Arts and Entertainment
February 6, 2025
From: NEMFA Concert FestivalSchedule Of events:
Thursday March 13, 2025
11:00 AM Registration open in MPAC
11:30AM Choral Re-Hearings - Practice Rooms and Black Box, Orchestra/Chorus Room
11:30AM - Session 1: schools within 1.5 hour drive
12:00PM - Session 2: schools within 3 hour drive
12:30PM - Session 3: schools further that 3 hours away
1:00PM Choral Remedial Session - Chorus/Band Room
1:30PM General Meeting in MPAC
2:15 PM Report to Ensemble Areas
Band - Band Room
Chorus - Auditorium
Orchestra - Library
Jazz Band - Chorus Room
2:45PM String Re-hearing TBD - Library
5:00-5:45PM Dinner - Chorus and Jazz Band
6-6:45PM Dinner - Band and Orchestra
7:15PM Directors Forum
8:30PM -Groups Dismissed
Housed students load buses to hotel from MPAC…bus assignment provided
Commuter students depart MPAC
Friday March 14, 2025
8:30AM - hotel students load buses at hotels (Grab n Go breakfast provided at MHS)
8:30AM- commuter students arrive - report to Auditorium
9:15AM - Rehearsals begin
Band - Band Room
Orchestra - Library
Chorus - Auditorium
Jazz Band - Chorus Room
9:30AM - Past Presidents Meeting - MIDI LAB
10:30AM - Executive Board Meeting - Black Box
11:30 - 12:00PM - SA/TB Chorus and Jazz Band Lunch - Small Gym
12:00-12:30PM - SA/TB Chorus and Orchestra Lunch - Small Gym
12:30-1:00PM - Concert Band - Small Gym
2:30PM - Annual Membership Meeting - Black Box
5:00-5:45PM - Orchestra and Jazz Band Dinner
(Jazz Band dress rehearsal and solo/ensemble 5:45-6:45 in Auditorium)
(Possible Sectionals for SA and TB pieces during this time)
6:00-6:45PM - Concert Band and Chorus Dinner
(after dinner go straight to the Auditorium for concert)
7:00PM - Solo and Ensemble/ Jazz Ensemble Concert - MPAC
8:30PM - Load buses to hotels, commuters leave via MPAC
Saturday March 15th, 2025
Chorus Schedule
8:00AM- Chorus load buses from hotel wearing concert attire; breakfast provided
8:00AM - commuter students report to MPAC
9:00-11:00AM - Chorus rehearses in Library
11:00-11:45AM - Chorus Lunch
12-1:00PM - Chorus Dress Rehearsal in Auditorium
1-2:00PM - Chorus Line-up in Cafeteria
House opens at 1:30PM
Concert begins at 2PM
Band/Orchestra Schedule
8:30AM- Band/Orchestra load buses from hotel wearing concert attire; breakfast provided
8:30AM - Commuter students report to MPAC
9:00-10:15AM - Orchestra Dress Rehearsal in Auditorium; Band rehearsal Band Room
10:30-11:45AM - Band Dress Rehearsal in Auditorium; Orchestra Rehearsal in Band Room
11:45-12:30PM - Band & Orchestra Lunch
12:30-2:00 - Orchestra to Library and Band to Band Room - may be able to watch concert via live feed
3:00-3:30PM - Warm-up
3:30-4PM - Orchestra line-up
House Opens at 3:00PM
Concert begins at 3:30PM
Date: March 13-15, 2025
Location:
Middletown High School, 200 La Rosa Ln, Middletown, CT 06457