Red Hook Central School District

Matt Funigiello is thrilled to join the Music Department at Red Hook High School as Choral Director. He received his Bachelors of Music from the State University of New York College at Potsdam's Crane School of Music and his Masters at Greensboro. He served as Choir Director at Galway Central Schools previously and has been an active Accompanist and Music Director in the Capital Region. In addition, Matt has served in the Red Hook Community for three years on staff at Camp Rising Sun, a highly selective leadership program for emerging leaders from around the world.

From an eclectic background of instrumental jazz, classical, multi-cultural, and the avant garde, Ms. Silvernail joined the RHCSD’s vocal music faculty in 2001.  She brings with her the applied education of Interlochen Arts Academy, The New School for Social Research Jazz and Contemporary Music program, over 30 years of teaching and performing, and Bachelors in Performance and  Masters in Education degrees from Michigan State University, and Western Connecticut State University.  Her passion for music and the arts, as well as their role in enriching each student’s education, drives the Mill Road Intermediate School’s music curriculum.

Mr. Van Ness is thrilled to be teaching instrumental music at Linden Avenue Middle School. He graduated in December 2011 from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam with a Bachelor's in Music Education, a Master's in Music Composition, and a Master's in Mathematics. As a graduate of Red Hook Central Schools, he is well aware of the exceptional Red Hook music department and is very excited to provide the experiences he loved as a student to future generations.