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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - (Right) Marie Dewey a flutist with Whitney Point High School receives feedback from Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Bley, musician placement director for 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command after an audition, during the New York State School Music Association 79th Annual Winter Conference in Rochester N.Y. Dec. 6, 2014. The Conference enabled Marines from 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command to meet with high school students and musicians and answer questions about the Marine Music Program. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released) - ROCHESTER, N.Y. - (Right) Marie Dewey a flutist with Whitney Point High School receives feedback from Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Bley, musician placement director for 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command after an audition, during the New York State School Music Association 79th Annual Winter Conference in Rochester N.Y. Dec. 6, 2014. The Conference enabled Marines from 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region, Marine Corps Recruiting Command to meet with high school students and musicians and answer questions about the Marine Music Program. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)

NYSSMA Winter Conference helps Corps find next generation of Marine Musicians

Hundreds of high school students from throughout New York flocked to the Rochester Riverside Convention Center Dec. 4 – 7 for the sake of their passion of music. The New York State School Music Association 79th Annual Winter Conference provided the chance for students to perform and learn in many doctrines of music from jazz to orchestral. Students eager to continue their musical talents past high school also had the opportunity to learn about positions in the oldest professional music organization in the U.S., the Marine Band. The Conference enabled Marines from 1st Marine Corps District, Eastern Recruiting Region to meet with high school students and musicians and answer questions about the Marine Music Program.

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Recruit Alexa Baumert adjusts the straps on Rct. Bianca Saunders’ gas mask during chemical and biological warfare defense training Oct. 29, 2013. Baumert, 18, from St. James, N.Y., and Saunders, 23, from Wolcott, Conn., graduated with Platoon 4042, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, on Dec. 20, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink). - Recruit Alexa Baumert adjusts the straps on Rct. Bianca Saunders’ gas mask during chemical and biological warfare defense training Oct. 29, 2013. Baumert, 18, from St. James, N.Y., and Saunders, 23, from Wolcott, Conn., graduated with Platoon 4042, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, on Dec. 20, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink).

Despite small stature, Wolcott, Conn., native earns title Marine

Bianca Saunders stands 5-feet tall and weighs just under 100 pounds. On Dec. 20, 2013 she did something many people thought she was incapable of – she earned the title Marine.

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