Junior High School Concert Festival
(updated 3.17.20)

Update regarding Central District Junior Festival 

Due to the spread of COVID-19,
the 2020 Central District Junior Festival has been canceled.
Directors, please check your emails for further updates.  

Sincerely,

Arthur Pierce
CDMMEA Chairperson 2018-2020

2020 Junior CD Festival Cut-Off Sheet


Please download the
2019-2020 CDMMEA Handbook
which contains the following
CDMMEA Audition Registration forms below.
(click on the "Document Center" tab)

2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR
  1. Auditions will be on Saturday, February 1st (snow-2/8) - Grafton High School, Grafton, MA
  2. Please check out the Junior Festival Auditions Files or Junior Jazz Files for specifics
  3. Be sure to go to the 2019-2020 CDMMEA Handbook for all the details regarding the Festival and Auditions! 
  4. CDMMEA has updated all audition forms and requirements. 

2019-2020 JUNIOR HIGH FESTIVAL COMMITTEE

Concert Chair – Nick Marcotte - nmarcotte@bmrsd.net
     Assistant Concert Chair - J.P. Lanctot - lanctotjp@gmail.com

Concert Band Manager -  Justin Falvo - falvoj@suttonschools.net
     Assistant Concert Band Manager – Kevin Kozik - kkozick@maynard.k12.ma.us

Chorus Manager -  Matthew Buono - mbuono@nmrsd.org
     Assistant Chorus Manager -  Cales Hawkins - chawkins@milfordma.com

Orchestra Manager – Kat O'Toole- kotoole@hopkinton.k12.ma.us,
     Assistant Orchestra Manager – Beth Clarke - eclarke@mursd.org

Jazz Band Co-Managers - Lindsey Sherman - lsherman@nsboro.k12.ma.us
                                   - Amy Belhumeur - abelhumeur@nrsd.net
JUNIOR HIGH AUDITIONS INFORMATION
Mail Audition Registrations and the Junior Recap Form to:

Mr. Steven Archambault
CDMMEA Auditions Coordinator
662 Page Street
Lunenburg, MA 01462

All registration payments are made out to:  CDMMEA

Fees
$10.00 - Registration Fee (per student)
$50.00 - Late Fee for schools that register after the due date.

All Junior HS Registration Forms are due by the 3rd Wednesday in December!
JUNIOR HIGH FESTIVAL ACCEPTANCE INFORMATION
Upon receiving confirmation of CDMMEA Junior HS festival acceptance, please download, fill out and send the Junior HS Festival Participation Form (found in the handbook) and payment to:

(Note New Address)

Mr. Henry Morel
Treasurer, CDMMEA
12 Colwell Drive
Cumberland, RI  02864

Fees
$18.00 - Registration Fee (per student)
$50.00 - Late Fee (per school)

All Junior HS Festival Participation Forms are due by the 2nd Friday in March.  On the back of the form, please list the accepted students who will NOT be participating in the CDMMEA Festival this year.
REHEARSALS
The 2020 Junior District rehearsals will take place on;
     * Monday, April 6th (3:30 to 7:30) and
     * Wednesday, April 29th from 3:30-7:30pm at 
       The Bromfield School, Harvard, MA

Food during rehearsals:
       The host school will have pizza ($2), snacks, fruit, drinks &
        cookies, candy & home made food available for purchase ($1).
        **They are offering a $5 lunch package (2 slices of pizza, Water, bag of chips)
            An extra slice of pizza for $2
TICKETS
Tickets will be on sale during rehearsals on Monday, April 6th & Wednesday, April 29th.

1. Only 3 tickets per student will be sold during the first rehearsal
      (from @ 4 to 5:30 & 6 to to 7 pm).
      On Wednesday (2nd rehearsal),  tickets will go on sale from 4-5pm. 
      Remaining unsold tickets will be available for purchase,
      after 5pm, during the Wednesday rehearsal. until 6pm.

2. Tickets are sold only to teachers/chaperones.
     Students need to give ticket money (check or Cash), to their teacher/chaperone.

3. Tickets are $15.00 each. Checks should be made out to: CDMMEA.

4. CDMMEA generally sets aside complimentary tickets for NAfME members.
Directors can also listen to ensembles during the dress rehearsals.

DRESS REHEARSAL
Saturday, May 2nd, beginning at 9:30am -
Franklin HS, Franklin MA
    (Rehearsal Schedule - tba)

CONCERT
Saturday, May 2nd at 2:00 & 4:00pm -
Franklin HS, Franklin MA

CONCERT ORDER 2019-2020

2:00pm Concert -Jazz/Chorus

4:00pm Concert - Band/Orchestra

2019 - 2020 Junior CD Festival Programs
(Titles in blue have a link to a recording)

     2:00 pm - Jazz
Conductor - David Schumacher

Program
Blues in Hoss - Flat Foster & Basie/arr. Taylor
Afro Blue - Mongo Santamaria/arr. Sweeney
Doxy - Sonny Rollins/arr. Taylor
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock/arr. Kamuf
     2:00 pm - Chorus
Conductor - Dr. Jamie Hillman

Program
The Beginning of Love - Greg Gilpin
Homeward Bound - Marta Keen/arr. Althouse
Can You Hear? - Jim Papoulis/arr. Nunez
Sing for Joy! - Handel/arr. Spevacek
Bonse Aba - arr. Victor Johnson
4:00 pm - Concert Band
Conductor - Daniel Albert

Program
Creed - William Himes
Letter from Sado - Jodie Blackshaw
Tricycle - Andrew Bowsen
Hands Across the Sea - Sousa/arr. Brubaker

(See below for youtube link to audio files)
4:00 pm - Orchestra
Conductor - Rachel Jayson

Marriage of Figaro - Mozart/arr. Issac
Pavane Op. 50 - Fauré/arr. Simpson
Russian Sailor's Dance - Glieré/arr. Isaac
March to the Scaffold - Berlioz/arr. Leidig
Jr CD Concert Band audio files.

YouTube video files on one playlist: shorturl.at/ehOR4

Google Drive folder with downloadable mp3 files: shorturl.at/hkxBK
You can download the recordings to your device by clicking on the down arrow in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.