PMEA and BCMEA Information
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PMEA / BCMEA INFORMATION
2019-2020 PMEA District 11 & BCMEA Audition Dates
BCMEA Audition Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 @ New Hope-Solebury
PMEA District 11 Audition Date: Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ Upper Merion High School
BCMEA (Bucks County Music Educators Association)
County Music Festival
Festival Dates: March 19-21, 2020, Pennridge School District
Students from 9th through 12th grade who are currently enrolled in a choir class, or who sing in NorthVoice or Rhythm of the Rock may audition for a spot on the audition roster. Selected students will then participate in the Festival auditions that take place in January. Any student who is successful at the County auditions participates in a three-day festival held in late February or early March.
PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association)
District 11 Choral Festival
Festival Dates: January 16-18, 2020
Students from 10th through 12th grade who are currently enrolled in a choir class, or who sing in NorthVoice or Rhythm of the Rock may audition for a spot on the audition roster. The music for District Chorus audition is a higher level of difficulty than for the County Festival. Selected students will participate in the District auditions typically held on the third Saturday in November. Successful students will then participate in a three-day festival at the host school in Montgomery or Bucks County.
PMEA REGION VI Choral Festival
Festival Dates: February 26-28, 2020
Only students who participate in the District Festival are eligible for the Regional Festival. These singers are re-auditioned during the District festival and only the top ten singers from each voice part move onto the Regional Festival. This event is also a three-day program at a host school in the Southeastern part of Pennsylvania.
PMEA ALL-STATE Festival & Conference
Festival Dates: April 23-25, 2020, Poconos
Only students who participate in the Regional Festival are eligible for the All-State Festival. These singers are re-auditioned during the Regional festival and only the top six singers from each voice part move on to the All-State Festival. This event is also a three-day program at the convention site in Pennsylvania. Students who attend this festival are received into the CR North Choir Hall of Fame.
MUSIC & PRACTICE FILES (Practice files not yet available)
BCMEA
- How Lovely Are The Messengers - Mendelssohn
PMEA District 11
- O Magnum Mysterium - Vittoria
Practice Files For All Audition Pieces: