The 55th NAfME Eastern Division Biennial In-Service Conference Managed by the New Jersey Music Educators Association Atlantic City, NJ
April 5-8, 2017
NJMEA is pleased to host the 55th NAfME Eastern Division Biennial In-Service Conference. This year’s conference, which will replace the annual NJMEA State Conference held in February, will take place at the beautiful and spacious Atlantic City Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ from April 5-8, 2017. In addition to the Technology, General Music, Choral, Collegiate and Instrumental (Band, Orchestra and Jazz) Academies, this year’s conference will once again feature an outstanding array of nationally renowned clinicians and performing ensembles representative of the Eastern Division’s finest ensembles. The Eastern Division Composition Competition, Tri-M Leadership Academy, Research Poster Sessions, Lobby Concerts and a large exhibit hall boasting a wide array of musical instruments and materials will round out the offerings. Especially exciting for our membership will be the featured Keynotes and Concerts. Rita Moreno, Thursday’s Keynote Speaker, is best
known as Anita in West Side Story, a role that earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first Latina actress to win the honor and one of only eleven people to have received the four major entertainment awards—Emmy, Oscar, Tony and Grammy. Steven Ball, Organist for the World’s Largest Organ, will perform a silent movie presentation in Boardwalk Hall on Wednesday evening while the internationally acclaimed jazz vocal group, New York Voices, lights up the evening on Thursday. The United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants, the Air Force’s premier musical organization, will present an exciting concert on Friday evening. The Air Force Band honors those who have served, inspires American citizens to heightened patriotism and service and positively impacts the global community on behalf of the U.S. Air Force and the United States of America; a concert that you will not want to miss! The conference concludes Saturday with the All-Eastern Performing Ensembles. Enjoy outstanding performances by 600+ of the best student musicians from the Eastern Division states. Join your Eastern Division colleagues from Connecticut, Delaware, Europe, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, DC. for this outstanding professional development opportunity. Conference information, including hotel accommodations and registration can be found at
www.nafme-eastern.org. Be sure to use the links provided to obtain the best hotel rates! Program and performance information can also be found on the NAfME-Eastern website. Download the “GUIDEBOOK APP” to your digital device and bring it with you to AC to browse the conference offerings, plan your schedule, receive real time updates and connect with attendees! (The complete program will be up on Guidebook in February.) The following pages include a preview of the many sessions, clinicians and performing ensembles which will be a part of this exciting event! Hope to see you on the boardwalk in Atlantic City this April!
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