CONNECTICUT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

Eastern Region Middle School Festival

Audition Information 2024/25 School Year

Audition Date: 12/7/24

Audition Location: Colchester (William J Johnston MS)

Audition Fee: $10 (Postmarked by 11/25/24)

Audition Registration Deadline: 11/15/24

No late registrations will be accepted

Onsite registration may be available at an increased cost, depending on availability.

Festival Information 2024/25 School Year

Festival Date: 3/21/25 & 3/22/25

Festival Location: Coventry MS/HS

Festival Acceptance: 12/23/24 (Postmarked by 1/10/25)

Festival Fee: $15

 

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

Eastern Region Director

Patti DeSorbo

Audition Scheduler

Festival Chair

Mike Gowdy

gowdym@glastonburyus.org

Band Co-Chair

Alison Beit

Band Co-Chair

Jason Beit

Jazz Band Chair

Meg Clough

b59mclou@mpspride.org

Orchestra Co-Chair

Lisa Gray

Orchestra Co-Chair

Catalina Puerta

Mixed Choir Co-Chair

Zoe Stinson

zstinson@ewct.org

Mixed Choir Co-Chair

Spencer Sonnerberg

ssonnenberg@willingtonct.org

Treble Choir Co-Chair

Beth Bromley

Treble Choir Co-Chair

Maria Wood

Conductors

Concert Band

TBA

Orchestra

TBA

Treble Chorus

TBA

Jazz Ensemble

TBA

Mixed Chorus

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.

OUR SUPPORTERS