CONNECTICUT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

Western Region High School Festival

FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Festival Date: 1/17/25 & 1/18/25 (snow dates 1/24/25 & 1/25/25)

Festival Location: Wilton HS

Festival Fee: $40 (Postmarked by 12/20/24)

Festival Acceptance Deadline: 12/9/24

CONCERT

Concert Date:  1/18/25

Concert Time: TBD

Concert Location: Wilton HS

Ticket Price: $15

CMEA FESTIVAL HEALTH FORM

Instructions on accessing and completing the CMEA Health Form for HS, MS, Elementary Honors, and All-State Festivals.

DEADLINE TO COMPLETE THE HEALTH FORM: January 1, 2025

https://health.ctfest.net


Parents/Guardians Instructions

  1. Click “New Here? Sign Up” to create an account
  2. Confirm email address
  3. If the student is 18+, the student may register themselves.
  4. From a drop-down box, choose the festival name and the school name, enter the FERPA CODE**, type in at least three letters of the student’s first or last name, and click the student when they appear.
  5. Complete all the fields and save the form. Forms can be edited during the registration process and after submission if needed.
  6. Once parents/guardians submit the form, they will see the registered student’s name on the dashboard.
  7. Parents/guardians may use the same account if multiple children participating.

Health forms are available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Mandarin, Arabic, and Hindi. Once logged in, you can choose a language at the top of the screen.

**Your child’s band or choir director will provide you with the FERPA Code for your child. Each child has a unique code that will needed to complete the form.

HARP Auditions: All MS and HS harp region auditions will take place together on one day at the Southern Region HS Auditions, on November 1 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

Region Director

Jim Buchta

western-region@cmea.org

String Orchestra Co-Chair

Jennifer Burkhalter

String Orchestra Co-Chair

Matt Rescsanszky

rescsanszkym@norwalkps.org

Band Co-Chair

Nick Albano

Band Co-Chair

Michael Breaux

Orchestra Chair

Chris Breault

Jazz Band Co-Chair

George Beratis

gberatis@ridgefieldps.net

Jazz Band Co-Chair

Tom Imre

timre@fairfieldschools.org

Treble Choir Co-Chair

Lauren Pine

lpine@westportps.org

Treble Choir Co-Chair

Lauren Verney-Fink

lverneyfink@ridgefieldps.net

Mixed Choir Co-Chair

Kevin Cotellese

Kcotellese@fairfieldschools.org

Mixed Choir Co-Chair

Will Mandelbaum

mandelbaumw@wiltonps.org

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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