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THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION News From Our Division Chairs


Choral Festivals Donna Marie Berchtold


609-476-6241 x1013 berchtoldd@hamiltonschools.org


NJMEA sponsors two Middle School Choral Festivals. Te first event was held at Rowan University on March 1, 2017. Te festival scheduled


for Rutgers University will be held on May 24, 2017. Each event features middle school – junior high choral groups ranging from grade 5 – 9. Te choirs that participated at Rowan University were from the following schools: Orchard Valley Middle School from Sewell, Buena Regional


Middle from Buena; William Davies Middle School from Mays Landing; West Deptford Middle School; Glassboro Intermediate School; and the 9th grade ensemble from Moorestown High School. Te adjudicators for that event were: Chris Tomas, Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at Rowan University in


Glassboro, NJ, and Lois Miller, Retired Faculty, Glassboro State College. Host was Rick Dammers, Dean of the College of Performing Arts At the time of this writing, the program for the NJMEA Choral Festival at Rutgers is still in the process of completion. Tere will be two adju-


dicators at the Rutgers Festival: Judith Nicosia, Associate Professors of Music at the Mason Gross School of the Arts is our first adjudicator. Judith Nicosia serves as Host for the event. We are waiting on confirmation from our second adjudicator. Te Coordinators for both Festival events were: Donna Marie Berchtold, NJMEA Choral Festivals Chairperson from Wm. Davies Middle


School, Mays Landing; and Karen Blumenthal, Von E. Mauger Middle School, Middlesex. At the Festivals, each participating choral group received written and aural evaluations by the adjudicators, along with a plaque from NJMEA


which recognizes the commitment and involvement by the school, its chorus, and the director(s). Any schools interested in participating in the Middle School – Jr. High Choral Festival(s) next year, should be sure to complete the application


form in the January issue of TEMPO magazine, or online at www.njmea.org. No dates have been scheduled yet for the Spring Choral Festivals of 2018. For more information, contact Donna Marie at: berchtoldd@ham- iltonschools.org, 609-226-7751 or Karen Blumenthal, Von E. Mauger Middle School at: blumenthalk@middlesex.k12.nj.us , 908.581.5053


Choral Performance Kathleen Spadafino


908-208-5980 kspadEB@aol.com


OK, you can make it! You’re still in the middle of final concerts, graduation prep and senior awards. Summer and relaxation await you,


and it’s not long now. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who have helped with All-State Chorus this spring. Our 2017 auditions are done, and the Mixed Chorus for 2017 and the Treble Chorus for 2018 have been chosen. The first rehearsal for the Mixed Chorus will be Saturday, June 10 from 2:00 – 5:30 pm. We have moved the time due to ACT exams. All directors and accepted students will be notified of all rehearsals, and all announcements will also be on the NJMEA website. Our Mixed Chorus conductor this year is Patrick Hachey from Roxbury HS. Our conductor selection committee listened to applications for the Treble Chorus conductor in April, and they will contact the person selected.


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