CONNECTICUT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

Southern Region Middle School Festival

Southern Region Middle School Auditions & Festival

Auditions: December 2, 2023 (snow date 12/9)

Audition Registration closes November 10 , 2023 **

Payments Postmarked by November 25, 2023

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.

Festival: 

March 8 & 9, 2024 (snow dates 3/15-3/16)

Festival Acceptance by January 19, 2024
Festival Fee: Postmarked by 2/16/24
Concert Ticket: $TBD

Southern Region Middle School Auditions & Festival

Auditions: December 2, 2023 (snow date 12/9)

Audition Registration closes November 10 , 2023 **

Payments Postmarked by November 25, 2023

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.

Festival: 

March 8 & 9, 2024 (snow dates 3/15-3/16)

Festival Acceptance by January 19, 2024
Festival Fee: Postmarked by 2/16/24
Concert Ticket: $TBD

Festival Participants must complete the required health form and contract through FamilyID by February 23. Parents or Guardians may access the  forms by clicking on the button below.
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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 Co-Director

Brian Cyr

Audition Scheduler

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Festival Chair

TBD

Adjudication Co-Chair

Laura Traver

Adjudication Co-Chairs

Jacquelynn Giammattei

Adjudication Site Host

Festival Site Co-Host

Festival Site Co-Host

Band Co-Chairs

Kristen Morace & Rachel Mekeel

Band Co-Chair

Kristen Morace

Mixed/Treble Choirs Co-Chair

Linnea Bronson

Orchestra Co-Chair

Lisa Zima

Flute Choir Chair

TBD

Mixed/Treble Choirs Chair

Linnea Bronson

Orchestra Co-Chair

Jesse White

World Drumming Chair

Jazz Band Chair

Evan Gray

Conductors

Orchestra

TBA

Mixed Chorus

TBA

Treble Chorus

TBA

Concert Band

TBA

Jazz Ensemble

TBA

Flute Choir

TBA

World Drumming

TBA

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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