THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION News From Our Division Chairs Any schools interested in participating in either of these events next year, should be sure to complete the application form in
this 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
Greetings from the choral procedures committee! I’m pleased to share the updates in the Choral World from around New
Jersey! I want to first extend my congratulations to the 2018 All-State Mixed Chorus! This year’s chorus was conducted by Chris- topher Thomas of Rowan University and accompanied by Anthony Rafaniello of the Cranford Public School. Thomas’ artistry was brilliant and he tenaciously led the students through these rehearsals with a commitment to excellence and musicality that has changed the lives of our students for the better. The students performed with a professionalism and passion and are sure to have memories that will last them a lifetime. 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. 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. I cannot express enough thanks to our managers, Matthew Lee and Matthew Wolf, for the hours they spent making sure our chorus members were safe and supervised. The Choral Procedures Committee ran the Governor’s Award auditions and an open Choral Procedures Committee meeting, where everyone’s voice was heard as we discussed the future of our All-State Choirs. Special thanks to Michael Doheny and Debbie Sfraga (housing coordinators), Hillary Colton (head chaperone), and David Westawski (transportation). They worked seamlessly with the production staff, chaperones, and students in a most professional manner. And last but not least, to all the chaperones who volunteered their time to support the students and the All-State Choir in Atlantic City. This All-State Choir experience cannot happen by the efforts of one person, it takes a team and dare I say a village to run this weekend, and from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all you did! The 2019 NJMEA State Conference will be happening February 22st-23rd at the East Brunswick Hilton. We have fabulous clinicians and sessions lined up that are sure to give you that mid-year push! The All-State Treble Chorus will be performing at NJPAC on Saturday, February 23rd at 3 pm. Rehearsals for the Treble Chorus have already begun with preparation conductors Hillary Colton, Jamie Bunce, Julianna LoBiondo, and Tom Voorhis. The chorus had a rehearsal with our esteemed conductor Lynnel Jenkins from the Princeton Girl Choir. If you have never been to a concert of the Treble Choir before, do yourself a favor and get to it this year! Jenkins has programmed an exhilarating concert and her passion and musicianship captivated these stu- dents from the second she stepped on that podium! The 2019 All-State Chorus Audition Bulletin will be available for you on the NJMEA website
www.njmea.org in late Janu- Please read all the information and be aware of deadlines! We will email you another reminder when the bulletin is up
ary.
online. All-State Chorus is a great opportunity for your students to meet others musicians who love singing as much as they do, learn challenging repertoire, and work with accomplished conductors. If it is your turn to judge (that means your last time was
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