CONNECTICUT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

Eastern Region Middle School Festival

Audition Information 2024/25 School Year

Audition Date: 12/7/24

Audition Location: Colchester (William J Johnston MS)

Audition Fee: $10 (Postmarked by 11/25/24)

Audition Registration Deadline: 11/15/24

No late registrations will be accepted

Onsite registration may be available at an increased cost, depending on availability.

 

Please note: MS Harp Auditions will be at Fairfield Woods MIDDLE SCHOOL on 12/7

Festival Information 2024/25 School Year

Festival Date: 3/21/25 & 3/22/25

Festival Location: Coventry MS/HS

Festival Acceptance: 12/23/24 (Postmarked by 1/10/25)

Festival Fee: $15

 

CMEA FESTIVAL HEALTH FORM

Instructions on accessing and completing the CMEA Health Form for HS, MS, Elementary Honors, and All-State Festivals.

DEADLINE TO COMPLETE THE HEALTH FORM: March 1, 2025

https://health.ctfest.net


Parents/Guardians Instructions

  1. Click “New Here? Sign Up” to create an account
  2. Confirm email address
  3. If the student is 18+, the student may register themselves.
  4. From a drop-down box, choose the festival name and the school name, enter the FERPA CODE**, type in at least three letters of the student’s first or last name, and click the student when they appear.
  5. Complete all the fields and save the form. Forms can be edited during the registration process and after submission if needed.
  6. Once parents/guardians submit the form, they will see the registered student’s name on the dashboard.
  7. Parents/guardians may use the same account if multiple children participating.

Health forms are available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Mandarin, Arabic, and Hindi. Once logged in, you can choose a language at the top of the screen.

**Your child’s band or choir director will provide you with the FERPA Code for your child. Each child has a unique code that will needed to complete the form.

HARP Auditions: All MS and HS harp region auditions will take place together on one day at the Southern Region HS Auditions, on November 21 at Joseph A. Foran High School, Milford. Teachers should register harp students in their own regions as they do all other students. MS teachers please note that MS harp students must be registered on CTFest by October 23, in order to create the SRHS schedule.

Committee Members

Eastern Region Director

Justin Daly

Audition Scheduler

Festival Chair

Mike Gowdy

gowdym@glastonburyus.org

Band Co-Chair

Alison Beit

Band Co-Chair

Jason Beit

Jazz Band Chair

Meg Clough

b59mclou@mpspride.org

Orchestra Co-Chair

Lisa Gray

Orchestra Co-Chair

Catalina Puerta

Mixed Choir Co-Chair

Zoe Stinson

zstinson@ewct.org

Mixed Choir Co-Chair

Spencer Sonnerberg

ssonnenberg@willingtonct.org

Treble Choir Co-Chair

Beth Bromley

Treble Choir Co-Chair

Maria Wood

Conductors

Concert Band

TBA

Orchestra

TBA

Treble Chorus

TBA

Jazz Ensemble

TBA

Mixed Chorus

TBA

Teacher’s Guide to CTFest Videos

CMEA Copyright Policy

CMEA expects all students participating in the audition process to abide by all copyright laws. Students must have an original piece of music, a digitally purchased copy w/receipt, a public domain copy, or perform from memory. With the exception of students performing from memory, students auditioning without an acceptable copy of music may be disqualified from festival participation.

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