PMEA
District 1Adjudication Festivals
Updated:
02/12/2008
Adjudication Update
Choral Festivals
Instrumental Festivals
Adjudication Update
by Tom Snyder, State
Adjudication Chair
September 2007
It’s been another busy summer highlighted by a
landmark happening for PMEA Adjudication! At the State Board meeting in July, a
selection committee convened to choose, for the first time in many years, an
ensemble to perform at the 2008 In-Service Conference that qualified through the
Adjudication system. A total of 95 bands, orchestras and choruses participated
in at least one Adjudication Festival last spring.
34 of those ensembles
qualified by earning ‘straight 1’s/Superior Rating’ to apply for the new
performance slot dedicated to PMEA Adjudication. Applications and recordings
were received from 10 directors, an outstanding response for the first year. The
ensemble selected will be announced soon along with all the other groups chosen
to perform at the conference next spring.
Adjudication festivals for Jazz Ensemble were approved for 2008
following a successful pilot festival at State College HS last April. Please
contact me if you would like information concerning how to host or participate
in this exciting new component of PMEA Adjudication.
All
members are invited to regularly check the PMEA website for adjudication
information. A link on the home page will take the viewer directly to a page
dedicated to PMEA Adjudication that includes the most up-to-date 2008
Adjudication Calendar, comprehensive guides to participating in and hosting
festivals, the Selective Music Lists, evaluation sheets and all involved forms.
The registration fee for large ensemble festivals has been increased
by $20 to $150 for the 2008 festivals, but now includes a CD recording of the
ensemble’s on-stage performance and the cassette tapes for the judges. The fee
should not increase further for the foreseeable future, as we do not wish the
registration fee to become a disincentive to participate.
District 1 is a proven leader in supporting PMEA Adjudication as the
host of six of the eleven festivals initially scheduled for spring 2008.
Additional hosts are welcome and can be added to the calendar at any time.
Please contact me with any questions at
tsnyder@westallegheny.k12.pa.us or at (724) 695-5269.For
more host information, forms, guides, and more, go to the Adjudication link at the state website,
www.pmea.net.
Type: Large Choral
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Location: Chartiers Valley High School
Contact:
Lana Kipp
Type: Large Choral
Date: Monday, April 21, 2008
Location: West Allegheny High School
Contact:
Tom Snyder
Type: Large Instrumental
Date: Friday, March 7, 2008
Location: California University of PA
Contact:
Max Gonano
Type: Large Instrumental
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Location: Westminster College hosted by Wilmington Area HS (District 5)
Contact:
Gary Taylor
Type: Large Instrumental
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008
Location: Kiski Area High School
Contact:
Shawn Pityk
Type: Large Instrumental
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Location: West Allegheny High School
Contact:
Tom Snyder