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The positions of Secretary and Treasurer are two year terms (Ju-
ly-June). President Elect is a two year term, followed by two years as President and two years as Past President. Our region has a long tradition of dedicated members who have given their time to serve on our executive board so that our students have a meaningful region experience. Please consider joining us so this tradition can continue. Interested members should send a letter of intent to president-
elect@cjmea.org no later than March 1, 2013.
High School Band-Brian Toth
hsband@cjmea.org
Happy New Year! Welcome back from your break. I hope
you’re ready for the excitement of the next few months as you prepare for more concerts, festivals, musicals, and trips. Many thanks go out to Andy and John at JP Stevens for their
Central Jersey CJMEA
Music Educators Association
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in the Tower. It would be great to see everyone there! Our Division Chairs are always looking for help. Our ensembles
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are looking for sites and managers for the upcoming year. Every year I host the Intermediate Auditions and the first rehearsal and it does wonders for my program. I have parents volunteer to sell refresh- ments and my program makes some money, my students have the opportunity to observe the Region Band and Orchestra rehearsals and they are inspired when they hear the quality of these ensembles. Additionally, my students are excited to volunteer and gain valuable community service for CCD and Scouts. If you are interested in host- ing or volunteering, please don’t hesitate to contact me at: president@
cjmea.org Additionally, I would like to thank the many volunteers who help to make our Region function efficiently. I would like to thank (I apologize if I forgot anyone): • Chris Finnegan for running our Concerto Compeition • BrianToth for a great job with organizing theHigh School Band and Orchestra Auditions
•Hillary Colton and Barbara Retzko for organizing theHigh School Choral Auditions
• Nina Schmitterer for organizing the Intermediate Choral Auditions
•Meg Spatz and Dave Rattner for organizing the Intermediate Band and Orchestra Auditions.
It is my main mission to improve communication between
the Executive Board and the membership. I have been sending out e-mails regarding many Region II items. If you have not seen any of these e-mails, please contact me at
president@cjmea.org. Additionally, please take the time to like the Central Jersey Music Educators Association on Facebook and @TheCJMEA on Twitter.
Jeff Santoro-President Elect
This Spring, we will be holding elections for three of the posi- tions on the CJMEA Executive Board. We’re looking for members who are interested in serving on the board in one of these capacities; President Elect, Secretary andTreasurer
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hope to see everyone at our General Membership Meeting on Friday at the NJMEA Convention in New Brunswick. The meeting will take place on Friday, February 22 at 11:45 pm
hard working as hosts of our region auditions. Please put January 13th on your calendar for the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Concert. Once again, the concert is at Montgomery HS starting at 3pm. Admission is free with your NAfME membership card. It’s not too late to apply for a performance at the 2013 CJMEA
Concert Band Festival. Applications are due in mid-February and can be found on
cjmea.org. The festival is at South Brunswick High School on March 18-20th.
High School Chorus-Hillary Colton
hschorus@cjmea.org
The CJMEA Region II Choral Division is so proud of the choirs
we produce. Nicholas McBride from Clearview Regional High School and Patrick Hachey from Roxbury High School gave our stu- dents a musical experience that they will never forget. Thank you, gentleman. Barbara Retzko once again served with Hillary Colton as one of the audition managers. Our choral managers were again Judy Virrilli and Sue Belly both of Woodbridge Township Schools. These ladies have been our high school chorus managers for many years. Thank you so much for your service to CJMEA. Our rehearsal and concert hosts were Karen Gorzynski of Somer-
ville High School; Sister Dolores Margaret of Immaculata High School; Barbara Retzko from Rutgers University; and Jennifer Alagna and Adam Good from Monroe Township High School. We are always looking for new volunteers. We are so grateful to
have the same managers and hosts every year but I’m sure that they wouldn’t mind letting a new person take over. Could that new person be you?
High School Orchestra-Kawika Kahalehoe
hsorchestra@cjmea.org
Thank you to all who helped out with making the region Or-
chestra Festival a success. The students performed exceptionally well and the performance was top rate. If you have any suggestions on improving region orchestra please do not hesitate to email me. Please keep your students informed of the All-State audition
timelines by checking the NJMEA website. Wind, brass, and per- cussion students should return their All-State audition applications to the audition chair indicated on the form that they received dur- ing the region Orchestra Festival. All-State orchestra auditions for high school and intermediate string musicians take place on Satur- day, March 16th. Information concerning All-State auditions can be found at
www.njmea.org. Thanks and good luck with the rest of your school year. I hope to see you all at the convention in February.
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