CCMEA MINUTES

SEPTEMBER 22,2003

DENNIS-YARMOUTH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

7:00 PM

 

President-John New                                                         Treasurer-Norma Kelley

Secretary-Patti Anderson                                                     Audition Host-John New

Publicity Chair-Mariellen Sears                                          Festival Housing Chair-Barbara Elder

Senior Festival Host-Mike Smith                                       Web Site/Audition Coord-.Joe Studley

 

 

OFFICIATING:  John New (D-YHS)

 

ATTENDANCE:  John New, Marcia Wytrwal, Patti Anderson, Norma Kelley, Alex Pendleton, Kerry Wynn, Joseph Studley, LaVada Studley, Charles Bihler, Vicki Viera, Stacy Faris, Tom Faris, Mariellen Sears, Frederick Johnson, Bob Frazier, Chris Roberts, John Jamison, Barbara Elder, Tom Borning, Lisa Fournier Donnelley, Berg Hagopian, Sara Fachada, Tony Carifone, Allison Beavan

 

 

SECRETARY'S REPORT: Allison Beavan, Minutes of June 17, 2003 Meeting, MSP

 

TREASURER'S REPORT: Marcia Wytrwal

                             Check book balance August 26, 2003 6,414.46

 

2004 Senior Jazz Festival:

Tom Borning will host, thanks Tom.  The festival dates are April 1 and 2, 2004.

 A motion was made to reduce the director's fee from $600.00 to $400.00 to reflect the number of students and the length of the festival.  After discussion, MSP.

A motion was made to increase the ticket price to $8.00.  After discussion the motion was defeated.

A motion was made to raise the audition fee to $8.00, MSP.

 

2004 Junior Festival:

Band

 February 11, 2004 Nauset Middle School  Mariellen Sears, Host

 

 

Chorus

 It is thought that Sue Linton at the Oak Ridge School in Sandwich had mentioned hosting.

Orchestra

TBA

Jazz

 A tentative date of May 4, 2003 was given by Falmouth host LaVada Studley.

 

 

2004 Senior Festival

February 5,6,7, 2004 at Barnstable High School

 

Chorus

Managers Chris Roberts and Linda Weissenberg

Festival Director-Wayne Abercrombie from U. of Mass. Amherst

Orchestra

Managers Stacy Faris and Norma Kelley

Festival Director- Walter Pavarsaris

Band

 Managers Alex Pendelton and Tom Borning

Festival Director-Kevin Kastens from U.of Iowa

Jazz Band

Tom Borning and Lisa Fournier Donnelley

Festival Director-TBA

 

FESTIVAL TOPICS/CONCERNS

 

1)   Registration

 Joe Studley reviewed the registration process with everyone.

2)   Fee's

A motion was made to eliminate lunches from the Senior Festival due to increase cost.  After discussion the motion was defeated.

A motion was made to increase the festival fee by 10% to off set the increase in the cost of food. MSP

3)Audition site

Dennis-Yarmouth will host in November 19, 2003.

A new host is needed for 2004 and 2005.  Mashpee will host. Thanks Vicki.

 

 

4)   Audition selections

Junior district selections for band (exception flute)

Senior district selections for orchestra (students may use the junior district selections and 1 point will be added to the score of students who play the senior district music)

Senior district selection for chorus (Site reading will be added this year)

A motion was made to eliminate the presto movement for clarinet. MSP

A motion was made to eliminate the three minute percussion solo from the audition. MSP

5)   Instrumentation

No sharing of performers.

6)   Sight Singing

Sight singing will be added to the vocal auditions.  There will be a keyboard in each room.

7)   The use of a taped vocal audition

A motion was made to continue to accept vocal audition tapes from Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.  MSP

8)   Judges

There will be one judge per choral room.

9)   Conductors

There was discussion about using CCMEA members to conduct Thursday evening rehearsals during the Senior Festival.  Opinions were negative.

10)Choral managers were asked to research the availability of performance tapes of selected festival pieces.

11)Publicity

Directors are asked to submit press releases announcing participating students during the month of December.  If possible, please include concert date and time to help boost attendance.

12) Festival Rules

No driving to and from the festival.  All participants will wear black and white.

13) Please submit the names of students who are not allowed to audition in November 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

1)   Sturgis Proposal

Letters were sent out with some response.  It is hoped that there will be a gathering of some of the choral groups.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

1)   BY-LAWS REVISION REPORT

Fred Johnson submitted all the new items for consideration.

 

2) WINTER MEETING

The winter meeting will be Saturday February 8, 2004 at Barnstable High School.

 

2)   SPRING MEETING

The Spring meeting will be June 15,2004 at Hy-Port Brewery.

 

ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made to adjourn. MSP