CONNECTICUT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

Southern 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

February 5, 2022

Maloney High School
121 Gravel Street
Meriden, CT

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A single download mp3 recording of the concert will be emailed to participants via the email in their Family ID account within the next few weeks.

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Festival Acceptance December 10, 2021
Festival Fee: $35 (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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Ticket Information 

General Admission $12. (+ s.c.)

Due to limitations during the pandemic:

  • In-person seating is mildly limited.
  • All audience members must wear a mask.
  • There are two separate concerts.
  • Payment is by credit card only.
  • No tickets will be sold at the door.

Concert Times
Choirs & Jazz 3:00 pm
Band & Orchestra 5:00 pm

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

Jaminda Blackmon

southern-region@cmea.org

Southern Region Co-Director

Brian Cyr

southern-region@cmea.org

HS Audition Scheduler

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audition-scheduler@cmea.org

Festival Chair

Brian Cyr

brian.cyr@meridenk12.org

Band Chair

Ron Ciasullo

rciasullo@cheshire.k12.ct.us

Mixed Choir Chair

David Pelletier

david.pelletier@meridenk12.org

Treble Choir Chair

David Pelletier

david.pelletier@meridenk12.org

Jazz Band Chair

matthew.chasen@new-haven.k12.ct.us

Matthew Chasen

Orchestra Co-Chair

Lauren Otto

ottol1@mpsct.org

Orchestra Co-Chair

Ciara Cohen

ciara.cohen@meridenk12.org

Conductors

Concert Band

TBA

Orchestra

TBA

Mixed Chorus

TBA

Treble Chorus

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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