2023-2024 NCMEA Calendar:
adopted 5/2/2023
SEPTEMBER 2023:
September 25 – Welcome Back Dinner and New Teacher Orientation
September 29 – Membership Deadline - $25 for current teachers, $10 for retirees
OCTOBER 2023:
October 15 - District Participation Fee Deadline
October 16 – NCMEA Board Meeting – 5 pm (T-Shirt Design Contest Entries DUE)
October 21 – Classroom Music Festival
October 27 – DaCapo Solofest registration deadline
October 27 - Elementary Chorus population numbers due
NOVEMBER 2023:
*November 3 & 4 – JH Area All-State @ Akron
*November 13 – Solo Festival Schedule posted and ALL SOLO FEES DUE
*November 17-18 – SH Area All-State @ Fredonia
November 20 – NCMEA Board Meeting – 5 pm
November 20 – NCMEA Scholarship Applications due
DECEMBER 2023:
November 30 - December 3 - NYSSMA Winter Conference @ Rochester
December 1 – All Program information due (T-shirt sales begin!)
December 1 – Elementary Chorus FEES DUE
December 9 – All County Auditions @ Lockport
December 11 – Teachers verify scores on DaCapo
December 15 – Ensembles posted on DaCapo
JANUARY 2024:
January 3 – Scholarship Auditions
January 22 – NCMEA Board meeting 5 pm
January 23-26 – NYS Regents Exams
FEBRUARY 2024:
February 2-3 – Festival 1 @ Lockport: SH Band, JH Jazz, Jr/Sr Orchestra, El Chorus (BPO Award vote begins)
February 9-10 – Festival 2 @ Niagara Wheatfield: SH Chorus, SH Jazz, JH Band, Intermediate Orchestra
February 19-23 - Winter Recess - some Niagara County school districts
MARCH 2024:
March 1-2 – Festival 3 @ Wilson: El Band, JH Chorus, SH Vocal Jazz (BPO Award vote ends)
*March 1-3 – NYSBDA Symposium ??????
March 18 – NCMEA Board Meeting 5 pm (suggested dates for next year presented)
APRIL 2024:
April 15 – NCMEA Board Meeting 5 pm (adopt new calendar and budget presentation/vote)
April 20 – NYSSMA Solo Festival @ Lew-Port
April 26-27 – NYSSMA Solo Festival @ Lake Shore High School (only jazz site in Zone 1)
MAY 2024:
May 3-4 - NYSSMA Solo Festival @ SUNY Fredonia
May 13 – NCMEA Board Meeting 5pm
May 10-11 – NYSSMA Solo Festival @ Salamanca
May 31-June 1 - NYSSMA Solo Festival @ West Seneca East High School
JUNE 2024:
June 2-3 – NYSSMA Solo Festival @ West Seneca (no All-State)
June 10 – NCMEA Retirement Dinner 5 pm