Western Region Middle School Festival

MIDDLE SCHOOL ADJUDICATION/FESTIVAL INFO:

Adjudication Dates:	Saturday, December 7, 2019	Festival Dates:	Friday and Saturday, March 20-21, 2020
Adjudication Location:	Fairfield Woods Middle School	Festival Location:	Wilton High School
Adjudication Fee:	$20	Festival Fee:	$32
Schedule:	TBD	Schedule:	TBD

CHAIRPERSONS:
** Contacts listed are for teacher use only. Parents and Students should direct their questions to their school music teacher.
Emre Akter	Western Region Co-Director	Hilary Brown and Jennifer Ginsberg	Band Co-Chairs	Guest Conductor for Band
Robert Thornton	Western Region Co-Director	Chris Wasko and Amy Hannequin	Choir Co-Chairs	Meghan Cabral
Janet Nobles	Festival Chair/Wilton	Michael Strange and Peter Hohmeister	Jazz Band Co-Chairs	Guest Conductor for Choir
J im Buchta	Audition Site Chair/Fairfield Woods MS	Janet Nobles	Programs	Laura Gladd
				Guest Conductor for Jazz Julius Tolentino

**FORMS:**
TEACHERS Teacher Handbook Includes CTFest.net instructions for registering teachers Includes CTFest.net instructions for registering and managing students Student Festival Contract Student Health Form Student Acceptance Letter for Chorus Student Acceptance Letter for Band/Jazz School Association Fee Invoice	COMMITTEE MEMBERS Ensemble Chair Handbook Conductor/Accompanist Information Form CMEA Music Library Festival Music Order Form Program and Conductor Archives Reimbursement Form Ticket Funds Verification Form
JUDGES Middle School Adjudication Sheets Plenary Session Honorarium Online Form W-9 Form	STUDENTS Student Festival Contract Student Health Form Order your CD here!
MISCELLANEOUS Region Map & List Link to CTFest.net 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. IMPORTANT DATES: Registration for students will open when your school invoice is recieved by CMEA Link to CTFest.net Registration closes on November 8th, 2019 Audition fee postmark date is November 22nd, 2019 Festival acceptance date is December 20th, 2019 Festival fee postmark date is February 14, 2020 Teachers who fail to meet the Regional auditions deadline may register students on-site the day of auditions. However, the on-site auditions fee is $50 per student, which may be billed to the school or paid for on-site, day-of. HARP - all CT Middle and High School Harp Region auditions will take place at one site on one day, at the Southern Region High School auditions. Check the SRHS website page for date and site. Teachers should register their harp students in their own regions as they do all other students; MS teachers should please note that MS harp students must be registered on CTFEST by early November in order for Region Directors to coordinate scheduling with the SR Director and SAC Chair, and then disseminate scheduling information to teachers, parents, and students.