CONNECTICUT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

Western Region Middle School Festival

Audition Information 2024/25 School Year

Audition Date: 12/7/24

Audition Location: Fairfield Woods MS

Audition Fee: $22 (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 MS on 12/7

Festival Information 2024/25 School Year

Festival Date: 3/14/25 & 3/15/25

Festival Location: Wilton HS

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

Festival Fee: $40
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

Western Region Director

Jim Buchta

Audition Site Chair

Jim Buchta & Fairfield Woods staff

Audition Scheduler

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Festival Chair

Janet Nobles

Band Co-Chair

Kevin Duffy

keduffy@er9.org

Band Chair

Jennifer Ginsberg

Jazz Band Co-Chair

Chris Carlone

Carlonec@shermanschool.com

Mixed Choir Chair

Amy Hannequin

hannequina@bethel.k12.ct.us

String Ensemble Co-Chair

Katherine Murphy

murphyka@norwalkps.org

String Ensemble Co-Chair

Glen Ullman

glenullman@westonps.org

Conductors

Concert Band

Meghan Cabral

Chorus

Laura Gladd

Jazz Ensemble

Julius Tolentino

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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