The NEMFA will be presenting its 97th annual Concert Festival in a performance in historic Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA.

Schedule of Events

March 21, 2024

10:45AM - 1:45PM: Student and Director/Supervisor Arrival: Side Hallway, Boxboro Regency.

Parking: -- Boxboro Regency parking lot, Boxborough

DO NOT WANDER ANYWHERE OUTSIDE OF DESIGNATED AREAS!!!

10:45AM - 1:45PM - Student and Director/Supervisor Arrival:
Side Hallway, Boxboro Regency
Directors/Supervisors ONLY - Side Hallway, Boxboro Regency
All students:
1. BAND: drop-off instruments/luggage - Courtyard
2. CHORUS: - Parade Room.
3. ORCHESTRA: drop-off instruments/luggage - Colonial Rm
4. JAZZ ENSEMBLE: drop-off instruments/luggage - Cotillion Room

11:00am - CHORAL REHEARINGS: (Cotillion, Directors, Seminar)

11:00am - Session 1: Schools within a 1.5 hour drive

11:30am - Session 2: Schools within a 3 hour drive

12:00 - Session 3: Schools further than a 3 hour drive

12:30pm - CHORAL REMEDIAL SESSION - Seminar Room

1:00pm - 9:30pm Side Hallway, T-shirt Sales, Concert Ticket Sales, CD Sales

1:00PM-1:45PM: GENERAL MEETING - Parade Rm All Students and Directors/Supervisors

1:45PM-9:00PM: Directors Hospitality/Information - Directors Room.

Rehearsals:
1:45PM-5:00PM: Chorus - Parade Room
1:45PM-5:00PM: Band - Courtyard
1:45PM-5:00PM: Orchestra - Ballroom
1:45PM-5:00PM - Jazz Ensemble - Cotillion Room
2:30PM-3:30PM: String Re-Auditions - Colonial

Dinner - Parade Room (all groups)
5:00PM-6:00PM: Chorus
5:00PM-6:00PM: Band
5:00PM-6:00PM: Orchestra
5:00PM-6:00PM - Jazz Ensemble

Evening Rehearsals
6:00PM-9:00PM: Chorus - Parade Room
6:00PM-9:00PM: Band - Courtyard
6:00PM-9:00PM: Orchestra - Ballroom
6:00PM-9:00PM: Jazz Ensemble - Cotillion Rm

6:15-7:00PM - Professional Dev.Mtg./Round Table-Seminar Rm

7:00PM-8:30PM: Directors Forum - Seminar Room

9:15PM - All students from the following CT communities will board buses for their rooms at the Westford Regency: E.O. Smith HS, East Lyme HS, Ellington HS, Glastonbury HS, LymeOld Lyme HS, and South Windsor HS.

NEMFA students from all other schools not listed above will be staying at the Boxboro Regency. Students will be given keys in the various Ensemble Rooms and will go immediately to their rooms.

9:30PM: Directors Hospitality - Westford Regency, Westford

10:30PM: Curfew

March 22, 2024

7:00AM - All students from the six CT Schools staying at the Westford Regency board buses to return to the Boxboro Regency

Breakfast - Parade Room (all groups)
8:00AM-8:45AM: Chorus
8:00AM-8:45AM: Band
8:00AM-8:45AM: Orchestra
8:00AM-8:45AM: Jazz Ensemble
7:30AM-9:00PM: Side Hallway, T-shirt Sales, Concert Ticket Sales, CD Sales,

8:00AM-9:00PM: Directors Hospitality and Information - Directors Room

Morning Rehearsals:
9:00AM-12:00PM: Chorus - Parade Room
9:00AM-12:00PM: Band - Courtyard
9:00AM-12:00PM: Orchestra - Ballroom
9:00AM-12:00PM: Jazz Ensemble - Cotillion Rm
9:00AM: NEMFA Past Presidents Mtg. - Seminar Room
10:30AM: NEMFA Executive Board - Seminar Room

Lunch - Parade Room (all groups)
12:00-1:00PM: Chorus
12:00-1:00PM: Band
12:00-1:00PM: Orchestra
12:00-1:00PM - Jazz Ensemble

Afternoon Rehearsals:
1:00PM-4:30PM: Chorus - Parade Room
1:00PM-4:30PM: Band - Courtyard
1:00PM-4:30PM: Orchestra - Ballroom
1:00PM-4:30PM: Jazz Ensemble - Cotillion Rm

2:30PM: NEMFA Annual Meeting - Seminar Room

Dinner - Parade Room (all groups)
4:30PM-5:30PM: Chorus
5:00PM-6:00PM: Band
5:00PM-6:00PM: Orchestra
5:00PM-6:00PM: Jazz Ensemble

4:30PM-5:30PM: NEMFA Directors' Reception - Colonial Room, Boxboro Regency

5:30PM - 6:30PM - SOLOIST students move to Ballroom for Solo rehearsals.

7:00PM - 9:30PM - STUDENT CONCERT at HOTEL - Parade Room. Concert featuring SOLOISTS and JAZZ ENSEMBLE for all students followed by a performance by another ensemble. 1 Director from each school must sign up for a 30 minute chaperone shift for the concert.

9:30PM - CONCERT ENDS. All Students staying in Boxboro will go immediately to their rooms. All students from the 6 CT schools of E.O. Smith HS, East Lyme HS, Ellington HS, Glastonbury HS, Lyme-Old Lyme HS, and South Windsor HS will board buses for their rooms at the Westford Regency.

10:15PM: Directors Hospitality - Westford Regency

10:45PM - Curfew

March 23, 2024

6:30AM - All students from the six CT Schools staying at the Westford Regency board buses to return to the Boxboro Regency. Check out of Rooms… bring all things to Boxboro on bus.

Breakfast - Parade Room (all groups)
7:00AM-7:45AM: Chorus
7:00AM-7:45AM: Band
7:00AM-7:45AM: Orchestra
7:00AM-7:45AM - Jazz Ensemble
7:45AM - All students staying in Boxboro check out of Rooms.

Morning Rehearsals:
8:00AM - Chorus, Band and Orchestra students board Shuttle Buses in Concert Dress.

9:00AM: Chorus, Band and Orchestra students unload buses and bring their things up to the Great Hall in Mechanics Hall. Eventually, Band students will sit in balcony for dress rehearsal. Orchestra will sit in balcony. Students will grab their luggage from truck/trailer and place in designated areas: Luggage, etc. may be secured in Floor 2 Storage for Orchestra, Floor 3 Storage for Band, and Washburn Hall for Chorus.

Dress Rehearsals Location: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts PERCUSSIONISTS: PLEASE ASSIST IN SET UP OF EQUIPMENT.

9:30AM - 10:45AM - CHORUS DRESS REHEARSAL

11:00AM - 12:15PM - BAND DRESS REHEARSAL

12:40PM - 1:55PM - ORCHESTRA DRESS REHEARSAL

LUNCH served in Unity Hall & Dining Room at First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608:
10:50AM-11:45AM - Chorus Lunch
11:45AM-12:30PM - Orchestra Lunch
12:30PM-1:15PM: Band Lunch

11:45AM-12:40PM: All students are in concert dress. (Band and Orchestra) Dressing rooms/Green rooms are located in Mechanics Hall. Band and Orchestra Luggage and Instruments may be stored in these areas. Chorus members Luggage may be stored in the Second Floor Halls. The Great Hall must be cleared of all personal belongings by 2:00PM.

11:30AM-1:30PM: Conductors and Managers Lunch in Worcester

1:30PM: Concert Tickets Lobby, Mechanics Hall
Pick-Up Reserved Tickets
Purchase Tickets

2:00PM: Concert Hall Doors Open, Mechanics Hall

3:00PM-5:30PM: CONCERT, Mechanics Hall - ORCHESTRA—BAND--- CHORUS

3:00PM - 3:30PM - ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE

3:55PM - 4:25PM - BAND PERFORMANCE

4:50PM - 5:20PM - CHORUS PERFORMANCE

Date: March 21-23, 2024

Location:
Mechanics Hall,
321 Main Street,
Worcester, MA 01608.

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