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 currently set for the spring of 2018. Donna Marie
Berchtold and Karen Blumenthal will co-coordinate and host the Middle School Choral Festivals. The Festivals will be scheduled to be held at the same two separate locations as in the past. The first event (South Site) will be at Rowan
University on March 21, 2018. This year’s host will be Chris Thomas. The deadline for applications will be February 7, 2018. The second event (North Site) will be held at Rutgers University, on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. The deadline for applications will be April 30, 2018. Our Rutgers event host will once again be Judith Nicosia. The time of each event is 9:15 – 1:30 pm. The application forms are 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. 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, 609.965.4672 or 609.226.7751 (c)
Choral Performance Wayne Mallette
wayne.mallette1@
gmail.com
Happy New Year! I’m pleased to share the updates in the Choral World from around New Jersey! The 2017 All-State Mixed Chorus
Weekend and NJPAC performance were a rousing success! This year’s chorus was conducted by Roxbury’s own Patrick Hachey and accom- panied by Lori Lynch. Patrick led the choir through long hours of rehearsal but kept up a can-do attitude that inspired our students to soar through two wonderful concerts! Many thanks to all the members of the production team and choral procedures committee who helped to make the All-State Mixed Choir experience a success. Despite our venue change, due to Janet Jackson’s “State of the World” tour, our Atlantic City experience was as smooth as could be. Joe Cantaffa, our production manager, kept everyone on task and provided us with a professional performance that the students and teachers should be proud of. Our managers, Matthew Lee and Matthew Wolf, kept everything organized and helped to keep the students safe and on task. I cannot express enough thanks for the hours they spent mak-
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