LLMEA Newsletter

One month of 2023 is already in the books and the LLMEA festival season is in full swing. This Saturday, February 4th, the LLMEA HS Band North and HS/MS Band South festivals will be held at Warwick High School and Hempfield High School, respectively. The LLMEA county orchestra festival will be held at Lampeter-Strasburg High School on February 18th. If you have any questions about these festivals, please contact the hosts. Concert times are listed below in the calendar.

On January 21st, the LLMEA County Chorus festival was held at Lancaster Mennonite High School. Special thanks for Liz Carney and Emily Grimes for hosting this event. The students worked hard for guest conductor, Dr. Coleman, to produce a great sounding concert.

The inaugural LLMEA Middle School County Chorus Festival will take place on Saturday, April 29th 2023 at Pequea Valley High School. Our guest conductor is Dr. Marci Major from West Chester University. The cost per participant is $26 and each school may bring up to 9 students. The choral selection are all three part, please only register 3 per voice part. I have them listed as Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Participants can be in 6th, 7th or 8th grade. If interested, list 3 alternatives if we are able to add additional singers

Please click on the link below to register and additional information will be sent out. Email alicia_trescavage@pequeavalley.org with questions.

LLMEA Registration

The LLMEA Honors Banquet returns! Mark your calendars for Tuesday April 18, 2023 for an evening at the Eden Resort...stay tuned for more details in upcoming newsletters....!

Believe it or not, plans are underway for LLMEA festivals for the 2023-2024 school year. The following high schools are scheduled to host according to our rotational schedule.

HS ORCHESTRA - Ephrata

HS BAND NORTH - A-C/Palmyra

HS/MS BAND SOUTH - Lancaster Mennonite/Lancaster Catholic

HS CHORUS - ELCO

MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNTY CHORUS FESTIVAL - Columbia

MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNTY ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL - Garden Spot/Veritas

Looking to make a lasting impression on your school? How about being a festival host!? LLMEA is currently looking for 2023-2024 Festival Hosts for…

Middle School Band North Festival

Main items to be addressed at this point would be reservation of facilities and letters from your superintendents acknowledging the responsibility of hosting a festival. If you have any questions or concerns about hosting a festival or would like to volunteer to host one of the middle school festivals next school year, please contact Melodie Fair mfair@elcosd.org or David Fair dfair@elcosd.org ASAP. We would like to have festival hosts solidified by January of 2023.

The Susquehanna Chorale invites young singers to audition for the 2023-24 season of its Educational Outreach Program choirs:

Susquehanna Children’s Chorale (grades 4 - 8)

Susquehanna Youth Chorale (grade 9 - first year of college)

Susquehanna Young Women’s Chorale (grade 9 - first year of college)

This program provides a positive, nurturing environment in which children and youth can develop their full potential as choral singers, as well as gain important music and life skills. See attached flyer for more details.

Please read the following language from our By-Laws:

Directors are required to accompany their students to the festival (and audition) and to remain in attendance at the festival (and audition) while their students are there. In the case of an emergency or other exceptional circumstances, the director will contact the LLMEA President and Festival Host(s) for permission to send a substitute. In order to be approved, a substitute must be on the teaching faculty in the member district and be capable of fully performing the role of the absent director. Other substitutes may be approved at the discretion of the LLMEA President and Festival Host(s).

February 4 - LLMEA HS County Band North Festival Warwick HS - Concert 5PM

February 4 - LLMEA HS/MS County Band South Festival Hempfield HS - Concert 4PM

February 9-11 - PMEA D7 District Band Festivals - Warwick High School and Hershey High School

February 18 - LLMEA County Orchestra Festival - Lampeter-Strasburg HS - Concert 7PM

March 6-10 - LLMEA Adjudication Festival

March 31-April 1 - LLMEA County MS Band Festival - Ephrata HS

April 18 - LLMEA Honors Banquet - Warwick HS

April 29 - LLMEA MS County Chorus Fest - Pequea Valley MS

May 3 - LLMEA Executive Board Meeting - Bulls Head Pub