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Are you a MEA member (educator or administrator) in one of the eleven Northeastern states or District of Columbia (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont).

YOU ARE NEEDED as a chaperone for either BAND or ORCHESTRA for the 2025 NAfME Eastern Division Festival Ensembles. If you are willing to serve as an overnight chaperone, please read the Chaperone Agreement below and complete this form by Wednesday February 26. 2025.

Each chaperone will be responsible for approximately 12-16 students. CMEA will provide the following to chaperones for their service:

● A hotel room in the same location as your assigned group.
● All meals provided and conference admission (there will be a sign-up sheet for chaperones to be able to take shifts in attending the conference)

Student Housing:

BAND – Sheraton Bradley – 1 Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT 06096

JAZZ ENSEMBLE – Sheraton Bradley – 1 Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT 06096

 MIXED CHORUS – Courtyard Hartford Cromwell – 4 Sebethe Dr, Cromwell, CT 06416

MODERN BAND – Courtyard Hartford Cromwell – 4 Sebethe Dr, Cromwell, CT 06416

ORCHESTRA – Sheraton Rocky Hill – 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill, CT 06067

TREBLE CHORUS – Sheraton Rocky Hill – 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Concerts:

Jazz Ensemble & Modern Band – Saturday, April 26, 2025 – 7pm Band

Mixed Chorus and Treble Chorus – Sunday, April 27, 2025 – 11am

Band and Orchestra – Sunday, April 27, 2025 – 1pm

Both concerts will take place at The Bushnell Performing Arts Center, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106