CCMEA Minutes

June 14, 2005

Hyport Brewing Company

6:00 p.m.

 

Attendance:

Chris Roberts, Fred Johnson, Lisa Fornier-Donley, Norma Kelly, Rose Richard, Kerry Wynn, Bob Frazier, Mike Smith, Tom Borning, Christine Borning, Erik Wendellcen, Mariellen Sears, Tom Faris, Stacey Faris, Joe Studley.

 

Secretary’s Report:

Minutes were submitted and accepted.

 

Treasurer’s Report:

Report was submitted by Norma Kelly.  There was some discussion about the rising cost of custodians for some events. Also that the All-Cape Jazz Festival turned a profit for the second year in a row. Christine Borning motioned to accept the report. MSP

 

H.S. Manager’s Reports:

All managers reported a smooth-running festival and that the conductors were pleased with the facilities and the abilities of the students.

 

Chorus:  Barbara Elder will be the manager for the 05-06 academic year.

 

Band: Lisa Fornier-Donley will be the manager for the 05-06 year, with Christine Borning as her assistant. Tony Stevens Conductor

 

Orchestra:

 

Jazz Festival: Tom Borning, manager, reported the Jazz Festival again drew a small profit.  All seemed happy with the location, turnout, and dates for the festival.  Paul Pitts (conductor) was well-received.  Barnstable and Falmouth still have outstanding fees for the festival participation.  Tom will again be manager for the 05-06 year and Harwich will be happy to host again.  Tentative dates were proposed of March 29/30.

 

All-Cape & Islands H.S. Festival Auditions:

Remarks were made of how auditions ran so efficiently at Mashpee thanks to a well-prepared host (Vicki Vieira). 

• Auditions for the 05-06 year will again be at Mashpee on November 16^th.
• Chris Roberts reiterated the need to stress to all students and parents that students cannot drive themselves to the auditions (or festivals) under any circumstances. Students were turned away at the registration table for having driven themselves. There as some discussion about the availability to find choral judges. 
• It is the manager’s responsibility to insure all judges have both the junior and senior district music for auditions.  If the manager does not have access to the music, to ask the body at large for the pieces.

 

H.S. All-Cape Festival Auditions (continued)

 

• Also noted: If a student will be trying out on Senior District Timpani, manager should be informed in advance.
• There will be a double reed judge this year (05-06)

 

Auditions: Choral Sight Singing:  Fred Johnson, having met with the choral sight-singing committee, came back with the following recommendations for guidelines for the sight-reading at the H.S. All-Cape Festival.  These were not yet voted on nor approved.

• That the tesatura be at an appropriate level (noted altos starting on C5)
• No leaps whatsoever (all stepwise motion)
• Judges will rotate between 3 S.S. examples (and have students only perform 1)
• The S.S. exercises will be in the key of the audition piece.
• Start on “do”.
• Be 4 measures in length
• Follow the general guidelines of MA SE District

 

Fred also gave a reminder that the SE audition piece has been shortened.  It now ends in the first measure of page 5. (The Nightingale)

 

Fred Johnson made a motion that the choral auditions only have one judge per room.  This motion was tabled until the September meeting.

 

Junior Festival Reports:

Band: Mariellen Sears was congratulated on taking the festival on short notice and doing such a wonderful job.  She apologized for the omission in inviting Provincetown, but had used a list that had not included them.  Christine Borning will be the host/manager for 05-06.

 

Orchestra: Kerry Wynn stated that the festival ran well except for the limited number of willing conductors.  There was discussion of making conducting mandatory for all participating teachers.  New manager/host 05-06 (none yet)

 

Chorus: Sarah Faschada (in absentia) reported that the festival was successful and well-attended.  The host/manager for 05-06 will be Velma Zuzick (sp?) at Francis Xavier.

 

Publicity/Public Relations:

Bob Frazier noted the good coverage of the H.S. All-Cape Festival, but wondered why there was little publicity of other functions.  Recommended that directors/manager take pictures and submit them to Cape Cod Times and other local papers. To use more resources in getting the word out (letters to the editor, etc)

 

Christine Borning recommended creating a blank, general “press release” template for all to use (to be posted on web site).

 

Old Business:

  Tom Borning brought up the concerns about last year’s recording of the HS All Cape Concert.  The band portion of the recording was incomplete.  Suggested looking at asking other companies to bid on the recording (such as Meadow Media).  Mike Smith said he would contact them for a bid on next year’s festival.

 

New Business:

·      Mariellen Sears (as a representative from the Cape Symphony) wanted to gauge the response of last year’s reception in the fall and weather or not to continue the event.

·      Mike Smith offered two dates for 05-06 events:

o      October 15^th: Marching Band Invitational (wants more bands to participate)

o      April 4/5: Band, Chorus, Orchestra festival.  No judges, no scores (numeric), no fees.   An opportunity for groups to play for other groups and hear other groups from local schools in a more informal setting. (an afternoon/evening event).

 

September Meeting was called for 7:00 p.m. September 7^th, 2005 at Chatham HS.

 

Directions to Chatham High School: ·       Route 6 to Exit 11 ·       Route 137 to Route 28 ·       Take left onto Rt. 28 ·       Take left onto Crowell Road ·      School’s on Left side of road
			Discussed Dates: September 7th   CCMEA Meeting, Chatham HS 7:00 p.m. October 15th Barnstable Marching Band Invitational, Barnstable HS November 16th HS Festival Auditions, Mashpee HS February 2-4 HS All Cape & Islands Festival, Barnstable HS March 29/30 HS All Cape & Islands Jazz Festival, Harwich HS April 4/5 Band/Orch/Choral “Festival” Barnstable, HS