THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION News From Our Division Chairs
Choral Festivals/Opera Festival Donna Marie Berchtold
firesongwed@gmail.com
The 65th Annual NJMEA Middle School – Junior High Choral Festival Dates are scheduled for the spring of 2018. Donna
Marie F. Berchtold, chairperson, former choral/instrumental director at the William Davies Middle School, Mays Landing, along with Karen Blumenthal, choral director at Von E. Mauger Middle School, Middlesex, NJ will co-coordinate and host the Middle School Choral Festivals again for this year. The Festivals are currently scheduled to be held at two separate locations: • The first event (South Site) will take place at Rowan University on Wed. March 21, 2018. The deadline for applications is February 7, 2018. (Event time: 9:15 – 1:30 pm)
• The second event (North Site) will be held at Rutgers University on May 30, 2018. The deadline for applications is April 18, 2018. (Event time: 9:15 – 1:30 pm) The application forms will be on the NJMEA web site, however, they can also be found in the January edition of
TEMPO Magazine. A maximum of ten (10) registrations will be accepted at each site. The Registration Fee per school group will be $150.00 for either site.
Each participating choral group will receive 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 either of these events next year, should be sure to complete the application form in
the January issue of TEMPO Magazine, or online at
www.njmea.org. Anyone with questions or concerns may contact Donna Marie at:
firesongwed@gmail.com, or 609-226-7751 (cell)
The NJMEA Opera Festival Report By Mike Kallimanus 201.370.0423
mrkorchauditions@aol.com
Opera dates are as follows: Auditions: Friday, Oct. 27th. 6:00 pm start, out by 9:00 pm at the latest. Festival/Concert: Saturday, Nov. 4th. 10:00 am start, 4:00 pm concert, out by 6:00 pm at the latest.
Both events will take place at Red Bank Reg. HS, hosted by Kris Zook. TEMPO 14
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