LLMEA Newsletter

Happy April - Hard to believe we only have a couple of months to go before the end of school. As we continue to rehearse for our spring concerts, we have a few LLMEA events taking place this month. On April 18th, we will be celebrating our graduating seniors, retirees, and teachers of the year at our annual Honors Banquet at the Eden Resort. Yes, you will get home in plenty of time to pack for PMEA and chocolate mousse will be served. If you are participating in the banquet, please check your email for a message from Scott Siegel regarding the slideshow presentation.

On April 29th, Alicia Trescavage will be hosting the first middle school song fest at Pequea Valley. And coming up on May 3rd, the executive board will be holding it's annual meeting at the Bulls Head Pub in Lititz. All of next year's festival and fest hosts should be in attendance at this meeting. If any hosts can't make it, please get in contact with Melodie Fair, president, (mfair@elcosd.org) to let her know.

Next week is the annual PMEA conference at Kalahari Resort in the Poconos. Congratulations to all of the students representing LLMEA in the state honors ensembles!

Good Luck with all of your spring concerts!

Congratulations to the following LLMEA schools/students for making All-East Honors Ensembles. The All-East conference and honors ensembles will be taking place in Rochester, NY this Thursday through Sunday.

Annville-Cleona:

Dominic Steiner - Mixed Choir (Bass 2)

Cedar Crest:

Derrick Nolan - Symphonic Band (trumpet)

Cameron Toscano Symphonic Band (contrabass clarinet)

Ephrata:

Carly Gilbert - Symphonic Band (oboe)

Hempfield:

Andre Hurst - Symphonic Band (clarinet)

Northern Lebanon:

Jacob Manning - Symphonic Orchestra (bassoon)

Warwick:

Evan Esterbrook - Symphonic Band (trumpet)

Alexander Fair - Symphonic Band (tuba)

Jean Chancey - Mixed Choir (Bass 2)

Lillian Walls - Mixed Choir (Alto 2)

Congratulations to our LLMEA retirees as they embark on a new chapter in life. You should all be heralded for your many years in the music teaching profession. You have touched many lives with the gift of music and your influence will be passed along through generations of music students. May you have the best of times and health in your retirement. Our retirees will be honored at our Honors Banquet on April 18th.

Our retirees are:

Margaret Kramer - Donegal

Debra Olsen - Garden Spot

Steve Barraclough - Etown

Frank Caravella - MT

Hedi Eck - Cedar Crest

James Kimmel - Ephrata

This year's county band north festival was a musically rewarding experience. Special thanks to Steve Goss for hosting this event at Ephrata High School. The 110 middle school students learned a lot from guest conductor Mike Kamuf.

Our annual adjudication festival held at Millersville University was a huge success! 23 different ensembles from Lancaster/Lebanon counties participated in this educational endeavor. Special thanks to Scott Muenz (Cedar Crest) for organizing this festival as well as our distinguished adjudicators Dr. Brian Norcross, Dave Cooper, Dr. Jim Colonna, Dr. Joe Cernuto, Jenny Neff, Mark Wagner, Mark Williams, and Dr. Alan Mudrick. If you are interested in participating in this festival next year, keep your eyes open for an invitation this fall. The festival will take place in early March during Millersville University's spring break.

We are still in need of a host for Middle School Band North Festival next school year. If you are interested, please contact Melodie Fair mfair@elcosd.org or David Fair dfair@elcosd.org ASAP. We would like to have all hosts and venues secured for next year by May 1st.

April 18 - LLMEA Honors Banquet - Eden Resort hosted by Warwick HS

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

May 3 - LLMEA Executive Board Meeting - Bulls Head Pub