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Senior High School Concert Festival
(updated 4.22.2022)


Check the Document Center page (Audition Lists),
for the DRAFT 2022-2023
Senior and Junior Audition Lists.


2022 Senior CDMMEA Festival Music Update

Music has been emailed to directors of accepted students for this year's CDMMEA Senior High Festival.

More information, including the Zoom meeting links for the virtual rehearsal and recording tracks, will be sent in early January.

If you are director with students who have been accepted into the festival and did not receive music, please email festival chairperson Arthur Pierce at arthur.pierce@leominsterschools.org   


Senior Festival Rehearsal and Performance Update (12/10/2021)

Below you will find preliminary information concerning the logistics for this year’s Senior Festival rehearsal and performance.  Although the festival will be virtual event, the committee has made arrangements to create a full final performance.
 
Basically;
 
* (tba)  Students will receive one piece of music either digitally or via the mail.  The festival committee is still working out the logistics of what specific piece and how to get the music to the students.  (FYI, the piece will not exceed 5 minutes)
 
* The conductor will prepare a rehearsal track/recordings to use during the virtual rehearsal.
 
* Virtual Rehearsal Date:
Saturday, January 15, 2020
 
            1 hour and 30 Minutes through a Zoom meeting.
 
            Orchestra 10:00 am - 11:30 am
            Band 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
            Chorus 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
            Jazz 11:30 am - 1 pm

Music;
Chorus - I Dream a World by André J. Thomas - SATB. 
Orchestra - Noveletten No. 4 by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. 
Concert Band - TBA selected from the CDMMEA Library. 
Jazz Band - "A Bridge or Not a Bridge" by Jerry Sabatini. 

* Students will submit a recording of their part within two weeks following the virtual rehearsal.  Thus the recording will be due by Jan. 29th.  Information on the process, format, logistics, etc. will be sent out when details have been finalized.
 
* Once submitted, all the recordings will be sent to an contracted sound engineer who will combine them into a full virtual performance.


The "Official" 2021-2022 Senior Audition list has been posted in the Document center.
It has been revised due to a clerical error in the Band list.


This year's  Senior Central District Auditions will be via video uploads.
If you have Festival suggestions please email them to Arthur Pierce.

Please note:

Due to the current pandemic situation
many of the dates, times & details listed on our
posted calendar & posted handbook may have changed.
Information posted on each festival page
is the current correct info &
supersedes the old information.


9th graders are now eligible to audition for the CD Junior Festival.
Complete eligibility information can be found on the
Handbook, By-Laws & Member Schools tab
in our Document Center.


  2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR

Our Senior Festival Auditions will be accomplished through a virtual interface.
Specific details and information will be posted after the Wed. Oct. 13th CDMMEA Fall Membership meeting.


  1. Mon. Oct. 4th - On line registration link activated
  2. Wed. Oct. 27th - Senior Registration closes (8pm) & scale/rudiment requires will be posted.
  3. Sat. Nov. 13th - All Video submissions are due (8pm)
  4. Wed. Nov. 24 (+/-), Final Results sent out
  5. Wed. Nov. 17th - Adjusted Audition payments due
  6. Mon. Dec. 6th - All State Registration opens
  7. Please check out the Senior Festival Auditions Files for specifics
  8. Since we are virtual again this year specific audition information will be posted on this and the Senior Festival Information Page.  You can use the 2020-2021 CDMMEA Handbook as a general guideline but all final details regarding the Festival and Audition will be posted on this page and the Senior Festival Audition Files page, and will supersede some of the old details, in the handbook, as we embrace a pandemic driven virtual audition process.

2021-2022 SENIOR FESTIVAL COMMITTEE

Concert Chair - Arthur Pierce -  arthur.pierce@leominsterschools.org
     Assistant Concert Chair - Craig Robbins -  crobbins612@gmail.com

Concert Band Manager - Baird Lashley - blashley@whitinsvillechristian.org
     Assistant Concert Band Manager - Daren Maule - dmaule@ashland.k12.ma.us

Chorus Manager - Sherri Der Kazarian -  sherri_derkazarian@wrsd.net
     Assistant Chorus Manager - Michael Lapomardo - mlapomardo@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
     2nd Assistant Chorus Manager - Andrew Milne - amilne@psharvard.org

Orchestra Manager - Doug Miller - doug_miller@wrsd.net
     Assistant Orchestra Manager - James Joinville - jjoinville@quaboagrsd.org

Jazz Band Manager - Greg Shannon - shannong@worcesterschools.net
     Assistant Jazz Band Manager - (tba)

2021 Sr. Festival Audition Sheet
Downloadable Link

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SENIOR HIGH AUDITIONS INFORMATION
Mail Audition Registrations and the
Audition Recap Form to:


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

All payments should be made out to: CDMMEA

Fees
$10.00 - Audition Fee (per student)
$50.00 - Late Fee (per registered school)

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

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

Fees
$ tba - Festival Fee (per student)
$ tba - Late Fee (per school)

All HS Festival Participation Forms are due by the 2nd Friday in December.  On the back of the form, please list the accepted students who will NOT be participating in the CDMMEA Festival this year.

2022 CDMMEA Senior REHEARSALS
Due to the COVID-19 restraints there are no in-person CD events for 2020-2021.

TICKETS
No tickets are available for the 2022 Senior Festival due to COVID-19

2022 CDMMEA Senior DRESS REHEARSAL
Due to the COVID-19 restraints there are no in-person CD events for 2020-2021.

2022 CDMMEA Senior CONCERT
Due to the COVID-19 restraints there are no in-person CD events for 2020-2021.

2022 CDMMEA Senior CONCERT ORDER 2019
Due to the COVID-19 restraints there are no in-person CD events for 2020-2021.
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