CONNECTICUT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

Southern Region High School Festival

FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Festival Date: 1/17/25 & 1/18/25 (snow dates 1/24-1/25)

Audition Location: Naugatuck HS

Audition Fee: $35 (Postmarked by 12/20/24)

Festival Acceptance by: 12/9/24

CONCERT

Concert Date:  1/18/25

Concert Time: 

1:00 pm – Jazz Band and Choirs

3:30 pm – Band and Orchestra

Concert Location: Naugatuck HS – 543 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT

Ticket Price: $15

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

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: January 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

Southern Region Co-Director

Brian Cyr

Southern Region Co-Director

Evan Gray

evan.gray@meridenk12.org

Audition Site Co-Chair

Jessica Turner

jturner@milforded.org

Audition Co-Chair

Jason Stammen

jstammen@milforded.org

Festival Co-Chair

Emanuel Arboleda

emanuel.arboleda@naugatuck.k12.ct.us

Festival Co-Chair

Jennifer Fatone

jennifer.fatone@naugatuck.k12.ct.us

Orchestra Co-Chair

Lauren Otto

ottol1@mpsct.org

Band Chair

Donata Lupacchino-Nelsen

donata.lupacchino@whschools.org

Orchestra Co-Chair

Mark Gahm

Treble Choir Co-Chair

Sara Ann Brugger

sbrugger@mercyhigh.com

Treble Choir Chair

Maria Berte

mberte@northbranfordschools.org

Jazz Ensemble Co-Chair

Matthew Chasen

mathew.chasen@nhps.net

Jazz Ensemble Co-Chair

Erik Elligers

eelligers@hopkins.edu

Mixed Choir Co-Chair

John Gage

gagej@madison.k12.ct.us

Mixed Choir Co-Chair

Olivia Morrow

omorrow@waterbury.k12.ct.us

SATB Choir Co-Chair

Olivia Morrow

omorrow@waterbury.k12.ct.us

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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