CPS Singers Selected for the First Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) All-State Treble Chorus!

11 Elementary and Middle School Singers Selected
for the first Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA)
All-State Treble Chorus!
 
We are pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) is piloting their very first All State Treble Chorus this year to showcase the talent of some of the state’s youngest singers.

Auditions for the Chorus were open to students in grades 4-6 whose teachers are members of MMEA, and audition recordings were submitted online. Almost 700 students auditioned for the Chorus, and fewer than 200 were accepted.
 
This program is offered by the MMEA as an enrichment opportunity providing a musical experience to talented young people. Participating students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their artistry and to create new friendships.
 
The Chelmsford Schools Fine and Performing Arts Department is proud to announce that 11 students from Chelmsford were selected to be part of the first All-State Treble Chorus.  The students will rehearse with guest conductors and then perform in a concert at the annual MMEA Conference in Boston on Saturday, March 22, 2014. Henry Leck, lauded Artistic Director of the Indianapolis Children's Choir, will be the conductor of the All State Treble Chorus.
 
The students accepted to the All-State Treble Chorus from the Chelmsford Public Schools are:
 
From Center Elementary
 
Jennifer Su (Grade 4)
 
From McCarthy Middle School

Eliana Lantheaume (Grade 6)
Emma DeWitt (Grade 6)
Olivia Buckley (Grade 6)
Chase Boles (Grade 6)

From Parker Middle School
 
Kara Nickerson (Grade 5)
Delaney Schiefen (Grade 6)
Paige Nolan Treble (Grade 6)
Maeve DiPasquale (Grade 6)
Hannah Polce (Grade 6)
Elizabeth Gatto (Grade 6)
 
The Chorus Directors at each school prepared their students for these auditions. The Ensemble Directors involved in this endeavor are:
 
Chelmsford High School
Megan Errgong-Weider, Center Elementary
Jodi Richardson, McCarthy and Parker Middle Schools
Christina Whittlesey, Parker Middle School
 
Picture attached: McCarthy Chorus Students (Eliana Lantheaume, Emma DeWitt, Olivia Buckley, and Chase Boles) celebrate their acceptance into the MMEA Treble Chorus
 
For more information, please contact Christina Whittlesey, Fine and Performing Arts Department Coordinator, at the above address, e-mail and phone number.
 
 
 
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Christina Whittlesey
PreK-12 Fine Arts Coordinator
Chelmsford Public Schools
Website: http://www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/arts
Twitter: @ChristyWhittles
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