& News From Our Division Chairpeople &
As if that weren’t enough, your board actually stepped up the activity level this year! Rave reviews accompanied our inaugural non-com-
petitive Jazz Combo Festival at three university locations (Rowan, WPU, and Princeton) throughout the state with a fourth university
(TCNJ) highlighting selected ensembles. For membership and educational value, we added a subscription to Jazz Improv Magazine for our
members. We even added a vocal jazz component to our November conference.
While our future as a state organization is bright, we must find a way to regain the state-to-state interaction that was once present. I have
been cautiously watching the efforts of MENC and the new Jazz Education Network as they begin to fill that void. I leave the bigger deci-
sion of commitment to one of these efforts to President-Elect John Lindner and the new board that will take over in July.
It has truly been a pleasure serving in this position for the past two years. I would like to acknowledge the sincere efforts of Bob
Frampton, NJMEA President, for treating jazz as an important and separate entity of music education in our state. I know that these impor-
tant efforts will continue for years to come. To my colleagues who have devoted their time and energy to our organization and its members,
thank you for taking this risk with me. And to our membership, my heartfelt appreciation for sticking with us, and for all that you do for
your students and their commitment to learning the art of jazz. Best wishes for continued success in all of your endeavors.
Opera Festival
Francesca Kubian
201-670-2661
fpkubian@verizon.net
Education Program of the New Jersey State Opera
The New Jersey State Opera is a company with a 42 year history of presenting Grand Opera in the state of NJ. In this time, we have
brought many of the world's finest singers to our state including Placido Domingo, Samuel Ramey, Franco Corelli, and many others. This
past season we launched our summer residence, entitled "Destination Opera 2008," in the 6500 seat Great Auditorium of Ocean Grove,
where we presented a gala concert with an internationally renowned cast. Destination 2009 (September 11-13) will feature educational per-
formances by talented high school and college programs, in addition to Verdi's Requiem with a 200 voice choir and large orchestra. State-
wide auditions will be held for the choir and talented high school aged singers are welcome to audition.
It is my pleasure to introduce the 2009-2010 Education Program of the New Jersey State Opera. With the generous support of the
Johnson and Johnson Corporation, we have developed in-school programs that will engage students from K-12 in the excitement of opera.
As a former NJ music educator, I know the value that quality in-school programming can play in the enhancement of music programs. As
the new Music Director of the NJ State Opera, I have sought to create programs that can be customized by districts to ensure the maximum
benefit for the students that we serve.
To launch the programs Johnson and Johnson has offered to fund a limited number of programs in the Middlesex County during the
month of June of this year. Elementary programs range from an English adaption of Hansel and Gretel to performances of opera's greatest
solos and ensembles, performed by engaging and accomplished prosfessional singers. Middle and high school programs include choir and
orchestral masterclass taught by myself and other opera professionals, and/or staging an operatic scene with the students, making the students
part of the drama.
So I encourage you to contact me at
jtramm@njstateopera.org and we can work together to open the door to a world of operatic music
that will inspire your students. Information will also be shortly available on our website at
www.njstateopera.org.
Jason C. Tramm, DMA
Music Director, New Jersey State Opera
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