Tang upon the occasion of being selected to perform
in the piano showcase during  the  2022  New  York  State  School  Music
Association's All-State Festival; and

  WHEREAS,  William Floyd High School senior Kellie Tang, one of eight
student-musicians selected as New York State  School  Music  Association
(NYSSMA)  All-State  for the 2021-22 school year, earned the opportunity
to  perform  in  the  piano  showcase  at  the  All-State  festival,   a
prestigious  honor and the first for a William Floyd student in district
history; and

  WHEREAS, Kellie Tang, who is legally  blind,  was  selected  out  of
nearly  100  applicants  from  across  New  York  State,  and flawlessly
performed Beethoven's Sonata  No.  17,  Mvt.  3  (The  Tempest)  in  the
showcase at the Rochester Convention Center's Lilac Ballroom; and

  WHEREAS,  In  addition  to  her extraordinary musical talent, Kellie
Tang excels academically, maintaining a 98+ grade  point  average  while
taking  numerous advanced placement classes; she is also a member of the
William Floyd High School Orchestra and Chorus; and

  WHEREAS, Kellie Tang has been studying piano since kindergarten  and
has  had  the  opportunity  to participate in the Stony Brook University
Young Artist Program  for  the  past  two  years,  as  well  as  in  the
prestigious  Curtis  Institute of Music Mentor Program and the Cleveland
Institute of Music Summer Piano Intensive; and

  WHEREAS, Additionally, she received  extremely  high  marks  at  the
National  Piano  Guild  auditions  and  performed in concert at New York
City's famed Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall; and

  WHEREAS, Kellie Tang is deserving of this esteemed  recognition  for
her  remarkable  commitment  and  hours  of  practice  in perfecting her
musical abilities; as she takes her leave of high school, she  bequeaths
a legacy of academic and musical achievement to which others may aspire;
and

  WHEREAS,  Music  study  is  most  worthy  of  being  encouraged  and
promoted, as it provides an opportunity for students  to  exhibit  their
skills  to  an  audience,  thereby  giving  them  self-esteem  to last a
lifetime; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Kellie Tang upon the occasion of being selected to  perform
in  the  piano  showcase  during  the  2022  New York State School Music
Association's All-State Festival; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Kellie Tang.