& News From Our Division Chairs &
The All-State Band weekend will be held February 21-23 in New Brunswick, with the concert taking place at NJPAC in Newark on the 23rd at 3:00pm. Bruce Yurko is our All-State Solo Chair. Any suggestions for solos to be added to the list should be submitted to Bruce or your region
representative before January 17th, and must include a rationale and a copy of the sheet music as part of the proposal. All-State Band Procedures Committee members from each region are; Region I - Lewis Kelly, Gregory Mulford and Mindy Scheierman;
Region II - Jules Haran, Mark Kraft, and Brian Toth; Region III - Ed Cook, Deb Knisely and John Stanz. We would like to take a moment to acknowledge Bruce Yurko on the performance of his composition “Red Tail Skirmish” at The Mid-
west Band and Orchestra Clinic on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. The piece was commissioned and performed by the United State Air Force Ceremonial Brass. Congratulations Bruce! Just a reminder; there is still time to join the consortium for the New Jersey All-State Bands’ 75th Anniversary commemorative piece by
Dana Wilson. Individuals and organizations that contribute a minimum of $500.00 will receive a complete set of the score and parts as well as performance rights for their ensemble. For more information and consortium form please contact Lewis Kelly at
lkelly@woboe.org. The Procedures Committee will be meeting during the NJMEA Conference on Friday, February 22nd at 5:45pm. We hope to see
you there.
Choral Performance Kathleen Spadafino
732-214-1044
kspadEB@aol.com
Welcome to a new year! I’m sure we are all glad to look forward to normalcy in our homes and schools. This past fall has had a major impact on our lives, and the Choral Procedures Committee and I hope you are all recovering. NJMEA has been severely challenged as All-State Mixed Chorus and Orchestra had both of their November concerts - in Atlantic City at the NJEA convention, and then at NJPAC, canceled. Heroic efforts to get new rehearsal dates and housing just ran into too many conflicts and problems. Many, many thanks to our managers, Judy Verrilli and Sue Belly, for answering literally hundreds of emails with questions from anxious directors, students and parents. Joe Cantaffa, our coordinator and Keith Hodgson, president of NJMEA, also worked tirelessly in the midst of much confusion and setbacks. As we go to press, NJMEA is still looking into alternatives for the Mixed Chorus/Orchestra experience, but no decision has been made. These problems have been unprecedented, and everyone involved with the All-State Mixed Chorus is deeply sorry for the loss to our students. Our conductor Art McKenzie, accompanist Anthony Rafaniello and Choral Procedures members all were working hard towards another fabulous concert, and I hope that you all appreciate the time and effort that everyone has put into this situation. Other NJMEA activities have continued, however. NAfME All-Eastern Chorus members have been chosen for their concert at the
Eastern Division Conference in Hartford, CT on April 4 – 7, 2013. Governor’s Award nominees were auditioned and four members were selected to receive the award this year. They are: Lauren Magsaysay (Livingston HS); Matthew Lynn (Westfield HS); Augustine Glazov (Montgomery HS); and James Forrestal (Cranford HS). Congratulations to these talented singers and their choral directors! Our All-State Chorus journey continues as well. Our All-State Women’s Chorus, will perform at NJPAC on Saturday, February 23 as
part of the NJMEA convention. The girls are enjoying their repertoire and their conductor, Lucille Kincaid. Please join us at the convention and their concert. Soon it will be time to prepare your students for the 2013-2014 NJ All-State Chorus auditions! The director packet, student packet
and audition requirements packet will be available at
www.njmea.org by mid January. Please read all information carefully and take note of all deadlines. Also, make arrangements to serve as a judge if you haven’t done it in the past 4 years. Dates are April 13 and April 20 - contact me if you’re not sure. Many thanks to those who volunteer every single year! All of our students gain much from the audition experience every year, and acceptance into All-State Chorus has helped many programs continue their level of excellence. I look forward to seeing you at the auditions!
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