The annual ACDA-PA choral festivals for singers in grades 6-9 are scheduled for this fall. Mucho Macho Music will be held on Tuesday, October 31 at Boyce Middle School, and Sweet Harmony will take place on Thursday, November 2 at West Allegheny High School. For registration information, visit www.acdapa.org and click the "Events" menu option to find each festival.
There is a trumpet masterclass being offered by professional trumpet performers David Dash and Mary Bowden at the Fort Cherry Jr/Sr High Auditorium Friday Nov. 16th, 2017 from 10 – 11:30 AM. Please let me know if interested and if any of your students wish to play for them for the class. There is no charge for this masterclass. Please email Matt Nelson if any students wish to attend at [email protected]. ![]()
![]() The latest PMEA District 1 Newsletter has been posted and is available for download/viewing. There is quite a bit of information included in this issue, so be sure to read it carefully. Thank you to our D1 leadership for keeping the lines of communication open with our membership. To access the file, click on the NEWSLETTER menu option and view the "Fall Issue - September 2017" link. To: PMEA District 1 High School Orchestra & Band Directors
Re: PMEA District 1 Honors Orchestra & Band Festival Conflict with PYSO From: Benjamin Murray, District 1 President Date: September 5, 2017 Some of you may be aware of the direct conflict between the November 19th PYSO rehearsal and concert with our District 1 PMEA Honors Band and Honors Orchestra festivals. I wanted to give you the background that created this conflict. PMEA's District 1 festival coordinator reached out to PYSO in March 2017 with our planned festival dates in an effort to dialogue about scheduling. PYSO's schedule was created for the 2017-2018 season in June. We did not become aware of the Nov. 19th conflict until last week. I called and spoke directly to the PYSO Executive Director who informed me that the scheduling of the concert on November 19th at 2:30pm was their only option. I was happy to hear PYSO express the importance for both organizations to work together in an attempt to avoid conflicts that constrict opportunities for the students we all serve. I am hopeful that we can communicate more judiciously in the future. Dear Fellow Directors:
Welcome back to school! I look forward to seeing you on Monday September 18th at PMEA District 1 Honors Orchestra Auditions. Auditions will be held at Fox Chapel Area High School (611 Field Club Road Pittsburgh, PA 15238). Please come through the auditorium entrance. Please be aware of the following:
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