CONNECTICUT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

Northern Region High School Festival

Audition Information

Auditions for region festivals during the 2021-22 school year will be held virtually through the CTFest Audition platform which will open for teachers in August. A completed school association fee (SAF) form and payment must be received, and teachers’ individual CMEA/NAfME memberships must be current in order to register students for auditions.

Though region auditions are once again virtual, CMEA is planning to hold the region festivals in-person and also, hold the All-State auditions in- person.

Audition Registration closes October 29, 2021 **
Last Day to upload videos is November 6, 2021
Audition Fee: $20 (Postmarked by 11/6/21)

**Late registrations will not be accepted under any circumstance. Audition registration closes October 29th, however teachers may continue to upload videos past that date for previously registered students until November 6th.

Festival Information

THE NRHS FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Unfortunately, a new facility and/or date has not been possible to secure.

  • Ticket purchases will be fully refunded before the end of January.
  • Student festival fees will be refunded and mailed to the sponsoring school. Please allow 6 weeks.
  • Students selected for the region festival are still eligible to audition for All-State.

THE NRHS FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Unfortunately,  a new facility and/or date has not been possible to secure.

  • Ticket purchases will be fully refunded before the end of January.
  • Student festival fees will be refunded and mailed to the sponsoring school. Please allow 6 weeks.
  • Students selected for the region festival are still eligible to audition for All-State.

A heartfelt thank you to the teachers who volunteered to serve on this year’s festival committee and the northern region directors. They have spent hours preparing this festival for the benefit of everyone’s students and without them none of it would be possible.

January 14-15, 2022 (snow dates 1/21-22)

Concert Tickets

Reserved Seating $20. (+ s.c.)

Due to limitations during the pandemic:

  • Reserved seating by cohort, space limited.
  • All audience members must wear a mask.
  • There are two separate concerts at two venues
  • Payment is by credit card only.
  • No tickets will be sold at the door.

Orchestra & Jazz   1:00 pm

Hall High School
975 West Main St.
West Hartford, CT 06117

BUY ORCHESTRA & JAZZ TICKETS North

Band & Choir   3:30 pm

Conard High School
110 Beechwood Road
West Hartford, CT 06107

BUY BAND & CHOIR TICKETS North

Festival Acceptance by December 1, 2021
Festival Fee $40. (postmarked by 12/17/21)

Festival Participants must complete the required health form and contract  through FamilyID. Parents or Guardians may access the  forms by clicking on the button below.

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Download FamilyID Registration Instructions and Support Information

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

Northern Region Co-Director

Andrew Maust

northern-region@cmea.org

Northern Region Co-Director

Danielle Colosimo Abucewicz

northern-region@cmea.org

HS Audition Scheduler

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audition-scheduler@cmea.org

Festival Co-Chair

Thomas Krupa

tkrupa@hvrhs.org

Festival Co-Chair

David Syzdek

syzdekd@newmilfordps.org

Adjudication Site Host

Andrew Brochu

abrochu@avon.k12.ct.us

Jazz Band Co-Chair

Rachel Antonucci

rantonucci@cantonschools.org

Band Co-Chair

Scott Minnerly

minnerlys@gilbertschool.org

Band Co-Chair

Wayne Splettztoeszer

wsplettstoeszer@torrington.org

Jazz Band Co-Chair

James Antonucci

james_antonucci@whps.org

Choir Co-Chair

Danielle Colosimo Abucewicz

dcolosimo12@gmail.com

Choir Co-Chair

Rebekka Rosen

rosenr@newmilfordps.org

Orchestra Chair

Emmett Drake

emmett_drake@whps.org

Orchestra Co-Chair

Conductors

Concert Band

TBA

Chorus

James Niblock

Orchestra

TBA

Jazz Ensemble

TBA

Forms / Links

Festival Info & Policies for Students

Student Festival Contract

Student Health Form

School Association Fee Invoice

CMEA Music Library

Program and Conductor Archives
AUDITION MATERIALS

HS Audition Repertoire

Video & Scale Requirements

Virtual Audition Tips Video

Region Vocal Audition Recordings

Vocal Scale, Arpeggio and SR Prompts

AS Vocal Audition MMO Recordings

All-State Video and Scale Requirements

Steps to Choral Literacy

HS Scoresheets & Rubrics

CTFest.net

About CTFest Access
TEACHER MATERIALS

LOGIN REQUIRED to view members only items such as festival policies and committee forms

Teacher’s Guide to CTFest Videos

Teacher’s Guide Part One pdf version

Teacher’s Guide Part Two pdf version

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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